2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships
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| 2013 World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stare Jabłonki, Poland |
| Dates | 1 July – 7 July |
| Website | Official website |
| Champions | |
| Men |  NetherlandsAlexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen |
| Women |  ChinaXue 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]
Medal events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's event | Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen (NED) |
 Ricardo Santosand Álvaro Morais Filho (BRA) |
 Jonathan Erdmannand 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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |