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 Men: (Alison Cerutti & Bruno Oscar Schmidt) (Daniele Lupo & Paolo Nicolai) (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen) Women: (Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst) (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Bárbara Seixas) (April Ross & Kerri Walsh Jennings)
International beach volleyball championships May 11 – 16: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in LucerneFIVB's Under 21 World Championships Lucerne, Switzerland, 2016 Page Men: George Souto Maior Wanderley / Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Men's Final Results Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva Ramos2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Women's Final Results July 6 – 10: 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification in SochiFIVB's 2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification Page Men: Both and qualified to compete at Rio 2016.FIVB's 2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Men's Qualification Results Page Women: Both the and qualified to compete at Rio 2016.FIVB's 2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Women's Qualification Results Page July 26 – 31: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in LarnacaFIVB's 2016 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Page Men: Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho / Rafael José Mendonça de QueirozFIVB's 2016 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Men's Final Results Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Victoria Lopes Pereira TostaFIVB's 2016 Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Women's Final Results September 13 – 18: 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals in TorontoFIVB's 2016 World Tour Finals (BV) Page Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
BV Grand Slam March 8 – 13: Grand Slam #1 in Rio de Janeiro Men: Bartosz Losiak / Piotr KantorFIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Men's Results Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April RossFIVB's Rio 2016 Grand Slam #1 Women's Results May 24 – 29: Grand Slam #2 in MoscowFIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Page Men: Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan VarenhorstFIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Men's Results Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April RossFIVB's Moscow 2016 Grand Slam #2 Women's Results June 14 – 19: Grand Slam #3 in OlsztynFIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Page Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis ŠmēdiņšFIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Men's Results Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira WalkenhorstFIVB's Olsztyn 2016 Grand Slam #3 Women's Results August 23 – 28: Grand Slam #4 (final) in Long Beach, CaliforniaFIVB's Long Beach 2016 Grand Slam #4 Page Men: Pedro Solberg Salgado / Evandro OliveiraFIVB's Long Beach 2016 Grand Slam #4 Men's Results Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April RossFIVB's Long Beach 2016 Grand Slam #4 Women's Results
BV Major June 7 – 12: Major #1 in HamburgFIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Page Men: Nicholas Lucena / Phil DalhausserFIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Men's Final Results Page Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira WalkenhorstFIVB's 2016 Hamburg Major #1 Women's Final Results Page June 28 – July 3: Major #2 in PorečFIVB's 2016 Poreč Major #2 Page Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar SchmidtFIVB's 2016 Poreč Major #2 Men's Final Results Page Women: Julia Sude / Chantal LaboureurFIVB's 2016 Poreč Major #2 Women's Final Results Page July 5 – 10: Major #3 in GstaadFIVB's 2016 Gstaad Major #3 Page Men: Pedro Solberg Salgado / Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira JúniorFIVB's 2016 Gstaad Major #3 Men's Final Results Page Women: Larissa França / Talita AntunesFIVB's 2016 Gstaad Major #3 Women's Final Results Page July 26 – 31: Major #4 (final) in KlagenfurtFIVB's 2016 Klagenfurt Major #4 Page Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis ŠmēdiņšFIVB's 2016 Klagenfurt Major #4 Men's Final Results Page Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira WalkenhorstFIVB's 2016 Klagenfurt Major #4 Women's Final Results Page
BV Open February 15 – 19: Open #1 in Kish Island (men only) Winners: Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse February 23 – 28: Open #2 in Maceió Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Elize Secomandi Maia March 15 – 20: Open #3 in Vitória, Espírito Santo Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Women: Larissa França / Talita Antunes April 5 – 8: Open #4 in Doha (men only) Winners: Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich April 12 – 17: Open #5 in Xiamen Men: Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira Women: Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré April 19 – 24: Open #6 in Fuzhou Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross April 26 – May 1: Open #7 in Fortaleza Men: Oscar Brandão / Andre Loyola Stein Women: Elize Secomandi Maia / Eduarda Santos Lisboa May 3 – 8: Open #8 in Sochi Men: Paolo Nicolai / Daniele Lupo Women: Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr May 10 – 15: Open #9 in Antalya Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst May 17 – 21: Open #10 (final) in Cincinnati Men: Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes / Saymon Barbosa Santos Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross
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 has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. and has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. January 5 – 10: 2016 European Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Berlin has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. and has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. January 6 – 10: 2016 CSV Women's South American Olympic Qualification in Bariloche has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. January 7 – 9: 2016 NORCECA Women's Continental Olympic Qualification at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska The has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. January 7 – 14: 2016 African Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Brazzaville has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. and has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. January 8 – 10: 2016 NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Edmonton has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament. has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament. February 12 – 16: 2016 African Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Yaoundé has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. March 23 – April 1: 2016 Men's African Club Championship in Cairo 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 TunisEgypt’s Ahly win eighth African club championship crown 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 , the , , and all qualified to compete at Rio 2016. May 20 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at Rio 2016. May 19 – 27: 2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico City2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. took third place. May 28 – June 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Tokyo , , , and all qualified to compete at Rio 2016. June 3 – 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in Mexico City qualified to compete at Rio 2016. June 24 – 29: 2016 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Havana2016 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship Website defeated the , 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. took the bronze medal. July 2 – 6: 19th Southeast Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship 2016 in Naypyidaw Round–robin group: 1. , 2. –A, 3. July 2 – 10: 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Santo Domingo2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Website The defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title. The took the bronze medal. July 4 – 10: 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Gatineau2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship Website The defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their third Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. took the bronze medal. July 9 – 17: 2016 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship in Kaohsiung The defeated , 3–2 in matches played, to win their 4th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship. took the bronze medal. July 16 – 20: 2016 Southeast Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship in Sisaket defeated , 3–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place. July 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima defeated , 3–2 in matches played, in the final. took third place. July 26 – August 1: 2016 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida2016 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship Website The defeated the , 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title. took third place. August 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in Generic 2016 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship Results Page Sarmayeh Bank Tehran VC defeated Al Arabi, 3–1 in matches played, to win their first Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship title. Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza took third place. August 27 – September 4: 2016 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship in and defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their second Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship title. took third place. September 2 – 10: 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship in defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship title. took third place. September 3 – 11: 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Biñan NEC Red Rockets defeated Ba'yi Shenzhen, 3–0 in matches played, to win their first Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship title. Bangkok Glass took third place. September 14 – 20: 2016 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship in Vĩnh Phúc Province defeated , 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship title. took third place. September 22 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Pathom defeated , 3–1 in matches played, to win their third AVC Cup for Men title. took third place. October 17 – 23: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Betim Sada Cruzeiro defeated Zenit Kazan, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship title. Trentino Diatec took third place. October 18 – 23: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in PasayFIVB's 2016 Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Page Eczacıbaşı VitrA defeated Pomì Casalmaggiore, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second consecutive FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship title. Vakıfbank İstanbul took third place.
2016 FIVB Volleyball World League