The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom, took place between July 28, 2012 and August 8, 2012 at Horse Guards Parade.

[1] Twenty-four pairs of competitors were taking part, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each other nation.

[2] By virtue of the two American pairings winning gold and silver, this marked the second time in Olympic history the top two women's teams were both from the same country, the first being Brazil back in 1996 when the event debuted.

The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on 19 July 2012 in a draw held in Klagenfurt, Austria.

This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the 'lucky loser' matches.