Volleyball at the Olympic Games
Volleyball · International Olympic Committee, with the FIVB
2024HolderFrance
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July
- Most golds
- Indoor: Soviet Union (men 3, women 4); beach: United States (men 3, women 4)
- India
- Has never played at the Olympics, indoor or beach
- Cycle
- Every four years, with the Summer Games
Winners, newest first
20243rdGoldSilverFrance
2020Gold2 silversFrance
20162 golds3rd3rdBrazil
20122 silversGoldRussia
20082 silvers, 1 bronze2 golds3rdUnited States
20042 golds3rdBrazil
2000SilverGoldGoldSilverFR Yugoslavia
19961 gold, 1 silver3rdGoldNetherlands
1992Gold3rdSilverBrazil
1988SilverGoldUnited States
1984SilverGoldUnited States
1980GoldSoviet Union
1976SilverGoldPoland
19723rdGoldJapan
1968GoldSilverSoviet Union
1964Gold3rdSoviet Union
2024HolderItaly
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July
- Most golds
- Indoor: Soviet Union (men 3, women 4); beach: United States (men 3, women 4)
- India
- Has never played at the Olympics, indoor or beach
- Cycle
- Every four years, with the Summer Games
Winners, newest first
20241 gold, 1 bronzeGoldSilverItaly
2020Silver2 goldsUnited States
2016GoldSilver2 bronzesChina
20121 gold, 1 bronze3rd1 gold, 2 silversBrazil
20081 silver, 2 bronzesGold1 gold, 1 silverBrazil
2004Gold3rdSilver1 gold, 1 bronzeChina
2000Gold1 silver, 2 bronzesCuba
1996SilverGold1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeCuba
1992Gold3rdCuba
1988Gold3rdSoviet Union
1984Gold3rdSilverChina
1980GoldSoviet Union
1976SilverGoldJapan
1972GoldSilverSoviet Union
1968GoldSilverSoviet Union
1964SilverGoldJapan
2024HolderSweden
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July
- Most golds
- Indoor: Soviet Union (men 3, women 4); beach: United States (men 3, women 4)
- India
- Has never played at the Olympics, indoor or beach
- Cycle
- Every four years, with the Summer Games
Winners, newest first
20243rdSilver3rdGoldSweden
2020GoldNorway
20163rd2 goldsBrazil
20122 silversGoldGermany
20082 golds2 silvers, 1 bronzeUnited States
20042 goldsBrazil
2000GoldSilver3rdUnited States
19961 gold, 1 silverUnited States
2024HolderBrazil
- Next
- Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July
- Most golds
- Indoor: Soviet Union (men 3, women 4); beach: United States (men 3, women 4)
- India
- Has never played at the Olympics, indoor or beach
- Cycle
- Every four years, with the Summer Games
Winners, newest first
2024Silver1 gold, 1 bronzeBrazil
20202 goldsSilverSilverUnited States
20162 bronzesSilverGoldGermany
20121 gold, 2 silvers1 gold, 1 bronzeUnited States
20081 gold, 1 silverGoldUnited States
20041 gold, 1 bronzeSilverUnited States
20001 silver, 2 bronzesGoldAustralia
19961 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze3rdBrazil
India at the Olympic Games
India's men did not qualify for any Games from 1964 to 2024, and did not enter in 1976.
More about this tournament
Paris 2024 podiums
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men, indoor | France | Poland | United States |
| Women, indoor | Italy | United States | Brazil |
| Men, beach | Sweden (David Åhman, Jonatan Hellvig) | Germany (Nils Ehlers, Clemens Wickler) | Norway (Anders Mol, Christian Sørum) |
| Women, beach | Brazil (Ana Patrícia, Duda Lisboa) | Canada (Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson) | Switzerland (Tanja Hüberli, Nina Betschart) |
Medal tables (top five)
| Indoor, men | G | S | B | Indoor, women | G | S | B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Beach, men | G | S | B | Beach, women | G | S | B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brazil | 2 | 3 | 1 | Brazil | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 |
G, S, B: gold, silver, bronze.
Players with the most medals
Walsh Jennings won the beach title three times in a row with Misty May-Treanor, 2004 to 2012.
Firsts and facts
- First Olympic volleyball: Tokyo 1964, men and women; Japan's women won at home.
- First beach volleyball: Atlanta 1996.
- France won the men's indoor title twice in a row, 2020 and 2024.