The following were the events of

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

for the year

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

throughout the world.

Beach volleyball

*April 23 – December 15: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open Series ** April 23 – 28 at

Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...

*** Men's winners: Sean Rosenthal and Philip Dalhausser *** Women's winners: Xue Chen and Zhang Xi ** July 23 – 28 at

Anapa Anapa (, , ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov. As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 81,863. It is one of the largest ...

*** Men's winners:

Konstantin Semenov Konstantin Sergeyevich Semenov (; born 9 June 1989, Tokmok) is a Russian beach volleyball player. He competed for Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics with his teammate Sergey Prokopyev finishing at the shared 9th place. As of August 2013 he ha ...

and Yaroslav Koshkarev *** Women's winners: Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Khomyakova ** October 29 – November 3 at

Phuket Phuket (; , , or ''Tongkah'') is one of the Southern Thailand, southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, List of islands of Thailand, the country's largest island, and another 3 ...

(women's teams only) *** Winners: Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi ** December 11 – 15 at

Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ...

***Men's winners:

Jānis Šmēdiņš Jānis Šmēdiņš (born 31 July 1987) is a Latvian beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two to four players each on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game i ...

and Aleksandrs Samoilovs ***Women's winners: Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi *April 30 – October 27:

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the ' (Fédération ...

** April 30 – May 5 at

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

***Men's winners: Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson ***Women's winners: Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima ** May 22 – 26 at Corrientes ***Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs ***Women's winners: Madelein Meppelink and Sophie van Gestel ** June 11 – 16 at

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

***Men's winners: Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt ***Women's winners: Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima ** June 18 – 23 at Rome ***Men's winners: Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal ***Women's winners: Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima ** July 9 – 14 at

Gstaad Gstaad ( , ) is a town in the German language, German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society ...

***Men's winners: Ricardo Santos and Álvaro Morais Filho ***Women's winners: Xue Chen and Zhang Xi ** July 22 – 27 at

Long Beach Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...

***Men's winners: Sean Rosenthal and Phil Dalhausser ***Women's winners: Taiana Lima and Talita Antunes ** August 6 – 11 at

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

***Men's winners: Vítor Gonçalves Felipe and Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior ***Women's winners: Taiana Lima and Talita Antunes ** August 21 – 25 at

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

***Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs ***Women's winners: Maria Clara Salgado Rufino and Carolina Solberg Salgado ** October 8 – 13 at

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

***Men's winners: Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt ***Women's winners: Kerri Walsh and April Ross ** October 22 – 27 at

Xiamen Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...

***Men's winners:

Alison Cerutti Alison Conte Cerutti (born 7 December 1985), known as Alison Cerutti or simply Alison, is a Brazilian beach volleyball player. He plays as a blocker. In 2011, along with Emanuel Rego he won the Swatch FIVB World Tour in Prague, Czech Republic. ...

and Vítor Gonçalves Felipe ***Women's winners: Kerri Walsh and April Ross *May 29 – June 2: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final at

Campinas Campinas (, ''Plains'' or ''Meadows'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in São Paulo (state), São Paulo State, part of the country's Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region. According to the 2020 estimate, the city's popul ...

**Men's winners:

and Emanuel Rego **Women's winners: Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes *June 6 – 9: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships at Mysłowice **Men's winners: Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak **Women's winners: Victoria Bieneck and Isabell Schneider *June 20 – 23: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships at

Umag Umag (; ; ) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia. Its patron saint is Peregrine (martyr), St. Peregrine. Geography It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia. Demographics According to the ...

**Men's winners: Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes and Allison Cittadin Francioni **Women's winners: Katarzyna Kociolek and Jagoda Gruszczynska *July 1 – 7: 2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stare Jabłonki **Men's winners: Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen **Women's winners: Xue Chen and Xi Zhang *July 11 – 14: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships at

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

**Men's winners: Moritz Reichert and Clemens Wickler **Women's winners: Eduarda Santos Lisboa and TAINÁ SILVA BIGI

Volleyball

Cev Women's Champions League The Women's CEV Champions League, formerly known as CEV Champions Cup (from 1960 to 2000), is the top official competition for women's volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It is organized by the Confédération Européenne de V ...

. October 2012 – March 2013. Final Four in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

** VakıfBank gained the second European title against

Rabita Baku Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, FIVB Club World Champion ...

. MVP:

Jovana Brakočević Jovana Brakočević Canzian ( sr-Cyrl, Јована Бракочевић Канцијан; born 5 March 1988) is a Serbian volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the silver medal at the 2016 S ...

. *

Cev Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tota ...

. October 2012 – March 2013. Final Four in

Omsk Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third List of cities and tow ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

. ** Lokomotiv Novosibirsk edged Bre Banca Cuneo by the score of 3–2 to win their first European crown. MVP: Marcus Nilsson * May 31 – July 21:

2013 FIVB Volleyball World League The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 24th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 18 countries from 31 May to 21 July 2013. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Qualification *Top 1 ...

(final round will take place in

Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...

) ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * June 21 – 30: 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * June 27 – July 7: 2013 FIVB Boys Youth World Championship in

Tijuana Tijuana is the most populous city of the Mexican state of Baja California, located on the northwestern Pacific Coast of Mexico. Tijuana is the municipal seat of the Tijuana Municipality, the hub of the Tijuana metropolitan area and the most popu ...

and

Mexicali Mexicali (; ) is the capital city of the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Baja California. The city, which is the seat of the Mexicali Municipality, has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the Calexico–Mexicali, Cale ...

** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * July 26 – August 4: 2013 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship in

Nakhon Ratchasima Nakhon Ratchasima (, ) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Isan, Northeastern Thailand and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (1 ...

** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * August 28 – September 1: 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix (final round will take place in

Sapporo is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in the southwest of Hokkaido, it lies within the alluvial fan of the Toyohira River, a tributary of the Ishikari River. Sapporo is the capital ...

) **Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . 9th title for Brazil. * August 22 – September 1: 2013 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

and

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

2013 FIVB Men's U21 Turkey 2013
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Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

and

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

**Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . 18th title for Russia. * September 20 – 29: 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

and

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

**Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . 13th title for Russia. * October 5 – 12: 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

**Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . First title. * October 6 – 13: 2013 FIVB Men's U23 Volleyball World Championship in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

**Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . First title. * November 12 – 17: 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup for Women in

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

**Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . Second title. * November 19 – 24: 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup for Men in Japan **Champions: ; Second: ; Third: . Fourth title.

Volleyball Hall of Fame

*Class of 2013: **

Vyacheslav Zaytsev Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev (, 12 November 1952 – 12 June 2023) was a Russian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1976, 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980, and the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was a setter ...

Natalie Cook Natalie Louise Cook (born 19 January 1975) is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medallist. She became the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games. Early life Cook was born in T ...

** Caren Kemner

References

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