Horse Guards Parade The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between July 28, 2012 and August 8, 2012 at Horse Guards Parade.

Nicknamed “Six Feet of Sunshine”, Kerri Walsh-Jennings formed part of the greatest pairing beach volleyball has ever seen, teaming up with Misty May-Treanor to win three Olympic gold medals and three world titles and go unbeaten for a remarkable 112 games.

Brazil refused to let China regain control of the match and took a 6-2 lead early in the decisive third set. Zhang and Xue did not go out easily, and they were able to close the gap; but in the end, the Brazilians won 15-12, and both women earned their first Olympic medal.

The 2020 tournament in Japan had April Ross, now partnered with Alix Klineman, winning the gold in her third try, beating in the finals Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar. Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré of Switzerland, who had played in separate doubles in Rio, got the bronze.

Paris 2024 Beach volleyball - Paris 2024.

Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (born August 15, 1978) is an American professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist.

45 years (August 16, 1978)Kerri Walsh Jennings / Age

In the fifteenth edition of the games in 2020, the United States faced Brazil for the third final in four editions, only this time they broke the long title drought. Thus the Americans became only the sixth country to win the women's tournament, after Brazil, China, Cuba, Japan, and the former Soviet Union.

U.S. women Led by Annie Drews, Michelle Bartsch-Hackley and Jordan Larson's combined 41 points, the U.S. women's volleyball team beats Brazil in straight sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-14) to win its first-ever Olympic gold.

Volleyball is a two team sport. Each team has six players and are are separated by a high net. Each team tries to score points against one another by grounding a ball on the other team's court over the net but in compliance with the games rules.

YesBeach volleyball / Current Olympic sport?

two players Number of players: There are two players on a beach volleyball team and no substitutions, compared to indoor volleyball which has six players and six substitutions per set. This means that beach volleyball players require a versatile skill set, as opposed to specializing in one skill.