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Beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games

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Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games.[2] It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games.[3]

Venues

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Men's tournament

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Results

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Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th place
2018
Details
Australia
Gold Coast
Australia
Christopher McHugh
and Damien Schumann
2–1 Canada
Sam Pedlow
and Sam Schachter
New Zealand
Ben O'Dea
and Sam O'Dea
2–0 England
Chris Gregory
and Jake Sheaf
12
2022
Details
England
Birmingham
Australia
Christopher McHugh
and Paul Burnett
2-1 Canada
Sam Schachter
and Daniel Dearing
England
Javier Bello
and Joaquin Bello
2-0 Rwanda
Venuste Gatsinzi
and Olivier Ntagengwa
12
2026
Details
Australia
Geelong

Performance by nation

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Nation Australia
2018
(12)
England
2022
(12)
Years
 Australia 1st 1st 2
 Canada 2nd 2nd 2
 Cyprus QF QF 2
 England 4th 3rd 2
 Fiji GS - 1
 Maldives - GS 1
 Mozambique GS - 1
 New Zealand 3rd QF 2
 Rwanda - 4th 1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis GS GS 2
 Scotland QF - 1
 Sierra Leone QF - 1
 South Africa - GS 1
 Sri Lanka GS QF 2
 Gambia - QF 1
 Trinidad and Tobago QF - 1
 Tuvalu - GS 1
Total 12 12 24

Legend

  • GP – Group stage / First round
  • QF – Quarter Finals
  • Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
  • TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.

Women's tournament

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Results

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Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th place
2018
Details
Australia
Gold Coast
Canada
Melissa Humana-Paredes
and Sarah Pavan
2–0 Australia
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
and Taliqua Clancy
Vanuatu
Linline Matauatu
and Miller Pata
2–0 Cyprus
Manolina Konstantinou
and Mariota Angelopoulou
12
2022
Details
England
Birmingham
Canada
Melissa Humana-Paredes
and Sarah Pavan
2–1 Australia
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
and Taliqua Clancy
Vanuatu
Miller Pata
and Sherysyn Toko
2-1 New Zealand
Alice Zeimann
and Shaunna Polley
12
2026
Details
Australia
Geelong

Performance by nation

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Nation Australia
2018
(12)
England
2022
(12)
Years
 Australia 2nd 2nd 2
 Canada 1st 1st 2
 Cyprus 4th QF 2
 England QF QF 2
 Fiji GS - 1
 Ghana - GS 1
 Grenada GS - 1
 Kenya - GS 1
 New Zealand QF 4th 2
 Rwanda QF - 1
 Scotland QF QF 2
 Singapore GS - 1
 Solomon Islands - GS 1
 Sri Lanka - QF 1
 Trinidad and Tobago GS GS 2
 Vanuatu 3rd 3rd 2
Total 12 12 24

Legend

  • GP – Group stage / First round
  • QF – Quarter Finals
  • Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
  • TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.

All-time medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia2204
 Canada2204
3 Vanuatu0022
4 England0011
 New Zealand0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ Juanola, Marta Pascual (2022-04-12). "Victoria to host 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Age. Retrieved 2022-04-12.