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Volleyball at the Summer World University Games
Volleyball at the Summer World University Games
Events	2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
	1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1970; 1970; 1973; 1972; 1975; 1975; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1981; 1983; 1985; 1987; 1989; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2021; 2025;

Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1959, while the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The sport was not included in 1975 and 1989.

Medal winners

Men's tournament

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host	Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist	Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1959 Details	Turin	Czechoslovakia	Round Robin	Romania	Poland	Round Robin	Bulgaria
1961 Details	Sofia	Romania	Round Robin	Bulgaria	Czechoslovakia	Round Robin	Poland
1963 Details	Porto Alegre	Soviet Union	Round Robin	Czechoslovakia	Brazil	Round Robin	Cuba
1965 Details	Budapest	Soviet Union	Round Robin	Hungary	Yugoslavia	Round Robin	Bulgaria
1967 Details	Tokyo	Japan	Round Robin	South Korea	France	Round Robin	Philippines
1970 Details	Turin	Italy	Round Robin	Soviet Union	South Korea	Round Robin	Japan
1973 Details	Moscow	Soviet Union	Round Robin	Cuba	South Korea	Round Robin	Poland
1977 Details	Sofia	Bulgaria	3-1	Czechoslovakia	South Korea	3-2	Soviet Union
1979 Details	Mexico City	South Korea	Round Robin	Cuba	Japan	Round Robin	Italy
1981 Details	Bucharest	Romania	Round Robin	Cuba	Japan	Round Robin	South Korea
1983 Details	Edmonton	Cuba	3-1	Canada	Italy		South Korea
1985 Details	Kobe	Japan	3-2	Soviet Union	Italy	3-0	South Korea
1987 Details	Zagreb	Yugoslavia	3-0	China	Italy	3-0	Soviet Union
1991 Details	Sheffield	Poland	3-0	United States	Soviet Union	3-0	Algeria
1993 Details	Buffalo	Japan	3-1	Poland	South Korea	3-2	Belgium
1995 Details	Fukuoka	South Korea	3-2	Spain	Italy	3-0	Israel
1997 Details	Sicilly	South Korea	3-0	Italy	Russia	3-0	Japan
1999 Details	Palma de Mallorca	Germany	3-1	Japan	Spain	3-2	South Korea
2001 Details	Beijing	United States	3-1	France	Russia	3-1	Denmark
2003 Details	Daegu	South Korea	3-0	Japan	United States	3-1	France
2005 Details	İzmir	Turkey	3–2	Japan	Italy	3–1	Brazil
2007 Details	Bangkok	Turkey	3–1	Canada	United States	3–0	Italy
2009 Details	Belgrade	Russia	3–0	Brazil	Egypt	3–0	Czech Republic
2011 Details	Shenzhen	Russia	3–1	Ukraine	Brazil	3–1	Canada
2013 Details	Kazan	Russia	3–0	Poland	Japan	3–0	Ukraine
2015 Details	Gwangju	Russia	3–1	Ukraine	Argentina	3–1	Chinese Taipei
2017 Details	Taipei	Iran	3–2	Russia	Japan	3–1	Ukraine
2019 Details	Naples	Italy	3–2	Poland	Russia	3–0	France
2021 Details	Chengdu	Italy	3–0	Poland	China	3–0	Iran
2025 Details	Berlin

Women's tournament

Year	Host	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host	Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist	Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1961 Details	Sofia	Soviet Union	Round Robin	Bulgaria	Romania	Round Robin	Poland
1963 Details	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Round Robin	Peru	Chile	Only three teams entered
1965 Details	Budapest	Soviet Union	3-0	Bulgaria	Romania	3-0	Czechoslovakia
1967 Details	Tokyo	Japan	Round Robin	Philippines	Hong Kong	Only three teams entered
1970 Details	Turin	Soviet Union	Round Robin	Japan	Bulgaria	Round Robin	Brazil
1973 Details	Moscow	Soviet Union	Round Robin	Bulgaria	Brazil	Round Robin	Romania
1977 Details	Sofia	Soviet Union	3-2	Cuba	Bulgaria	3-2	Czechoslovakia
1979 Details	Mexico City	Soviet Union	3-0	Japan	Cuba	3-0	Brazil
1981 Details	Bucharest	China	3-0	Cuba	Brazil	3-1	Romania
1983 Details	Edmonton	Brazil	3-1	China	Japan	3-0	Canada
1985 Details	Kobe	Japan	3-1	North Korea	West Germany	3-1	United States
1987 Details	Zagreb	China	3-1	Soviet Union	East Germany	3-1	Bulgaria
1991 Details	Sheffield	Italy	3-1	Romania	United States	3-1	Japan
1993 Details	Buffalo	Romania	3-1	United States	Switzerland	3-2	Japan
1995 Details	Fukuoka	China	3-1	Japan	Russia	3-1	United States
1997 Details	Catania	Russia	3-0	United States	Japan	3-0	Canada
1999 Details	Majorca	China	3-2	Russia	France	3-2	Japan
2001 Details	Beijing	China	3-1	Russia	Thailand	3-1	Brazil
2003 Details	Daegu	China	3-0	Chinese Taipei	Russia	3-0	France
2005 Details	İzmir	Chinese Taipei	3–0	Poland	China	3–0	Italy
2007 Details	Bangkok	Poland	3–0	Serbia	China	3–0	Thailand
2009 Details	Belgrade	Italy	3–2	Serbia	Poland	3–1	Russia
2011 Details	Shenzhen	Brazil	3–0	China	Russia	3–1	Japan
2013 Details	Kazan	Russia	3–2	Brazil	Thailand	3–1	Poland
2015 Details	Gwangju	Russia	3–0	Ukraine	Japan	3–1	Brazil
2017 Details	Taipei	Russia	3–1	Japan	Ukraine	3–1	Chinese Taipei
2019 Details	Naples	Russia	3–1	Italy	Japan	3–2	Hungary
2021 Details	Chengdu	China	3–0	Japan	Poland	3–1	Brazil
2025 Details	Berlin

Medal table

Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia (RUS)	9	3	6	18
2	Soviet Union (URS)	9	3	1	13
3	China (CHN)	7	3	3	13
4	Japan (JPN)	5	8	8	21
5	Italy (ITA)	5	2	5	12
6	South Korea (KOR)	4	1	4	9
7	Romania (ROM)	3	3	0	6
8	Brazil (BRA)	3	2	4	9
9	Poland (POL)	2	5	3	10
10	Turkey (TUR)	2	0	0	2
11	Cuba (CUB)	1	5	1	7
12	Bulgaria (BUL)	1	4	2	7
13	United States (USA)	1	3	3	7
14	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	3	5
15	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	0	2
16	Germany (GER)	1	0	1	2
16	Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	0	1	2
18	Iran (IRI)	1	0	0	1
19	Ukraine (UKR)	0	3	1	4
20	Canada (CAN)	0	2	0	2
20	Serbia (SRB)	0	2	0	2
22	France (FRA)	0	1	2	3
23	Spain (ESP)	0	1	1	2
24	Hungary (HUN)	0	1	0	1
	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	0	1
	Peru (PER)	0	1	0	1
	Philippines (PHI)	0	1	0	1
28	Thailand (THA)	0	0	2	2
29	Argentina (ARG)	0	0	1	1
	Chile (CHI)	0	0	1	1
	East Germany (GDR)	0	0	1	1
	Egypt (EGY)	0	0	1	1
	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (34 entries)		57	57	57	171