2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships

2015 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation  Netherlands
Dates 26 June – 5 July
Teams 96
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Official website
Official website
2015 Beach Volleyball
World Championships
  men   women

The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships were staged from 26 June to 5 July 2015 in The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[1] The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships are organized every two years and Netherlands hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.[2] The winners of the event qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Venues

Pool A, H, I, Final roundPool B, G, J, QuarterfinalPool C, F, K, QuarterfinalPool D, E, L, Quarterfinal
Netherlands The HagueNetherlands AmsterdamNetherlands ApeldoornNetherlands Rotterdam
HofvijverDam SquareMarket SquareSS Rotterdam
Capacity: 5,500Capacity: 2,000Capacity: 2,000Capacity: 2,000

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil (BRA)2125
2 Netherlands (NED)0101
Totals (2 nations)2226

Medal events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
  Alison Cerutti
and Bruno Schmidt (BRA)		  Reinder Nummerdor
and Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)		  Pedro Solberg
and Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
Women
  Bárbara Seixas
and Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)		  Taiana Lima
and Fernanda Alves (BRA)		  Maria Antonelli
and Juliana Silva (BRA)

References

  1. ↑ "Beach Volleyball World Championships schedule available now". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Championships entry list finalised". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016 - Qualification System - Beach Volleyball" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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