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Volleyball events have been held at the Summer Olympics since 1964.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Volleyball History Men's and women's medal sets are awarded to the top teams in beach and indoor volleyball.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Volleyball Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Beach Volleyball
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Fast Facts
- Volleyball introduced in 1964International Olympic Committee: Olympic Volleyball History
- Beach volleyball introduced in 1996International Olympic Committee: Olympic Beach Volleyball History
- Medals awarded to the top men's and women's teams in beach and indoor eventsOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: VolleyballOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Beach Volleyball
- Governed by the Federation Internationale de VolleyballOfficial Site of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Beach Volleyball Competition Rules Official Site of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Volleyball Competition Rules
- 2008 indoor volleyball: 12 men's and 12 women's teams, each made up of 12 athletesOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Volleyball
- 2008 beach volleyball: 24 men's and 24 women's teams, each made up of two athletesOfficial Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Beach Volleyball
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Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Indoor volleyball events at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held at the Capital Indoor Stadium and Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium from August 9 to 24, 2008.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics: Volleyball Time and Venues Beach volleyball events were held from August 9 to August 22, 2008, at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Beach Volleyball Time and VenueThe U.S. volleyball team of Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won the gold medal on August 21, 2008, becoming the first beach volleyball team to win back-to-back gold medals.NBC Olympics: Women's Gold-Medal Match The U.S. men's team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser defeated the Brazilian team to win the gold medal on August 22, 2008.NBC Olympics: Men's Gold-Medal Match Brazil took the gold medal in the women's indoor volleyball tournament, while the U.S. team defeated Brazil to win the gold medal on the men's side.NBC Olympics: Volleyball - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation
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History
Indoor team volleyball events were introduced to the Summer Olympics at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Volleyball History Beach volleyball events were added at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia.International Olympic Committee: Olympic Beach Volleyball History -
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View All Olympic Volleyball Questions (77) | Ask a QuestionWill Chicago get the Olympics in 2016? (3 Answers)No. because Rio de Janeiro already was awarded the games. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asJbJtbZ1m4 read moreCan anybody list the rules of Volleyball? Net height, players per team, scoring, foul play, etc (1 Answer)I usually don't like to use Wikipedia, but this page is a good for everything you need to know about indoor volleyball. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball#Rules_of_the_game read moreWho do you think will be hosting the Summer Olympics in 2016 and why? (5 Answers)I think it will be a close call between Rio de Janeiro and Chicago. Rio has BY FAR the biggest infrastructural change budget, more than all other cities combined (I ... read moreCould Olympic sport? (18 Answers)Well, obviously Digdug would have to go in first. http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/dig_dug.jpg read more
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2008 Olympic Volleyball Medal Winners
Volleyball Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Men's Beach Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser - United States Fabio Luiz Magalhaes and Marcio Araujo - Brazil Ricardo Santos and Emanuel Rego - Brazil Men's Indoor United States Brazil Russia Women's Beach Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor - United States Wang Jie and Tian Jia - China Xue Chen and Zhang Xi - China Women's Indoor Brazil United States China
