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FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

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FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
First season1977
No. of teams24
ContinentInternational (FIVB)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Iran (2nd 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 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 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 U21 World Championship.

Results summary

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Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1977
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Soviet Union
Round-robin
China

Brazil
Round-robin
Mexico
16
1981
Details
United States
Denver

Soviet Union
3–0
Brazil

South Korea
3–1
China
16
1985
Details
Italy
Milan

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 / İzmir

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 / České Budějovice

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
2023
Details
Bahrain
Manama

Iran
3–2
Italy

Bulgaria
3–0
Argentina
16
2025
Details
China
China
(cities TBD)
24

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia63211
2 Brazil46414
3 Soviet Union4026
4 Poland3014
5 Iran2013
6 Italy1528
7 Bulgaria1023
8 South Korea1012
9 Cuba0325
10 Argentina0213
11 China0112
12 France0101
 Japan0101
14 Czechoslovakia0011
 Serbia0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (16 entries)22222266

Appearance

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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)
Bahrain
2019
(16)
Italy
Bulgaria
2021
(16)
Bahrain
2023
(16)
China
2025
(24)
Total
 Algeria 14th 12th 13th 3
 Argentina 9th 5th 11th 7th 10th 11th 4th 8th 5th 3rd 2nd 7th 2nd 7th 5th 4th 4th 17
 Bahrain 8th 16th 9th 8th 14th 15th 6
 Belarus Part of  Soviet Union 15th 1
 Belgium 6th 9th 5th 7th 4
 Brazil 3rd 2nd 6th 6th 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 5th 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 7th 6th 22
 Bulgaria 5th 5th 4th 1st 9th 3rd 6th 13th 6th 3rd Q 11
 Cameroon 16th 1
 Canada 10th 13th 12th 5th 9th 12th 11th 12th 8th 8th 12th 10th 11th 13
 Chile 14th 12th 2
 China 2nd 4th 7th 9th 8th 9th 9th 9th 9th 13th 13th 11th 15th 3rd 6th 6th Q 17
 Chinese Taipei 14th 13th 13th 13th 4
 Colombia 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 10th Q 5
 Dominican Republic 13th 1
 Egypt 15th 16th 13th 12th 9th 10th 13th 15th 14th 15th 12th 13th 13th 9th Q 15
 Estonia Part of  Soviet Union 13th 17th 2
 Finland 4th 1
 France 9th 2nd 7th 10th 4th 10th Q 7
 Germany See  East Germany
and  West Germany
13th 13th 5th 8th 9th 10th 6
 Greece 11th 6th 5th 13th 16th 5
 Haiti 16th 1
 India 11th 9th 9th 9th 4th 8th 8th 12th 8
 Indonesia 15th Q 2
 Iran 9th 9th 8th 6th 5th 3rd 7th 6th 5th 12th 5th 1st 9th 1st Q 15
 Italy 2nd 9th 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th 6th 4th 13th 4th 3rd 5th 9th 2nd 1st 2nd Q 17
 Japan 6th 9th 10th 10th 2nd 5th 7th 9th 11th 12th 10th 14th 13th Q 14
 Kazakhstan Q 1
 Latvia Part of  Soviet Union 8th 1
 Malaysia 13th 1
 Mexico 4th 12th 14th 13th 13th 16th 16th 14th 8
 Morocco 13th 9th 12th 18th 16th 15th 15th Q 8
 Netherlands 8th 6th 4th 3
 Nigeria 13th 1
 Paraguay 14th 1
 Peru 15th 16th 2
 Poland 7th 8th 1st 9th 9th 1st 9th 9th 1st 11th 3rd 5th 12
 Puerto Rico 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
 Rwanda 20th 1
 Saudi Arabia 13th 16th 13th 15th 9th 5
 Serbia Part of  Yugoslavia Part of  FRY /  SCG 3rd 9th 2
 Slovakia Part of  Czechoslovakia 9th 9th 2
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia 9th 7th 2
 South Korea 5th 3rd 4th 1st 11th 6th 5th 9th 7th 6th 4th 6th 7th Q 14
 Spain 11th 10th 13th 13th 7th 7th 6
 Thailand 9th 12th 8th 3
 Tunisia 15th 15th 11th 13th 9th 13th 13th 9th 14th 14th 13th 14th 16th Q 14
 Turkey 6th 6th 10th Q 4
 United States 7th 7th 8th 7th 8th 4th 11th 11th 14th 13th 10
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union 9th 13th 11th Q 4
 Venezuela 11th 16th 7th 9th 4th 4th 3rd 13th 19th 9
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia 7th 3rd See  Czech Republic and  Slovakia 2
 Yugoslavia /
 Serbia and Montenegro
Part of  Yugoslavia 7th 7th 7th See  Serbia and  Montenegro 3
 Soviet Union 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 3rd See  Russia etc. 6
 West Germany 8th 4th See  Germany 2
 Yugoslavia 10th See  FRY /  SCG 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

Most valuable player by edition

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See also

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References

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