Beach Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 14 – 25 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
In 2004, the beach volleyball tournament was played on Neo Faliro Beach in Piraeus. The event was changed somewhat so that all matches were now conducted as best of three sets, all with rally scoring. The first two sets were played to 21 points, and the final set to 15.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Volleyball, Men | Olympic | 14 – 25 August 2004 | 48 | 17 |
| Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 14 – 25 August 2004 | 48 | 17 |
| 96 (48/48) | 24 (17/17) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Volleyball, Men | Brazil 1 |  BRA |
Spain |  ESP |
Switzerland 2 |  SUI |
| Beach Volleyball, Women | United States 1 |  USA |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
United States 2 | USA |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | BRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |