Beach Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 16 – 26 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
Beach volleyball in 2000 was akin to a rock concert. It was held at Bondi Beach and was wildly popular among the Australian crowds. It then fulfilled the destiny described by Olympic historian Ian Buchanan, who once noted that beach volleyball was basically “Baywatch with a medal ceremony.”
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 17 – 26 September 2000 | 48 | 17 |
| Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 16 – 25 September 2000 | 48 | 15 |
| 96 (48/48) | 23 (17/15) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Volleyball, Men | United States 1 |  USA |
Brazil 1 |  BRA |
Germany 1 |  GER |
| Beach Volleyball, Women | Australia 1 |  AUS |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
Brazil 2 | BRA |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | BRA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |