# Women's South American Volleyball Championship

The Women's South American Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of South America, organized by the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1967 they have been awarded every two years. The competition has been dominated by Brazil and Peru.

## History

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1951 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Round-robin | Uruguay | Peru | Round-robin | Argentina | 4 |
| 1956 Details | Montevideo | Brazil | Round-robin | Uruguay | Peru | Round-robin | Paraguay | 4 |
| 1958 Details | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Round-robin | Peru | Uruguay | Round-robin | Paraguay | 5 |
| 1961 Details | Lima | Brazil | Round-robin | Peru | Argentina | Round-robin | Chile | 4 |
| 1962 Details | Santiago | Brazil | Round-robin | Peru | Argentina | Round-robin | Chile | 4 |
| 1964 Details | Buenos Aires | Peru | Round-robin | Paraguay | Argentina | Round-robin | Uruguay | 4 |
| 1967 Details | Santos | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Paraguay | Round-robin | Uruguay | 5 |
| 1969 Details | Caracas | Brazil | Round-robin | Peru | Uruguay | Round-robin | Venezuela | 6 |
| 1971 Details | Montevideo | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Uruguay | Round-robin | Paraguay | 8 |
| 1973 Details | Bucaramanga | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Uruguay | Round-robin | Chile | 7 |
| 1975 Details | Asunción | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Argentina | Round-robin | Uruguay | 6 |
| 1977 Details | Arequipa / Lima | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Argentina | Round-robin | Chile | 8 |
| 1979 Details | Rosario / Santa Fe | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Argentina | Round-robin | Chile | 7 |
| 1981 Details | Santo André | Brazil | Round-robin | Peru | Argentina | Round-robin | Paraguay | 6 |
| 1983 Details | São Paulo | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Argentina | Round-robin | Venezuela | 5 |
| 1985 Details | Caracas | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Venezuela | Round-robin | Colombia | 4 |
| 1987 Details | Punta del Este | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Venezuela | Round-robin | Argentina | 7 |
| 1989 Details | Curitiba | Peru | Round-robin | Brazil | Argentina | Round-robin | Venezuela | 6 |
| 1991 Details | Osasco | Brazil | 3–1 | Peru | Colombia | Round-robin | Argentina | 9 |
| 1993 Details | Cusco | Peru | 3–1 | Brazil | Venezuela | Round-robin | Colombia | 6 |
| 1995 Details | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | Argentina | Round-robin | Venezuela | 8 |
| 1997 Details | Lima | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | Argentina | 3–0 | Venezuela | 6 |
| 1999 Details | Valencia | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | Peru | 3–0 | Venezuela | 7 |
| 2001 Details | Morón | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | Venezuela | 3–0 | Uruguay | 4 / 8 |
| 2003 Details | Bogotá | Brazil | Round-robin | Argentina | Peru | Round-robin | Colombia | 4 / 9 |
| 2005 Details | La Paz | Brazil | Round-robin | Peru | Argentina | Round-robin | Venezuela | 7 |
| 2007 Details | Rancagua / Santiago | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | Venezuela | 3–0 | Uruguay | 8 |
| 2009 Details | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | Peru | 3–1 | Colombia | 8 |
| 2011 Details | Callao | Brazil | 3–0 | Argentina | Peru | 3–1 | Colombia | 4 / 7 |
| 2013 Details | Ica | Brazil | Round-robin | Argentina | Peru | Round-robin | Colombia | 6 |
| 2015 Details | Cartagena | Brazil | 3–0 | Peru | Colombia | 3–2 | Argentina | 8 |
| 2017 Details | Cali | Brazil | Round-robin | Colombia | Peru | Round-robin | Argentina | 6 |
| 2019 Details | Cajamarca | Brazil | 3–0 | Colombia | Peru | 3–2 | Argentina | 8 |
| 2021 Details | Barrancabermeja | Brazil | Round-robin | Colombia | Argentina | Round-robin | Peru | 5 |
| 2023 Details | Recife | Brazil | Round-robin | Argentina | Colombia | Round-robin | Chile | 5 |

## Medals summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 23 | 11 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Peru | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |

## Most valuable player by edition

* 1951 - Unknown
* 1956 - Unknown
* 1958 - Unknown
* 1961 - Unknown
* 1962 - Unknown
* 1964 - Sara Pinedo (PER)
* 1967 - Luisa Fuentes (PER)
* 1969 - Unknown
* 1971 - Unknown
* 1973 - Unknown
* 1975 - Unknown
* 1977 - Unknown
* 1979 - Unknown
* 1981 - Cecilia Tait (PER)
* 1983 - Cecilia Tait (PER)
* 1985 - Unknown
* 1987 - Denisse Fajardo (PER)
* 1989 - Gabriela Pérez del Solar (PER)
* 1991 - Fernanda Venturini (BRA)
* 1993 - Sonia Ayaucán (PER)
* 1995 - Ana Moser (BRA)
* 1997 - Hélia Souza "Fofão" (BRA)
* 1999 - Unknown
* 2001 - Virna Dias (BRA)
* 2003 - Unknown
* 2005 - Valeska Menezes (BRA)
* 2007 - Paula Pequeno (BRA)
* 2009 - Fabiana de Oliveira (BRA)
* 2011 - Sheilla Castro (BRA)
* 2013 - Madelaynne Montaño (COL)
* 2015 - Gabriela Guimarães (BRA)
* 2017 - Tandara Caixeta (BRA)
* 2019 - Lorenne Teixeira (BRA)
* 2021 - Gabriela Guimarães (BRA)
* 2023 - Gabriela Guimarães (BRA)