Swatch FIVB World Championships

For the most current Championships, see 2011 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 was hosted in Stavanger, Norway from June 25 to July 5.

Results

Medals table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	9	7	6	22
2	United States	5	5	4	14
3	Germany	1	0	2	3
4	Argentina	1	0	0	1
5	Switzerland	0	2	0	2
6	China	0	1	2	3
7	Russia	0	1	0	1
8	Australia	0	0	2	2
9	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Norway	0	0	1	1