Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |||||
Medalists - Beijing 2008: | |||||
Kerri Walsh | USA | ||||
Misty May-Treanor | |||||
Jie Wang | CHN | ||||
Jia Tian | |||||
Chen Xue | CHN | ||||
Xi Zhang |
Facts - Women's Beach volley - Beijing 2008 | |||||
Venue: Capital Indoor Stadium | |||||
Participants: 24 teams participated in the event. | |||||
Schedule: The final took place on Thursday, August 21, 2008 and competitions began on Saturday, August 9, 2008. |
Format: Teams competed in a pool stage followed by a knock out stage. In the pool stage 24 teams were drawn in six pools of four teams. 16 teams advanced from the pool stage to the knock out stage where teams competed in preliminary round, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. Matches in Beach Volleyball were the best of three sets with the first two played to 21 points and the third, if needed, played to 15 points. At least a two-points margin was needed to win a set. A team could score a point regardless of which team was serving.
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This information about Women's Beach volley - Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
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