Beach Volleyball World Championships

Sport Beach Volleyball
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1997—2023
Editions 14
Competitors 118
Countries 15

Editions

Year Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1997 Los Angeles USA 10 – 13 September 1997 2 16 2
1999 Marseille FRA 19 – 24 July 1999 2 12 3
2001 Klagenfurt, Maria Wörth, Velden AUT 1 – 4 August 2001 2 12 4
2003 Rio de Janeiro BRA 7 – 19 October 2003 2 12 3
2005 Berlin GER 21 – 26 June 2005 2 12 5
2007 Gstaad SUI 24 – 29 July 2007 2 12 5
2009 Stavanger NOR 26 June – 5 July 2009 2 12 3
2011 Roma ITA 13 – 19 June 2011 2 12 4
2013 Stare Jabłonki POL 1 – 7 July 2013 2 12 4
2015 Den Haag, Amsterdam, Apeldoorn, Rotterdam NED 26 June – 5 July 2015 2 12 2
2017 Wien AUT 28 July – 6 August 2017 2 12 5
2019 Hamburg GER 28 June – 7 July 2019 2 12 6
2022 Roma ITA 10 – 19 June 2022 2 12 4
2023 Tlaxcala, Apizaco, Huamantla MEX 6 – 15 October 2023 2 12 5

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Brazil BRA 13 11 10 34
2 United States USA 6 7 4 17
3 Germany GER 2 2 4 8
4 China CHN 1 1 2 4
5 Russia RUS 1 1 1 3
6 Canada CAN 1 1 0 2
= Netherlands NED 1 1 0 2
8 Norway NOR 1 0 2 3
9 Czech Republic CZE 1 0 1 2
10 Argentina ARG 1 0 0 1
11 Switzerland SUI 0 2 0 2
12 Austria AUT 0 1 0 1
= Sweden SWE 0 1 0 1
14 Australia AUS 0 0 3 3
15 Poland POL 0 0 1 1