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Beach Volleyball, Men

Date27 July – 10 August 2024
StatusOlympic
LocationEiffel Tower Stadium (Champ de Mars), Paris, France
Participants48 from 18 countries
FormatTop 16 teams from round-robin pools advanced to the single-elimination tournament.

Twenty four teams, consisting of 48 athletes from 18 NOCs, competed in the event. The top five ranked teams were as follows: #1 – Sweden with David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig, the 2023 world silver medalists and the #1 team in the world ranking since April 2024; #2 – Norway with Anders Mol and Christian Sørum, the defending gold medalists and the 2022 World champions; #3 – Germany with Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler, who would win the 2024 European Championship, just after the Olympics; #4 – Brazil with George Wanderley and André Stein, the 2022 World bronze medalists; and #5 – Czechia with Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner, the 2023 World Champions. All these five top-ranked teams, plus the French team of Arnaud Gauthier-Rat and Youssef Krou, were top seeded in the draw of the six pools.

In the preliminary round, there was one big surprise to report, as the top seeded Swedish and Brazilian teams qualified for the Round of 16 only as the two best-ranked third-placed teams, after losing 2 of their 3 matches. On their home soil, the two French teams were eliminated without being able to win a single match, while Miles Evans and Chase Budinger (USA) and cousins Esteban Grimalt and Marco Grimalt (CHI) won the lucky loser round and qualified for the Round of 16.

In the knockout stage, the world #1 team, the Swedes, lost only one set against the Cubans Noslen Díaz and Jorge Alayo in the round of 16. Then, they successively beat the Brazilians in the quarter-finals, the Qataris, Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, in the semi-finals, and the Germans in the final to claim Olympic gold.

Norway, the reigning Olympic champions and 2022 World Champions, took the bronze medal by defeating Qatar. There were no big surprises, as the top three teams in the world ranking made the podium.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1SwedenSWEGold
David Åhman
Jonatan Hellvig
2GermanyGERSilver
Nils Ehlers
Clemens Wickler
3NorwayNORBronze
Anders Mol
Christian Sørum
4QatarQAT
Ahmed Tijan
Cherif Younousse
=5Brazil 2BRA
Arthur Lanci
Evandro Oliveira Júnior
=5SpainESP
Adrián Gavira
Pablo Herrera
=5Netherlands 1NED
Stefan Boermans
Yorick de Groot
=5United States 1USA
Andy Benesh
Miles Partain
=9Brazil 1BRA
André Stein
George Wanderley
=9ChileCHI
Esteban Grimalt
Marco Grimalt
=9CubaCUB
Jorge Alayo
Noslen Díaz
=9CzechiaCZE
Ondřej Perušič
David Schweiner
=9Italy 1ITA
Samuele Cottafava
Paolo Nicolai
=9Netherlands 2NED
Matthew Immers
Steven van de Velde
=9PolandPOL
Michał Bryl
Bartosz Łosiak
=9United States 2USA
Chase Budinger
Miles Evans
=17Australia 2AUS
Thomas Hodges
Zachery Schubert
=17CanadaCAN
Daniel Dearing
Sam Schachter
=19Australia 1AUS
Izac Carracher
Mark Nicolaidis
=19AustriaAUT
Julian Hörl
Alexander Horst
=19France 1FRA
Rémi Bassereau
Julien Lyneel
=19France 2FRA
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
Youssef Krou
=19Italy 2ITA
Alex Ranghieri
Adrian Carambula
=19MoroccoMAR
Mohamed Abicha
Zouheir El-Graoui

Preliminary Round

Date27 July – 3 August 2024
FormatWinners and runners-up in each group advanced to round one, along with the two highest ranked third-placed teams.

