2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships

2013 World Championship
LocationStare Jabłonki, Poland
Dates1 July – 7 July
WebsiteOfficial website
Champions
Men Netherlands
Alexander Brouwer
Robert Meeuwsen
Women China
Xue Chen
Zhang Xi

The 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships was a beach volleyball double-gender event, held from 1 to 7 July 2013 in Stare Jabłonki, Poland.[1] The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships are organized every two years, and Poland hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.[2][3][4]

The match schedule was published on 20 June 2013.[5][6][7]

Medal summary

Medal events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's event  Alexander Brouwer
and Robert Meeuwsen (NED)
 Ricardo Santos
and Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA)
 Jonathan Erdmann
and Kay Matysik (GER)
Women's event  Xue Chen
and Zhang Xi (CHN)
 Karla Borger
and Britta Büthe (GER)
 Liliane Maestrini
and Bárbara Seixas (BRA)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China1001
 Netherlands1001
3 Brazil0112
 Germany0112
Totals (4 entries)2226

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

References

  1. ^ "Poland start 2013 World Championships preparation". FIVB.org. 2013-05-09.
  2. ^ "Brazilian defending champs and Chinese duo top seeds for FIVB World Championships". FIVB.org. 2013-05-13.
  3. ^ Men's entry list
  4. ^ Women's entry list
  5. ^ "Beach Volleyball World Champs match schedule unveiled". FIVB.org. 2013-05-20.
  6. ^ Men's schedule
  7. ^ Women's schedule