# 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 Men's and Women's World Championship, Men's and Women's World Cup, Olympic Games, men's and women's Volleyball Nations League (replacing FIVB World League and FIVB World Grand Prix respectively) or FIVB Volleyball World 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 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Bulgaria |
| 1956 | France | Czechoslovakia | Romania | Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Brazil | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Romania |
| 1962 | Soviet Union | 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 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | Romania |
| 1981 | Japan | Soviet Union | Cuba | Brazil |
| 1982 | Argentina | Soviet Union | Brazil | Argentina |
| 1984 | United States | United States | Brazil | Italy |
| 1985 | Japan | United States | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia |
| 1986 | France | United States | Soviet Union | Bulgaria |
| 1988 | South Korea | United States | Soviet Union | Argentina |
| 1989 | Japan | Cuba | Italy | Soviet Union |

### 1990–present
#### World League (1990–2017)

| 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 | United States |
| 1992 | Genoa | Italy | Cuba | United States | Spain | Brazil | Netherlands | United States |
| 1993 | São Paulo | Brazil | Russia | Italy | Japan | Italy | Brazil | Cuba |
| 1994 | Milan | Italy | Cuba | Brazil | Greece | Italy | Netherlands | United States |
| 1995 | Rio de Janeiro | Italy | Brazil | Cuba | Japan | Italy | Netherlands | Brazil |
| 1996 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Italy | Russia | United States | 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 | United States | Italy |
| 2006 | Moscow | Brazil | France | Russia | Japan | Brazil | Poland | Bulgaria |
| 2007 | Katowice | Brazil | Russia | United States | Japan | Brazil | Russia | Bulgaria |
| 2008 | Rio de Janeiro | United States | Serbia | Russia | China | United States | 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 | United States | Cuba | Great Britain | Russia | Brazil | Italy |
| 2013 | Mar del Plata | Russia | Brazil | Italy | Japan | Brazil | Russia | Italy |
| 2014 | Florence | United States | Brazil | Italy | Poland | Poland | Brazil | Germany |
| 2015 | Rio de Janeiro | France | Serbia | United States | Japan | United States | Italy | Poland |
| 2016 | Kraków | Serbia | Brazil | France | Brazil | Brazil | Italy | United States |
| 2017 | Curitiba | France | Brazil | Canada | Japan | Brazil | Italy | Iran |

#### Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)

| Year | VNL Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2018 | Lille | Russia | France | United States | Italy–Bulgaria | Poland | Brazil | United States |
| 2019 | Chicago | Russia | United States | Poland | Japan | Brazil | Poland | United States |
| 2021 | Rimini | Brazil | Poland | France | Japan | France | Russia | Argentina |
| 2022 | Bologna | France | United States | Poland | Poland–Slovenia | Italy | Poland | Brazil |
| 2023 | Gdansk | Poland | United States | Japan | Japan | | | |
| 2024 | Łódź | France | Japan | Poland | France | France | Poland | United States |

## Men's Medals summary
### Medals Summary Excluding World League and Volleyball Nations League

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 16 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 | Brazil | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | United States | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Cuba | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | Serbia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 |

### World League and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | United States | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Cuba | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Serbia | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 |
* ^[a] FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
* ^[b] FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
* ^[c] After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
* ^[d] 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 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Poland | Czechoslovakia |
| 1956 | France | Soviet Union | Romania | Poland |
| 1960 | Brazil | Soviet Union | Japan | Czechoslovakia |
| 1962 | Soviet Union | Japan | Soviet Union | Poland |
| 1964 | Japan | Japan | Soviet Union | Poland |
| 1967 | Japan | Japan | United States | 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 | Soviet Union | Cuba | Japan | Soviet Union |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | East Germany | Bulgaria |
| 1981 | Japan | China | Japan | Soviet Union |
| 1982 | Peru | China | Peru | United States |
| 1984 | United States | China | United States | 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 | United States |
| 1991 | Japan | Cuba | China | Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Spain | Cuba | Unified Team | United States |

### 1993–2017
#### World Grand Prix (1993–2017)

| 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 | United States | Brazil | Cuba | Japan | Cuba | Brazil | China |
| 1996 | Shanghai | Brazil | Cuba | Russia | United States | 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 | Macau | United States | China | Russia | Japan | China | Russia | Japan |
| 2002 | Hong Kong | Russia | China | Germany | Germany | Italy | United States | Russia |
| 2003 | Andria | China | Russia | United States | Japan | China | Brazil | United States |
| 2004 | Reggio Calabria | Brazil | Italy | United States | Greece | China | Russia | Cuba |
| 2005 | Sendai | Brazil | Italy | China | Japan | Brazil | United States | China |
| 2006 | Reggio Calabria | Brazil | Russia | Italy | Japan | Russia | Brazil | Serbia |
| 2007 | Ningbo | Netherlands | China | Italy | Japan | Italy | Brazil | United States |
| 2008 | Yukohama | Brazil | Cuba | Italy | China | Brazil | United States | China |
| 2009 | Tokyo | Brazil | Russia | Germany | Japan | Italy | Brazil | Dominican Republic |
| 2010 | Ningbo | United States | Brazil | Italy | Japan | Russia | Brazil | Japan |
| 2011 | Macau | United States | Brazil | Serbia | Japan | Italy | United States | China |
| 2012 | Ningbo | United States | Brazil | Turkey | Great Britain | Brazil | United States | Japan |
| 2013 | Sapporo | Brazil | China | Serbia | Japan | Brazil | United States | Japan |
| 2014 | Tokyo | Brazil | Japan | Russia | Italy | United States | China | Brazil |
| 2015 | Omaha | United States | Russia | Brazil | Japan | China | Serbia | United States |
| 2016 | Bangkok | Brazil | United States | Netherlands | Brazil | China | Serbia | United States |
| 2017 | Nanjing | Brazil | Italy | Serbia | Japan | China | Brazil | United States |

#### Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)

| Year | VNL Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2018 | Nanjing | United States | Turkey | China | Japan | Serbia | Italy | China |
| 2019 | Nanjing | United States | Brazil | China | Japan | China | United States | Russia |
| 2021 | Rimini | United States | Brazil | Turkey | Japan | United States | Brazil | Serbia |
| 2022 | Ankara | Italy | Brazil | Serbia | Netherlands–Poland | Serbia | Brazil | Italy |
| 2023 | Arlington | Turkey | China | Poland | Japan | | | |
| 2024 | Bangkok | Italy | Japan | Poland | France | Italy | United States | Brazil |

## Women's Medals Summary
### Medals Summary Excluding World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | China | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Cuba | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Brazil | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | United States | 2 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 165 |
* ^[a] FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
* ^[b] After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
* ^[c] FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
* ^[d] 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 and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Cuba | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |