FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

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FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded
No. of teams16
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Italy (1st title)
Most titles Russia (6 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 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 Bahrain in the city of Manama and won by Iran.

Russia is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with six titles and three 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
 Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Soviet Union 		Round-robin
China
Brazil 		Round-robin
16
1981
 United States
Denver
Soviet Union 		3–0
Brazil
3–1
China 		16
1985
 Italy
Milan
Soviet Union 		3–1
Italy
Cuba 		3–0
16
1987
 Bahrain
Manama
3–2
Cuba
Soviet Union 		3–1
16
1989
 Greece
Athens
Soviet Union 		3–1
Japan
Brazil 		3–0
Bulgaria 		16
1991
 Egypt
Cairo
Bulgaria 		3–0
Italy
Soviet Union 		3–0
Brazil 		16
1993
 Argentina
Rosario / Santa Fe
Brazil 		3–1
Italy
Czechoslovakia 		3–2
Argentina 		16
1995
 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
16
1999
 Thailand
Sisaket / Ubon Ratchathani
Russia 		3–1
France
Brazil 		3–0
16
2001
 Poland
Wrocław
Brazil 		3–0
Russia
3–0
Italy 		16
2003
Details 		Iran
Tehran
Poland 		3–2
Brazil
Bulgaria 		3–0
16
2005
 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
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
2019
Details 		Bahrain
Riffa
Iran 		3–2
Italy
Brazil 		3–0
Russia 		16
2021
Details 		Italy Bulgaria
Cagliari / Carbonia / Sofia
Italy 		3–0
Russia
Poland 		3–0
Argentina 		16

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia63211
2 Brazil46414
3 Soviet Union4026
4 Poland3014
5 Italy1427
6 Bulgaria1012
 Iran1012
 1012
9 Cuba0325
10 Argentina0213
11 China0112
12 France0101
 Japan0101
14 Czechoslovakia0011
 Serbia0011
 0011
Totals (16 nations)21212163

Appearance[]

Team Brazil

(16) 		United States

(16) 		Italy

(16) 		Bahrain

(16) 		Greece

(16) 		Egypt

(16) 		Argentina

(16) 		Malaysia

(15) 		Bahrain
1997
(16) 		Thailand

(16) 		Poland

(16) 		Iran
2003
(16) 		India

(12) 		Morocco
2007
(12) 		India
2009
(16) 		Brazil
2011
(16) 		Turkey
2013
(20) 		Mexico
2015
(16) 		Czech Republic
2017
(16) 		Bahrain
2019
(16) 		Italy
Bulgaria
2021
(16) 		Total
  • • • 14th 12th • • 13th • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3
 Argentina 9th 5th 11th 7th 10th 11th 4th • • 8th • • • 5th 3rd 2nd 7th 2nd 7th 5th 4th 16
  • • • 8th 16th • • • 9th • • • • • • • • • • 8th 14th 5
  Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • • 15th • • • • • • 1
 Belgium • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6th 9th • • • • 5th 3
 Brazil 3rd 2nd 6th 6th 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 5th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 7th 21
 Bulgaria • • 5th 5th 4th 1st 9th • • • • 3rd • 6th • 13th • • • • 6th 9
  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16th 1
 Canada 10th 13th • 12th • • • • • 5th • 9th • • 12th 11th 12th 8th 8th 12th 10th 12
  • 14th 12th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
 China 2nd 4th 7th 9th 8th 9th 9th 9th 9th • 13th 13th • • 11th • 15th 3rd 6th 6th • 16
  • • • • • 14th 13th • 13th 13th • • • • • • • • • • • 4
  8th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Cuba • 6th 3rd 2nd 5th 8th 11th • • • 5th • 3rd 8th 2nd • • 13th 2nd 10th 11th 14
 Czech Republic Part of  Czechoslovakia • • • • • • • • • • • 15th 9th 8th 3
  • • • • • • • • • 13th • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Egypt • 15th 16th 13th • 12th • • • • • 9th • 10th 13th 15th 14th 15th 12th 13th 13th 13
  Part of  Soviet Union • • • 13th • • • • • • 17th • • • • 2
 Finland • • • • • • • 4th • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 France • • 9th • • • • • • 2nd 7th • • • 10th • 4th 10th • • • 6
 Germany See  East Germany
and  		 13th 13th • 5th • • 8th 9th • • 10th • • • • • 6
 Greece • • • 11th 6th • 5th • • • 13th • • • 16th • • • • • • 5
  16th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
  • 11th • • • • • 9th • • • 9th 9th • 4th 8th 8th • • • • 7
  • • • • 15th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Iran • • • • • • 9th • 9th 8th • 6th 5th 3rd 7th 6th 5th 12th 5th 1st 9th 13
 Italy • • 2nd • 9th 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 6th 4th 13th • 4th • • 3rd 5th 9th 2nd 1st 15
 Japan 6th 9th 10th 10th 2nd 5th 7th • • • 9th • • 11th • 12th 10th 14th 13th • • 13
  Part of  Soviet Union • • 8th • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
  • • • • • • • 13th • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
  4th 12th 14th • • • 13th • 13th • • • • • • • 16th 16th • • • 7
  • • • • • • • • • 13th • • 9th 12th • • 18th • 16th 15th 15th 7
 Netherlands • • 8th • • • • 6th • • • • 4th • • • • • • • • 3
  • • • • • • • • 13th • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
  14th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
  15th • • 16th • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
 Poland • • • • 7th • • 8th 1st 9th 9th 1st • • 9th • • 9th 1st 11th 3rd 11
  • • • • 14th • • 13th 9th • • • • • • 16th • • • 16th • 5
 Russia Part of  Soviet Union 5th 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 5th 1st 2nd 5th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 4th 2nd 15
  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20th • • • • 1
  13th 16th 13th 15th • • • • • • 9th • • • • • • • • • • 5
 Serbia Part of   Part of   /   • • 3rd 9th • • • • 2
 Slovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia • • • 9th 9th • • • • • • • • • 2
  Part of   • • • • • • • 9th • • • 7th • • • 2
  5th 3rd 4th 1st 11th 6th 5th 9th • 7th 6th 4th 6th • • • • • • 7th • 13
  11th 10th • • 13th • 13th 7th • • • • • • • 7th • • • • • 6
  • • • • • • • • • 9th • • • • • • • • • • 12th 2
 Tunisia • • 15th • • 15th 11th • 13th 9th 13th 13th 9th • 14th 14th 13th • • 14th • 12
 Turkey • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6th 6th 10th • • 3
 United States 7th 7th • • • • • • • • • • 8th 7th 8th 4th 11th 11th 14th • • 9
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union • • • 9th 13th • • • • • • • 11th • • 3
  11th • • • • 16th 7th 9th 4th 4th 3rd 13th • • • • 19th • • • • 9
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia • • • • • 7th 3rd See  Czech Republic and  Slovakia 2
  /
 		 Part of   • • 7th • • 7th 7th See  Serbia and   3
 Soviet Union 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 3rd See  Russia etc. 6
  • 8th • 4th • See  Germany 2
  • • • • • 10th See   /   etc. See  Serbia etc. 1
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

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