List of indoor volleyball world medalists

This list is of those countries who have won an indoor volleyball world medal, referring to any of the Men's and Women's World Championship, Men's and Women's World Cup, Olympic Games, men's and women's Volleyball Nations League (replacing FIVB World League and FIVB World Grand Prix respectively) or FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.

Men's Volleyball World Medalists[1][2][3][4]

	World Championship
	Olympic Games
	World Cup
	World Grand Champions Cup

1949–1989

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1949	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria
1952	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria
1956	France	Czechoslovakia	Romania	Soviet Union
1960	Brazil	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Romania
1962	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Romania
1964	Japan	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Japan
1965	Poland	Soviet Union	Poland	Czechoslovakia
1966	Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	Romania	Soviet Union
1968	Mexico	Soviet Union	Japan	Czechoslovakia
1969	East Germany	East Germany	Japan	Soviet Union
1970	Bulgaria	East Germany	Bulgaria	Japan
1972	Germany	Japan	East Germany	Soviet Union
1974	Mexico	Poland	Soviet Union	Japan
1976	Canada	Poland	Soviet Union	Cuba
1977	Japan	Soviet Union	Japan	Cuba
1978	Italy	Soviet Union	Italy	Cuba
1980	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Bulgaria	Romania
1981	Japan	Soviet Union	Cuba	Brazil
1982	Argentina	Soviet Union	Brazil	Argentina
1984	United States	United States	Brazil	Italy
1985	Japan	United States	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia
1986	France	United States	Soviet Union	Bulgaria
1988	South Korea	United States	Soviet Union	Argentina
1989	Japan	Cuba	Italy	Soviet Union

1990–present

World League (1990–2017)

Year	World League Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze		Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1990	Osaka	Italy	Netherlands	Brazil		Brazil	Italy	Cuba	Soviet Union
1991	Milan	Italy	Cuba	Soviet Union		Japan	Soviet Union	Cuba	United States
1992	Genoa	Italy	Cuba	United States		Spain	Brazil	Netherlands	United States
1993	São Paulo	Brazil	Russia	Italy		Japan	Italy	Brazil	Cuba
1994	Milan	Italy	Cuba	Brazil		Greece	Italy	Netherlands	United States
1995	Rio de Janeiro	Italy	Brazil	Cuba		Japan	Italy	Netherlands	Brazil
1996	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Italy	Russia		United States	Netherlands	Italy	Yugoslavia
1997	Moscow	Italy	Cuba	Russia		Japan	Brazil	Netherlands	Cuba
1998	Milan	Cuba	Russia	Netherlands		Japan	Italy	Yugoslavia	Cuba
1999	Mar del Plata	Italy	Cuba	Brazil		Japan	Russia	Cuba	Italy
2000	Rotterdam	Italy	Russia	Brazil		Australia	Yugoslavia	Russia	Italy
2001	Katowice	Brazil	Italy	Russia		Japan	Cuba	Brazil	Yugoslavia
2002	Belo Horizonte	Russia	Brazil	Yugoslavia		Argentina	Brazil	Russia	France
2003	Madrid	Brazil	Serbia	Italy		Japan	Brazil	Italy	Serbia
2004	Rome	Brazil	Italy	Serbia		Greece	Brazil	Italy	Russia
2005	Belgrade	Brazil	Serbia	Cuba		Japan	Brazil	United States	Italy
2006	Moscow	Brazil	France	Russia		Japan	Brazil	Poland	Bulgaria
2007	Katowice	Brazil	Russia	United States		Japan	Brazil	Russia	Bulgaria
2008	Rio de Janeiro	United States	Serbia	Russia		China	United States	Brazil	Russia
2009	Belgrade	Brazil	Serbia	Russia		Japan	Brazil	Cuba	Japan
2010	Córdoba	Brazil	Russia	Serbia		Italy	Brazil	Cuba	Serbia
2011	Gdańsk	Russia	Brazil	Poland		Japan	Russia	Poland	Brazil
2012	Sofia	Poland	United States	Cuba		Great Britain	Russia	Brazil	Italy
2013	Mar del Plata	Russia	Brazil	Italy		Japan	Brazil	Russia	Italy
2014	Florence	United States	Brazil	Italy		Poland	Poland	Brazil	Germany
2015	Rio de Janeiro	France	Serbia	United States		Japan	United States	Italy	Poland
2016	Kraków	Serbia	Brazil	France		Brazil	Brazil	Italy	United States
2017	Curitiba	France	Brazil	Canada		Japan	Brazil	Italy	Iran

Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)

Year	VNL Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze		Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2018	Lille	Russia	France	United States		Italy–Bulgaria	Poland	Brazil	United States
2019	Chicago	Russia	United States	Poland		Japan	Brazil	Poland	United States
2021	Rimini	Brazil	Poland	France		Japan	France	Russia	Argentina
2022	Bologna	France	United States	Poland		Poland–Slovenia	Italy	Poland	Brazil
2023	Gdansk	Poland	United States	Japan		Japan [lower-alpha 1]
2024	Łódź	France	Japan	Poland		France	France	Poland	United States

Men's Medals summary

Medals Summary Excluding World League and Volleyball Nations League

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia[a]	16	10	8	34
2	Brazil	14	8	4	26
3	Italy	6	8	6	20
4	United States	6	1	7	14
5	Poland	4	6	1	11
6	Cuba	2	6	6	14
7	Czech Republic[b]	2	5	3	10
8	Germany[c]	2	1	1	4
9	France	2	0	1	3
10	Netherlands	1	4	0	5
11	Japan	1	3	4	8
12	Serbia[d]	1	1	4	6
13	Bulgaria	0	2	5	7
14	Romania	0	2	3	5
15	Argentina	0	0	3	3
16	Iran	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		57	57	57	171

World League and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	10	7	4	21
2	Italy	8	3	4	15
3	Russia[a]	5	5	7	17
4	France	4	2	2	8
5	United States	2	4	4	10
6	Poland	2	1	4	7
7	Cuba	1	5	3	9
	Serbia[d]	1	5	3	9
9	Netherlands	1	1	1	3
10	Japan	0	1	1	2
11	Canada	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		34	34	34	102

• ^[a] FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
• ^[b] FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
• ^[c] After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
• ^[d] FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).

Women's Volleyball World Medalists[5][6][7][8]

	World Championship
	Olympic Games
	World Cup
	World Grand Champions Cup

1952–1992

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1952	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Poland	Czechoslovakia
1956	France	Soviet Union	Romania	Poland
1960	Brazil	Soviet Union	Japan	Czechoslovakia
1962	Soviet Union	Japan	Soviet Union	Poland
1964	Japan	Japan	Soviet Union	Poland
1967	Japan	Japan	United States	South Korea
1968	Mexico	Soviet Union	Japan	Poland
1970	Bulgaria	Soviet Union	Japan	North Korea
1972	Germany	Soviet Union	Japan	North Korea
1973	Uruguay	Soviet Union	Japan	South Korea
1974	Mexico	Japan	Soviet Union	South Korea
1976	Canada	Japan	Soviet Union	South Korea
1977	Japan	Japan	Cuba	South Korea
1978	Soviet Union	Cuba	Japan	Soviet Union
1980	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	East Germany	Bulgaria
1981	Japan	China	Japan	Soviet Union
1982	Peru	China	Peru	United States
1984	United States	China	United States	Japan
1985	Japan	China	Cuba	Soviet Union
1986	Czechoslovakia	China	Cuba	Peru
1988	South Korea	Soviet Union	Peru	China
1989	Japan	Cuba	Soviet Union	China
1990	China	Soviet Union	China	United States
1991	Japan	Cuba	China	Soviet Union
1992	Spain	Cuba	Unified Team	United States

1993–2017

World Grand Prix (1993–2017)

