Volleyball at the Summer Universiade

Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade, while the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. After not being included in 1975 and 1989.

Medal winners

Men's Tournament

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1959 Details	Turin		Czechoslovakia		Romania		Poland
1961 Details	Sofia		Romania		Bulgaria		Czechoslovakia
1963 Details	Porto Alegre		Soviet Union		Czechoslovakia		Brazil
1965 Details	Budapest		Soviet Union		Hungary		Yugoslavia
1967 Details	Tokyo		Japan		South Korea		France
1970 Details	Turin		Italy		Soviet Union		South Korea
1973 Details	Moscow		Soviet Union		Cuba		South Korea
1977 Details	Sofia		Bulgaria		Czechoslovakia		North Korea
1979 Details	Mexico City		South Korea		Cuba		Japan
1981 Details	Bucharest		Romania		Cuba		Japan
1983 Details	Edmonton		Cuba		Canada		Italy
1985 Details	Kobe		Japan		Soviet Union		Italy
1987 Details	Zagreb		Yugoslavia		China		Italy
1991 Details	Sheffield		Poland		United States		Soviet Union
1993 Details	Buffalo		Japan		Poland		South Korea
1995 Details	Fukuoka		South Korea		Spain		Italy
1997 Details	Sicilly		South Korea		Italy		Russia
1999 Details	Palma de Mallorca		Germany		Japan		Spain
2001 Details	Beijing		United States		France		Russia
2003 Details	Daegu		South Korea		Japan		United States
2005 Details	Izmir		Turkey	3–2	Japan		Italy	3–1	Brazil
2007 Details	Bangkok		Turkey	3–1	Canada		United States	3–0	Italy
2009 Details	Belgrade		Russia	3–0	Brazil		Egypt	3–0	Czech Republic
2011 Details	Shenzhen		Russia	3–1	Ukraine		Brazil	3–1	Canada
2013 Details	Kazan		Russia	3–0	Poland		Japan	3–0	Ukraine
2015 Details	Gwangju		Russia	3–1	Ukraine		Argentina	3–1	Chinese Taipei
2017 Details	Taipei		Iran	3–2	Russia		Japan	3–1	Ukraine
2019 Details	Naples		Italy	3–2	Poland		Russia	3–0	France

Women's Tournament

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1961 Details	Sofia		Soviet Union		Bulgaria		Romania
1963 Details	Porto Alegre		Brazil		Peru		Chile
1965 Details	Budapest		Soviet Union		Romania		Czechoslovakia
1967 Details	Tokyo		Japan		Philippines		Hong Kong
1970 Details	Turin		Soviet Union		Japan		Bulgaria
1973 Details	Moscow		Soviet Union		Bulgaria		Brazil
1977 Details	Sofia		Soviet Union		Cuba		Bulgaria
1979 Details	Mexico City		Soviet Union		Japan		Cuba
1981 Details	Bucharest		China		Cuba		Brazil
1983 Details	Edmonton		Brazil		China		Japan
1985 Details	Kobe		Japan		South Korea		West Germany
1987 Details	Zagreb		China		Soviet Union		East Germany
1991 Details	Sheffield		Italy		Romania		United States
1993 Details	Buffalo		Romania		United States		Switzerland
1995 Details	Fukuoka		China		Japan		Russia
1997 Details	Catania		Russia		United States		Japan
1999 Details	Majorca		China		Russia		France
2001 Details	Beijing		China		Russia		Thailand
2003 Details	Daegu		China		Chinese Taipei		Russia
2005 Details	Izmir		Chinese Taipei	3–0	Poland		China	3–0	Italy
2007 Details	Bangkok		Poland	3–0	Serbia		China	3–0	Thailand
2009 Details	Belgrade		Italy	3–2	Serbia		Poland	3–1	Russia
2011 Details	Shenzhen		Brazil	3–0	China		Russia	3–1	Japan
2013 Details	Kazan		Russia	3–2	Brazil		Thailand	3–1	Poland
2015 Details	Gwangju		Russia	3–0	Ukraine		Japan	3–1	Brazil
2017 Details	Taipei		Russia	3–1	Japan		Ukraine	3–1	Chinese Taipei
2019 Details	Naples		Russia	3–1	Italy		Japan	3–2	Hungary

Medal table

Last updated after the 2019 Summer Universiade

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	9	3	6	18
2	Soviet Union (URS)	9	3	1	13
3	China (CHN)	6	3	2	11
4	Japan (JPN)	5	7	8	20
5	Italy (ITA)	4	2	5	11
6	South Korea (KOR)	4	2	3	9
7	Romania (ROM)	3	3	1	7
8	Brazil (BRA)	3	2	4	9
9	Poland (POL)	2	4	2	8
10	Turkey (TUR)	2	0	0	2
11	Cuba (CUB)	1	5	1	7
12	United States (USA)	1	3	3	7
13	Bulgaria (BUL)	1	3	2	6
14	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	2	2	5
15	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	0	2
16	Germany (GER)	1	0	1	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	0	1	2
18	Iran (IRI)	1	0	0	1
19	Ukraine (UKR)	0	3	1	4
20	Canada (CAN)	0	2	0	2
	Serbia (SRB)	0	2	0	2
22	France (FRA)	0	1	2	3
23	Spain (ESP)	0	1	1	2
24	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	0	1
	Peru (PER)	0	1	0	1
	Philippines (PHI)	0	1	0	1
27	Thailand (THA)	0	0	2	2
28	Argentina (ARG)	0	0	1	1
	Chile (CHI)	0	0	1	1
	East Germany (GDR)	0	0	1	1
	Egypt (EGY)	0	0	1	1
	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	0	1	1
	North Korea (PRK)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (34 nations)		55	55	55	165

See also

• Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
• Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games

External links

• Sports123
• Todor 66