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FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

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.

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)

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
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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
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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
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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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