Beach Volleyball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 17 October. The events took place at the Parque Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Beach Volleyball at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Beach volleyball pictogram | |
| Venue | Parque Tres de Febrero |
| Dates | 7–17 October |
| No. of events | 2 (1 boys and 1 girls) |
| Competitors | 128 (64 boys and 64 girls) |
| Teams | 32+32 |
Qualification edit
A total of 32 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 2 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given the maximum quota and a further 10 teams, 5 in each gender will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining quotas were to be decided at the 2018 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship and qualifiers decided by the five continental regions. The U19 World Championship will have priority over the continental qualifiers. Each region is allocated five teams per gender, however there must by 50% participation for the continent to be given the complete quota, if not the quotas will be reduced.[1]
Only athletes born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003 were eligible to participate in the 2018 Youth Olympics.[1]
Boys edit
| Event | Location | Date | Total Teams | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 |  Argentina
|
| 2018 U19 World Championship |  Nanjing |
10–15 July 2018 | 1 |  Russia
|
| 2018 Oceania U19 Championship[2] |  Canberra |
1–3 March 2018 | 2 |  Australia New Zealand
|
| 2018 AFECAVOL Zone U19 Championship[3] |  Puntarenas |
8–12 March 2018 | 1 |  Costa Rica
|
| 2018 Asian U19 Championship[4] |  Nakhon Pathom |
23–25 March 2018 | 2 |  Indonesia Thailand
|
| 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship[5] |  Havana |
25–28 May 2018 | 2 |  Cuba Puerto Rico
|
| 2017–18 European Youth Continental Cup Final[6] |  Baden |
8–10 June 2018 | 5 |  Czech Republic Great Britain Hungary Netherlands Sweden
|
| 2018 EVCA Zone U19 Championship[7] |  St. John's |
14–18 June 2018 | 1 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
| South American Youth Tour Final Rankings[8] | Various | 17 June 2018 | 5 |  Bolivia Chile Ecuador Paraguay Venezuela
|
| 2018 CAZOVA Zone U19 Championship[9] |  Oranjestad |
6–9 July 2018 | 1 |  Aruba
|
| 2018 African U19 Championship[10] |  Algiers |
19–28 July 2018 |  Mozambique Ghana The Gambia Mauritius Rwanda | |
| Tripartite Invitation | – | – |  Monaco Togo
| |
| Reallocation of unused spots | – | – | 5 |  Brazil Germany Poland United States Switzerland
|
| TOTAL | 32 |
Girls edit
| Event | Location | Date | Total Teams | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | Argentina
|
| 2018 U19 World Championship | Nanjing |
10–15 July 2018 | 1 | Russia
|
| 2018 Oceania U19 Championship[2] | Canberra |
1–3 March 2018 | 2 | Australia New Zealand
|
| 2018 AFECAVOL Zone U19 Championship[11] | Puntarenas |
8–12 March 2018 | 1 |  Guatemala
|
| 2018 Asian U19 Championship[4] | Nakhon Pathom |
23–25 March 2018 | 1 | Thailand
|
| 2018 Central Zone U19 Championship[12] | Havana |
25–28 May 2018 | 2 | Puerto Rico United States
|
| 2017–18 European Youth Continental Cup Final[6] | Baden |
8–10 June 2018 | 5 |  Italy Norway Poland Spain Netherlands
|
| 2018 EVCA Zone U19 Championship[13] | St. John's |
14–18 June 2018 | 1 |  Dominica
|
| South American Youth Tour Final Rankings[8] | Various | 17 June 2018 | 5 | Bolivia Brazil Paraguay Peru Venezuela
|
| 2018 CAZOVA Zone U19 Championship[14] | Oranjestad |
6–9 July 2018 | 1 | Aruba
|
| 2018 African U19 Championship[15] | 19–28 July 2018 | 5 | Mozambique Rwanda Egypt Democratic Republic of the Congo Sierra Leone
| |
| Tripartite Invitation | – | – | 1 |  Vanuatu
|
| Reallocation of unused spots | – | – | 6 |  Canada China Ecuador Mexico Switzerland Uruguay
|
| TOTAL | 32 |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' Tournament |
David Åhman Jonatan Hellvig  Sweden
|
Yorick de Groot Matthew Immers  Netherlands
|
Bautista Amieva Mauro Zelayeta  Argentina
|
| Girls' Tournament |
Maria Voronina Maria Bocharova  Russia
|
Claudia Scampoli Nicol Bertozzi  Italy
|
Emilie Olimstad Frida Berntsen  Norway
|
References edit
- ^ a b "Qualification System: Beach Volleyball" (PDF). FIVB. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Australia, New Zealand Share Honours In Oceania Qualification For YOG and U19 WCh". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "AFECAVOL YOG Boy ́s Qualification Tournament" (PDF). NORCECA. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Indonesia, Thailand Share Honours at Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Cuba and Puerto Rico claim Olympic beach berths". NORCECA. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Russia and Sweden win gold at #CEVContinentalCup, Poland and England join European delegation at Youth Olympics". European Volleyball Confederation. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "St. Vincent & Grenadines qualify to Youth Olympics". NORCECA. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Bolivia Logra El Oro Historico y Divide El Podio Con Paraguay En El Clasificatorio YOG De Cochabmaba". South American Volleyball Confederation. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Aruba outlast TTO for the Boys prize". NORCECA. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Brilliant Mozambique claim both boys and girls Beach VB gold". CAVB. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "AFECAVOL YOG Girl ́s Qualification Tournament" (PDF). NORCECA. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Girls from Puerto Rico and USA to Olympic Youth Games". NORCECA. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Dominica emerge as ECVA Beach Female Youth Champs". NORCECA. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Aruba Girls to represent CAZOVA at YOG". NORCECA. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Brilliant Mozambique claim both boys and girls Beach VB gold". CAVB. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.