2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships
| 2011 World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Dates | 13 June – 19 June |
| Champions | |
| Men | Brazil Emanuel Rego Alison Cerutti |
| Women | Brazil Larissa França Juliana Silva |
The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships were a beach volleyball double-gender event, which were held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in Rome, Italy.[1] The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Italy hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.[2]
Medal summary
Medal events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's event | Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti (BRA) |
Márcio Araújo and Ricardo Santos (BRA) |
Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann (GER) |
| Women's event | Larissa França and Juliana Silva (BRA) |
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (USA) |
Xue Chen and Zhang Xi (CHN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
References
- ^ World's best arriving in Rome for 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships, FIVB, June 12, 2011
- ^ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships powered by Smart entry list unveiled". FIVB. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-05-26.