List of indoor volleyball World Champions

Indoor volleyball World Champions means champions in the Olympic Games, Men's and Women's World Championships and Men's and Women's World Cup, which are the three most important indoor volleyball competitions held by FIVB. All three competitions are held quadrennially.

Men's Volleyball World Champions

YearGamesHostChampion
19491st World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipCzechoslovakia Soviet Union
19522nd World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipSoviet Union
19563rd World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipFrance Czechoslovakia
19604th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipBrazil Soviet Union
19625th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipSoviet Union
1964Tokyo Olympic GamesJapan
19651st World CupPoland
19666th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1968Mexico City Olympic GamesMexico Soviet Union
19692nd World CupEast Germany East Germany
19707th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipBulgaria
1972Munich Olympic GamesWest Germany Japan
19748th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipMexico Poland
1976Montreal Olympic GamesCanada
19773rd World CupJapan Soviet Union
19789th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipItaly
1980Moscow Olympic GamesSoviet Union
19814th World CupJapan
198210th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipArgentina
1984Los Angeles Olympic GamesUnited States United States
19855th World CupJapan
198611th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipFrance
1988Seoul Olympic GamesSouth Korea
19896th World CupJapan Cuba
199012th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipBrazil Italy
19917th World CupJapan Soviet Union
1992Barcelona Olympic GamesSpain Brazil
199413th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipGreece Italy
19958th World CupJapan
1996Atlanta Olympic GamesUnited States Netherlands
199814th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan Italy
19999th World CupJapan Russia
2000Sydney Olympic GamesAustralia Yugoslavia
200215th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipArgentina Brazil
200310th World CupJapan
2004Athens Olympic GamesGreece
200616th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan
200711th World CupJapan
2008Beijing Olympic GamesChina United States
201017th World Men's Volleyball ChampionshipItaly Brazil
201112th World CupJapan Russia
2012London Olympic GamesGreat Britain
201418th World Men's ChampionshipPoland Poland
201513th World CupJapan United States
2016Rio Olympic GamesBrazil Brazil
201819th World Men's ChampionshipItaly-Bulgaria Poland

World Champions

CountryWorld ChampionshipWorld CupOlympic Games
# of World ChampionsFirst year to win
World Champions
 Soviet Union /  Russia664161949
 Brazil32381992
 United States12361984
 Poland30141974
 Italy31041990
 Czech Republic20021956
 Germany11021969
 Japan00111972
 Netherlands00111996
 Serbia00112000
 Cuba01011989

Continental

ContinentalWorld ChampionshipWorld CupOlympic Games
Total # of
World Champions
Europe : CEV158730
South America : CSV3238
North America : NORCECA1337
Asia : AVC0011

Women's Volleyball World Champions

Year Games Host Champion
19521st World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipSoviet Union Soviet Union
19562nd World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipFrance
19603rd World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipBrazil
19624th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipSoviet Union Japan
1964Tokyo Olympic GamesJapan
19675th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan
1968Mexico City Olympic GamesMexico Soviet Union
19706th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipBulgaria
1972Munich Olympic GamesWest Germany
19731st World CupUruguay
19747th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipMexico Japan
1976Montreal Olympic GamesCanada
19772nd World CupJapan
19788th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipSoviet Union Cuba
1980Moscow Olympic GamesSoviet Union Soviet Union
19813rd World CupJapan China
19829th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipPeru
1984Los Angeles Olympic GamesUnited States
19854th World CupJapan
198610th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipCzechoslovakia
1988Seoul Olympic GamesSouth Korea Soviet Union
19895th World CupJapan Cuba
199011th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipChina Soviet Union
19916th World CupJapan Cuba
1992Barcelona Olympic GamesSpain
199412th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipBrazil
19957th World CupJapan
1996Atlanta Olympic GamesUnited States
199813th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan
19998th World CupJapan
2000Sydney Olympic GamesAustralia
200214th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipGermany Italy
20039th World CupJapan China
2004Athens Olympic GamesGreece
200615th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan Russia
200710th World CupJapan Italy
2008Beijing Olympic GamesChina Brazil
201016th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan Russia
201111th World CupJapan Italy
2012London Olympic GamesGreat Britain Brazil
201417th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipItaly United States
201512th World CupJapan China
2016Rio Olympic GamesBrazil
201818th World Women's Volleyball ChampionshipJapan

