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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-07 · 13 entries checked · 10 flagged · 18 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 18 still open
Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics — The 1992 demonstration sport men's winners were Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos, not Carlos Briceno and Jeff Williams.
Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics — The 1992 demonstration sport women's winners were Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno, not Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires.
Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states the longest match was Ahmann/Hager vs. Kvalheim/Maaseide lasting 67 minutes, but it actually lasted 68 minutes.
Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states the shortest match in the winner's bracket was Zé Marco/Emanuel vs. Penigaud/Jodard lasting 27 minutes, but it actually lasted 26 minutes.
Beach volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament — The bronze medal match is described as a three-set match, but it was actually two sets (12-7, 12-10) under the old sideout scoring system.
Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The claim that Brazil's Harley-Pedro was ranked #2 on the world ranking as of July 21, 2008, and #1 as of August 4, 2008, is factually incorrect; they were actually #1 on the world ranking on both dates but did not qualify due to the Olympic ranking and the tw
Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The statement that host nation China's team Xu-Wu was automatically seeded #1 because they were in the top six of the Olympic ranking is misleading; they were seeded #1 because they were the highest-ranked team in the tournament after other top teams were limi
Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament — The entry states that the host nation's team, if in the top 6 of the FIVB Olympic ranking, is automatically seeded as #1, and that China's Tian Jia – Wang, ranked #2, was thus placed in Pool A. However, the seeding rule for the host nation was that if the host
Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament — The entry claims that 'Brazil, and China each directly qualified two teams for the Round of 16, and all six won their Round of 16 matches to reach the quarterfinals.' This is factually wrong: Brazil's Talita/Renata lost in the Round of 16 to Austria's Schwaige
Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The entry states 'the final three secured their places at the FIVB World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament' but only two teams qualified via that tournament, not three; the third spot was the host nation.
Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament — The description of the lucky loser process is inaccurate: the two best third-placed teams advanced directly to the round of 16, while the remaining four third-placed teams played two lucky loser matches to determine the final two spots, not 'two additional thi
Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The seeding draw process description is inaccurate: the actual FIVB Olympic ranking as of 13 June 2016 determined the top 16 teams directly qualified, with specific seeding rules for ranks 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, and 16-18 into designated pools, and the remaining s
Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament — The statement about teams from the same NOC not being placed in the same pool 'except for the last drawing' is factually incorrect; the rule had no such exception.
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