Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification
NOC is allowed to enter 1 men's and 1 women's qualified team in volleyball tournaments and 2 men's and 2 women's qualified teams in beach volleyball tournaments.
Indoor Volleyball
Men
Volleyball Men | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | - | - | 1 | ![]() |
2007 FIVB Men's World Cup | Nov 18 - Dec 2, 2007 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
African Olympic Qualification Tournament | February 3–9, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament* | May 31 - Jun 8, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
European Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 7–13, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 6–11, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 3–7, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | May 23–25, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | May 31 - Jun 8, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
TOTAL | 12 |
* The Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament is combined with the World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3. The winner of the tournament will qualify as the champion of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 while the best Asian team except the winner will qualify as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament champion.
World Cup
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 10 | 1 | 852 | 673 | 1.266 |
2 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 2 | 899 | 742 | 1.212 |
3 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 2 | 988 | 881 | 1.121 |
4 | ![]() |
19 | 8 | 3 | 947 | 843 | 1.123 |
5 | ![]() |
18 | 7 | 4 | 848 | 825 | 1.028 |
6 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 6 | 878 | 869 | 1.010 |
7 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 6 | 825 | 876 | 0.942 |
8 | ![]() |
15 | 4 | 7 | 839 | 940 | 0.893 |
9 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 8 | 865 | 923 | 0.937 |
10 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 8 | 829 | 922 | 0.899 |
11 | ![]() |
13 | 2 | 9 | 818 | 947 | 0.864 |
12 | ![]() |
12 | 1 | 10 | 909 | 1056 | 0.861 |
African Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 253 | 1.273 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 311 | 265 | 1.174 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 346 | 0.893 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 340 | 359 | 0.947 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 295 | 353 | 0.836 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 247 | 1.377 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 341 | 248 | 1.375 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 263 | 236 | 1.114 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 208 | 286 | 0.727 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 179 | 300 | 0.597 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
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Elimination round
Team 1 | Agg | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Montenegro ![]() |
6–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–2 |
Georgia ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 |
Austria ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
3–2 | 0–3 |
Azerbaijan ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–3 |
Pre-Qualification Tournaments
Tournament 1
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Tournament 2
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Tournament 3
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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North American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 157 | 1.433 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 202 | 1.149 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 221 | 0.946 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 225 | 0.618 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 194 | 1.268 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 193 | 1.254 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 195 | 1.031 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 225 | 0.524 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Bye | ||||||||||
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Bye | ||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
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South American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 233 | 1.382 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 309 | 244 | 1.266 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 334 | 0.901 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 320 | 0.869 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 244 | 323 | 0.755 |
World Qualification Tournaments
Tournament 1
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 259 | 1.139 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 271 | 238 | 1.139 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 284 | 282 | 1.007 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 248 | 0.714 |
Tournament 2
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 179 | 1.263 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 206 | 1.146 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 236 | 0.843 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 225 | 0.822 |
Tournament 3
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
14 | 7 | 0 | 615 | 483 | 1.273 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 1 | 659 | 584 | 1.128 |
3 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | 3 | 622 | 584 | 1.065 |
4 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | 3 | 598 | 589 | 1.015 |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 3 | 4 | 522 | 526 | 0.992 |
6 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 5 | 597 | 630 | 0.948 |
7 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 5 | 501 | 578 | 0.867 |
8 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 7 | 425 | 565 | 0.752 |
* Japan is counted as The Asian Continental Qualification Tournament Champion since it is the best Asian team except the winner.
Women
Volleyball Women | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
Host nation | - | - | 1 | ![]() |
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup | November 2–16, 2007 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
African Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 22–26, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament* | May 17–25, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
European Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 15–20, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
North American Olympic Qualification Tournament | December 17–22, 2007 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
South American Olympic Qualification Tournament | January 3–7, 2008 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
World Olympic Qualification Tournament | May 17–25, 2008 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 12 |
* The Asian Olympic qualification tournament and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament are combined into one event. The top 3 teams at the tournament will qualify as the medallists of the World Olympic Qualification Tournament while the best Asian team outside the top 3 will qualify as the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament champion.
World Cup
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
22 | 11 | 0 | 858 | 604 | 1.421 |
2 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 2 | 891 | 671 | 1.328 |
3 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 2 | 940 | 821 | 1.145 |
4 | ![]() |
19 | 8 | 3 | 1020 | 951 | 1.073 |
5 | ![]() |
18 | 7 | 4 | 910 | 866 | 1.051 |
6 | ![]() |
17 | 6 | 5 | 908 | 820 | 1.107 |
7 | ![]() |
17 | 6 | 5 | 885 | 866 | 1.022 |
8 | ![]() |
15 | 4 | 7 | 825 | 848 | 0.973 |
9 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 8 | 797 | 911 | 0.875 |
10 | ![]() |
13 | 2 | 9 | 784 | 924 | 0.848 |
11 | ![]() |
12 | 1 | 10 | 681 | 855 | 0.796 |
12 | ![]() |
11 | 0 | 11 | 498 | 860 | 0.579 |
African Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 322 | 201 | 1.602 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 274 | 216 | 1.269 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 280 | 0.996 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 260 | 321 | 0.810 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 183 | 300 | 0.610 |
Pre-Qualification Tournaments
Tournament 1
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 |
Tournament 2
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3.667 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.000 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 |
Tournament 3
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | MAX |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.273 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.167 |
Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | SW | SL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2.250 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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North American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 151 | 1.159 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 182 | 0.945 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 192 | 206 | 0.932 |
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 89 | 1.685 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 116 | 1.103 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 150 | 0.513 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Bye | ||||||||||
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Bye | ||||||||||
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South American Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 267 | 1.341 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 1 | 334 | 214 | 1.561 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 287 | 1.010 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 3 | 253 | 319 | 0.793 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 364 | 0.593 |
World Qualification Tournament
Rk | Team | Points | Won | Lost | PW | PL | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 1 | 608 | 524 | 1.160 |
2 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 1 | 624 | 538 | 1.160 |
3 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 1 | 684 | 619 | 1.105 |
4 | ![]() |
11 | 4 | 3 | 577 | 554 | 1.042 |
5 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 5 | 523 | 572 | 0.914 |
6 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 5 | 534 | 609 | 0.877 |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 6 | 573 | 617 | 0.929 |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 6 | 503 | 593 | 0.848 |
* Kazakhstan is counted as The Asian Continental Qualification Tournament Champion since it is the best Asian team outside the top 3.
Beach Volleyball
Qualifying criteria
The main qualifying criteria were the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking lists as of July 21, 2008. It provided a total of 24 pairs in each event. Each NOC was allowed to enter 2 men's and 2 women's qualified teams in beach volleyball tournaments. Each continent and Host nation is guaranteed one entry in each event. If this is not satisfied by the entry selection method, the highest ranking player/pair will be qualified.
Men
* Matteo Varnier is replaced by Eugenio Amore on the Italian team, because of an injury to Varnier.
H = Host Country Quota
C = Continental Quota
Women
* Austrian team Montagnolli - Swoboda is replaced by the Swiss team Kuhn - Schwer, because of medical reasons.
H = Host Country Quota
C = Continental Quota
References
- Federation Internationale de Volleyball
- Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men, Women