The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships is the double-gender

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for the sport of beach volleyball organized by the ' ( FIVB) the sport's global governing body. The first official edition of the event was held in

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, 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

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, Brazil between 1987 and 1996. The most recent World Championships took place in Rome, Italy in 2022 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

First Beach Volleyball World Championships were held from 10 to 13 September 1997 in

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). It was the first official edition of this event, after 10 unofficial championships between 1987 and 1996.

Results Summary

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Medals

As of

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Men

Women

Total

References

External links

Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
– official website
2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
– official website {{Main world championships Recurring sporting events established in 1997 Biennial sporting events