FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships History, Winners List, Past Champions by Year Since 1997.

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 (FIVB) 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 Mexico in 2023.

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.

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.

First Beach Volleyball World Championships were held from 10 to 13 September 1997 in Los Angeles, California (United States).

When & Where is FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.?

The 15th edition of 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships was held in Tlaxcala, Apizaco, and Huamantla, Mexico from 6 to 15 October 2023.

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Men's Winners List by year, Runners-up, 1997-2023

2023 Tlaxcala, Mexico

1. Ondřej Perušič, David Schweiner (CZE)

2. David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig (SWED)

3. Bartosz Łosiak and Michał Bryl (POL)

2022 Rome, Italy

1 Anders Mol/Christian Sørum (NOR)

2 Vitor Felipe/Renato Lima (BRA)

3 Andre Loyola/George Wanderley (BRA)

2019 Hamburg, Germany

1 Oleg Stoyanovskiy/Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS)

2 Julius Thole/Clemens Wickler (GER)

2017 Vienna, Austria

1 Evandro Gonçalves/Andre Loyola (BRA)

2 Clemens Doppler/Alexander Horst (AUT)

2015 The Hague, Netherlands

1 Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt (BRA)

2 Reinder Nummerdor/Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)

2013 Stare Jablonki, Poland

1 Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen (NED)

2 Ricardo Santos/Álvaro Filho (BRA)

2009 Stavanger, Norway

1 Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann (GER)

2 Harley Marques/ Alison Cerutti (BRA)

2007 Gstaad, Switzerland

1 Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers (USA)

2 Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinski (RUS)

1999 Marseille, France

1 José Loiola/Emanuel Rego (BRA)

2 Martin Laciga/Paul Laciga (SUI)

1997 Los Angeles, USA

1 Rogerio 'Pará' Ferreira/Guilherme Marques (BRA)

2 Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh (USA)

3 Dain Blanton/Kent Steffes (USA)

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Women's Winners List by year, Runners-up, History 1997-2023

2023 Tlaxcala, Mexico

1. Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng (USA)

2. Ana Patrícia Ramos Eduarda Santos Lisboa (BRA)

3. Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth (USA)

2022 Rome, Italy

1 Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa/Ana Patrícia Ramos (BRA)

2 Brandie Wilkerson/Sophie Bukovec (CAN)

3 Cinja Tillmann/Svenja Müller (GER)

2019 Hamburg, Germany

1 Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes (CAN)

2 Alix Klineman/April Ross (USA)

2017 Vienna, Austria

1 Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst (GER)

2 Lauren Fendrick/April Ross (USA)

2015 The Hague, Netherlands

1 Agatha Bednarczuk/Bárbara Seixas (BRA)

2 Taiana Lima/Fernanda Berti (BRA)

2013 Stare Jablonki, Poland

1 Chen Xue/Zhang Xi (CHN)

2 Karla Borger/Britta Büthe (GER)

2011 Rome, Italy

1 Juliana Felisberta/Larissa França (BRA)

2 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)

2009 Stavanger, Norway

1 April Ross/Jennifer Kessy (USA)

2 Juliana Felisberta/Larissa França (BRA)

2007 Gstaad, Switzerland

1 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)

2 Tian Jia/Wang Fei (CHN)

2005 Berlin, Germany

1 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)

2 Juliana Felisberta/Larissa França (BRA)

2003 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1 Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)

2 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar (BRA)

1999 Marseille, France

1 Shelda Bede/Adriana Behar (BRA)

2 Anett Davis/Jenny Johnson Jordan (USA)

1997 Los Angeles, USA

1. Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva (BRA)

2. Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak (USA)

Who has won the Most Beach Volleyball World Championships Golds, Overall Rankings (men and women).

Brazil – 13 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze (35 in total)

United States – 6 golds, 7 silvers and 6 bronzes (19 in total)

Germany – 2 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronzes (8 in total)

China – 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze (4 in total)

Russia – 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze (3 in total)

Canada and Netherlands – 1 gold and 1 silver (2 in total)

Norway – 1 gold and 2 bronze (3 in total)

Czech Republic – 1 gold and 1 bronze (2 in total)

Argentina – 1 gold (1 in total)

Switzerland – 2 silvers (2 in total)

Austria and Sweden – 1 silver (1 in total)

Australia – 3 bronzes (3 in total)

Poland – 2 bronzes (2 in total)