Lausanne, Switzerland, June 23, 2016 - At the London 2012 Olympic Games, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh finished in perfect fashion as they became the first team ever to win three Olympic beach volleyball gold medals, defeating fellow Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in straight sets.
Quick links:London 2012 Olympic GamesLondon 2012 Olympic Games - Beach volleyballLondon 2012 Olympic Games - YouTubeIt was a great sendoff for May-Treanor, who retired from the sport immediately after the London Games.
Brazil's Larissa Franca and Juliana Felisberta Da Silva took bronze by beating Chen Xue and Zhang Xi of China 2-1.
In the men's final, Germany’s Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann missed three match points, but won gold with the fourth as they beat Brazil’s Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego 2-1.
They were the first European side to win an Olympic beach volleyball gold medal. Latvia’s Janis Smedins and Martins Plavins beat The Netherlands' Reinder Nummerdor and Richard Schuil in the bronze medal match to win Latvia’s first medal of London 2012.
This article is one of a series in the run-up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as the FIVB looks back at previous Olympic volleyball and beach volleyball tournaments.Tokyo 1964 Olympic GamesMexico City 1968 Olympic GamesMunich 1972 Olympic GamesMontreal 1976 Olympic GamesMoscow 1980 Olympic GamesLos Angeles 1984 Olympic GamesSeoul 1988 Olympic GamesBarcelona 1992 Olympic GamesAtlanta 1996 Olympic Games - Beach volleyballAtlanta 1996 Olympic Games - VolleyballSydney 2000 Olympic Games - Beach volleyball
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - Volleyball
Athens 2004 Olympic Games - Beach volleyball
Athens 2004 Olympic Games - VolleyballBeijing 2008 Olympic Games - Beach volleyballBeijing 2008 Olympic Games - Volleyball