Volleyball at the 2015 European Games – Qualification explained

A total of 464 athletes will compete at the volleyball competitions at the 2015 European Games; 336 in indoor volleyball and 128 in beach volleyball.^[1] Most of the qualification places will be based on the CEV Rankings as of 1 January 2015.^[2]

Qualification summary

Country	Indoor		Beach		Total athletes
width=50	Men !	width=50	Women !	width=50		Men !	width=50	Women
			2	2	8
	X	X	2	2	36
			1		2
	X	X			28
	X	X			28
		X			14
			1	2	6
			1		2
			1		2
	X			2	18
	X		2	2	22
	X	X	2	2	36
			1		2
			1	1	4
			1		2
	X	X	2	2	36
			2		4
				1	2
		X	2	2	22
			2	2	8
	X	X	2	2	36
		X			14
	X	X	2	2	36
	X	X			28
	X			1	16
			2	2	8
				2	4
			2	2	8
	X	X	1		30
				1	2
30 NOC's	12	12	32	32	464

Indoor

Men

Means of qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
CEV European Ranking (as of 1 January 2015)[3]	9
CEV European League Ranking List (2011–2014)	2
Total	12

Women

Means of qualification	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1
CEV European Ranking (as of 1 January 2015)[4]	9
CEV European League Ranking List (2011–2014)	2
Total	12

Beach

Men

Means of qualification	Vacancies	Nation	Athletes	Athletes at Games
Host nation	2
CEV Entry Ranking (as of 1 January 2015)	30
			Peter Kildegaard Andersen/Kristoffer Abell
Total	32

Women

Means of qualification	Vacancies	Nation	Athletes	Athletes at Games
Host nation	2
CEV Entry Ranking (as of 1 January 2015)	30
Total	32

Sources

• Indoor Volleyball Qualifiers

Notes and References

1. http://www.olympics.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Baku-2015-Newsletter-1-small.pdf Newsletter
2. News: Qualification system for 2015 European Games confirmed. CEV. 21 July 2014. 26 December 2020.
3. Web site: CEV European Ranking List – Men (as per 15.10.2014). CEV. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427215938/http://www.cev.lu/Rankings/Men.aspx. 27 April 2015.
4. Web site: CEV European Ranking List – Women (as per 14.10.2014). CEV. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150521215553/http://www.cev.lu:80/Rankings/Women.aspx. 21 May 2015.