FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1977
No. of teams16
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Iran (1st title)
Most titles Russia (6 titles)

The first edition was staged in 1977 in Brazil and tournaments have been played every four years for the first three editions and every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Bahrain in the city of Manama and won by Iran.

Russia is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with ten titles and two runners-up. Brazil is the second most successful with four titles and six runners-up.

A corresponding tournament for female players is the FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship.

Results summary

Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1977
Details

Brazil

Soviet Union
Round-robin
China

Brazil
Round-robin
Mexico
16
1981
Details

Denver

Soviet Union
3–0
Brazil

South Korea
3–1
China
16
1985
Details

Italy

Soviet Union
3–1
Italy

Cuba
3–0
South Korea
16
1987
Details

Manama

South Korea
3–2
Cuba

Soviet Union
3–1
West Germany
16
1989
Details

Athens

Soviet Union
3–1
Japan

Brazil
3–0
Bulgaria
16
1991
Details

Cairo

Bulgaria
3–0
Italy

Soviet Union
3–0
Brazil
16
1993
Details

Rosario / Santa Fe

Brazil
3–1
Italy

Czechoslovakia
3–2
Argentina
16
1995
Details

Johor Bahru / Kuala Lumpur

Russia
3–2
Brazil

Italy
3–1
Finland
15
1997
Details

Manama

Poland
3–1
Brazil

Russia
3–1
Venezuela
16
1999
Details

Sisaket / Ubon Ratchathani

Russia
3–1
France

Brazil
3–0
Venezuela
16
2001
Details

Wrocław

Brazil
3–0
Russia

Venezuela
3–0
Italy
16
2003
Details

Tehran

Poland
3–2
Brazil

Bulgaria
3–0
South Korea
16
2005
Details

Visakhapatnam

Russia
3–0
Brazil

Cuba
3–0
Netherlands
12
2007
Details

Casablanca / Rabat

Brazil
3–0
Russia

Iran
3–1
Italy
12
2009
Details

Pune

Brazil
3–2
Cuba

Argentina
3–0
India
16
2011
Details

Rio de Janeiro / Niterói

Russia
3–2
Argentina

Serbia
3–1
United States
16
2013
Details

Ankara / Izmir

Russia
3–0
Brazil

Italy
3–1
France
20
2015
Details

Tijuana / Mexicali

Russia
3–2
Argentina

China
3–1
Brazil
16
2017
Details

Brno / Ceské Budejovice

Poland
3–0
Cuba

Russia
3–0
Brazil
16
2019
Details

Riffa

Iran
3–2
Italy

Brazil
3–0
Russia
16

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia62210
2 Brazil46414
3 Soviet Union4026
4 Poland3003
5 Bulgaria1012
 Iran1012
 South Korea1012
8 Italy0426
9 Cuba0325
10 Argentina0213
11 China0112
12 France0101
 Japan0101
14 Czechoslovakia0011
 Serbia0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (16 nations)20202060

Appearance

Team
1977
(16)

1981
(16)

1985
(16)

1987
(16)

1989
(16)

1991
(16)

1993
(16)

1995
(15)

1997
(16)

1999
(16)

2001
(16)

2003
(16)

2005
(12)

2007
(12)

2009
(16)

2011
(16)

2013
(20)

2015
(16)

2017
(16)

2019
(16)
Total
 Algeria14th12th13th3
 Argentina9th5th11th7th10th11th4th8th5th3rd2nd7th2nd7th5th15
 Bahrain8th16th9th8th4
 BelarusPart of  Soviet Union15th1
 Belgium6th9th2
 Brazil3rd2nd6th6th3rd4th1st2nd2nd3rd1st2nd2nd1st1st5th2nd4th4th3rd20
 Bulgaria5th5th4th1st9th3rd6th13th8
 Canada10th13th12th5th9th12th11th12th8th8th12th11
 Chile14th12th2
 China2nd4th7th9th8th9th9th9th9th13th13th11th15th3rd6th6th16
 Chinese Taipei14th13th13th13th4
 Colombia8th1
 Cuba6th3rd2nd5th8th11th5th3rd8th2nd13th2nd10th13
 Czech RepublicSee  Czechoslovakia15th9th2
 Dominican Republic13th1
 Egypt15th16th13th12th9th10th13th15th14th15th12th13th12
 EstoniaPart of  Soviet Union13th17th2
 Finland4th1
 France9th2nd7th10th4th10th6
 GermanySee  West Germany13th13th5th8th9th10th6
 Greece11th6th5th13th16th5
 Haiti16th1
 India11th9th9th9th4th8th8th7
 Indonesia15th1
 Iran9th9th8th6th5th3rd7th6th5th12th5th1st12
 Italy2nd9th2nd2nd3rd6th6th4th13th4th3rd5th9th2nd14
 Japan6th9th10th10th2nd5th7th9th11th12th10th14th13th13
 LatviaPart of  Soviet Union8th1
 Malaysia13th1
 Mexico4th12th14th13th13th16th16th7
 Morocco13th9th12th18th16th15th6
 Netherlands8th6th4th3
 Nigeria13th1
 Paraguay14th1
 Peru15th16th2
 Poland7th8th1st9th9th1st9th9th1st11th10
 Puerto Rico14th13th9th16th16th5
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union5th1st3rd1st2nd5th1st2nd5th1st1st1st3rd4th14
 Rwanda20th1
 Saudi Arabia13th16th13th15th9th5
 SerbiaSee  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro3rd9th2
 SlovakiaSee  Czechoslovakia9th9th2
 SloveniaSee  Yugoslavia9th7th2
 South Korea5th3rd4th1st11th6th5th9th7th6th4th6th7th13
 Spain11th10th13th13th7th7th6
 Thailand9th1
 Tunisia15th15th11th13th9th13th13th9th14th14th13th14th12
 Turkey6th6th10th3
 United States7th7th8th7th8th4th11th11th14th9
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union9th13th11th3
 Venezuela11th16th7th9th4th4th3rd13th19th9
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia7th3rddefunct2
 Serbia and MontenegroSee  Yugoslavia7th7th7thdefunct3
 Soviet Union1st1st1st3rd1st3rddefunct6
 West Germany8th4thdefunct2
 Yugoslavia10thdefunct1
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

See also

References

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