Date | 28 July – 8 August 2012 | |
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Status | Olympic | |
Location | Horse Guards Parade, Centre Court, London | |
Participants | 48 from 17 countries | |
Format | Top 16 teams from round-robin pools advanced to the single-elimination tournament. |
London mayor Boris Johnson was able to watch some early rounds of beach volleyball and memorably wrote of the women’s tournament, “As I write these words there are semi-naked women playing beach volleyball in the middle of the Horse Guards Parade immortalised by Canaletto. They are glistening like wet otters.” It was a demeaning description as the event featured one of the most dominant athletic pairs in Olympic history, Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor. Walsh and May-Treanor came in as the two-time defending champions, never having lost a set at the Olympics. But after Beijing they had backed off from the sport a bit, getting married, having babies, and May-Treanor competed on the American television show, “Dancing With the Stars,” before she tore her Achilles’ tendon in the process. But the two came back in 2011 and won the World Championships, and although only seeded third, behind Brazil’s Larissa and Juliana and China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi, they were expected to be formidable.
They were. But in pool play they looked vulnerable after losing their first Olympic set to Austria’s sister pairing of Doris and Stefanie Schwaiger. They still advanced to the final, by defeating Xue and Zhang in the semis. In the other semi, Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross shocked Larissa and Juliana to create an all-USA final. The final was a comfortable victory for Walsh and May-Treanor, winning in straight sets, 21-16, 21-16. Their third consecutive gold medal made them only the second team in Olympic victory to win three straight gold medals with identical team members, after Pavol and Peter Hochschorner in Canadian canoe slalom doubles in 2000-08. Third place went to Brazil who defeated China 2-1 in the bronze medal match.
Pos | Team | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | United States 1 | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 - 1 | 307 - 232 | Gold | ||
Kerri Walsh Jennings | |||||||||||
Misty May-Treanor | |||||||||||
2 | United States 2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 - 5 | 320 - 299 | Silver | ||
April Ross | |||||||||||
Jen Kessy | |||||||||||
3 | Brazil 1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13 - 3 | 309 - 235 | Bronze | ||
Juliana | |||||||||||
Larissa | |||||||||||
4 | People's Republic of China | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 - 7 | 319 - 278 | |||
Xue Chen | |||||||||||
Zhang Xi | |||||||||||
=5 | Germany 1 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 - 5 | 231 - 217 | |||
Laura Ludwig | |||||||||||
Sara Goller | |||||||||||
=5 | Czech Republic 1 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 - 7 | 230 - 230 | |||
Markéta Sluková | |||||||||||
Kristýna Kolocová | |||||||||||
=5 | Italy | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 - 4 | 222 - 196 | |||
Marta Menegatti | |||||||||||
Greta Cicolari | |||||||||||
=5 | Austria | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 - 8 | 264 - 266 | |||
Stefanie Schwaiger | |||||||||||
Doris Schwaiger | |||||||||||
=9 | Netherlands 1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 - 6 | 172 - 194 | |||
Madelein Meppelink | |||||||||||
Sophie van Gestel | |||||||||||
=9 | Germany 2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 - 4 | 146 - 139 | |||
Katrin Holtwick | |||||||||||
Ilka Semmler | |||||||||||
=9 | Brazil 2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 - 4 | 208 - 194 | |||
Maria Elisa | |||||||||||
Talita | |||||||||||
=9 | Switzerland | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 - 6 | 170 - 181 | |||
Simone Kuhn | |||||||||||
Nadine Zumkehr | |||||||||||
=9 | Netherlands 2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 - 6 | 159 - 168 | |||
Marleen van Iersel | |||||||||||
Sanne Keizer | |||||||||||
=9 | Spain | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 - 5 | 180 - 185 | |||
Liliana Fernández | |||||||||||
Elsa Baquerizo | |||||||||||
=9 | Russian Federation 1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 - 5 | 180 - 192 | |||
Yekaterina Khomyakova | |||||||||||
Yevgeniya Ukolova | |||||||||||
=9 | Russian Federation 2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 - 6 | 203 - 202 | |||
Anastasiya Vasina | |||||||||||
Anna Vozakova | |||||||||||
=17 | Great Britain | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 - 7 | 146 - 178 | |||
Zara Dampney | |||||||||||
Shauna Mullin | |||||||||||
=17 | Czech Republic 2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 - 6 | 140 - 147 | |||
Hana Klapalová | |||||||||||
Lenka Háječková | |||||||||||
=19 | Argentina | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 - 6 | 93 - 127 | |||
Ana Gallay | |||||||||||
Virginia Zonta | |||||||||||
=19 | Australia 1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 - 6 | 127 - 151 | |||
Becchara Palmer | |||||||||||
Louise Bawden | |||||||||||
=19 | Australia 2 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 - 6 | 136 - 151 | |||
Natalie Cook | |||||||||||
Tamsin Hinchley | |||||||||||
=19 | Canada | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 - 6 | 156 - 176 | |||
Annie Martin | |||||||||||
Marie-Andree Lessard | |||||||||||
=19 | Greece | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 5 | 119 - 130 | |||
Maria Tsiartsiani | |||||||||||
Viky Arvaniti | |||||||||||
=19 | Mauritius | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 - 6 | 57 - 126 | |||
Natacha Rigobert | |||||||||||
Elodie Li Yuk Lo |
First two and two best numbers three of each group qualified for Round One, other numbers three advanced to lucky-losers round.
