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The volleyball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were played between 28 July and 12 August.
The indoor volleyball competition took place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in west London, and the beach volleyball tournament was held at Horse Guards Parade in central London.
Video Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Events
Four sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Indoor volleyball - men (12 teams)
- Indoor volleyball - women (12 teams)
- Beach volleyball - men (24 teams)
- Beach volleyball - women (24 teams)
Maps Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter one men's and one women's qualified team in the volleyball tournaments and two men's and two women's qualified teams in the beach volleyball.
Men's indoor volleyball qualification
Details of the men's qualification follow:
Women's indoor volleyball qualification
Details of the women's qualification follow:
- The Asian Qualification Tournament will be combined with the World Qualification Tournament. The first 3 place teams of the tournament will qualify as the winners of the World Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team except the top 3 winners qualify as the Asian Qualification Tournament winners.
Men's beach volleyball qualification
Women's beach volleyball qualification
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Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
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References
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External links
- Official website of London 2012 Olympics
- Federation Internationale de Volleyball official website
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