London Olympics: Volleyball
THIS EVENT ENDED ON THE 12TH AUGUST 2012
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The London 2012 Olympic Volleyball competition takes place at Earls Court in west London from Saturday 28 July until Sunday 12 August. Both the men's and women's competitions will begin with a preliminary phase in which 12 teams will be divided into two pools of six, with each team playing every other side in their group. The eight best teams from this phase will go through to the knock-out competition until there are two teams remaining for the gold medal final. Volleyball is a fast and immensely skillful game played between two teams of six athletes - many of whom tower more than two metres high. Each team is allowed three touches before it must cross the net, with the aim usually to set up for a decisive "spike" - when a player smashes the ball overarm into the opponent's court. Astonishing reactions are needed by players if they want to prevent the ball - which can travel up to 130km/h - from touching the ground, making Volleyball an edge-of-the-seat experience for spectators.
About London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Event: VolleyballThe London 2012 Volleyball competitions will be held at the historic Earls Court Exhibition Centre in west London. It's not the first time the Olympics have come to this neck of the woods: Earls Court hosted the Boxing, Gymnastics and Wrestling for the 1948 Games. More about London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre
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Date / Time | Event name | Venue |
28th Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
28th Jul 9:00 - 13:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
28th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
28th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
28th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
28th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
29th Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
29th Jul 9:00 - 13:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
29th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
29th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
29th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
29th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
30th Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
30th Jul 9:00 - 13:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
30th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
30th Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
30th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
30th Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
31st Jul 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
31st Jul 9:00 - 13:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
31st Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
31st Jul 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
31st Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
31st Jul 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 9:00 - 13:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
1st Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
1st Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
1st Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
2nd Aug 9:00 - 12:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
2nd Aug 9:00 - 13:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
2nd Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (6 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
2nd Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
2nd Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's and women's preliminaries (2 matches), lucky loser round (4 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
2nd Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
3rd Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 9:00 - 13:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
3rd Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
3rd Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
3rd Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
3rd Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 9:00 - 10:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 9:00 - 13:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
4th Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 13:00 - 14:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
4th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
4th Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Men's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
4th Aug 21:00 - 22:00 | Women's round of 16 (1 match) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
5th Aug 9:00 - 13:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
5th Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
5th Aug 18:00 - 19:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
5th Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Women's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
5th Aug 22:00 - 23:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
6th Aug 9:00 - 13:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
6th Aug 14:00 - 18:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
6th Aug 18:00 - 19:00 | Men's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
6th Aug 20:00 - 23:00 | Men's preliminaries (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
6th Aug 22:00 - 23:00 | Men's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 13:00 - 16:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
7th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Men's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 17:00 - 18:00 | Women's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 19:00 - 22:00 | Women's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
7th Aug 21:00 - 23:00 | Women's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
7th Aug 21:00 - 23:00 | Men's semi-final | London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
8th Aug 14:00 - 17:00 | Men's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
8th Aug 19:00 - 22:00 | Women's bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
8th Aug 19:00 - 23:00 | Men's quarter-finals (2 matches) | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
9th Aug 15:00 - 16:00 | Women's semi-final | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
9th Aug 19:00 - 22:00 | Men's bronze medal match, gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics: Horse Guards Parade |
9th Aug 19:00 - 21:00 | Women's semi-final | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
10th Aug 15:00 - 16:00 | Men's semi-final | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
10th Aug 19:00 - 21:00 | Men's semi-final | London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
11th Aug 11:00 - 13:00 | Women's bronze medal match This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
11th Aug 18:00 - 20:00 | Women's gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
12th Aug 9:00 - 11:00 | Men's bronze medal match This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
12th Aug 13:00 - 15:00 | Men's gold medal match, victory ceremony This is a medal event. ![]() |
London Olympics: Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
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