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 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 Hamburg, Germany in 2019
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

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.

Editions

The 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships, were held from 10 to 13 September 1997, in Los Angeles, California. It was the first official edition of this event, after 10 unofficial championships between 1987 and 1996.
EditionYearHost CityHost CountryEvents
11997Los Angeles2
21999Marseille2
32001Klagenfurt2
42003Rio de Janeiro2
52005Berlin2
62007Gstaad2
72009Stavanger2
82011Rome2
92013Stare Jabłonki2
102015Various2
112017Vienna2
122019Hamburg2
132022Rome2

Results summary

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Medal table

Total

Medal table, men

Medal table, women