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The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2016 throughout the world.

Beach Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–BVB)

August 6 – 18: 2016 Summer Olympics for Men and Women in Rio de Janeiro at Copacabana Beach

International beach volleyball championships

May 11 – 16: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Lucerne^[1]
- Men: Geroge Souto Maior Wanderley / Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci^[2]
- Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva Ramos^[3]
July 6 – 10: 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification in Sochi
July 26 – 31: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Larnaca

BV Grand Slam

March 8 – 13: Grand Slam #1 in Rio de Janeiro^[4]
- Men: Bartosz Losiak / Piotr Kantor^[5]
- Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[6]
May 24 – 29: Grand Slam #2 in Moscow^[7]
- Men: Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst^[8]
- Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[9]
June 14 – 19: Grand Slam #3 in Olsztyn^[10]
- Men:
- Women:
August 23 – 28: Grand Slam #4 (final) in Long Beach, California

BV Major

June 7 – 12: Major #1 in Hamburg^[11]
- Men:
- Women:
June 28 – July 3: Major #2 in Poreč
July 5 – 10: Major #3 in Gstaad
July 26 – 31: Major #4 (final) in Klagenfurt

BV Open

February 15 – 19: Open #1 in Kish Island (men only)^[12]
- Winners: Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse^[13]
February 23 – 28: Open #2 in Maceió^[14]
- Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena^[15]
- Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Elize Secomandi Maia^[16]
March 15 – 20: Open #3 in Vitória, Espírito Santo^[17]
- Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt^[18]
- Women: Larissa França / Talita Antunes^[19]
April 5 – 8: Open #4 in Doha (men only)^[20]
- Winners: Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich^[21]
April 12 – 17: Open #5 in Xiamen^[22]
- Men: Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira^[23]
- Women: Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré^[24]
April 19 – 24: Open #6 in Fuzhou^[25]
- Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena^[26]
- Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[27]
April 26 – May 1: Open #7 in Fortaleza^[28]
- Men: Oscar Brandão / Andre Loyola Stein^[29]
- Women: Elize Secomandi Maia / Eduarda Santos Lisboa^[30]
May 3 – 8: Open #8 in Sochi^[31]
- Men: Paolo Nicolai / Daniele Lupo^[32]
- Women: Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr^[33]
May 10 – 15: Open #9 in Antalya^[34]
- Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš^[35]
- Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst^[36]
May 17 – 21: Open #10 in Cincinnati^[37]
- Men: Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes / Saymon Barbosa Santos^[38]
- Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[39]
October 11 – 16: Open #11 (final) in Puerto Vallarta

Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–VB)

August 6 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho)
August 7 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho)

International volleyball events

January 4 – 9: 2016 European Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Ankara^[40]
- Russia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[41]
- Italy and Netherlands has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
January 5 – 10: 2016 European Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Berlin^[42]
- Russia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[43]
- France and Poland has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
January 6 – 10: 2016 CSV Women's South American Olympic Qualification in Bariloche
- Argentina has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[44]
- Peru has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
- Colombia has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
January 7 – 9: 2016 NORCECA Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Lincoln, Nebraska^[45]
- The United States has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[46]
- Dominican Republic has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
- Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
January 7 – 14: 2016 African Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Brazzaville
- Egypt has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[47]
- Algeria and Tunisia has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
January 8 – 10: 2016 NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Edmonton^[48]
- Cuba has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[49]
- Canada has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
- Mexico has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
February 12 – 16: 2016 African Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Yaoundé
- Cameroon has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[50]
March 23 – April 1: 2016 Men's African Club Championship in Cairo^[51]
- El Geish defeated Espérance, 3–1 in matches won, to win their first Men's African Club Championship title. Smouha took third place.
April 22 – 30: 2016 Women's African Club Championship in Tunis^[52]
- Al Ahly SC defeated Carthage, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Women's African Club Championship title.
- Kenya Pipeline took third place.
May 14 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Tokyo^[53]
- Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, and South Korea all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[54]
May 20 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico^[55]
- Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[56]
May 21 – 26: 2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Culiacán
- Cuba defeated Argentina, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. Canada took third place.
May 28 – June 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Tokyo
June 3 – 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in Mexico City
October 4 – 9: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship (location TBA)
October 18 – 23: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Pasay

2016 FIVB Volleyball World League

July 1 – 3: Group 3 Finals in Frankfurt
July 9 & 10: Group 2 Finals in Matosinhos
July 13 – 17: Group 1 Finals in Kraków

2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

June 17 – 19: Group 3 Finals in Almaty
June 17 – 19: Group 2 Finals in Plovdiv
July 6 – 10: Group 1 Finals in Bangkok

References

↑ FIVB's Under 21 World Championships Lucerne, Switzerland, 2016 Page
↑ 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Men's Final Results
↑ 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Women's Final Results
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↑ FIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Men's Results
↑ FIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Women's Results
↑ FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Page
↑ FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Men's Results
↑ FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Women's Results
↑ FIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Page
↑ FIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Page
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↑ Egypt's El Geish crowned African Champions to represent African in the club World Championship
↑ Egypt’s Ahly win eighth African club championship crown
↑ FIVB's Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 Page
↑ One Last Thriller as Olympic Qualifier in Japan Closes
↑ FIVB's Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 Page
↑ Historic Victory for Puerto Rico in Volleyball

[1] FIVB's Under 21 World Championships Lucerne, Switzerland, 2016 Page

[2] 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Men's Final Results

[3] 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Women's Final Results

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[5] FIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Men's Results

[6] FIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Women's Results

[7] FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Page

[8] FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Men's Results

[9] FIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Women's Results

[10] FIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Page

[11] FIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Page

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[51] Egypt's El Geish crowned African Champions to represent African in the club World Championship

[52] Egypt’s Ahly win eighth African club championship crown

[53] FIVB's Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 Page

[54] One Last Thriller as Olympic Qualifier in Japan Closes

[55] FIVB's Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 Page

[56] Historic Victory for Puerto Rico in Volleyball

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Years in volleyball:	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Centuries:	20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years:	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2016 in volleyball

Contents

Beach Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–BVB)

International beach volleyball championships

BV Grand Slam

BV Major

BV Open

Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–VB)

International volleyball events

2016 FIVB Volleyball World League

2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

References

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