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:
  •  Brazil (Alison Cerutti & Bruno Oscar Schmidt)
  •  Italy (Daniele Lupo & Paolo Nicolai)
  •  Netherlands (Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen)
  • Women:
  •  Germany (Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst)
  •  Brazil (Ágatha Bednarczuk & Bárbara Seixas)
  •  United States (April Ross & Kerri Walsh Jennings)

International beach volleyball championships

• May 11 – 16: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Lucerne^[1]
  • Men: George Souto Maior Wanderley / Arthur Diego Mariano Lanci^[2]
  • Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva Ramos^[3]
• July 6 – 10: 2016 FIVB World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification in Sochi^[4]
  • Men: Both  Canada and  Russia qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[5]
  • Women: Both the  Czech Republic and  Russia qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[6]
• July 26 – 31: 2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in Larnaca^[7]
  • Men: Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho / Rafael José Mendonça de Queiroz^[8]
  • Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta^[9]
• September 13 – 18: 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals in Toronto^[10]
  • Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt^[11]
  • Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst^[12]

BV Grand Slam

• March 8 – 13: Grand Slam #1 in Rio de Janeiro^[13]
  • Men: Bartosz Losiak / Piotr Kantor^[14]
  • Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[15]
• May 24 – 29: Grand Slam #2 in Moscow^[16]
  • Men: Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst^[17]
  • Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[18]
• June 14 – 19: Grand Slam #3 in Olsztyn^[19]
  • Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš^[20]
  • Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst^[21]
• August 23 – 28: Grand Slam #4 (final) in Long Beach, California^[22]
  • Men: Pedro Solberg Salgado / Evandro Oliveira^[23]
  • Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[24]

BV Major

• June 7 – 12: Major #1 in Hamburg^[25]
  • Men: Nicholas Lucena / Phil Dalhausser^[26]
  • Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst^[27]
• June 28 – July 3: Major #2 in Poreč^[28]
  • Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt^[29]
  • Women: Julia Sude / Chantal Laboureur^[30]
• July 5 – 10: Major #3 in Gstaad^[31]
  • Men: Pedro Solberg Salgado / Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior^[32]
  • Women: Larissa França / Talita Antunes^[33]
• July 26 – 31: Major #4 (final) in Klagenfurt^[34]
  • Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš^[35]
  • Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst^[36]

BV Open

• February 15 – 19: Open #1 in Kish Island (men only)^[37]
  • Winners: Jefferson Santos Pereira / Cherif Younousse^[38]
• February 23 – 28: Open #2 in Maceió^[39]
  • Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena^[40]
  • Women: Eduarda Santos Lisboa / Elize Secomandi Maia^[41]
• March 15 – 20: Open #3 in Vitória, Espírito Santo^[42]
  • Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt^[43]
  • Women: Larissa França / Talita Antunes^[44]
• April 5 – 8: Open #4 in Doha (men only)^[45]
  • Winners: Alex Ranghieri / Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich^[46]
• April 12 – 17: Open #5 in Xiamen^[47]
  • Men: Pablo Herrera / Adrián Gavira^[48]
  • Women: Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Vergé-Dépré^[49]
• April 19 – 24: Open #6 in Fuzhou^[50]
  • Men: Phil Dalhausser / Nicholas Lucena^[51]
  • Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[52]
• April 26 – May 1: Open #7 in Fortaleza^[53]
  • Men: Oscar Brandão / Andre Loyola Stein^[54]
  • Women: Elize Secomandi Maia / Eduarda Santos Lisboa^[55]
• May 3 – 8: Open #8 in Sochi^[56]
  • Men: Paolo Nicolai / Daniele Lupo^[57]
  • Women: Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr^[58]
• May 10 – 15: Open #9 in Antalya^[59]
  • Men: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Jānis Šmēdiņš^[60]
  • Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst^[61]
• May 17 – 21: Open #10 (final) in Cincinnati^[62]
  • Men: Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes / Saymon Barbosa Santos^[63]
  • Women: Kerri Walsh Jennings / April Ross^[64]

Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIVB–VB)

• August 6 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho)
  •  China (CHN);  Serbia (SRB);  United States (USA)
• August 7 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro (at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho)
  •  Brazil (BRA);  Italy (ITA);  United States (USA)

