FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Sport Volleyball
Founded 1977
No. of teams 16
Continent International (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)		  Poland (3rd 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
Brazil
Soviet Union		 3–0
China
Brazil		 3–0
Mexico		 16
1981
Details		 United States
Denver
Soviet Union		 3–0
Brazil
South Korea		 3–1
China		 16
1985
Details		 Italy
Italy
Soviet Union		 3–1
Italy
Cuba		 3–0
South Korea		 16
1987
Details		 Bahrain
Manama
South Korea		 3–2
Cuba
Soviet Union		 3–1
West Germany		 16
1989
Details		 Greece
Athens
Soviet Union		 3–1
Japan
Brazil		 3–0
Bulgaria		 16
1991
Details		 Egypt
Cairo
Bulgaria		 3–0
Italy
Soviet Union		 3–0
Brazil		 16
1993
Details		 Argentina
Rosario / Santa Fe
Brazil		 3–1
Italy
Czechoslovakia		 3–2
Argentina		 16
1995
Details		 Malaysia
Johor Bahru / Kuala Lumpur
Russia		 3–2
Brazil
Italy		 3–1
Finland		 15
1997
Details		 Bahrain
Manama
Poland		 3–1
Brazil
Russia		 3–1
Venezuela		 16
1999
Details		 Thailand
Sisaket / Ubon Ratchathani
Russia		 3–1
France
Brazil		 3–0
Venezuela		 16
2001
Details		 Poland
Wrocław
Brazil		 3–0
Russia
Venezuela		 3–0
Italy		 16
2003
Details		 Iran
Tehran
Poland		 3–2
Brazil
Bulgaria		 3–0
South Korea		 16
2005
Details		 India
Visakhapatnam
Russia		 3–0
Brazil
Cuba		 3–0
Netherlands		 12
2007
Details		 Morocco
Casablanca / Rabat
Brazil		 3–0
Russia
Iran		 3–1
Italy		 12
2009
Details		 India
Pune
Brazil		 3–2
Cuba
Argentina		 3–0
India		 16
2011
Details		 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro / Niterói
Russia		 3–2
Argentina
Serbia		 3–1
United States		 16
2013
Details		 Turkey
Ankara / Izmir
Russia		 3–0
Brazil
Italy		 3–1
France		 20
2015
Details		 Mexico
Tijuana / Mexicali
Russia		 3–2
Argentina
China		 3–1
Brazil		 16
2017
Details		 Czech Republic
Brno / Ceské Budejovice
Poland		 3–0
Cuba
Russia		 3–0
Brazil		 16

Medals table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia[upper-alpha 1]102416
2 Brazil 46313
3 Poland 3003
4 Bulgaria 1012
 South Korea 1012
6 Cuba 0325
 Italy 0325
8 Argentina 0213
9 China 0112
10 France 0101
 Japan 0101
12 Czech Republic[upper-alpha 2] 0011
 Iran0011
 Serbia 0011
 Venezuela 0011
Total 19191957
Notes
  1. ↑ FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
  2. ↑ FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).

Appearance

Team Brazil
1977
(16)		 United States
1981
(16)		 Italy
1985
(16)		 Bahrain
1987
(16)		 Greece
1989
(16)		 Egypt
1991
(16)		 Argentina
1993
(16)		 Malaysia
1995
(15)		 Bahrain
1997
(16)		 Thailand
1999
(16)		 Poland
2001
(16)		 Iran
2003
(16)		 India
2005
(12)		 Morocco
2007
(12)		 India
2009
(16)		 Brazil
2011
(16)		 Turkey
2013
(20)		 Mexico
2015
(16)		 Czech Republic
2017
(16)		 Total
 Algeria•••14th12th••13th•••••••••••3
 Argentina9th5th11th7th10th11th4th••8th•••5th3rd2nd7th2nd7th14
 Bahrain•••8th16th•••9th••••••••••3
 BelarusPart of  Soviet Union••••••••15th••••1
 Belgium••••••••••••••6th9th•••2
 Brazil3rd2nd6th6th3rd4th1st2nd2nd3rd1st2nd2nd1st1st5th2nd4th4th19
 Bulgaria••5th5th4th1st9th••••3rd•6th•13th•••8
 Canada10th13th•12th•••••5th•9th••12th11th12th8th8th10
 Chile•14th12th••••••••••••••••2
 China2nd4th7th9th8th9th9th9th9th•13th13th••11th•15th3rd6th15
 Chinese Taipei•••••14th13th•13th13th•••••••••4
 Colombia8th••••••••••••••••••1
 Cuba•6th3rd2nd5th8th11th•••5th•3rd8th2nd••13th2nd12
 Czech RepublicSee  Czechoslovakia•••••••••••15th1
 Dominican Republic•••••••••13th•••••••••1
 Egypt•15th16th13th•12th•••••9th•10th13th15th14th15th12th11
 EstoniaPart of  Soviet Union•••13th••••••17th••2
 Finland•••••••4th•••••••••••1
 France••9th••••••2nd7th•••10th•4th10th•6
 GermanySee  West Germany13th13th•5th••8th9th••10th•••6
 Greece•••11th6th•5th•••13th•••16th••••5
 Haiti16th••••••••••••••••••1
 India•11th•••••9th•••9th9th•4th8th8th••7
 Indonesia••••15th••••••••••••••1
 Iran••••••9th•9th8th•6th5th3rd7th6th5th12th5th11
 Italy••2nd•9th2nd2nd3rd6th6th4th13th•4th••3rd5th9th13
 Japan6th9th10th10th2nd5th7th•••9th••11th•12th10th14th13th13
 LatviaPart of  Soviet Union••8th••••••••••1
 Malaysia•••••••13th•••••••••••1
 Mexico4th12th14th•••13th•13th•••••••16th16th•7
 Morocco•••••••••13th••9th12th••18th•16th5
 Netherlands••8th••••6th••••4th••••••3
 Nigeria••••••••13th••••••••••1
 Paraguay14th••••••••••••••••••1
 Peru15th••16th•••••••••••••••2
 Poland••••7th••8th1st9th9th1st••9th••9th1st9
 Puerto Rico••••14th••13th9th••••••16th•••4
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union5th1st3rd1st2nd5th1st2nd5th1st1st1st3rd13
 Rwanda••••••••••••••••20th••1
 Saudi Arabia13th16th13th15th••••••9th••••••••5
 SerbiaSee  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro••3rd9th••2
 SlovakiaSee  Czechoslovakia•••9th9th•••••••2
 SloveniaSee  Yugoslavia•••••••9th•••7th•2
 South Korea5th3rd4th1st11th6th5th9th•7th6th4th6th••••••12
 Spain11th10th••13th•13th7th•••••••7th•••6
 Thailand•••••••••9th•••••••••1
 Tunisia••15th••15th11th•13th9th13th13th9th•14th14th13th••11
 Turkey••••••••••••••••6th6th10th3
 United States7th7th••••••••••8th7th8th4th11th11th14th9
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union•••9th13th•••••••11th3
 Venezuela11th••••16th7th9th4th4th3rd13th••••19th••9
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia•••••7th3rdSee  Czech Republic2
 Serbia and MontenegroSee  Yugoslavia••7th••7th7thSee  Serbia3
 Soviet Union1st1st1st3rd1st3rdSee  Russia6
 West Germany•8th•4th•See  Germany2
 Yugoslavia•••••10thSee  Serbia and MontenegroSee  Serbia1
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