History of FIVB Beach Volleyball Men’s World Championship
Beach volleyball is the sport that’s incredibly popular among men. It’s also important to note that the sport of beach volleyball is constantly gaining in popularity these days. As you probably know, beach volleyball belongs under the category of Olympic sports. Every male volleyball player dreams to become the Olympic champion.
The men’s beach volleyball world tournament is another prestige competition. It’s interesting to know that the history of FIVB beach volleyball men’s world tournament dates back to 1997. The first world championship took place in Los Angeles, United States in 1997. The recent FIVB beach volleyball men’s world tournament took place in Vienna, Australia in 2017. The next men’s world tournament is going to take place in Hamburg, Germany in 2019.
Today, we would like to give you some insights into the history of FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championships. First and foremost, we’ll tell you about the countries as well as cities that have hosted FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship. So, you’ll know exactly where the tournaments took place. After that, we’ll provide you with the medal summery of men’s beach volleyball tournament. Above all, we’ll share the list of famous male players, who made the history of beach volleyball sport, and describe their achievements in detail.
Countries that Hosted FIVB Beach Volleyball Men’s World Championship
FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championships were held in such countries as Austria (2 times), Brazil (1 time), Germany (2 times), France (1 time), Italy (1 time), Netherlands (1 time), Norway (1 time), Poland (1 time), Switzerland (1 time) and United States (1 time).
– As we’ve already mentioned, the 1-st FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Los Angeles, United States in 1997.
– The 2-nd FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Marseille, France in 1999.
– The 3-rd FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Klagenfurt, Austria in 2001.
– The 4-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2003.
– The 5-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Berlin, Germany in 2005.
– The 6-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Gstaad, Switzerland in 2007.
– The 7-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Stavanger, Norway in 2009.
– The 8-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Rome, Italy in 2011.
The 9-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Stare Jabłonki, Poland in 2013.
The 10-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Netherlands in 2015.
The 11-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship took place in Vienna, Austria in 2017.
The next FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship will take place in Hamburg, Germany in 2019.
Countries that Won Medals at FIVB Beach Volleyball Men’s World Championship
Among the nations which have won medals (Gold, Silver or Bronze) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Switzerland as well as United States. Below, we’ll provide you with medal statistics for each of above mentioned countries.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Brazil have totally won 31 medals (12 Gold medals, 9 Silver medals as well as 10 Bronze medals) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from United States have totally won 15 medals (5 Gold medals, 6 Silver medals as well as 4 Bronze medals) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Germany have totally won 6 medals (2 Gold medals, 1 Silver medal as well as 3 Bronze medals) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from China have totally won 4 medals (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal as well as 2 Bronze medals) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Netherlands have totally won 2 medals (1 Gold medal as well as 1 Silver medal) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Argentina have totally won 1 medal (1 Gold medal) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Switzerland have totally won 2 medals (2 Silver medals) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Russia have totally won 2 medals (1 Silver medal and 1 Bronze medal) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Austria have totally won 1 medal (1 Silver medal) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Australia have totally won 2 medals (2 Bronze medals) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Czech Republic have totally won 1 medal (1 Bronze medal) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Male beach volleyball pairs from Norway have totally won 1 medal (1 Bronze medal) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
Famous Male Beach Volleyball Players
It’s worth noting that the history of FIVB beach volleyball knows many great male volleyball players. Right now, we’ll tell you about some of the best beach volleyball players who have won Gold medals at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship. Plus, we’ll describe the achievements of each player at men’s world beach volleyball tournament.
– Rogerio Ferreira from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Los Angeles in 1997) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in Marseille in 1999) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Guilherme Marques from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Los Angeles in 1997) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in Marseille in 1999) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Jose Loiola from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Marseille in 1999) as well as 1 Silver medal (in Klagenfurt in 2001) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Emanuel Rego from Brazil has won 3 Gold medals (in Marseille in 1999, in Rio de Janeiro in 2003 and in Rome in 2011) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Ricardo Santos from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Rio de Janeiro in 2003) as well as 3 Silver medals (in Klagenfurt in 2001, in Rome in 2011 and in Stare Jabłonki in 2013) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Marcio Araujo from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Berlin in 2005), 1 Silver medal (in Rome in 2011) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in Rio de Janeiro in 2003) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Alison Conte Cerutti from Brazil has won 2 Gold medals (in Rome in 2011 and in The Hague in 2015) as well as 1 Silver medal (in Stavanger in 2009) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Fabio Luiz Magalhaes has won 1 Gold medal (in Berlin in 2005) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Mariano Baracetti from Argentina has won 1 Gold medal (in Klagenfurt in 2001) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Martin Conde from Argentina has won 1 Gold medal (in Klagenfurt in 2001) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Phil Dalhausser from the United States has won 1 Gold medal (in Gstaad in 2007) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in Stavanger in 2009) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Todd Rogers from the United States has won 1 Gold medal (in Gstaad in 2007) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in Stavanger in 2009) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Julius Brink from Germany has won 1 Gold medal (in Stavanger in 2009) as well as 2 Bronze medals (in Berlin in 2005 and in Rome in 2011) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Jonas Reckermann from Germany has won 1 Gold medal (in Stavanger in 2009) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in Rome in 2011) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Alexander Brouwer from Netherlands has won 1 Gold medal (in Stare Jabłonki in 2013) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Robert Meeuwsen from Netherlands has won 1 Gold medal (in Stare Jabłonki in 2013) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Bruno Oscar Schmidt from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in The Hague in 2015) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Andre Stein from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Vienna in 2017) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
– Evandro Oliveira from Brazil has won 1 Gold medal (in Vienna in 2017) as well as 1 Bronze medal (in The Hague in 2015) at FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship.
Thank you so much for reading this article. As you can see, the sport of beach volleyball has an interesting history. In fact, the history of FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship has a lot of exciting moments that took a few seconds only, but will probably last a lifetime. The 12-th FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship is getting closer. So, new athletes will make the history of beach volleyball men’s world championship very soon. Now, the big question is – who will be the winners of the 2019 FIVB beach volleyball men’s world championship? Time will show!