List of indoor volleyball World Champions

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Indoor Volleyball World Champions means World Men's (Women's) Volleyball Championship, World Cup or Olympic Games, which are the three most important indoor volleyball competitions held by FIVB.



[edit] Men's Volleyball World Champions

Year Games Host Champion
1949 1st World Men's Volleyball Championship Czechoslovakia Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1952 2nd World Men's Volleyball Championship USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1956 3rd World Men's Volleyball Championship France Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
1960 4th World Men's Volleyball Championship Brazil Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1962 5th World Men's Volleyball Championship USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1964 Tokyo Olympics Games Japan Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1965 1st World Cup Poland Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1966 6th World Men's Volleyball Championship Czechsolvakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslvakia
1968 Mexico City Olympic Games Mexico Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1969 2nd World Cup East Germany East Germany East Germany
1970 7th World Men's Volleyball Championship Bulgaria East Germany East Germany
1972 Munich Olympic Games West Germany Japan Japan
1974 8th World Men's Volleyball Championship Mexico Poland Poland
1976 Montreal Olympic Games Canada Poland Poland
1977 3rd World Cup Japan Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1978 9th World Men's Volleyball Championship Italy Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1980 Moscow Olympic Games USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1981 4th World Cup Japan Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1982 10th World Men's Volleyball Championship Argentina Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games USA United States USA
1985 5th World Cup Japan United States USA
1986 11th World Men's Volleyball Championship France United States USA
1988 Seoul Olympic Games South Korea United States USA
1989 6th World Cup Japan Cuba Cuba
1990 12th World Men's Volleyball Championship Brazil Italy Italy
1991 7th World Cup Japan Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Spain Brazil Brazil
1994 13th World Men's Volleyball Championship Greece Italy Italy
1995 8th World Cup Japan Italy Italy
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games USA Netherlands Netherlands
1998 14th World Men's Volleyball Championship Japan Italy Italy
1999 9th World Cup Japan Russia Russia
2000 Sydney Olympic Games Australia SFR Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
2002 15th World Men's Volleyball Championship Argentina Brazil Brazil
2003 10th World Cup Japan Brazil Brazil
2004 Athens Olympic Games Greece Brazil Brazil
2006 16th World Men's Volleyball Championship Japan Brazil Brazil


[edit] Women's Volleyball World Champions

Year Games Host Champion
1952 1st World Women's Volleyball Championship USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1956 2nd World Women's Volleyball Championship France Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1960 3rd World Women's Volleyball Championship Brazil Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1962 4th World Women's Volleyball Championship USSR Japan Japan
1964 Tokyo Olympics Games Japan Japan Japan
1967 5th World Women's Volleyball Championship Japan Japan Japan
1968 Mexico City Olympic Games Mexico Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1970 6th World Women's Volleyball Championship Bulgaria Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1972 Munich Olympic Games West Germany Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1973 1st World Cup Japan Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1974 7th World Women's Volleyball Championship Mexico Japan Japan
1976 Montreal Olympic Games Canada Japan Japan
1977 2nd World Cup Japan Japan Japan
1978 8th World Women's Volleyball Championship USSR Cuba Cuba
1980 Moscow Olympic Games USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1981 3rd World Cup Japan People's Republic of China China
1982 9th World Women's Volleyball Championship Peru People's Republic of China China
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games USA People's Republic of China China
1985 4th World Cup Japan People's Republic of China China
1986 10th World Women's Volleyball Championship Czechoslovakia People's Republic of China China
1988 Seoul Olympic Games South Korea Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1989 5th World Cup Japan Cuba Cuba
1990 11th World Women's Volleyball Championship China Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR
1991 6th World Cup Japan Cuba Cuba
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Spain Cuba Cuba
1994 12th World Women's Volleyball Championship Brazil Cuba Cuba
1995 7th World Cup Japan Cuba Cuba
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games USA Cuba Cuba
1998 13th World Women's Volleyball Championship Japan Cuba Cuba
1999 8th World Cup Japan Cuba Cuba
2000 Sydney Olympic Games Australia Cuba Cuba
2002 14th World Women's Volleyball Championship Germany Italy Italy
2003 9th World Cup Japan People's Republic of China China
2004 Athens Olympic Games Greece People's Republic of China China
2006 15th World Women's Volleyball Championship Japan Russia Russia
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