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Volleyball at the 2026 South American Games
Volleyball competitions at the 2026 South American Games
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Volleyball competitions at the 2026 South American Games in Rosario, Santa Fe, and Rafaela, Argentina, are scheduled to be held between September 15 and 25 at Estadio Claudio Newell, located within Parque de la Independencia in Rosario.[1][2][3]
Two medal events were scheduled to be contested: a men's and women's tournament.[4] Chile and Peru are the defending champions of the South American Games men's and women's volleyball events.
Participating nations
A total of 7 ODESUR nations registered teams for the volleyball events. Each nation was able to enter a maximum of 24 athletes (one team of 12 players per gender). Bolivia and Peru will only participate in the men's tournament while Venezuela will only participate in the women's. The other four nations will participate in both.
Schedule
The competition schedule is as follows:[5]
| G | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F/G | Final/Gold medal match |
Date Event | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | G | G | G | G | G | |||||||
| Men | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Argentina)
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |  ChileSebastián Albornoz Noé Aravena Gabriel Araya Matías Banda Dusan Bonacic Kaj Bonacic Jaime Bravo Tomás Gago Vicente Ibarra Matías Jadue Vicente Parraguirre Vicente Valenzuela |
 ArgentinaBenjamin Flores Iñaki Ramos Pedro Ojuez Federico Debonis Gustavo Maciel Ivan Pavon Jose Cejas Leandro Klaczynski Nahuén D´Aversa German Gomez Santiago Arroyo Samuel Guidi |
 ColombiaLuis Cuenu Leandro Mejia Miguel Martinez Pablo Tello Carlos Andrés Martínez Samuel Jaramillo Juan Castañeda Maicol Ortiz Santiago Andres Ruiz Jorge Mesa Miguel Rodríguez Heider Banguera |
| Women's tournament | Chile Consuelo Alarcón Dominga Aylwin Laura Cisternas Florencia Giglio Daniela Maureira María Nielsen Beatriz Novoa Carla Ruz Paula Salinas Petra Schwartzman Celeste Somervell Trinidad Trujillo |
Argentina Morena Chiappero Emma Oldani Dalma Pérez Julieta Medina Julieta Ruelli Martina Bednarek Martina Da Dalt Victoria Caballero Helena Cugno Elena Guerrico María Martínez María Matich |
Colombia Sofía Vélez Laura Rojas Juliana Toro Ivonee Montaño Katherin Ramírez Nicoll Torres Danny Mesa Melanie Gallego Wendy Vargas Karen Rentería Valery Balanta Helen Lozano |
Men's tournament
Group stage
Group A
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Sets ratio; 4) Points ratio; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host
Group B
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Sets ratio; 4) Points ratio; 5) Head-to-head result.
Final round
The final round consisted of the fifth place match (between the third placed teams of pools A and B), the semi-finals and the bronze and gold medal matches. The semi-finals match-ups were:
- Semifinal 1: Winners Pool A v Runners-up Pool B
- Semifinal 2: Winners Pool B v Runners-up Pool A
Winners of semi-finals played the gold medal match, while losers played the bronze medal match.
Fifth place match
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Final standings
Women's tournament
- Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile |
4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 352 | 264 | 1.333 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Argentina (H) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1.500 | 343 | 289 | 1.187 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Colombia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 319 | 330 | 0.967 | Bronze medal |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 346 | 356 | 0.972 | Fourth place |
| 5 |  Paraguay |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 201 | 322 | 0.624 | Fifth place |
Rules for classification: 1) Matches won; 2) Points; 3) Sets ratio; 4) Points ratio; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Attd | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | 16:00 | Venezuela | 1–3 | Chile | 25–23 | 11–25 | 20–25 | 23–25 | 79–98 | P2 Report | ||
| 15 Mar | 18:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Paraguay | 25–15 | 25–11 | 25–16 | 75–42 | 1,000 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Mar | 10:00 | Colombia | 3–1 | Venezuela | 27–25 | 20–25 | 27–25 | 30–28 | 104–103 | P2 Report | ||
| 16 Mar | 15:00 | Argentina | 1–3 | Chile | 17–25 | 27–29 | 25–22 | 19–25 | 88–101 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Mar | 10:00 | Colombia | 3–1 | Paraguay | 27–25 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 25–7 | 97–74 | P2 Report | ||
| 17 Mar | 15:00 | Argentina | 2–3 | Venezuela | 25–15 | 25–9 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 11–15 | 105–89 | P2 Report | |
| 18 Mar | 10:00 | Chile | 3–0 | Colombia | 28–26 | 25–17 | 25–18 | 78–61 | P2 Report | |||
| 18 Mar | 15:00 | Venezuela | 3–0 | Paraguay | 25–19 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 75–49 | P2 Report | |||
| 19 Mar | 15:00 | Chile | 3–0 | Paraguay | 25–13 | 25–11 | 25–12 | 75–36 | P2 Report | |||
| 19 Mar | 19:00 | Argentina | 3–0 | Colombia | 25–17 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 75–57 | P2 Report |
| 2026 South American Games Women's champions |
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 Chile First title |
