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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships
SportBeach volleyball
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
No. of teams48
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Czech Republic (men)
 United States (women)
Most titles Brazil (men; 7 titles)
 Brazil (women; 6 titles)

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is the double-gender world championship for the sport of beach volleyball organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) the sport's global governing body. The first official edition of the event was held in Los Angeles, United States in 1997 and tournaments had been awarded every two years since then. Before 1997, ten unofficial championships not organized by the FIVB were all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 1987 and 1996. The most recent World Championships took place in Mexico in 2023.

Winning the World Championships is considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, surpassing the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and being surpassed only by the beach volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games.

Format

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The tournament has a 48-team main draw per gender and consists of two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage. The prize pool for each gender is US$500,000.[1]

Editions

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First Beach Volleyball World Championships were held from 10 to 13 September 1997 in Los Angeles, California (United States). It was the first official edition of this event, after 10 unofficial championships between 1987 and 1996.

Edition Year Host City Host Country Events
1987–1996: 10 Unofficial World Championships before recognized by FIVB
1 1997 Los Angeles  United States 2
2 1999 Marseille  France 2
3 2001 Klagenfurt - Maria Wörth - Velden  Austria 2
4 2003 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 2
5 2005 Berlin  Germany 2
6 2007 Gstaad  Switzerland 2
7 2009 Stavanger  Norway 2
8 2011 Rome  Italy 2
9 2013 Stare Jabłonki  Poland 2
10 2015 The Hague - Amsterdam - Apeldoorn - Rotterdam  Netherlands 2
11 2017 Vienna  Austria 2
12 2019 Hamburg  Germany 2
13 2022 Rome  Italy 2
14 2023 Tlaxcala - Apizaco - Huamantla  Mexico 2
15 2025 Adelaide  Australia 2

Results summary

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Men's tournament

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Year Host City Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
1997
Details
United States
Los Angeles
Brazil
Rogério Ferreira
and Guilherme Marques
2–1 United States
Canyon Ceman
and Mike Whitmarsh
United States
Dain Blanton
and Kent Steffes
Brazil
Paulão Moreira
and Paulo Emilio Silva
was not played, both pairs who lost at semi-finals were awarded a bronze medal 48
1999
Details
France
Marseille
Brazil
José Loiola
and Emanuel Rego
1–0 Switzerland
Martin Laciga
and Paul Laciga
Brazil
Rogério Ferreira
and Guilherme Marques
1–0 Spain
Javier Bosma
and Fabio Díez
48
2001
Details
Austria
Austria
Argentina
Mariano Baracetti
and Martín Conde
2–1 Brazil
José Loiola
and Ricardo Santos
Norway
Vegard Høidalen
and Jørre Kjemperud
2–0 United States
Rob Heidger
and Chip McCaw
48
2003
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Emanuel Rego
and Ricardo Santos
2–0 United States
Dax Holdren
and Stein Metzger
Brazil
Márcio Araújo
and Benjamin Insfran
2–0 awarded
(walkover)
Portugal
João Brenha
and Miguel Maia
48
2005
Details
Germany
Berlin
Brazil
Márcio Araújo
and Fábio Luiz Magalhães
2–0 Switzerland
Sascha Heyer
and Paul Laciga
Germany
Julius Brink
and Kjell Schneider
2–1 Germany
Marvin Polte
and Thorsten Schön
48
2007
Details
Switzerland
Gstaad
United States
Phil Dalhausser
and Todd Rogers
2–0 Russia
Dmitri Barsuk
and Igor Kolodinsky
Australia
Andrew Schacht
and Joshua Slack
2–0 Brazil
Emanuel Rego
and Ricardo Santos
48
2009
Details
Norway
Stavanger
Germany
Julius Brink
and Jonas Reckermann
2–0 Brazil
Alison Cerutti
and Harley Marques Silva
United States
Phil Dalhausser
and Todd Rogers
2–0 Germany
David Klemperer
and Eric Koreng
48
2011
Details
Italy
Rome
Brazil
Alison Cerutti
and Emanuel Rego
2–0 Brazil
Márcio Araújo
and Ricardo Santos
Germany
Julius Brink
and Jonas Reckermann
2–1 Latvia
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš
and Jānis Šmēdiņš
48
2013
Details
Poland
Stare Jabłonki
Netherlands
Alexander Brouwer
and Robert Meeuwsen
2–0 Brazil
Álvaro Morais Filho
and Ricardo Santos
Germany
Jonathan Erdmann
and Kay Matysik
2–0 Brazil
Alison Cerutti
and Emanuel Rego
48
2015
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands
Brazil
Alison Cerutti
and Bruno Oscar Schmidt
2–1 Netherlands
Reinder Nummerdor
and Christiaan Varenhorst
Brazil
Evandro Oliveira
and Pedro Solberg Salgado
2–0 United States
Theo Brunner
and Nick Lucena
48
2017
Details
Austria
Vienna
Brazil
Evandro Oliveira
and André Stein
2–0 Austria
Clemens Doppler
and Alexander Horst
Russia
Viacheslav Krasilnikov
and Nikita Liamin
2–0 Netherlands
Maarten van Garderen
and Christiaan Varenhorst
48
2019
Details
Germany
Hamburg
Russia
Oleg Stoyanovskiy
and Viacheslav Krasilnikov
2–1 Germany
Julius Thole
and Clemens Wickler
Norway
Anders Mol
and Christian Sørum
2–1 United States
Tri Bourne
and Trevor Crabb
48
2022
Details
Italy
Rome
Norway
Anders Mol
and Christian Sørum
2–0 Brazil
Renato Carvalho
and Vitor Felipe
Brazil
André Stein
and George Wanderley
2–1 United States
Chaim Schalk
and Theodore Brunner
48
2023
Details
Mexico
Mexico
Czech Republic
Ondřej Perušič
and David Schweiner
2–1 Sweden
David Åhman
and Jonatan Hellvig
Poland
Bartosz Łosiak
and Michał Bryl
2–0 United States
Trevor Crabb
and Theodore Brunner
48

