List_of_indoor_volleyball_world_medalists
This list is of those countries who have won an indoor volleyball world medal, referring to any of the Men's and Women's World Championship, Men's and Women's World Cup, Olympic Games, men's and women's Volleyball Nations League (replacing FIVB World League and FIVB World Grand Prix respectively) or FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.
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| Olympic Games | |
| World Cup | |
| World Grand Champions Cup |
1949–1989
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1990–present
World League (1990–2017)
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Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)
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| Year | VNL Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lille |  Russia |  France |  United States | Italy–Bulgaria |  Poland |  Brazil | United States | |
| 2019 | Chicago | Russia | United States | Poland | Japan | Brazil | Poland | United States | |
| 2021 | Rimini | Brazil | Poland | France | Japan | France | Russia |  Argentina | |
| 2022 | Bologna | France | United States | Poland | Poland–Slovenia |  Italy | Poland | Brazil | |
| 2023 | Gdansk | Poland | United States |  Japan | Japan [lower-alpha 1] |
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Medals Summary Excluding World League and Volleyball Nations League
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia[a] | 16 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 | Brazil | 14 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | United States | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 |  Cuba | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic[b] | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 |  Germany[c] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 |  Serbia[d] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 |  Romania | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 168 | |
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World League and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Russia[a] | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | United States | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Cuba | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Serbia[d] | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
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- ^[a] FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
- ^[b] FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
- ^[c] After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
- ^[d] FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).
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| Olympic Games | |
| World Cup | |
| World Grand Champions Cup |
1952–1992
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1993–2017
World Grand Prix (1993–2017)
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Volleyball Nations League (2018–present)
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| Year | VNL Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nanjing | United States |  Turkey |  China | Japan | Serbia | Italy | China | |
| 2019 | Nanjing | United States | Brazil | China | Japan | China | United States | Russia | |
| 2021 | Rimini | United States | Brazil | Turkey | Japan | United States | Brazil | Serbia | |
| 2022 | Ankara | Italy | Brazil | Serbia | Netherlands–Poland | Serbia | Brazil | Italy | |
| 2023 | Arlington | Turkey | China | Poland | Japan [lower-alpha 2] |
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Medals Summary Excluding World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Russia[a] | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | China | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Cuba | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | United States | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 | Serbia[d] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 |  Peru | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | Germany[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  South Korea | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Czech Republic[b] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 162 | |
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- ^[a] FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
- ^[b] After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
- ^[c] FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
- ^[d] FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).
World Grand Prix and Volleyball Nations League Medals Summary
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Brazil | 12 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Cuba | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 | |
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- Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
- FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
- FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
- FIVB Volleyball World League
- FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
- FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
- FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League
- The 2023 World Cup is only a part of 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
- The 2023 World Cup is only a part of 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments.