Beach volleyball is an optional sport at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. It first appeared at the 2018 Games with both men's and women's contests, followed by a second time at the 2022 Games. It is scheduled for a third time at the 2026 Games.
Venues
Gold Coast 2018: Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta
Birmingham 2022: Smithfield, Birmingham
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 |  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.
| Sports at the Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Core sports | |
| Optional sports | |
| Past sports | |
| Demonstration sports | |
| International beach volleyball | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asia and Oceania | AVC – Asian Championship – Asian Games – Asian Beach Games |  |
| Africa | CAVB – African Championship – African Games – African Beach Games | |
| Europe | ||
| North America | NORCECA – NORCECA Circuit – Central American Games – Central American & Caribbean Games | |
| South America | CSV – South American Circuit – South American Games – South American Beach Games | |
| Others | ||
| Discontinued |
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