Group A

Date27 July – 1 August 2024
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsSet RatioPointsPoints Ratio
1Ahmed Tijan / Cherif YounousseQAT3066-16.000240-1271.889
2Samuele Cottafava / Paolo NicolaiITA2154-22.000124-1181.050
3David Åhman / Jonatan HellvigSWE1243-40.750139-1341.037
4Izac Carracher / Mark NicolaidisAUS0330-60.000102-1260.809
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #127 Jul 15:00Åhman / HellvigSWE21-14, 21-19Carracher / NicolaidisAUS
Match #227 Jul 23:02Tijan / YounousseQAT21-19, 21-18Cottafava / NicolaiITA
Match #329 Jul 8:59Cottafava / NicolaiITA21-19, 21-18Carracher / NicolaidisAUS
Match #429 Jul 20:00Tijan / YounousseQAT15-21, 21-19, 20-18Åhman / HellvigSWE
Match #501 Aug 10:13Tijan / YounousseQAT21-14, 21-18Carracher / NicolaidisAUS
Match #601 Aug 17:02Cottafava / NicolaiITA24-22, 21-17Åhman / HellvigSWE

Group B

Date28 July – 2 August 2024
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsSet RatioPointsPoints Ratio
1Anders Mol / Christian SørumNOR3066-0MAX126-921.369
2Steven van de Velde / Matthew ImmersNED1243-40.750131-1330.984
3Esteban Grimalt / Marco GrimaltCHI1242-40.500109-1200.908
4Alex Ranghieri / Adrian CarambulaITA1242-50.400119-1400.850
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #128 Jul 10:15Ranghieri / CarambulaITA22-20, 19-21, 15-13van de Velde / ImmersNED
Match #228 Jul 20:59Mol / SørumNOR21-14, 21-16Grimalt / GrimaltCHI
Match #330 Jul 16:02van de Velde / ImmersNED21-19, 21-16Grimalt / GrimaltCHI
Match #430 Jul 22:47Mol / SørumNOR21-12, 21-15Ranghieri / CarambulaITA
Match #502 Aug 9:59Grimalt / GrimaltCHI21-15, 23-21Ranghieri / CarambulaITA
Match #602 Aug 19:59Mol / SørumNOR21-16, 21-19van de Velde / ImmersNED

Group C

Date30 July – 3 August 2024
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsSet RatioPointsPoints Ratio
1Nils Ehlers / Clemens WicklerGER3066-16.000140-1221.147
2Michał Bryl / Bartosz ŁosiakPOL2154-22.000118-1071.102
3Thomas Hodges / Zachery SchubertAUS1243-40.750131-1340.977
4Rémi Bassereau / Julien LyneelFRA0330-60.000101-1270.795
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #130 Jul 8:59Bryl / ŁosiakPOL21-16, 21-16Hodges / SchubertAUS
Match #230 Jul 10:00Ehlers / WicklerGER21-15, 21-17Bassereau / LyneelFRA
Match #301 Aug 8:59Ehlers / WicklerGER16-21, 21-18, 19-17Hodges / SchubertAUS
Match #401 Aug 23:00Bryl / ŁosiakPOL21-15, 21-18Bassereau / LyneelFRA
Match #503 Aug 9:00Ehlers / WicklerGER21-19, 21-15Bryl / ŁosiakPOL
Match #603 Aug 10:00Hodges / SchubertAUS21-16, 22-20Bassereau / LyneelFRA

Group D

Date27 July – 1 August 2024
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsSet RatioPointsPoints Ratio
1Jorge Alayo / Noslen DíazCUB3066-0MAX126-921.369
2Andy Benesh / Miles PartainUSA2154-31.333135-1261.071
3André Stein / George WanderleyBRA1243-40.750119-1200.991
4Mohamed Abicha / Zouheir El-GraouiMAR0330-60.00091-1330.684
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #127 Jul 14:00Alayo / DíazCUB21-18, 21-18Benesh / PartainUSA
Match #227 Jul 19:12Stein / WanderleyBRA21-18, 21-10Abicha / El-GraouiMAR
Match #330 Jul 11:59Alayo / DíazCUB21-13, 21-18Stein / WanderleyBRA
Match #430 Jul 14:59Benesh / PartainUSA21-12, 28-26Abicha / El-GraouiMAR
Match #501 Aug 11:59Alayo / DíazCUB21-14, 21-11Abicha / El-GraouiMAR
Match #601 Aug 15:00Benesh / PartainUSA21-17, 14-21, 15-8Stein / WanderleyBRA