World Champions

CountryWorld ChampionshipWorld CupOlympic Games
# of World ChampionsFirst year to win
World Champions
 Soviet Union /  Russia714121952
 Cuba343101978
 China24391981
 Japan31261962
 Italy12032002
 Brazil00222008
 United States10012014

Continental

ContinentalWorld ChampionshipWorld CupOlympic Games
Total # of
World Champions
Asia : AVC55515
Europe : CEV83415
North America : NORCECA44311
South America : CSV0022

Winning Players

Women Volleyball players who won at least three gold medals in World Championship, World Cup or Olympic Games
Player Country Number of
Gold medals
World Championship World Cup Olympic Games
Longest
Titles in-row
Regla Bell Cuba91994
1998
1989
1991
1995
1999
1992
1996
2000
8
Lilia Izquierdo Cuba91994
1998
1989
1991
1995
1999
1992
1996
2000
8
Marlenys Costa Cuba81994
1998
1991
1995
1999
1992
1996
2000
8
Mireya Luis Cuba81994
1998
1989
1991
1995
1992
1996
2000
6
Regla Torres Cuba81994
1998
1989
1991
1995
1992
1996
2000
6
Ana Fernandez Cuba71994
1998
1995
1999
1992
1996
2000
7
Magalys Carvajal Cuba619941989
1991
1995
1992
1996
5
Idalmis Gato Cuba619941991
1995
1992
1996
2000
5
Mirka Francia Cuba61994
1998
1995
1999
1996
2000
6
Taismary Aguero Cuba619981995
1999
1996
2000
5
 Italy-2007-1
Lyudmila Buldakova Soviet Union51956
1960
1970
-1968
1972
3
Liang Yan China51982
1986
1981
1985
19845
Inna Ryskal Soviet Union4197019731968
1972
4
Roza Salikhova Soviet Union4197019731968
1972
4
Vera Galushka-Duyunova Soviet Union4197019731968
1972
4
Nina Smoleyeva Soviet Union4197019731968
1972
4
Lang Ping China419821981
1985
19844
Yang Xilan China41982
1986
198519844
Jiang Ying China41982
1986
198519844
Zheng Meizhu China41982
1986
198519844
Mercedes Calderon Cuba419941989
1991
19924
Tania Ortiz Cuba419941989
1991
19924
Yumilka Ruiz Cuba4199819991996
2000
4
Marta Sanchez Cuba419981995
1999
20003
Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union31952
1956
1960
--3
Katsumi Matsumura Japan31962
1967
-19643
Yoko Shinozaki Japan31962
1967
-19643
Tatyana Ponyayeva-Tretyakova Soviet Union31970-1968
1972
3
Tatyana Sarycheva Soviet Union31970-1968
1972
3
Galina Leontyeva Soviet Union31970-1968
1972
3
Yuko Arakida Japan31974197619773
Echiko Maeda Japan31974197619773
Katsuko Kanesaka Japan31974197619773
Juri Yokoyama Japan31974197619773
Hiromi Yano Japan31974197619773
Takako Shirai Japan31974197619773
Zhang Rongfang China31982198119843
Zhou Xiaolan China31982198119843
Hou Yuzhu China31986198519843
Li Yanjun China31986198519843
Yang Xiaojun China31986198519843
Su Huijuan China31986198519843
Norka Latamblet Cuba3-1989
1991
19922
Raisa O'Farrill Cuba3-19951992
1996
2
Sara Anzanello Italy320022007
2011
-1
Eleonora Lo Bianco Italy320022007
2011
-1

Special records

Women Volleyball players who achieved most silver but not gold medals in World Championship, World Cup or Olympic Games
Player Country Number of
Silver medals
World Championship World Cup Olympic Games
Longest
Silver in-row
Keiko Hama Japan4197019731968
1972
4
Logan Tom United States4200220112008
2012
2
Evgenija Artamonova Russia4-19991992
2000
2004
2
Lai Yawen China41990
1998
199119962

See also

References

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