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| Sport | Beach Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| First season | 2001 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Official website | volleyballworld.com |
The FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championship is a double-gender international beach volleyball tournament for athletes under the age of 21. The competition first took place in Le Lavandou, France in 2001. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Poland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Russia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 16 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Germany | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (20 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
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