Beach Volleyball — Beach Volleyball, Men
| Times held | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 219 |
| Total countries | 38 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 19 |
| 2000 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| 2004 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| 2008 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 18 |
| 2012 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 19 |
| 2016 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 16 |
| 2020 | Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 48 | 19 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | United States 1 |  USA |
United States 2 | USA |
Canada 1 |  CAN |
| 2000 | United States 1 | USA |
Brazil 1 |  BRA |
Germany 1 |  GER |
| 2004 | Brazil 1 | BRA |
Spain |  ESP |
Switzerland 2 |  SUI |
| 2008 | United States 1 | USA |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
Brazil 2 | BRA |
| 2012 | Germany 1 | GER |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
Latvia 1 |  LAT |
| 2016 | Brazil 1 | BRA |
Italy 1 |  ITA |
Netherlands 1 |  NED |
| 2020 | Norway |  NOR |
ROC 2 |  ROC |
Qatar |  QAT |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Brazil | BRA |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ROC | ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latvia | LAT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qatar | QAT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel | BRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ricardo | BRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Alison Cerutti | BRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent Steffes | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karch Kiraly | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dain Blanton | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Fonoimoana | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonas Reckermann | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Dalhausser | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Rogers | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Julius Brink | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruno Schmidt | BRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Sørum | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Mol | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |  ANG |
1 | — | — | — | =19 | — | — | — |
| Argentina |  ARG |
5 | =13 | =9, =19 | =9 | =19 | — | — | =19 |
| Australia |  AUS |
5 | =9 | =9, =17 | 4, =9 | =9 | — | — | =19 |
| Austria |  AUT |
5 | — | =9 | =17, =19 | =5, =9 | =19 | =9, =9 | — |
| Brazil | BRA |
7 | =9, =9 | Silver, =9 | Gold, =9 | Silver, Bronze | Silver, =5 | Gold, =9 | =5, =9 |
| Canada | CAN |
5 | Bronze, =17 | =5, =9 | =5 | — | =17 | =9, =19 | — |
| Chile |  CHI |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | =19 | =9 |
| Cuba |  CUB |
3 | =7 | — | =17 | — | — | =5 | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
4 | =13 | =17 | — | — | =17 | — | =19 |
| Estonia |  EST |
2 | =17 | — | — | =19 | — | — | — |
| France |  FRA |
3 | =13 | =19 | =19 | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia |  GEO |
1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Germany | GER |
7 | =9 | Bronze, =19 | =5, =9 | =5, =19 | Gold, =9 | =19 | =5 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | — | — | — | — | =19 | — | — |
| Greece |  GRE |
1 | — | — | =19 | — | — | — | — |
| Indonesia |  INA |
1 | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
6 | =13 | =19 | — | =19 | =5 | Silver, =9 | =5, =19 |
| Japan |  JPN |
4 | =17 | — | — | =9 | =19 | — | =19 |
| Latvia | LAT |
4 | — | — | — | =9 | Bronze, =9 | =19 | 4 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
3 | — | =9 | — | — | — | =9 | =9 |
| Morocco |  MAR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | =19 |
| Netherlands | NED |
5 | =17 | — | — | =5, =17 | 4 | Bronze, =5 | =9 |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
1 | =17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norway | NOR |
6 | =7 | =9, =19 | =9, =19 | =19 | =9 | — | Gold |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
2 | — | — | — | =9 | =19 | — | — |
| Poland |  POL |
3 | — | — | — | — | =5 | =17, =17 | =9, =17 |
| Portugal |  POR |
3 | 4 | 4 | =9 | — | — | — | — |
| Puerto Rico |  PUR |
1 | — | — | =19 | — | — | — | — |
| Qatar | QAT |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | =9 | Bronze |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver, =5 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
4 | — | =9 | — | =9 | =9 | 4, =5 | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
2 | — | — | =9 | — | =19 | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
7 | =5, =17 | =5 | Silver | =9 | =9 | =9 | =9 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
3 | =17 | =19 | =9 | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland | SUI |
5 | — | =5 | Bronze, =5 | =9, =17 | =9, =9 | — | =17 |
| Tunisia |  TUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | =19 | — |
| United States | USA |
7 | Gold, Silver, =5 | Gold, =5 | =5, =19 | Gold, =5 | =5, =9 | =5, =19 | =9, =9 |
| Venezuela |  VEN |
1 | — | — | — | — | =19 | — | — |