Women's tournament

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Year Host City Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
1997
Details
United States
Los Angeles
Brazil
Sandra Pires
and Jackie Silva
2–1 United States
Lisa Arce
and Holly McPeak
Brazil
Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar
United States
Karolyn Kirby
and Nancy Reno
was not played, both pairs who lost at semi-finals were awarded a bronze medal 48
1999
Details
France
Marseille
Brazil
Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar
1–0 United States
Annett Davis
and Jenny Johnson Jordan
United States
Liz Masakayan
and Elaine Youngs
1–0 awarded
(walkover)
Brazil
Sandra Pires
and Adriana Samuel
48
2001
Details
Austria
Austria
Brazil
Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar
2–0 Brazil
Tatiana Minello
and Sandra Pires
Czech Republic
Eva Celbová
and Soňa Nováková
2–0 United States
Barbra Fontana
and Elaine Youngs
48
2003
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Misty May
and Kerri Walsh
2–0 Brazil
Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar
Australia
Natalie Cook
and Nicole Sanderson
2–0 United States
Annett Davis
and Jenny Johnson Jordan
48
2005
Details
Germany
Berlin
United States
Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh
2–0 Brazil
Larissa França
and Juliana Silva
China
Tian Jia
and Wang Fei
2–0 Cuba
Dalixia Fernández
and Tamara Larrea
48
2007
Details
Switzerland
Gstaad
United States
Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh
2–0 China
Tian Jia
and Wang Jie
Brazil
Larissa França
and Juliana Silva
2–1 China
Xue Chen
and Zhang Xi
48
2009
Details
Norway
Stavanger
United States
Jennifer Kessy
and April Ross
2–0 Brazil
Larissa França
and Juliana Silva
Brazil
Maria Elisa Antonelli
and Talita Antunes
2–0 Brazil
Shelda Bede
and Ana Paula Connelly
48
2011
Details
Italy
Rome
Brazil
Larissa França
and Juliana Silva
2–1 United States
Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh
China
Xue Chen
and Zhang Xi
2–0 Czech Republic
Lenka Háječková
and Hana Klapalová
48
2013
Details
Poland
Stare Jabłonki
China
Xue Chen
and Zhang Xi
2–1 Germany
Karla Borger
and Britta Büthe
Brazil
Liliane Maestrini
and Bárbara Seixas
2–0 United States
Whitney Pavlik
and April Ross
48
2015
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands
Brazil
Ágatha Bednarczuk
and Bárbara Seixas
2–0 Brazil
Fernanda Alves
and Taiana Lima
Brazil
Maria Elisa Antonelli
and Juliana Silva
2–1 Germany
Katrin Holtwick
and Ilka Semmler
48
2017
Details
Austria
Vienna
Germany
Laura Ludwig
and Kira Walkenhorst
2–1 United States
April Ross
and Lauren Fendrick
Brazil
Larissa França
and Talita Antunes
2–1 Canada
Sarah Pavan
and Melissa Humana-Paredes
48
2019
Details
Germany
Hamburg
Canada
Sarah Pavan
and Melissa Humana-Paredes
2–0 United States
Alix Klineman
and April Ross
Australia
Taliqua Clancy
and Mariafe Artacho del Solar
2–0 Switzerland
Nina Betschart
and Tanja Hüberli
48
2022
Details
Italy
Rome
Brazil
Eduarda Santos Lisboa
and Ana Patrícia Ramos
2–0 Canada
Sophie Bukovec
and Brandie Wilkerson
Germany
Svenja Müller
and Cinja Tillmann
2–1 Switzerland
Joana Heidrich
and Anouk Vergé-Dépré
48
2023
Details
Mexico
Mexico
United States
Sara Hughes
and Kelly Cheng
2–0 Brazil
Ana Patrícia Ramos
and Eduarda Santos Lisboa
United States
Kristen Nuss
and Taryn Kloth
2–1 Australia
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
and Taliqua Clancy
48

Medals

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As of 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Total

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil13111135
2 United States67518
3 Germany2248
4 China1124
5 Russia1113
6 Canada1102
 Netherlands1102
8 Norway1023
9 Czech Republic1012
10 Argentina1001
11 Switzerland0202
12 Austria0101
 Sweden0101
14 Australia0033
15 Poland0011
Totals (15 entries)28283086

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2017—Hosting Requirements" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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