Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament

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The Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament was the beach volleyball competition held during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring men's and women's events contested on purpose-built sand courts.

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instanceOf Olympic beach volleyball tournament
sporting event
competitionFormat preliminary pool play followed by single-elimination knockout stage
country China
courtType outdoor
endDate 2008-08-22
genderCategories men
women
governingBody FIVB
hasEvent men's beach volleyball tournament
women's beach volleyball tournament
hostCity Beijing
hostNation China
location Beijing
maximumTeamsPerNationPerGender 2
medalEvents men's beach volleyball
women's beach volleyball
menBronzeMedalists Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil
menBronzeMedalNation Georgia
menGoldMedalists Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers
menGoldMedalNation United States
menSilverMedalists Fábio Luiz Magalhães and Márcio Araújo
menSilverMedalNation Brazil
nextEdition London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
notableFeature purpose-built temporary beach volleyball stadium in Chaoyang Park
numberOfEvents 2
numberOfTeamsMen 24
organizedBy Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
International Olympic Committee
partOf 2008 Summer Olympics
partOfMultiSportEvent Games of the XXIX Olympiad
previousEdition Athens 2004 Olympic beach volleyball tournament
qualificationBasis FIVB Olympic ranking and continental qualification
sport beach volleyball
startDate 2008-08-09
surface sand
timeZone China Standard Time
venue Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground
womenBronzeMedalists Xue Chen and Zhang Xi
womenBronzeMedalNation China
womenGoldMedalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
linked to: Misty May-Treanor
womenGoldMedalNation United States
womenSilverMedalists Tian Jia and Wang Jie
womenSilverMedalNation China

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London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournament previousEdition Beijing 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament