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Beach volleyball was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, at which Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the men's tournament, and Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the women's. Beach volleyball was introduced as an official Olympic sport in 1996. A total of 24 teams take part in each beach volleyball Olympic tournament.
A beach volleyball match at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Beach volleyball is played on a rectangular sand court. The court is 16 m (52.5 ft) long and 8 m (26.2 ft) wide, surrounded by a clear space, which is at least 3 m (9.8 ft) wide on all sides. The minimum height clearance for beach volleyball courts is 7 m (23.0 ft).
The Beach volleyball Mediterranean Games Tournament was first Contested in the 15th Mediterranean Games Event in Spain, Almería for both men and women. Men's tournament [ edit ]
The Beach Volleyball Database, also known as BVB Info, [1] is a website that tracks international beach volleyball players, tournaments and history, including results of North American and international tournaments. [2] It is the only website of its kind in the sport of beach volleyball. [citation needed]
Measures taken in this direction include the establishment of annual competitions for men's and women's volleyball (the World League, in 1990, and the Grand Prix, in 1993), the indication of Beach volleyball as an Olympic event (1996) and a number of changes in the rules of the game with the purpose of enhancing public visibility.
Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics: Results summary, participating nations, medal table: List of Olympic medalists in volleyball: Medalists, statistics: List of Olympic venues in volleyball: Venues: World Championships: FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships: Results summary, medal table: World Tour: FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Beach volleyball at the Hietaniemi Beach in Helsinki, Finland. There are many variations on the basic rules of volleyball. By far the most popular of these is beach volleyball, which is played on sand with two people per team and rivals the main sport in popularity. Some games related to volleyball include:
There are at least 220,151 volleyball players in this country and also have at least 1,033 Clubs in Spain according to various sources in 2015. For a list of teams, see List of volleyball clubs in Spain. The Spain national volleyball team represents the whole country, although there are unofficial autonomous community volleyball teams. Spain ...