FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977
No. of teams	16
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent champion(s)	Russia (10th title)
Most titles	Russia (10 titles)

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).

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 Mexico in the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana and won by Russia.

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	3–0	China		Brazil	3–0	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		Brazil	3–1	Italy		Czechoslovakia	3–2	Argentina		16
1995 Details	Kuala Lumpur / Johor Bahru		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	Niterói / Rio de Janeiro		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	Mexicali / Tijuana		Russia	3–2	Argentina		China	3–1	Brazil		16

Medals table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Russia	10	2	3	15
2	Brazil	4	6	3	13
3	Poland	2	0	0	2
4	Bulgaria	1	0	1	2
	South Korea	1	0	1	2
6	Italy	0	3	2	5
7	Cuba	0	2	2	4
8	Argentina	0	2	1	3
9	China	0	1	1	2
10	France	0	1	0	1
	Japan	0	1	0	1
12	Iran	0	0	1	1
	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Total		18	18	18	54

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)	Total
Algeria	-	-	-	14th	12th	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Argentina	9th	5th	11th	7th	10th	11th	4th	-	-	8th	-	-	-	5th	3rd	2nd	7th	2nd	13
Bahrain	-	-	-	8th	16th	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Belarus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15th	-	-	-	1
Belgium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	9th	-	-	2
Brazil	3rd	2nd	6th	6th	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	5th	2nd	4th	18
Bulgaria	-	-	5th	5th	4th	1st	9th	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	6th	-	13th	-	-	8
Canada	10th	13th	-	12th	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	9th	-	-	12th	11th	12th	8th	9
Chile	-	14th	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
China	2nd	4th	7th	9th	8th	9th	9th	9th	9th	-	13th	13th	-	-	11th	-	15th	3rd	14
Chinese Taipei	-	-	-	-	-	14th	13th	-	13th	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
Colombia	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Cuba	-	6th	3rd	2nd	5th	8th	11th	-	-	-	5th	-	3rd	8th	2nd	-	-	13th	11
Czech Republic	-	-	-	-	-	7th	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Dominican Republic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Egypt	-	15th	16th	13th	-	12th	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	10th	13th	15th	14th	15th	10
Estonia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	2
Finland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
France	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	2nd	7th	-	-	-	10th	-	4th	10th	6
Germany	-	8th	-	4th	-	13th	13th	-	5th	-	-	8th	9th	-	-	10th	-	-	8
Greece	-	-	-	11th	6th	-	5th	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	16th	-	-	-	5
Haiti	16th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
India	-	11th	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	9th	9th	-	4th	8th	8th	-	7
Indonesia	-	-	-	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Iran	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	9th	8th	-	6th	5th	3rd	7th	6th	5th	12th	10
Italy	-	-	2nd	-	9th	2nd	2nd	3rd	6th	6th	4th	13th	-	4th	-	-	3rd	5th	12
Japan	6th	9th	10th	10th	2nd	5th	7th	-	-	-	9th	-	-	11th	-	12th	10th	14th	12
Latvia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Mexico	4th	12th	14th	-	-	-	13th	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16th	16th	7
Morocco	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	9th	12th	-	-	18th	-	4
Netherlands	-	-	8th	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	-	4th	-	-	-	-	-	3
Nigeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Paraguay	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Peru	15th	-	-	16th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Poland	-	-	-	-	7th	-	-	8th	1st	9th	9th	1st	-	-	9th	-	-	9th	8
Puerto Rico	-	-	-	-	14th	-	-	13th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	16th	-	-	4
Russia	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	5th	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	5th	1st	2nd	5th	1st	1st	1st	18
Rwanda	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20th	-	1
Saudi Arabia	13th	16th	13th	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
Serbia	-	-	-	-	-	10th	-	-	7th	-	-	7th	7th	-	-	3rd	9th	-	6
Slovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Slovenia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	7th	2
South Korea	5th	3rd	4th	1st	11th	6th	5th	9th	-	7th	6th	4th	6th	-	-	-	-	-	12
Spain	11th	10th	-	-	13th	-	13th	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	-	6
Thailand	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Tunisia	-	-	15th	-	-	15th	11th	-	13th	9th	13th	13th	9th	-	14th	14th	13th	-	11
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	6th	2
United States	7th	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	7th	8th	4th	11th	11th	8
Ukraine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Venezuela	11th	-	-	-	-	16th	7th	9th	4th	4th	3rd	13th	-	-	-	-	19th	-	9

See also

• Women's Junior Volleyball World Championship
• Boys Youth Volleyball World Championship
• Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship

External links

• FIVB Men's Junior Volleyball World Championship Honours