Group E

Date28 July – 2 August 2024
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsSet RatioPointsPoints Ratio
1Arthur Lanci / Evandro Oliveira JúniorBRA3066-0MAX126-1001.260
2Ondřej Perušič / David SchweinerCZE2154-22.000118-1091.082
3Daniel Dearing / Sam SchachterCAN1242-40.500107-1150.930
4Julian Hörl / Alexander HorstAUT0330-60.00099-1260.785
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #128 Jul 18:59Perušič / SchweinerCZE21-17, 21-19Dearing / SchachterCAN
Match #228 Jul 19:59Lanci / Oliveira JúniorBRA21-18, 21-19Hörl / HorstAUT
Match #331 Jul 8:59Perušič / SchweinerCZE21-18, 21-13Hörl / HorstAUT
Match #431 Jul 20:30Lanci / Oliveira JúniorBRA21-13, 21-16Dearing / SchachterCAN
Match #502 Aug 10:59Dearing / SchachterCAN21-16, 21-15Hörl / HorstAUT
Match #602 Aug 21:00Lanci / Oliveira JúniorBRA21-18, 21-16Perušič / SchweinerCZE

Group F

Date29 July – 2 August 2024
PosPairNOCWinsLossesPointsSetsSet RatioPointsPoints Ratio
1Stefan Boermans / Yorick de GrootNED3066-0MAX126-891.415
2Adrián Gavira / Pablo HerreraESP2154-31.333131-1231.065
3Chase Budinger / Miles EvansUSA1242-40.50099-1090.908
4Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Youssef KrouFRA0331-60.166108-1430.755
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #129 Jul 10:00Boermans / de GrootNED21-15, 21-15Gavira / HerreraESP
Match #229 Jul 16:00Budinger / EvansUSA21-14, 21-11Gauthier-Rat / KrouFRA
Match #330 Jul 17:05Gavira / HerreraESP23-21, 21-23, 15-8Gauthier-Rat / KrouFRA
Match #430 Jul 20:00Boermans / de GrootNED21-13, 21-15Budinger / EvansUSA
Match #502 Aug 15:00Gavira / HerreraESP21-18, 21-11Budinger / EvansUSA
Match #602 Aug 16:00Boermans / de GrootNED21-15, 21-16Gauthier-Rat / KrouFRA

Lucky Loser Round

Date3 August 2024
FormatContested by third-place finishers in groups who did not advance automatically. Winners of each match advanced to round one.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #103 Aug 23:00Evans / BudingerUSA21-17, 21-19Hodges / SchubertAUS
Match #203 Aug 17:59Grimalt / GrimaltCHI21-1, 21-0Schachter / DearingCAN

Round One

Date4 – 5 August 2024
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #104 Aug 10:05Ehlers / WicklerGER21-16, 21-17Wanderley / SteinBRA
Match #204 Aug 13:00Boermans / de GrootNED21-18, 21-16Perušič / SchweinerCZE
Match #304 Aug 14:00Åhman / HellvigSWE21-11, 26-28, 15-11Díaz / AlayoCUB
Match #404 Aug 21:00Oliveira Júnior / LanciBRA21-16, 21-16van de Velde / ImmersNED
Match #505 Aug 10:09Herrera / GaviraESP23-21, 21-18Bryl / ŁosiakPOL
Match #605 Aug 14:16Mol / SørumNOR21-16, 21-14Evans / BudingerUSA
Match #705 Aug 17:00Partain / BeneshUSA21-17, 21-18Cottafava / NicolaiITA
Match #805 Aug 22:03Younousse / TijanQAT21-14, 21-13Grimalt / GrimaltCHI

Quarter-Finals

Date6 – 7 August 2024
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #106 Aug 17:00Ehlers / WicklerGER22-20, 21-15Boermans / de GrootNED
Match #206 Aug 18:00Åhman / HellvigSWE21-17, 21-16Oliveira Júnior / LanciBRA
Match #307 Aug 21:00Mol / SørumNOR21-16, 21-17Herrera / GaviraESP
Match #407 Aug 22:03Younousse / TijanQAT21-14, 21-16Partain / BeneshUSA

Semi-Finals

Date8 August 2024 — 18:15
FormatWinners of each match advanced to the final match.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #108 Aug 22:15Åhman / HellvigSWE21-13, 21-17Younousse / TijanQAT
Match #208 Aug 18:15Ehlers / WicklerGER21-13, 17-21, 15-13Mol / SørumNOR

Final Round

Date10 August 2024 — 21:01
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match 1/210 Aug 22:32Åhman / HellvigSWE21-10, 21-13Ehlers / WicklerGER
Match 3/410 Aug 21:01Mol / SørumNOR21-13, 21-16Younousse / TijanQAT