Volleyball at the Summer World University Games

Volleyball at the Summer World University Games
Events	2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1970 1973 1972 1975 1975 1977 1978 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2025

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

Summary (1959-2025)

Games	Year	Teams (M+W)	Ref
1	1959	12+0	[1]
2	1961	8+6	[2]
3	1963	8+3	[3]
4	1965	16+9	[4]
5	1967	7+3	[5]
6	1970	21+13	[6]
7	1973	23+15	[7]
8
9	1977	23+19	[7]
10	1979	23+12	[8]
11	1981	28+15	[9]
12	1983	23+12	[10]
13	1985	18+10	[11]
14	1987	25+19	[12]
15
16	1991	19+16	[13]
17	1993	18+15	[14]
18	1995	28+14	[15]
19	1997	16+15	[16]
20	1999	24+16	[17]
21	2001	27+15	[18]
22	2003	23+19	[19]
23	2005	23+21	[20]
24	2007	23+16	[21]
25	2009	23+16	[22]
26	2011	21+15	[23]
27	2013	21+15
28	2015	21+15
29	2017	22+16
30	2019	16+16
31	2021	16+12
32	2025	15+16

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	Round Robin	Romania		Poland	Round Robin	Bulgaria
1961 Details	Sofia		Romania	Round Robin	Bulgaria		Czechoslovakia	Round Robin	Poland
1963 Details	Porto Alegre		Soviet Union	Round Robin	Czechoslovakia		Brazil	Round Robin	Cuba
1965 Details	Budapest		Soviet Union	Round Robin	Hungary		Yugoslavia	Round Robin	Bulgaria
1967 Details	Tokyo		Japan	Round Robin	South Korea		France	Round Robin	Philippines
1970 Details	Turin		Italy	Round Robin	Soviet Union		South Korea	Round Robin	Japan
1973 Details	Moscow		Soviet Union	Round Robin	Cuba		South Korea	Round Robin	Poland
1977 Details	Sofia		Bulgaria	3-1	Czechoslovakia		South Korea	3-2	Soviet Union
1979 Details	Mexico City		South Korea	Round Robin	Cuba		Japan	Round Robin	Italy
1981 Details	Bucharest		Romania	Round Robin	Cuba		Japan	Round Robin	South Korea
1983 Details	Edmonton		Cuba	3-1	Canada		Italy		South Korea
1985 Details	Kobe		Japan	3-2	Soviet Union		Italy	3-0	South Korea
1987 Details	Zagreb		Yugoslavia	3-0	China		Italy	3-0	Soviet Union
1991 Details	Sheffield		Poland	3-0	United States		Soviet Union	3-0	Algeria
1993 Details	Buffalo		Japan	3-1	Poland		South Korea	3-2	Belgium
1995 Details	Fukuoka		South Korea	3-2	Spain		Italy	3-0	Israel
1997 Details	Sicilly		South Korea	3-0	Italy		Russia	3-0	Japan
1999 Details	Palma de Mallorca		Germany	3-1	Japan		Spain	3-2	South Korea
2001 Details	Beijing		United States	3-1	France		Russia	3-1	Denmark
2003 Details	Daegu		South Korea	3-0	Japan		United States	3-1	France
2005 Details	İzmir		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
2021 Details	Chengdu		Italy	3–0	Poland		China	3–0	Iran
2025 Details	Berlin		Poland	3–0	Brazil		Italy	3–1	Japan

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	Round Robin	Bulgaria		Romania	Round Robin	Poland
1963 Details	Porto Alegre		Brazil	Round Robin	Peru		Chile	Only three teams entered
1965 Details	Budapest		Soviet Union	3-0	Bulgaria		Romania	3-0	Czechoslovakia
1967 Details	Tokyo		Japan	Round Robin	Philippines		Hong Kong	Only three teams entered
1970 Details	Turin		Soviet Union	Round Robin	Japan		Bulgaria	Round Robin	Brazil
1973 Details	Moscow		Soviet Union	Round Robin	Bulgaria		Brazil	Round Robin	Romania
1977 Details	Sofia		Soviet Union	3-2	Cuba		Bulgaria	3-2	Czechoslovakia
1979 Details	Mexico City		Soviet Union	3-0	Japan		Cuba	3-0	Brazil
1981 Details	Bucharest		China	3-0	Cuba		Brazil	3-1	Romania
1983 Details	Edmonton		Brazil	3-1	China		Japan	3-0	Canada
1985 Details	Kobe		Japan	3-1	North Korea		West Germany	3-1	United States
1987 Details	Zagreb		China	3-1	Soviet Union		East Germany	3-1	Bulgaria
1991 Details	Sheffield		Italy	3-1	Romania		United States	3-1	Japan
1993 Details	Buffalo		Romania	3-1	United States		Switzerland	3-2	Japan
1995 Details	Fukuoka		China	3-1	Japan		Russia	3-1	United States
1997 Details	Catania		Russia	3-0	United States		Japan	3-0	Canada
1999 Details	Majorca		China	3-2	Russia		France	3-2	Japan
2001 Details	Beijing		China	3-1	Russia		Thailand	3-1	Brazil
2003 Details	Daegu		China	3-0	Chinese Taipei		Russia	3-0	France
2005 Details	İzmir		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
2021 Details	Chengdu		China	3–0	Japan		Poland	3–1	Brazil
2025 Details	Berlin		Italy	3–1	Japan		Brazil	3–1	Germany

Medal table

Last updated during the 2025 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)	7	3	3	13
4	Italy  (ITA)	6	2	6	14
5	Japan  (JPN)	5	9	8	22
6	South Korea  (KOR)	4	1	4	9
7	Poland  (POL)	3	5	3	11
8	Brazil  (BRA)	3	3	5	11
9	Romania  (ROM)	3	3	0	6
10	Turkey  (TUR)	2	0	0	2
11	Cuba  (CUB)	1	5	1	7
12	Bulgaria  (BUL)	1	4	2	7
13	United States  (USA)	1	3	3	7
14	Czechoslovakia  (TCH)	1	1	3	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
	North Korea  (PRK)	0	1	0	1
	Peru  (PER)	0	1	0	1
	Philippines  (PHI)	0	1	0	1
28	Thailand  (THA)	0	0	2	2
29	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
	Switzerland  (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (34 entries)		59	59	59	177

See also

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

References

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External links

• Sports123
• Todor 66
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