Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games.[2] It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games.[3]
Venues
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Gold Coast 2018: Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta
Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, Birmingham- Victoria 2026: Eastern Beach, Geelong
Men's tournament
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2018 Details |
Gold Coast |
Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann |
2–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter |
 Ben O'Dea and Sam O'Dea |
2–0 | Chris Gregory and Jake Sheaf |
12 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Birmingham |
Christopher McHugh and Paul Burnett |
2-1 | Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing |
Javier Bello and Joaquin Bello |
2-0 |  Venuste Gatsinzi and Olivier Ntagengwa |
12 | |||
| 2026 Details |
Geelong |
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Performance by nation
| Nation | 2018 (12) |
2022 (12) |
Years |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Canada | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
 Cyprus | QF | QF | 2 |
| England | 4th | 3rd | 2 |
 Fiji | GS | - | 1 |
 Maldives | - | GS | 1 |
 Mozambique | GS | - | 1 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | QF | 2 |
| Rwanda | - | 4th | 1 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | GS | GS | 2 |
 Scotland | QF | - | 1 |
 Sierra Leone | QF | - | 1 |
 South Africa | - | GS | 1 |
 Sri Lanka | GS | QF | 2 |
 Gambia | - | QF | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | QF | - | 1 |
 Tuvalu | - | GS | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
|---|
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
- QF – Quarter Finals
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
- TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.
Women's tournament
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold medalists | Score | Silver medalists | Bronze medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2018 Details |
Gold Coast |
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan |
2–0 | Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy |
 Linline Matauatu and Miller Pata |
2–0 | Manolina Konstantinou and Mariota Angelopoulou |
12 | |||
| 2022 Details |
Birmingham |
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan |
2–1 | Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy |
Miller Pata and Sherysyn Toko |
2-1 | Alice Zeimann and Shaunna Polley |
12 | |||
| 2026 Details |
Geelong |
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Performance by nation
| Nation | 2018 (12) |
2022 (12) |
Years |
| Australia | 2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Canada | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Cyprus | 4th | QF | 2 |
| England | QF | QF | 2 |
| Fiji | GS | - | 1 |
 Ghana | - | GS | 1 |
 Grenada | GS | - | 1 |
 Kenya | - | GS | 1 |
| New Zealand | QF | 4th | 2 |
| Rwanda | QF | - | 1 |
| Scotland | QF | QF | 2 |
 Singapore | GS | - | 1 |
 Solomon Islands | - | GS | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | - | QF | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | GS | GS | 2 |
| Vanuatu | 3rd | 3rd | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 24 |
|---|
Legend
- GP – Group stage / First round
- QF – Quarter Finals
- Q – The team has qualified for the tournament.
- TBD – Qualification ongoing; can still qualify.
All-time medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation" (PDF). thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Birmingham 2022 Medal Event Programme" (PDF). birmingham2022.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ Juanola, Marta Pascual (2022-04-12). "Victoria to host 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Age. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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| Africa | CAVB – African Championship | |
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