2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships
These page shows the results of the III Beach Volleyball World Championships, held from August 1 to August 4, 2001 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It was the third official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships (1987-1996) all held in Rio de Janeiro, and the second to be organized in Europe.
Men's competition
Final Ranking (Top Sixteen)
- A total number of 48 participating couples
| Rank | Name Athletes | Seed |
|---|---|---|
|
 Mariano Baracetti and Martin Conde (ARG)
|
4 |
|
 José Loiola and Ricardo Santos (BRA)
|
10 |
|
 Vegard Høidalen and Jørre Kjemperud (NOR)
|
6 |
| 4. |  Rob Heidger and Chip McCaw (USA)
|
18 |
| 5. | Tande Ramos and Emanuel Rego (BRA)
|
2 |
 Martin Laciga and Paul Laciga (SUI)
|
5 | |
| Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana (USA)
|
11 | |
| Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers (USA)
|
23 | |
| 9. |  Nikolas Berger and Oliver Stamm (AUT)
|
1 |
| Stein Metzger and Kevin Wong (USA)
|
5 | |
| Zé Marco de Melo and Rogério Ferreira (BRA)
|
7 | |
 Sergey Ermishin and Mikhail Kouchnerev (RUS)
|
14 | |
 Julien Prosser and Lee Zahner (AUS)
|
15 | |
 Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann (GER)
|
20 | |
| Dmitry Karasev and Pavel Zaitsev (RUS)
|
22 | |
 João Brenha and Miguel Maia (POR)
|
27 |
Women's competition
- A total number of 47 participating couples
Final Ranking (Top Sixteen)
| Rank | Name Athletes | Seed |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar (BRA)
|
1 |
|
|
Tatiana Minello and Sandra Pires (BRA)
|
3 |
|
|
 Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková (CZE)
|
12 |
| 4. | Barbra Fontana and Elaine Youngs (USA)
|
2 |
| 5. | Cláudia Oliveira and Jackie Silva (BRA)
|
8 |
 Rong Chi and Xiong Zi (CHN)
|
11 | |
 Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi (ITA)
|
15 | |
| Danalee Bragado and Ali Wood (USA)
|
21 | |
| 9. | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst (AUS)
|
4 |
| Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (USA)
|
6 | |
 Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea (CUB)
|
7 | |
| Dianne DeNecochea and Liz Masakayan (USA)
|
14 | |
| Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta (ITA)
|
18 | |
| Angela Clarke and Kylie Gerlic (AUS)
|
19 | |
 Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri (GRE)
|
22 | |
 Mayra García and Hilda Gaxiola (MEX)
|
39 |