Pos | Player | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 0 | 126 - 76 | |||
2 | Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 - 2 | 115 - 97 | |||
3 | Hana Klapalová / Lenka Háječková | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 4 | 106 - 105 | |||
4 | Natacha Rigobert / Elodie Li Yuk Lo | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 - 6 | 57 - 126 |
Match #1 | Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler | ![]() | Hana Klapalová / Lenka Háječková | ![]() | 21-16, 21-18 |
Match #2 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | Natacha Rigobert / Elodie Li Yuk Lo | ![]() | 21-5, 21-10 |
Match #3 | Hana Klapalová / Lenka Háječková | ![]() | Natacha Rigobert / Elodie Li Yuk Lo | ![]() | 21-10, 21-11 |
Match #4 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler | ![]() | 21-18, 21-13 |
Match #5 | Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler | ![]() | Natacha Rigobert / Elodie Li Yuk Lo | ![]() | 21-11, 21-10 |
Match #6 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | Hana Klapalová / Lenka Háječková | ![]() | 21-12, 21-18 |
Pos | Player | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | Anastasiya Vasina / Anna Vozakova | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 4 | 156 - 150 | |||
2 | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 3 | 143 - 135 | |||
3 | Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 - 4 | 136 - 139 | |||
4 | Maria Tsiartsiani / Viky Arvaniti | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 5 | 119 - 130 |
Match #1 | Anastasiya Vasina / Anna Vozakova | ![]() | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | 18-21, 21-14, 16-14 |
Match #2 | Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr | ![]() | Maria Tsiartsiani / Viky Arvaniti | ![]() | 21-13, 21-19 |
Match #3 | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr | ![]() | 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 |
Match #4 | Maria Tsiartsiani / Viky Arvaniti | ![]() | Anastasiya Vasina / Anna Vozakova | ![]() | 18-21, 21-13, 15-12 |
Match #5 | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | Maria Tsiartsiani / Viky Arvaniti | ![]() | 21-17, 21-16 |
Match #6 | Anastasiya Vasina / Anna Vozakova | ![]() | Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr | ![]() | 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 |
Pos | Player | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 1 | 137 - 109 | |||
2 | Markéta Sluková / Kristýna Kolocová | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 - 4 | 133 - 137 | |||
3 | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 - 5 | 141 - 150 | |||
4 | Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 - 6 | 136 - 151 |
Match #1 | Markéta Sluková / Kristýna Kolocová | ![]() | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | 10-21, 21-13, 15-13 |
Match #2 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley | ![]() | 21-18, 21-19 |
Match #3 | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley | ![]() | 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 |
Match #4 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | Markéta Sluková / Kristýna Kolocová | ![]() | 21-14, 21-19 |
Match #5 | Markéta Sluková / Kristýna Kolocová | ![]() | Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley | ![]() | 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 |
Match #6 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | 17-21, 21-8, 15-10 |
Pos | Player | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 2 | 149 - 130 | |||
2 | Liliana Fernández / Elsa Baquerizo | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 3 | 150 - 143 | |||
3 | Marleen van Iersel / Sanne Keizer | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 - 4 | 134 - 126 | |||
4 | Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 - 6 | 93 - 127 |
Match #1 | Liliana Fernández / Elsa Baquerizo | ![]() | Marleen van Iersel / Sanne Keizer | ![]() | 14-21, 21-16, 15-11 |
Match #2 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta | ![]() | 21-11, 21-18 |
Match #3 | Liliana Fernández / Elsa Baquerizo | ![]() | Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta | ![]() | 22-20, 21-16 |
Match #4 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | Marleen van Iersel / Sanne Keizer | ![]() | 21-15, 12-21, 15-8 |
Match #5 | Marleen van Iersel / Sanne Keizer | ![]() | Ana Gallay / Virginia Zonta | ![]() | 21-12, 21-16 |
Match #6 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | Liliana Fernández / Elsa Baquerizo | ![]() | 21-19, 19-21, 19-17 |
Pos | Player | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | Maria Elisa / Talita | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 2 | 161 - 138 | |||