International volleyball events

• January 4 – 9: 2016 European Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Ankara^[65]
  •  Russia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[66]
  •  Italy and  Netherlands has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
• January 5 – 10: 2016 European Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Berlin^[67]
  •  Russia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[68]
  •  France and  Poland has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
• January 6 – 10: 2016 CSV Women's South American Olympic Qualification in Bariloche
  •  Argentina has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[69]
  •  Peru has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
  •  Colombia 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^[70]
  • The  United States has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[71]
  •  Dominican Republic has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
  •  Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
• January 7 – 14: 2016 African Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Brazzaville
  •  Egypt has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[72]
  •  Algeria and  Tunisia has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
• January 8 – 10: 2016 NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification in Edmonton^[73]
  •  Cuba has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[74]
  •  Canada has qualified to compete at FIVB World Qualification Tournament.
  •  Mexico has qualified to compete at FIVB Intercontinental Qualification Tournament.
• February 12 – 16: 2016 African Women's Continental Olympic Qualification in Yaoundé
  •  Cameroon has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[75]
• March 23 – April 1: 2016 Men's African Club Championship in Cairo^[76]
  • 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 Tunis^[77]
  • 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^[78]
  •  Italy, the  Netherlands,  Japan, and  South Korea all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[79]
• May 20 – 22: Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico^[80]
  •  Puerto Rico has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[81]
• May 19 – 27: 2016 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico City^[82]
  •  Cuba defeated  Argentina, 3–2 in matches played, to win their second Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.  Canada took third place.
• May 28 – June 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 in Tokyo^[83]
  •  Poland,  Iran,  France, and  Canada all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[84]
• June 3 – 5: Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 in Mexico City^[85]
  •  Mexico qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[86]
• June 24 – 29: 2016 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Havana^[87]
  •  Cuba defeated the  United States, 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Mexico took the bronze medal.
• July 2 – 6: 19th Southeast Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship 2016 in Naypyidaw
  • Round–robin group: 1.  Thailand, 2.  Myanmar–A, 3.  Indonesia
• July 2 – 10: 2016 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Santo Domingo^[88]
  • The  Dominican Republic defeated  Puerto Rico, 3–2 in matches played, to win their fourth Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup title.
  • The  United States took the bronze medal.
• July 4 – 10: 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Gatineau^[89]
  • The  United States defeated  Cuba, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Canada took the bronze medal.
• July 9 – 17: 2016 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship in Kaohsiung
  • The  China defeated  Iran, 3–2 in matches played, to win their 4th Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship.
  •  South Korea took the bronze medal.
• July 16 – 20: 2016 Southeast Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship in Sisaket
  •  Thailand defeated  Vietnam, 3–1 in matches played, in the final.  Indonesia took third place.
• July 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima
  •  China defeated  Japan, 3–2 in matches played, in the final.  Thailand took third place.
• July 26 – August 1: 2016 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Florida^[90]
  • The  Dominican Republic defeated the  United States, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Cuba took third place.
• August 23 – 31: 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in  Myanmar^[91]
  • 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  Hungary and  Slovakia^[92]
  •  Russia defeated  Serbia, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
• September 2 – 10: 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship in  Bulgaria^[93]
  •  Poland defeated  Ukraine, 3–1 in matches played, to win their second Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship title.
  •  Russia took third place.
• September 3 – 11: 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in Biñan^[94]
  • 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
  •  China defeated  Kazakhstan, 3–0 in matches played, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship title.
  •  Thailand took third place.
• September 22 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Cup Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Pathom^[95]
  •  Iran defeated  China, 3–1 in matches played, to win their third AVC Cup for Men title.
  •  Japan took third place.
• October 17 – 23: 2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in Betim^[96]
  • 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 Pasay^[97]
  • 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

• July 1 – 3: Group 3 Finals in Frankfurt^[98]
  • Winners:  Slovenia
  • Second:  Germany
  • Third:  Greece
• July 9 & 10: Group 2 Finals in Matosinhos^[99]
  • Winners:  Canada
  • Second:  Portugal
  • Third: The  Netherlands
• July 13 – 17: Group 1 Finals in Kraków^[100]
  • Winners:  Serbia
  • Second:  Brazil
  • Third:  France

2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

• June 17 – 19: Group 3 Finals in Almaty^[101]
  • Winners:  Croatia
  • Second:  Kazakhstan
  • Third:  Peru
• June 17 – 19: Group 2 Finals in Plovdiv^[102]
  • Winners:  Dominican Republic
  • Second:  Poland
  • Third:  Puerto Rico
• July 6 – 10: Group 1 Finals in Bangkok^[103]
  • Winners:  Brazil
  • Second: The  United States
  • Third: The  Netherlands

Volleyball Hall of Fame

• Class of 2016:
  • Emanuel Rego
  • Nikola Grbić
  • Misty May-Treanor
  • Danielle Scott-Arruda
  • Park Man-bok