Beach volleyball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 17 October. The events took place at the Parque Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Qualification

A total of 32 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 2 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given the maximum quota and a further 10 teams, 5 in each gender will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining quotas were to be decided at the 2018 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship and qualifiers decided by the five continental regions. The U19 World Championship will have priority over the continental qualifiers. Each region is allocated five teams per gender, however there must by 50% participation for the continent to be given the complete quota, if not the quotas will be reduced.

Only athletes born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003 were eligible to participate in the 2018 Youth Olympics.

Boys

Event Location Date Total Teams QualifiedHost Nation – – 1 2018 U19 World Championship Nanjing 10–15 July 2018 1 2018 Oceania U19 Championship Canberra 1–3 March 2018 2 2018 AFECAVOL Zone U19 Championship Puntarenas 8–12 March 2018 1 2018 Asian U19 Championship Nakhon Pathom 23–25 March 2018 2 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship Havana 25–28 May 2018 2 2017–18 European Youth Continental Cup Final Baden 8–10 June 2018 5 2018 EVCA Zone U19 Championship St. John's 14–18 June 2018 1 South American Youth Tour Final Rankings Various 17 June 2018 5 2018 CAZOVA Zone U19 Championship Oranjestad 6–9 July 2018 1 2018 African U19 Championship Algiers 19–28 July 2018 5 4 Tripartite Invitation – – 5 2 Reallocation of unused spots – – 5 TOTAL 32

Girls

Event Location Date Total Teams QualifiedHost Nation – – 1 2018 U19 World Championship Nanjing 10–15 July 2018 1 2018 Oceania U19 Championship Canberra 1–3 March 2018 2 2018 AFECAVOL Zone U19 Championship Puntarenas 8–12 March 2018 1 2018 Asian U19 Championship Nakhon Pathom 23–25 March 2018 1 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship Havana 25–28 May 2018 2 2017–18 European Youth Continental Cup Final Baden 8–10 June 2018 5 2018 EVCA Zone U19 Championship St. John's 14–18 June 2018 1 South American Youth Tour Final Rankings Various 17 June 2018 5 2018 CAZOVA Zone U19 Championship Oranjestad 6–9 July 2018 1 2018 African U19 Championship 19–28 July 2018 5 Tripartite Invitation – – 1 Reallocation of unused spots – – 6 TOTAL 32

Medal summary

Medal table

Events Boys' TournamentGirls' Tournament

References

External links Official Results Book – Beach volleyball