FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1977
No. of teams16
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Iran (1st title)
Most titles Russia (6 titles)

The first edition was staged in 1977 in Brazil and tournaments have been played every four years for the first three editions and every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Bahrain in the city of Manama and won by Iran.

Russia is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with ten titles and two runners-up. Brazil is the second most successful with four titles and six runners-up.

A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.

Results summary
Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1977
Details
Brazil
Soviet Union		 Round-robin
China
Brazil		 Round-robin
Mexico		 16
1981
Details
Denver
Soviet Union		 3–0
Brazil
South Korea		 3–1
China		 16
1985
Details
Italy
Soviet Union		 3–1
Italy
Cuba		 3–0
South Korea		 16
1987
Details
Manama
South Korea		 3–2
Cuba
Soviet Union		 3–1
West Germany		 16
1989
Details
Athens
Soviet Union		 3–1
Japan
Brazil		 3–0
Bulgaria		 16
1991
Details
Cairo
Bulgaria		 3–0
Italy
Soviet Union		 3–0
Brazil		 16
1993
Details
Rosario / Santa Fe
Brazil		 3–1
Italy
Czechoslovakia		 3–2
Argentina		 16
1995
Details
Johor Bahru / Kuala Lumpur
Russia		 3–2
Brazil
Italy		 3–1
Finland		 15
1997
Details
Manama
Poland		 3–1
Brazil
Russia		 3–1
Venezuela		 16
1999
Details
Sisaket / Ubon Ratchathani
Russia		 3–1
France
Brazil		 3–0
Venezuela		 16
2001
Details
Wrocław
Brazil		 3–0
Russia
Venezuela		 3–0
Italy		 16
2003
Details
Tehran
Poland		 3–2
Brazil
Bulgaria		 3–0
South Korea		 16
2005
Details
Visakhapatnam
Russia		 3–0
Brazil
Cuba		 3–0
Netherlands		 12
2007
Details
Casablanca / Rabat
Brazil		 3–0
Russia
Iran		 3–1
Italy		 12
2009
Details
Pune
Brazil		 3–2
Cuba
Argentina		 3–0
India		 16
2011
Details
Rio de Janeiro / Niterói
Russia		 3–2
Argentina
Serbia		 3–1
United States		 16
2013
Details
Ankara / Izmir
Russia		 3–0
Brazil
Italy		 3–1
France		 20
2015
Details
Tijuana / Mexicali
Russia		 3–2
Argentina
China		 3–1
Brazil		 16
2017
Details
Brno / Ceské Budejovice
Poland		 3–0
Cuba
Russia		 3–0
Brazil		 16
2019
Details
Riffa
Iran		 3–2
Italy
Brazil		 3–0
Russia		 16

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia62210
2 Brazil46414
3 Soviet Union4026
4 Poland3003
5 Bulgaria1012
 Iran1012
 South Korea1012
8 Italy0426
9 Cuba0325
10 Argentina0213
11 China0112
12 France0101
 Japan0101
14 Czechoslovakia0011
 Serbia0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (16 nations)20202060

Appearance
Team
1977
(16)
1981
(16)
1985
(16)
1987
(16)
1989
(16)
1991
(16)
1993
(16)
1995
(15)
1997
(16)
1999
(16)
2001
(16)
2003
(16)
2005
(12)
2007
(12)
2009
(16)
2011
(16)
2013
(20)
2015
(16)
2017
(16)
2019
(16)		 Total
 Algeria•••14th12th••13th••••••••••••3
 Argentina9th5th11th7th10th11th4th••8th•••5th3rd2nd7th2nd7th5th15
 Bahrain•••8th16th•••9th••••••••••8th4
 BelarusPart of  Soviet Union••••••••15th•••••1
 Belgium••••••••••••••6th9th••••2
 Brazil3rd2nd6th6th3rd4th1st2nd2nd3rd1st2nd2nd1st1st5th2nd4th4th3rd20
 Bulgaria••5th5th4th1st9th••••3rd•6th•13th••••8
 Canada10th13th•12th•••••5th•9th••12th11th12th8th8th12th11
 Chile•14th12th•••••••••••••••••2
 China2nd4th7th9th8th9th9th9th9th•13th13th••11th•15th3rd6th6th16
 Chinese Taipei•••••14th13th•13th13th••••••••••4
 Colombia8th•••••••••••••••••••1
 Cuba•6th3rd2nd5th8th11th•••5th•3rd8th2nd••13th2nd10th13
 Czech RepublicSee  Czechoslovakia•••••••••••15th9th2
 Dominican Republic•••••••••13th••••••••••1
 Egypt•15th16th13th•12th•••••9th•10th13th15th14th15th12th13th12
 EstoniaPart of  Soviet Union•••13th••••••17th•••2
 Finland•••••••4th••••••••••••1
 France••9th••••••2nd7th•••10th•4th10th••6
 GermanySee  West Germany13th13th•5th••8th9th••10th••••6
 Greece•••11th6th•5th•••13th•••16th•••••5
 Haiti16th•••••••••••••••••••1
 India•11th•••••9th•••9th9th•4th8th8th•••7
 Indonesia••••15th•••••••••••••••1
 Iran••••••9th•9th8th•6th5th3rd7th6th5th12th5th1st12
 Italy••2nd•9th2nd2nd3rd6th6th4th13th•4th••3rd5th9th2nd14
 Japan6th9th10th10th2nd5th7th•••9th••11th•12th10th14th13th•13
 LatviaPart of  Soviet Union••8th•••••••••••1
 Malaysia•••••••13th••••••••••••1
 Mexico4th12th14th•••13th•13th•••••••16th16th••7
 Morocco•••••••••13th••9th12th••18th•16th15th6
 Netherlands••8th••••6th••••4th•••••••3
 Nigeria••••••••13th•••••••••••1
 Paraguay14th•••••••••••••••••••1
 Peru15th••16th••••••••••••••••2
 Poland••••7th••8th1st9th9th1st••9th••9th1st11th10
 Puerto Rico••••14th••13th9th••••••16th•••16th5
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union5th1st3rd1st2nd5th1st2nd5th1st1st1st3rd4th14
 Rwanda••••••••••••••••20th•••1
 Saudi Arabia13th16th13th15th••••••9th•••••••••5
 SerbiaSee  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro••3rd9th•••2
 SlovakiaSee  Czechoslovakia•••9th9th••••••••2
 SloveniaSee  Yugoslavia•••••••9th•••7th••2
 South Korea5th3rd4th1st11th6th5th9th•7th6th4th6th••••••7th13
 Spain11th10th••13th•13th7th•••••••7th••••6
 Thailand•••••••••9th••••••••••1
 Tunisia••15th••15th11th•13th9th13th13th9th•14th14th13th••14th12
 Turkey••••••••••••••••6th6th10th•3
 United States7th7th••••••••••8th7th8th4th11th11th14th•9
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union•••9th13th•••••••11th•3
 Venezuela11th••••16th7th9th4th4th3rd13th••••19th•••9
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia•••••7th3rddefunct2
 Serbia and MontenegroSee  Yugoslavia••7th••7th7thdefunct3
 Soviet Union1st1st1st3rd1st3rddefunct6
 West Germany•8th•4th•defunct2
 Yugoslavia•••••10thdefunct1
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

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