The FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships (previously known as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch Youth World Championships) [1] is a double-gender international beach volleyball tournament for athletes under the age of 19. The competition first took place in Xylokastro, Greece, in 2002. [2] [3] Prior to the 2005 edition, it was an under-18 tournament. [4]
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Poland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
2 | Brazil | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
3 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
4 | United States | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
5 | Russia | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
6 | Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
7 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Latvia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
15 | Norway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
16 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
17 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
22 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
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