| Times held | 8 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 242 |
| Total countries | 37 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 36 | 13 |
| 2000 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 48 | 15 |
| 2004 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| 2008 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| 2012 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| 2016 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| 2020 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 46 | 16 |
| 2024 | Beach Volleyball, Women | Olympic | 48 | 17 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Brazil 1 |  BRA |
Brazil 2 | BRA |
Australia 1 |  AUS |
| 2000 | Australia 1 | AUS |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
Brazil 2 | BRA |
| 2004 | United States 1 |  USA |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
United States 2 | USA |
| 2008 | United States 1 | USA |
People's Republic of China 1 |  CHN |
People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
| 2012 | United States 1 | USA |
United States 2 | USA |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
| 2016 | Germany 1 |  GER |
Brazil 1 | BRA |
United States 1 | USA |
| 2020 | United States 1 | USA |
Australia | AUS |
Switzerland 2 |  SUI |
| 2024 | Brazil 1 | BRA |
Canada 2 |  CAN |
Switzerland 2 | SUI |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Brazil | BRA |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerri Walsh Jennings | USA |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Misty May-Treanor | USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| April Ross | USA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Natalie Cook | AUS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kerri-Ann Pottharst | AUS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sandra Pires | BRA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
3 | — | — | — | — | =19 | =19 | =19 | — |
| Australia | AUS |
8 | Bronze, =7 | Gold, =5, =19 | 4, =9 | =5 | =19, =19 | =5, =19 | Silver | 4 |
| Austria |  AUT |
2 | — | — | — | =5 | =5 | — | — | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
1 | — | — | — | =9 | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil | BRA |
8 | Gold, Silver | Silver, Bronze | Silver, =5 | 4, =5 | Bronze, =9 | Silver, 4 | =5, =9 | Gold, =9 |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | =17 | =9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada | CAN |
6 | =17 | — | =5 | — | =19 | =5, =9 | =5, =5 | Silver, =19 |
| Costa Rica |  CRC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | =19 | — | — |
| Cuba |  CUB |
4 | — | =9 | =9 | =9, =9 | — | — | =9 | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
5 | — | =9, =19 | =9 | — | =5, =17 | =17 | DNS | =17 |
| Egypt |  EGY |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | =19 | — | =19 |
| France |  FRA |
3 | =13 | =9 | — | — | — | — | — | =17, =19 |
| Georgia |  GEO |
1 | — | — | — | =17 | — | — | — | — |
| Germany | GER |
8 | =7 | =9, =9 | =5, =9 | =9, =9 | =5, =9 | Gold, =9 | =5, =19 | =9, =19 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
2 | =9 | — | — | — | =17 | — | — | — |
| Greece |  GRE |
4 | — | =17 | =9, =9 | =9, =19 | =19 | — | — | — |
| Indonesia |  INA |
1 | =13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy |  ITA |
7 | =13 | =5, =9 | =5 | — | =5 | =9 | =19 | =9 |
| Japan |  JPN |
6 | =5, =9 | 4, =19 | =17 | =19 | — | — | =17 | =9 |
| Kenya |  KEN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | =19 | — |
| Latvia |  LAT |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | =5 |
| Lithuania |  LTU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =19 |
| Mauritius |  MRI |
1 | — | — | — | — | =19 | — | — | — |
| Mexico |  MEX |
4 | =17 | =19 | =19 | =17 | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands |  NED |
8 | =13 | =19 | =19 | =19 | =9, =9 | =9, =19 | =17, =19 | =9 |
| Norway |  NOR |
3 | =9 | — | =17, =19 | =9, =9 | — | — | — | — |
| Paraguay |  PAR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =19 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
7 | — | =9, =19 | =9, =19 | Silver, Bronze | 4 | =9 | =9, =9 | =9 |
| Poland |  POL |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | =9 | — | — |
| Portugal |  POR |
1 | — | =9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ROC |  ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | =9 | — |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
3 | — | — | — | =19 | =9, =9 | =5 | — | — |
| South Africa |  RSA |
2 | — | — | =19 | =19 | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
4 | — | — | — | — | =9 | =9 | =9 | =5, =9 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
6 | — | — | =19 | =19 | =9 | =5, =9 | Bronze, =9 | Bronze, =5 |
| United States | USA |
8 | 4, =5, =9 | =5, =5 | Gold, Bronze | Gold, =5 | Gold, Silver | Bronze, =19 | Gold, =9 | =5, =9 |
| Venezuela |  VEN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | =17 | — | — |