Year	World Grand Prix Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze		Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1993	Hong Kong	Cuba	China	Russia		Japan	Cuba	China	Russia
1994	Shanghai	Brazil	Cuba	China		Brazil	Cuba	Brazil	Russia
1995	Shanghai	United States	Brazil	Cuba		Japan	Cuba	Brazil	China
1996	Shanghai	Brazil	Cuba	Russia		United States	Cuba	China	Brazil
1997	Kobe	Russia	Cuba	South Korea		Japan	Russia	Cuba	Brazil
1998	Hong Kong	Brazil	Russia	Cuba		Japan	Cuba	China	Russia
1999	Yuxi	Russia	Brazil	China		Japan	Cuba	Russia	Brazil
2000	Quezon City	Cuba	Russia	Brazil		Australia	Cuba	Russia	Brazil
2001	Macau	United States	China	Russia		Japan	China	Russia	Japan
2002	Hong Kong	Russia	China	Germany		Germany	Italy	United States	Russia
2003	Andria	China	Russia	United States		Japan	China	Brazil	United States
2004	Reggio Calabria	Brazil	Italy	United States		Greece	China	Russia	Cuba
2005	Sendai	Brazil	Italy	China		Japan	Brazil	United States	China
2006	Reggio Calabria	Brazil	Russia	Italy		Japan	Russia	Brazil	Serbia
2007	Ningbo	Netherlands	China	Italy		Japan	Italy	Brazil	United States
2008	Yukohama	Brazil	Cuba	Italy		China	Brazil	United States	China
2009	Tokyo	Brazil	Russia	Germany		Japan	Italy	Brazil	Dominican Republic
2010	Ningbo	United States	Brazil	Italy		Japan	Russia	Brazil	Japan
2011	Macau	United States	Brazil	Serbia		Japan	Italy	United States	China
2012	Ningbo	United States	Brazil	Turkey		Great Britain	Brazil	United States	Japan
2013	Sapporo	Brazil	China	Serbia		Japan	Brazil	United States	Japan
2014	Tokyo	Brazil	Japan	Russia		Italy	United States	China	Brazil
2015	Omaha	United States	Russia	Brazil		Japan	China	Serbia	United States
2016	Bangkok	Brazil	United States	Netherlands		Brazil	China	Serbia	United States
2017	Nanjing	Brazil	Italy	Serbia		Japan	China	Brazil	United States

Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)

Year	VNL Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze		Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2018	Nanjing	United States	Turkey	China		Japan	Serbia	Italy	China
2019	Nanjing	United States	Brazil	China		Japan	China	United States	Russia
2021	Rimini	United States	Brazil	Turkey		Japan	United States	Brazil	Serbia
2022	Ankara	Italy	Brazil	Serbia		Netherlands–Poland	Serbia	Brazil	Italy
2023	Arlington	Turkey	China	Poland		Japan [lower-alpha 2]
2024	Bangkok	Italy	Japan	Poland		France	Italy	United States	Brazil

Women's Medals Summary

Medals Summary Excluding World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia[a]	13	10	9	32
2	China	12	6	7	25
3	Cuba	11	4	1	16
4	Japan	6	7	5	18
5	Italy	5	1	1	7
6	Brazil	4	10	6	20
7	United States	2	10	8	20
8	Serbia[d]	2	2	2	6
9	Peru	0	2	1	3
10	Poland	0	1	4	5
11	Germany[c]	0	1	0	1
	Romania	0	1	0	1
13	South Korea	0	0	5	5
14	Czech Republic[b]	0	0	2	2
	North Korea	0	0	2	2
16	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		55	55	55	165

• ^[a] FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
• ^[b] After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
• ^[c] FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
• ^[d] FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).

World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	12	8	2	22
2	United States	9	1	2	12
3	Russia	3	6	4	13
4	Cuba	2	4	2	8
5	Italy	2	3	4	9
6	China	1	6	5	12
7	Turkey	1	1	2	4
8	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
9	Japan	0	2	0	2
10	Serbia	0	0	4	4
11	Germany	0	0	2	2
	Poland	0	0	2	2
13	South Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		31	31	31	93

See also

• Volleyball portal
• Sports portal

• Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
• FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
• FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
• FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
• FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
• FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
• FIVB Volleyball World League
• FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
• FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
• FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

Notes

1. The 2023 World Cup is only a part of 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
2. The 2023 World Cup is only a part of 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

References

1. "FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship".
2. "FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup".
3. "Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament".
4. "FIVB Volleyball World League".
5. "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship".
6. "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup".
7. "Volleyball at the Summer Olympics – Women's Tournament".
8. "FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix".