Volleyball at the Summer World University Games

Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1959, while the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The sport was not included in 1975 and 1989.

Medal winners

Summary (1959-2025)

Games Year Teams (M+W) Ref 1 1959 12+0 2 1961 8+6 3 1963 8+3 4 1965 16+9 5 1967 7+3 6 1970 21+13 7 1973 23+15 8 9 1977 23+19 10 1979 23+12 11 1981 28+15 12 1983 23+12 13 1985 18+10 14 1987 25+19 15 16 1991 19+16 17 1993 18+15 18 1995 28+14 19 1997 16+15 20 1999 24+16 21 2001 27+15 22 2003 23+19 23 2005 23+21 24 2007 23+16 25 2009 23+16 26 2011 21+15 27 2013 21+15 28 2015 21+15 29 2017 22+16 30 2019 16+16 31 2021 16+12 32 2025 15+16

Men's tournament YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game Gold medalistScoreSilver medalistBronze medalistScoreFourth place1959Details TurinRound RobinRound Robin1961Details SofiaRound RobinRound Robin1963Details Porto AlegreRound RobinRound Robin1965Details BudapestRound RobinRound Robin1967Details TokyoRound RobinRound Robin1970Details TurinRound RobinRound Robin1973Details MoscowRound RobinRound Robin1977Details Sofia3-13-21979Details Mexico CityRound RobinRound Robin1981Details BucharestRound Robin Round Robin1983Details Edmonton3-11985Details Kobe3-23-01987Details Zagreb3-03-01991Details Sheffield3-03-01993Details Buffalo3-13-21995Details Fukuoka3-23-01997Details Sicilly3-03-01999Details Palma de Mallorca3-13-22001Details Beijing3-13-12003Details Daegu3-03-12005Details İzmir3–23–12007Details Bangkok3–13–02009Details Belgrade3–03–02011Details Shenzhen3–13–12013Details Kazan3–03–02015Details Gwangju3–13–12017Details Taipei3–23–12019Details Naples3–23–02021Details Chengdu3–03–02025Details Berlin3–03–1

Women's tournament YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game Gold medalistScoreSilver medalistBronze medalistScoreFourth place1961Details SofiaRound RobinRound Robin1963Details Porto AlegreRound RobinOnly three teams entered1965Details Budapest3-03-01967Details TokyoRound RobinOnly three teams entered1970Details TurinRound RobinRound Robin1973Details MoscowRound RobinRound Robin1977Details Sofia3-23-21979Details Mexico City3-03-01981Details Bucharest3-03-11983Details Edmonton3-13-01985Details Kobe3-13-11987Details Zagreb3-13-11991Details Sheffield3-13-11993Details Buffalo3-13-21995Details Fukuoka3-13-11997Details Catania3-03-01999Details Majorca3-23-22001Details Beijing3-13-12003Details Daegu3-03-02005Details İzmir3–03–02007Details Bangkok3–03–02009Details Belgrade3–23–12011Details Shenzhen3–03–12013Details Kazan3–23–12015Details Gwangju3–03–12017Details Taipei3–13–12019Details Naples3–13–22021Details Chengdu3–03–1 2025Details Berlin3–1 3–1

Medal table Last updated during the 2025 Summer Universiade

See also Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games

References

External links Sports123 Todor 66 https://web.archive.org/web/20120124031040/http://sports123.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110518181355/http://sports123.com/vol/mun.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110518181612/http://sports123.com/vol/wun.html