Major achievements in volleyball by nation
This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.
Results[edit]
For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:
- FIVB: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
- IOC: International Olympic Committee
- IPC: International Paralympic Committee
- WPV: World ParaVolley
Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1][2]
The conventions used on these lists are: M for Men's tournament, and W for Women's tournament.
The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.
Indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball[edit]
Men and women[edit]
Last updated after the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (As of 24 June 2023[update]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indoor volleyball | Beach volleyball | Sitting volleyball | Number of | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Champion- ship | World Cup | World Grand Champions Cup | Nations League / World League | Nations League / Grand Prix | Olympic Games | World Champion- ships | World Tour Finals | Paralympic Games | World Champion- ship | |||||||||||||||
Rk. | Nation | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | Total | |||
1 | Brazil | 15 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Italy | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Cuba | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | China | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Soviet Union* | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Serbia and Montenegro* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | East Germany* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Czechoslovakia* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | ROC* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | West Germany* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Yugoslavia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | RPC* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Unified Team* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men[edit]
Last updated after the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (As of 16 October 2019[update]) | |||||||||||||||
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Indoor volleyball | Beach volleyball | Sitting volleyball | Number of | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Champion- ship | World Cup | World Grand Champions Cup | Nations League / World League | Olympic Games | World Champion- ships | World Tour Finals | Paralympic Games | World Champion- ship | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Total | |||
1 | Brazil | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
3 | United States | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
5 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
6 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
8 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
9 | Serbia and Montenegro* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
10 | Soviet Union* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
11 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
12 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
13 | East Germany* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
14 | Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
15 | Czechoslovakia* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
16 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
17 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
19 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
19 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
21 | West Germany* | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
22 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
22 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
22 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
22 | Yugoslavia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
26 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
26 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
28 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
32 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
32 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Women[edit]
Last updated after the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (As of 16 October 2019[update]) | |||||||||||||||
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Indoor volleyball | Beach volleyball | Sitting volleyball | Number of | ||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Champion- ship | World Cup | World Grand Champions Cup | Nations League / Grand Prix | Olympic Games | World Champion- ships | World Tour Finals | Paralympic Games | World Champion- ship | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total | |||
1 | China | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
2 | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
3 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
4 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
5 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
6 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
7 | Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
8 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
9 | Serbia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
10 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
11 | Soviet Union* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
12 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
13 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
14 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
15 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
15 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
17 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
17 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
19 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | East Germany* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | Unified Team* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Czechoslovakia* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
28 | Serbia and Montenegro* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Indoor volleyball and beach volleyball[edit]
Men and women[edit]
Last updated after the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (As of 16 October 2019[update]) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Indoor volleyball | Beach volleyball | Number of | |||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Champion- ship | World Cup | World Grand Champions Cup | Nations League / World League | Nations League / Grand Prix | Olympic Games | World Champion- ships | World Tour Finals | |||||||||||||
Rk. | Nation | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | M | W | Total | |||
1 | Brazil | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | United States | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Italy | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cuba | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | China | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Soviet Union* | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Serbia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Serbia and Montenegro* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | East Germany* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Czechoslovakia* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
25 | Peru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
27 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Unified Team* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men[edit]
Last updated after the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (As of 16 October 2019[update]) | |||||||||||||
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Indoor volleyball | Beach volleyball | Number of | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | World Champion- ship | World Cup | World Grand Champions Cup>
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