Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings No. 8 for the 2024 Paris Games

The Olympic race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The final event is yet to be determined, but the qualification period will conclude on June 9, 2024. We’ll be providing these updates for the Beach Volleyball Olympic rankings throughout the next two years.

By virtue of their gold medal finish Sunday at the Gstaad Elite16, Andy Benesh and Miles Partain jumped from No. 20 to No. 9 in the Olympic beach volleyball rankings. Meanwhile, silver medalists Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, and bronze medalists Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth extended their lead over their American counterparts.

Men’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings

(updated July 10 after Volleyball World Gstaad Elite16)

1. Anders Mol, Christian Sorum, NORWAY, 5700 (5)
2. Andre Loyola, George Wanderley, BRAZIL, 4620 (7)
3. Evandro Goncalves, Arthur Mariano, BRAZIL, 4360 (8)
4. David Ahman, Jonatan Hellvig, SWEDEN, 4280 (4)
5. Michal Bryl, Bartosz Losiak, POLAND, 4000 (5)
6. Nils Ehlers, Clemens Wickler, GERMANY, 3880 (5)
7. Adrian Carambula, Alex Ranghieri, ITALY, 3740 (5)
8. Adrian Gavira, Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, 3680 (6)
9. Andy Benesh, Miles Partain, USA, 3480 (4)
10. Vitor Felipe, Renato Lima, BRAZIL, 3380 (6)
11. Alex Brouwer, Robert Meeuwsen, NETHERLANDS, 3340 (5)
12. Julian Horl, Alex Horst, AUSTRIA, 3340 (7)
13. Matthew Immers, Steven van de Velde, NETHERLANDS, 3300 (6)
14. Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk, USA, 3060 (6) 
15. Theo Brunner, Trevor Crabb, USA, 3020 (6) 
16. Esteban Grimalt, Marco Grimalt, CHILE, 2980 (5)
17. Cherif Samba, Ahmed Tijan, QATAR, 2920 (4)
18. Ondrej Perusic, David Schweiner, CZECH REPUBLIC, 2860 (3)
19. Thomas Hodges, Zachery Schubert, AUSTRALIA, 2840 (6)
20. Sam Cottafava, Paolo Nicolai, ITALY, 2820 (5)
21. Moritz Pristauz, Robin Seidl, AUSTRIA, 2740 (6)
22. Daniele Lupo, Enrico Rossi, ITALY, 2660 (6)
23. Arnaud Gauthier-Rat, Youssef Krou, FRANCE, 2440 (4)
24. Paul Burnett, Chris McHugh, AUSTRALIA, 2400 (6)

Other USA teams
31. Chase Budinger, Miles Evans, USA, 1780 (4)
43. Taylor Crabb, Taylor Sander, USA, 940 (3)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings

(updated July 10 after Volleyball World Gstaad Elite16)

1. Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes, USA, 5320 (6)
2. Duda Lisboa, Ana Patricia Silva, BRAZIL, 5260 (5)
3. Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth, USA, 5120 (6)
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