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For the most current Championships, see 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

The Swatch FIVB World Championships (also known as the Beach Volleyball World Championships) is an international beach volleyball championship.

The first official edition of this event, was the 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Los Angeles, California. Before that there had been ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The World Championship is held every second year; in 2005 it was hosted in Berlin, in 2007 Gstaad and in 2009 it is to be held in Stavanger, Norway from June 25 to July 5.

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Results

Men

Men's World Championship
Year Host Champions Runners-up 3rd place
1997
Details		 United States
Los Angeles, California		  Rogerio Ferreira
and Guilherme Marques (BRA)		  Canyon Ceman
and Mike Whitmarsh (USA)		  Dain Blanton
and Kent Steffes (USA)
 Paulão Moreira
and Paulo Emilio Silva (BRA)
1999
Details		 France
Marseille		  José Loiola
and Emanuel Rego (BRA)		  Martin Laciga
and Paul Laciga (SUI)		  Rogerio Ferreira
and Guilherme Marques (BRA)
2001
Details		 Austria
Klagenfurt		  Mariano Baracetti
and Martín Conde (ARG)		  José Loiola
and Ricardo Santos (BRA)		  Vegard Høidalen
and Jørre Kjemperud (NOR)
2003
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro		  Emanuel Rego
and Ricardo Santos (BRA)		  Dax Holdren
and Stein Metzger (USA)		  Márcio Araújo
and Benjamin Insfran (BRA)
2005
Details		 Germany
Berlin		  Márcio Araújo
and Fábio Luiz Magalhães (BRA)		  Sascha Heyer
and Paul Laciga (SUI)		  Julius Brink
and Kjell Schneider (GER)
2007
Details		 Switzerland
Gstaad		  Phil Dalhausser
and Todd Rogers (USA)		  Dmitri Barsouk
and Igor Kolodinsky (RUS)		  Andrew Schacht
and Joshua Slack (AUS)
2009
Details		 Norway
Stavanger		  Julius Brink
and Jonas Reckermann (GER)		  Harley Marques Silva
and Alison Cerruti (BRA)		  Todd Rogers
and Philip Dalhausser (USA)

Women

Women's World Championship
Year Host Champions Runners-up 3rd place
1997
Details		 United States
Los Angeles, California		  Sandra Pires
and Jackie Silva (BRA)		  Lisa Arce
and Holly McPeak (USA)		  Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar (BRA)
 Karolyn Kirby
and Nancy Reno (USA)
1999
Details		 France
Marseille		  Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar (BRA)		  Annett Davis
and Jenny Johnson Jordan (USA)		  Liz Masakayan
and Elaine Youngs (USA)
2001
Details		 Austria
Klagenfurt		  Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar (BRA)		  Tatiana Minello
and Sandra Pires (BRA)		  Eva Celbová
and Soňa Nováková (CZE)
2003
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro		  Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh (USA)		  Shelda Bede
and Adriana Behar (BRA)		  Natalie Cook
and Nicole Sanderson (AUS)
2005
Details		 Germany
Berlin		  Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh (USA)		  Juliana Felisberta
and Larissa França (BRA)		  Jia Tian
and Fei Wang (CHN)
2007
Details		 Switzerland
Gstaad		  Misty May-Treanor
and Kerri Walsh (USA)		  Tian Jia
and Wang Jie (CHN)		  Juliana Felisberta
and Larissa França (BRA)
2009
Details		 Norway
Stavanger		  April Ross
and Jennifer Kessy (USA)		  Juliana Felisberta
and Larissa França (BRA)		  Talita Antunes
and Maria Antonelli (BRA)

Medals table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Brazil 7 6 6 19
2  United States 5 4 4 13
3  Germany 1 0 1 2
4  Argentina 1 0 0 1
5  Switzerland 0 2 0 2
6  China 0 1 1 2
7  Russia 0 1 0 1
8  Australia 0 0 2 2
9  Czech Republic 0 0 1 1
 Norway 0 0 1 1
v • d • e
International Beach volleyball
FIVB · World Ranking · Olympic Games · World Tour · World Championships · World Youth Championships · Pan American Games · Central American and Caribbean Games · Asian Beach Games
Asia & Oceania
AVC – Asian Championships
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Africa
CAVB – African Championship
North America
South America
CSV – South American Championship
Europe:
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Beach Volleyball World Championships
Unofficial
1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996
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