Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| 9th Volleyball Olympic Tournament Atlanta 1996 |
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| Olympics | 1996 Summer Olympics | |
| Host nation |  United States |
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| City | Atlanta | |
| Duration | July 20, 1996– August 4, 1996 |
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| Men's teams | 12 | |
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 Netherlands |
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 Italy |
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 Yugoslavia |
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| Women's teams | 12 | |
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 Cuba |
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 China |
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 Brazil |
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| 1st Beach Volleyball Olympic Tournament Atlanta 1996 |
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| City | Atlanta | |
| Duration | July 23, 1996– July 28, 1996 |
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 Canada |
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| Women's teams | 18 | |
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Brazil |
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Brazil |
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 Australia |
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Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured Beach volleyball for the first time as an official Olympic sport.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | China |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 23x15px Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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