Volleyball events were contested at the 1991 Summer Universiade in Sheffield, England.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's volleyball | Poland (POL) | China (CHN) | Italy (ITA) |
Women's volleyball | Italy (ITA) | Romania (ROM) | United States (USA) |
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina, close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised by the city. At this Universiade the biggest star was the Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgeniya Kanaeva, who won 5 gold medals. Russia was the leading nation in the medal table, with the most gold medals (27) and most medals (76).
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August.
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea.
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals.
The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, took place in the island of Sicily, Italy.
The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, as the main site. For the first time in history the event was hosted by two countries, as some events were held in neighbouring cities in Canada.
The 1977 Summer Universiade, also known as the IX Summer Universiade or World University Games, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The 2015 Summer Universiade was a Universiade held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015.
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.
Volleyball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1959 for men and since the year 1975 for women. The Italy men's national volleyball team are the most successful men's team and also the Italy women's national volleyball team is the most successful team for women.
The 2017 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade and commonly called Taipei 2017, was a multi-sport event, sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), held in the city of Taipei, Taiwan. It took place from August 19 to August 30, 2017.
Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova, from 2012 to 2016 Obmochaeva, is a Russian volleyball player. She played for the Ukraine women's national volleyball team until 2010 when she became part of the Russia women's national volleyball team.
Volleyball was contested at the 2013 Summer Universiade from July 8 to 13 in Kazan, Russia.
The Philippines has participated at the Universiade debuting at the 1967 Summer Universiade. From 1967 until 2007, athletes representing the country were sent by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines with sanction from Philippine Olympic Committee. Since 2011 it is the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), a member of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), that has been sending competitors representing the country at the Universiade.
Beach volleyball competition has been in the Universiade in 2011 and 2013 as optional sport.
Volleyball was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from 20 to 29 August in Taipei, Taiwan.
The 2017 Women's Summer Universiade Volleyball Tournament was the 17th edition of the event, organized by the Summer Universiade. It was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 21 to 28 August 2017.
The Volleyball at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples will be played between July 5 and July 13. 32 volleyball teams will participate in the tournament. The indoor volleyball competition will take place at PalaCoscioni in Nocera Inferiore, Palazzetto dello Sport in Ariano Irpino, PalaSele in Eboli and PalaTedeschi in Benevento.