Beach Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 9 – 22 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
The 2008 beach volleyball was again conducted as a series of round-robin pools of four teams, qualifying teams for a single-elimination tournament. All matches were best of three sets, the first two sets to 21 and the final set to 15, all with rally scoring.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 9 – 22 August 2008 | 48 | 18 |
| Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 9 – 21 August 2008 | 48 | 17 |
| 96 (48/48) | 23 (18/17) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Volleyball, Men | United States 1 |  USA |
Brazil 1 |  BRA |
Brazil 2 | BRA |
| Beach Volleyball, Women | United States 1 | USA |
People's Republic of China 1 |  CHN |
People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |