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 World Men's and Women's Volleyball Championship, World Cup, Olympic Games, FIVB World League, FIVB World Grand Prix or Volleyball Grand Champions Cup.

Men's Volleyball World Medalists

	World Championship
	Olympic Games
	World Cup
	World Grand Champions Cup

1949-1989

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1949	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria
1952	USSR	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Bulgaria
1956	France	Czechoslovakia	Romania	Soviet Union
1960	Brazil	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Romania
1962	USSR	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	USSR	Soviet Union	Bulgaria	Romania
1981	Japan	Soviet Union	Cuba	Brazil
1982	Argentina	Soviet Union	Brazil	Argentina
1984	USA	USA	Brazil	Italy
1985	Japan	USA	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia
1986	France	USA	Soviet Union	Bulgaria
1988	South Korea	USA	Soviet Union	Argentina
1989	Japan	Cuba	Italy	Soviet Union

1990-present

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	USA
1992	Genoa	Italy	Cuba	USA		Spain	Brazil	Netherlands	USA
1993	São Paulo	Brazil	Russia	Italy		Japan	Italy	Brazil	Cuba
1994	Milan	Italy	Cuba	Brazil		Greece	Italy	Netherlands	USA
1995	Rio de Janeiro	Italy	Brazil	Cuba		Japan	Italy	Netherlands	Brazil
1996	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Italy	Russia		USA	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	USA	Italy
2006	Moscow	Brazil	France	Russia		Japan	Brazil	Poland	Bulgaria
2007	Katowice	Brazil	Russia	USA		Japan	Brazil	Russia	Bulgaria
2008	Rio de Janeiro	USA	Serbia	Russia		China	USA	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	USA	Cuba		UK	Russia	Brazil	Italy
2013	Mar del Plata	Russia	Brazil	Italy		Japan	Brazil	Russia	Italy
2014	Florence	USA	Brazil	Italy		Poland	Poland	Brazil	Germany
2015	Rio de Janeiro	France	Serbia	USA		Japan	USA	Italy	Poland
2016	Kraków					Brazil

Men's Medals summary

Medals Summary Excluding World League

1	Russia *	16	9	8	33
2	Brazil	11	7	3	21
3	United States	6	1	3	10
4	Italy	5	6	6	17
5	Poland	3	3	1	7
6	Cuba	2	6	6	14
7	Czech Republic ^	2	5	3	10
8	Germany #	2	1	1	4
9	Netherlands	1	4	0	5
10	Japan	1	3	4	8
11	Serbia &	1	1	4	6
12	Bulgaria	0	2	5	7
13	Romania	0	2	3	5
14	Argentina	0	0	2	2
15	France	0	0	1	1
Total		50	50	50	150

World League Medals Summary

1	Brazil	9	5	4	18
2	Italy	8	3	4	15
3	Russia *	3	5	7	15
4	United States	2	1	3	6
5	Cuba	1	5	3	9
6	Netherlands	1	1	1	3
7	France	1	1	0	2
8	Poland	1	0	1	2
9	Serbia &	0	5	3	8
Total		26	26	26	78

* = FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).

^ = FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).

^# = After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.

^& = 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

	World Championship
	Olympic Games
	World Cup
	World Grand Champions Cup

1952-1992

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1952	USSR	Soviet Union	Poland	Czechoslovakia
1956	France	Soviet Union	Romania	Poland
1960	Brazil	Soviet Union	Japan	Czechoslovakia
1962	USSR	Japan	Soviet Union	Poland
1964	Japan	Japan	Soviet Union	Poland
1967	Japan	Japan	USA	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	USSR	Cuba	Japan	Soviet Union
1980	USSR	Soviet Union	East Germany	Bulgaria
1981	Japan	China	Japan	Soviet Union
1982	Peru	China	Peru	USA
1984	USA	China	USA	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	USA
1991	Japan	Cuba	China	Soviet Union
1992	Spain	Cuba	Unified Team	USA

1993-present

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	USA	Brazil	Cuba		Japan	Cuba	Brazil	China
1996	Shanghai	Brazil	Cuba	Russia		USA	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	Makau	USA	China	Russia		Japan	China	Russia	Japan
2002	Hong Kong	Russia	China	Germany		Germany	Italy	USA	Russia
2003	Andria	China	Russia	USA		Japan	China	Brazil	USA
2004	Reggio Calabria	Brazil	Italy	USA		Greece	China	Russia	Cuba
2005	Sendai	Brazil	Italy	China		Japan	Brazil	USA	China
2006	Reggio Calabria	Brazil	Russia	Italy		Japan	Russia	Brazil	Serbia
2007	Ningbo	Netherlands	China	Italy		Japan	Italy	Brazil	USA
2008	Yukohama	Brazil	Cuba	Italy		China	Brazil	USA	China
2009	Tokyo	Brazil	Russia	Germany		Japan	Italy	Brazil	Dominican Republic
2010	Ningbo	USA	Brazil	Italy		Japan	Russia	Brazil	Japan
2011	Makau	USA	Brazil	Serbia		Japan	Italy	USA	China
2012	Ningbo	USA	Brazil	Turkey		UK	Brazil	USA	Japan
2013	Sapporo	Brazil	China	Serbia		Japan	Brazil	USA	Japan
2014	Tokyo	Brazil	Japan	Russia		Italy	USA	China	Brazil
2015	Omaha	USA	Russia	Brazil		Japan	China	Serbia	USA
2016	Bangkok					Brazil

Women's Medals Summary

Medals Summary Excluding World Grand Prix

1	Russia *	13	10	8	31
2	Cuba	11	4	1	16
3	China	9	6	6	21
4	Japan	6	7	5	18
5	Brazil	4	7	5	16
6	Italy	4	0	0	4
7	United States	1	8	6	15
8	Peru	0	2	1	3
9	Poland	0	1	4	5
10	Serbia &	0	1	1	2
11	Germany #	0	1	0	1
	Romania	0	1	0	1
13	South Korea	0	0	5	5
14	Czech Republic ^	0	0	2	2
	North Korea	0	0	2	2
16	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Total		48	48	48	144

* = FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).

^# = After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.

^ = FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).

^& = 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 Medals Summary

1	Brazil	10	5	2	17
2	United States	6	0	2	8
3	Russia	3	6	4	13
4	Cuba	2	4	2	8
5	China	1	5	3	9
6	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
7	Italy	0	2	4	6
8	Japan	0	1	0	1
9	Germany	0	0	2	2
	Serbia	0	0	2	2
11	South Korea	0	0	1	1
	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Total		23	23	23	69