FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Most titles | Brazil  China (1 title each) |
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 23 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
The first edition was staged in 2013 in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico and tournaments have been played every two years since then.[1] The most recent tournament was hosted by Turkey in Ankara and won by Brazil. The next World Championship will be hosted by Slovenia in 2017.
A corresponding tournament for male players is the FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship.
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2013 Details |
 Mexicali / Tijuana |
 China |
3–0 |  Dominican Republic |
 Japan |
3–1 |  United States |
12 | |||
| 2015 Details |
 Ankara |
 Brazil |
3–1 |  Turkey |
Dominican Republic |
3–2 | Japan |
12 | |||
| 2017 Details |
 Ljubljana / Maribor |
12 | |||||||||
Medals summary
| 1 | Brazil
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Turkey
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Japan
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appearance
| Team | 2013 (12) |
2015 (12) |
2017 (12) |
Total |
 Argentina |
10th | • | Q | 2 |
| Brazil |
7th | 1st | Q | 3 |
 Bulgaria |
• | 7th | • | 1 |
| China |
1st | 5th | 2 | |
 Colombia |
• | 9th | 1 | |
 Cuba |
9th | 11th | Q | 3 |
| Dominican Republic |
2nd | 3rd | Q | 3 |
 Egypt |
• | 11th | Q | 2 |
 Germany |
8th | • | • | 1 |
 Italy |
6th | 6th | Q | 3 |
| Japan |
3rd | 4th | 2 | |
 Kenya |
12th | • | 1 | |
| Mexico |
11th | • | 1 | |
 Peru |
• | 9th | 1 | |
| Slovenia |
• | • | Q | 1 |
 Thailand |
• | 8th | 1 | |
| Turkey |
5th | 2nd | Q | 3 |
 United States |
4th | • | 1 |
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
MVP by edition
- 2013 –
Yao Di (CHN) - 2015 –
Juma Silva (BRA)
See also
- FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
References
- ^ "Inaugural U23 Volleyball World Champs 50 days away". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-10-10.