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Volleyball world champions
Men's Volleyball World Championship
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2006 |
Japan |
Brazil |
Poland |
Bulgaria |
|
2002 |
Argentina |
Brazil |
Russia |
France |
|
1998 |
Japan |
Italy |
Yugoslavia |
Cuba |
|
1994 |
Greece |
Italy |
Netherlands |
USA |
|
1990 |
Brazil |
Italy |
Cuba |
USSR |
|
1986 |
France |
USA |
USSR |
Bulgaria |
|
1982 |
Brazil |
USSR |
Brazil |
Argentina |
|
1978 |
Italy |
USSR |
Italy |
Cuba |
|
1974 |
Mexico |
Poland |
USSR |
Japan |
|
1970 |
Bulgaria |
East Germany |
Bulgaria |
Japan |
|
1966 |
Hungary |
Czecoslovakia |
Romania |
USSR |
|
1962 |
USSR |
USSR |
Czecoslovakia |
Romania |
|
1960 |
Brazil |
USSR |
Czecoslovakia |
Romania |
|
1956 |
France |
Czecoslovakia |
Romania |
USSR |
|
1952 |
USS |
USSR |
Czecoslovakia |
Bulgaria |
|
1949 |
Romania |
USSR |
Czecoslovakia |
Bulgaria |
Women's Volleyball World Championship
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2006 |
Japan |
Russia |
Brazil |
Serbia |
|
2002 |
Germany |
Italy |
USA |
Russia |
|
1998 |
Japan |
Cuba |
China |
Russia |
|
1994 |
Brazil |
Cuba |
Brazil |
Russia |
|
1990 |
China |
USSR |
China |
USA |
|
1986 |
Prague |
China |
Cuba |
Peru |
|
1982 |
Peru |
China |
Peru |
USA |
|
1978 |
USSR |
Cuba |
Japan |
USSR |
|
1974 |
Guadalajara |
Japan |
USSR |
South Korea |
|
1970 |
Bulgaria |
USSR |
Japan |
North Korea |
|
1967 |
Japan |
Japan |
USSR |
South Korea |
|
1962 |
USSR |
Japan |
USSR |
Poland |
|
1960 |
Brazil |
USSR |
Japan |
Czecoslovakia |
|
1956 |
France |
USSR |
Romania |
Poland |
|
1952 |
USSR |
USSR |
Poland |
Czecoslovakia |
Men's Volleyball World Cup
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The World Cup was created in 1965 with the purpose of partially filling the gap between the two most important volleyball tournaments, the Olympic Games and the World Championship, which take place in alternating 4-year cycles. In 1991, the FIVB decided that it would be held in the year preceding, not following, the Olympic Games. |
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2003 |
Japan |
Brazil |
Italy |
Serbia and Montenegro |
|
1999 |
Japan |
Russia |
Cuba |
Italy |
|
1995 |
Japan |
Italy |
Netherlands |
Brazil |
|
1991 |
Japan |
Russia |
Cuba |
USA |
|
1989 |
Japan |
Cuba |
Italy |
USSR |
|
1985 |
Japan |
USA |
USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
|
1981 |
Japan |
USSR |
Cuba |
Brazil |
|
1977 |
Japan |
USSR |
Japan |
Cuba |
|
1969 |
West Germany |
East Germany |
Japan |
USSR |
|
1965 |
Poland |
USSR |
Poland |
Czechoslovakia |
Women's Volleyball World Cup
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2003 |
Japan |
China |
Brazil |
USA |
|
1999 |
Japan |
Cuba |
Russia |
Brazil |
|
1995 |
Japan |
Cuba |
Brazil |
China |
|
1991 |
Japan |
Cuba |
China |
Russia |
|
1989 |
Japan |
Cuba |
USSR |
China |
|
1985 |
Japan |
China |
Cuba |
USSR |
|
1981 |
Japan |
China |
Japan |
USSR |
|
1977 |
Japan |
Japan |
Cuba |
South Korea |
|
1973 |
Uruguay |
USSR |
Japan |
South Korea |