2 | Laura Ludwig / Sara Goller | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 3 | 160 - 144 | |||
3 | Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 4 | 103 - 118 | |||
4 | Becchara Palmer / Louise Bawden | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 - 6 | 127 - 151 |
Match #1 | Laura Ludwig / Sara Goller | ![]() | Becchara Palmer / Louise Bawden | ![]() | 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 |
Match #2 | Maria Elisa / Talita | ![]() | Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel | ![]() | 21-10, 21-19 |
Match #3 | Maria Elisa / Talita | ![]() | Laura Ludwig / Sara Goller | ![]() | 21-19, 29-31, 15-13 |
Match #4 | Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel | ![]() | Becchara Palmer / Louise Bawden | ![]() | 21-19, 21-15 |
Match #5 | Laura Ludwig / Sara Goller | ![]() | Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel | ![]() | 21-18, 21-14 |
Match #6 | Maria Elisa / Talita | ![]() | Becchara Palmer / Louise Bawden | ![]() | 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 |
Pos | Player | NOC | GP | W | L | Pts | Sets | Points | |||
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1 | Marta Menegatti / Greta Cicolari | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 2 | 154 - 124 | |||
2 | Yekaterina Khomyakova / Yevgeniya Ukolova | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 3 | 157 - 150 | |||
3 | Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 5 | 119 - 136 | |||
4 | Annie Martin / Marie-Andree Lessard | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 - 6 | 156 - 176 |
Match #1 | Marta Menegatti / Greta Cicolari | ![]() | Yekaterina Khomyakova / Yevgeniya Ukolova | ![]() | 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 |
Match #2 | Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin | ![]() | Annie Martin / Marie-Andree Lessard | ![]() | 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 |
Match #3 | Marta Menegatti / Greta Cicolari | ![]() | Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin | ![]() | 21-18, 21-12 |
Match #4 | Yekaterina Khomyakova / Yevgeniya Ukolova | ![]() | Annie Martin / Marie-Andree Lessard | ![]() | 21-18, 28-30, 15-13 |
Match #5 | Marta Menegatti / Greta Cicolari | ![]() | Annie Martin / Marie-Andree Lessard | ![]() | 21-12, 23-25, 15-10 |
Match #6 | Yekaterina Khomyakova / Yevgeniya Ukolova | ![]() | Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin | ![]() | 25-23, 21-13 |
Winners of each match advanced to the round one.
Match #1 | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin | ![]() | 21-15, 21-12 |
Match #2 | Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel | ![]() | Hana Klapalová / Lenka Háječková | ![]() | 21-17, 21-17 |
Winners of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
Match #1 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel | ![]() | 21-10, 21-17 |
Match #2 | Laura Ludwig / Sara Goller | ![]() | Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler | ![]() | 21-16, 21-15 |
Match #3 | Markéta Sluková / Kristýna Kolocová | ![]() | Maria Elisa / Talita | ![]() | 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 |
Match #4 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr | ![]() | 21-15, 21-19 |
Match #5 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | Marleen van Iersel / Sanne Keizer | ![]() | 21-13, 21-12 |
Match #6 | Marta Menegatti / Greta Cicolari | ![]() | Liliana Fernández / Elsa Baquerizo | ![]() | 21-15, 21-15 |
Match #7 | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | Yekaterina Khomyakova / Yevgeniya Ukolova | ![]() | 21-12, 21-11 |
Match #8 | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | Anastasiya Vasina / Anna Vozakova | ![]() | 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 |
Winners of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
Match #1 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | Laura Ludwig / Sara Goller | ![]() | 21-10, 21-19 |
Match #2 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | Markéta Sluková / Kristýna Kolocová | ![]() | 25-23, 21-18 |
Match #3 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | Marta Menegatti / Greta Cicolari | ![]() | 21-13, 21-13 |
Match #4 | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | Stefanie Schwaiger / Doris Schwaiger | ![]() | 21-18, 21-11 |
Winners of each match advanced to the final match.
Match #1 | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 |
Match #2 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | 22-20, 22-20 |
Match 1/2 | Kerri Walsh Jennings / Misty May-Treanor | ![]() | April Ross / Jen Kessy | ![]() | 21-16, 21-16 |
Match 3/4 | Juliana / Larissa | ![]() | Xue Chen / Zhang Xi | ![]() | 11-21, 21-19, 15-12 |