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

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form Governing
body		 Tournament Edition
First Latest Next
Indoor volleyball FIVB & IOC Volleyball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1964 2024 2028
FIVB FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (quadrennially) 1949 2022 2025
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship (quadrennially) 1952 2022 2025
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup (quadrennially) 1965 2019 Defunct
FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (quadrennially) 1973 201923 Defunct
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup (quadrennially, replaced by the World Championship) 1993 2017 Defunct
FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League (annually) 2018 2024 2025
FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League (annually) 2018 2024 2025
FIVB Volleyball World League (annually, replaced by the men's Nations League) 1990 2017 Defunct
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (annually, replaced by the women's Nations League) 1993 2017 Defunct
Beach volleyball FIVB & IOC Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1996 2020 2024
FIVB FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships (biennially) 1997 2022 2024
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals (annually) 2015 2019 2020
Sitting volleyball WPV & IPC Volleyball at the Summer Paralympics (quadrennially) 1980 2020 2024
WPV World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship (quadrennially) 1983 2018 2022

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

Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics (As of 8 September 2024)
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 14 4 0 18
3  Russia 8 4 2 14
4  Netherlands 7 4 3 14
5  Italy 9 2 1 12
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  Canada 1 3 3 7
13  Serbia 2 2 2 6
14  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 2 3 6
15  Norway 3 2 0 5
16  East Germany* 2 2 0 4
16  Sweden 2 2 0 4
18  Czech Republic 1 2 1 4
19  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 2 4
20  Australia 1 0 3 4
21  Bulgaria 0 2 2 4
21  Switzerland 0 2 2 4
23  South Korea 0 0 4 4
24  France 2 0 1 3
24  Iran 2 0 1 3
26  Argentina 1 0 2 3
27  Finland 0 2 1 3
27  Romania 0 2 1 3
29  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2
30  Peru 0 2 0 2
30 ROC* 0 2 0 2
30  West Germany* 0 2 0 2
33  Latvia 0 1 1 2
33  Yugoslavia* 0 1 1 2
35  Egypt 0 0 2 2
35  North Korea 0 0 2 2
35  Ukraine 0 0 2 2
38  Turkey 1 0 0 1
39  Austria 0 1 0 1
39  Hungary 0 1 0 1
39  RPC* 0 1 0 1
39  Slovenia 0 1 0 1
39  Spain 0 1 0 1
39  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

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
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  Netherlands 5 3 2 10
2  Brazil 8 1 0 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  Norway 3 2 0 5
7  Poland 3 2 0 5
9  Cuba 3 1 1 5
10  Japan 1 2 2 5
10  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 2 2 5
12  Soviet Union* 3 0 1 4
13  Sweden 2 2 0 4
14  East Germany* 2 1 0 3
15  France 2 0 1 3
15  Iran 2 0 1 3
17  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 1 3
18  Argentina 1 0 2 3
19  Bulgaria 0 2 1 3
20  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2
21  Serbia 1 0 1 2
22  West Germany* 0 2 0 2
23  Finland 0 1 1 2
23  Romania 0 1 1 2
23  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
23  Yugoslavia* 0 1 1 2
27  Canada 0 0 2 2
27  Egypt 0 0 2 2
29  Austria 0 1 0 1
29  Hungary 0 1 0 1
29  Spain 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

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics (As of 8 September 2024)
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  United States 7 3 0 10
2  China 8 1 0 9
3  Brazil 6 2 1 9
4  Russia 3 2 1 6
5  Cuba 5 0 0 5
5  Italy 5 0 0 5
7  Japan 3 1 1 5
8  Canada 1 3 1 5
9  Germany 3 0 1 4
10  Netherlands 2 1 1 4
11  Serbia 1 2 1 4
12  South Korea 0 0 4 4
13  Soviet Union* 3 0 0 3
14  Australia 1 0 2 3
15  Peru 0 2 0 2
16  Czech Republic 0 1 1 2
16  Poland 0 1 1 2
16  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
19  North Korea 0 0 2 2
19  Ukraine 0 0 2 2
21  East Germany* 0 1 0 1
21  Finland 0 1 0 1
21  Latvia 0 1 0 1
21  Romania 0 1 0 1
21  Slovenia 0 1 0 1
21  Turkey 0 1 0 1
21  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

Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
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 13 3 0 16
3  Italy 9 2 1 12
4  Russia 8 4 0 12
5  Cuba 8 1 1 10
6  Netherlands 4 3 3 10
6  Japan 4 3 3 10
8  Germany 5 1 2 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  Canada 1 2 2 5
15  East Germany* 2 2 0 4
16  Czech Republic 1 2 1 4
17  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 2 4
18  Australia 1 0 3 4
19  Bulgaria 0 2 2 4
19  Switzerland 0 2 2 4
21  South Korea 0 0 4 4
22  Norway 3 0 0 3
23  Sweden 2 1 0 3
24  France 2 0 1 3
25  Argentina 1 0 2 3
26  Romania 0 2 1 3
27  Peru 0 2 0 2
28  North Korea 0 0 2 2
29  Turkey 1 0 0 1
30  Austria 0 1 0 1
30  Spain 0 1 0 1
30  Unified Team* 0 1 0 1
33  Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
33  Iran 0 0 1 1
33  Latvia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Indoor volleyball Beach 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
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Men Total
1  Brazil 8 0 0 8
2  United States 7 1 0 8
3  Netherlands 3 3 2 8
4  Russia 5 2 0 7
5  Italy 4 2 1 7
6  Poland 3 2 0 5
7  Cuba 3 1 1 5
8  Japan 1 2 2 5
8  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 2 2 5
10  Soviet Union* 3 0 1 4
11  Germany 2 1 1 4
12  Norway 3 0 0 3
13  East Germany* 2 1 0 3
13  Sweden 2 1 0 3
15  France 2 0 1 3
16  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 1 3
17  Argentina 1 0 2 3
18  Bulgaria 0 2 1 3
19  Serbia 1 0 1 2
20  Romania 0 1 1 2
20  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
22  Canada 0 0 2 2
23  Austria 0 1 0 1
23  Spain 0 1 0 1
25  Australia 0 0 1 1
25  Iran 0 0 1 1
25  Latvia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Indoor volleyball Beach 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
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Women Total
1  Brazil 6 2 0 8
1  United States 6 2 0 8
3  China 6 1 0 7
4  Cuba 5 0 0 5
5  Russia 3 2 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  Canada 1 2 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
15  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
18  North Korea 0 0 2 2
19  Netherlands 1 0 0 1
20  East Germany* 0 1 0 1
20  Romania 0 1 0 1
20  Turkey 0 1 0 1
20  Unified Team* 0 1 0 1
24  Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
24  Czechoslovakia* 0 0 1 1
24  Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
24  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Indoor volleyball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Indoor volleyball Number of
Olympic Games World Champion-
ship 		World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League Nations League / Grand Prix
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
1  Italy 9 1 0 10
2  Brazil 8 2 0 10
3  Cuba 8 1 1 10
4  Russia 6 4 0 10
4  United States 6 4 0 10
6  Japan 4 3 3 10
7  Soviet Union* 6 0 1 7
8  Poland 3 2 2 7
9  Netherlands 3 3 0 6
10  Serbia 2 2 2 6
11  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 2 3 6
12  China 5 0 0 5
13  East Germany* 2 2 0 4
14  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 2 4
15  Bulgaria 0 2 2 4
16  South Korea 0 0 4 4
17  France 2 0 1 3
18  Romania 0 2 1 3
19  Peru 0 2 0 2
20  Argentina 0 0 2 2
20  Germany 0 0 2 2
20  North Korea 0 0 2 2
23  Turkey 1 0 0 1
24  Unified Team* 0 1 0 1
25  Canada 0 0 1 1
25  Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
25  Iran 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Indoor volleyball Number of
Olympic Games World Champion-
ship 		World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / World League
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Total
1  Brazil 5 0 0 5
2  Italy 4 1 0 5
2  United States 4 1 0 5
4  Russia 3 2 0 5
5  Cuba 3 1 1 5
6  Netherlands 2 3 0 5
7  Japan 1 2 2 5
7  Serbia and Montenegro* 1 2 2 5
9  Poland 3 1 0 4
10  Soviet Union* 3 0 1 4
11  East Germany* 2 1 0 3
12  France 2 0 1 3
13  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 1 3
14  Bulgaria 0 2 1 3
15  Serbia 1 0 1 2
16  Romania 0 1 1 2
17  Argentina 0 0 2 2
18  Canada 0 0 1 1
18  Germany 0 0 1 1
18  Iran 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Indoor volleyball Number of
Olympic Games World Champion-
ship 		World Cup World Grand Champions Cup Nations League / Grand Prix
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Total
1  China 5 0 0 5
1  Cuba 5 0 0 5
1  Italy 5 0 0 5
4  Brazil 3 2 0 5
4  Russia 3 2 0 5
4  United States 3 2 0 5
7  Japan 3 1 1 5
8  Serbia 1 2 1 4
9  South Korea 0 0 4 4
10  Soviet Union* 3 0 0 3
11  Poland 0 1 2 3
12  Peru 0 2 0 2
13  North Korea 0 0 2 2
14  Netherlands 1 0 0 1
15  Turkey 1 0 0 1
16  East Germany* 0 1 0 1
16  Romania 0 1 0 1
16  Unified Team* 0 1 0 1
19  Bulgaria 0 0 1 1
19  Czechoslovakia* 0 0 1 1
19  Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1
19  Germany 0 0 1 1
19  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Beach volleyball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Beach volleyball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Tour Finals
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Total
1  Brazil 6 0 0 6
1  United States 6 0 0 6
3  Germany 5 1 0 6
4  Canada 1 2 1 4
4  Czech Republic 1 2 1 4
6  Australia 1 0 3 4
6  Netherlands 1 0 3 4
8  Switzerland 0 2 2 4
9  Norway 3 0 0 3
10  Sweden 2 1 0 3
11  Russia 2 0 0 2
12  China 1 1 0 2
13  Italy 0 1 1 2
13  Poland 0 1 1 2
15  Argentina 1 0 0 1
16  Austria 0 1 0 1
16  Spain 0 1 0 1
18  Latvia 0 0 1 1

Men

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Beach volleyball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Tour Finals
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Total
1  Brazil 3 0 0 3
1  Norway 3 0 0 3
1  United States 3 0 0 3
4  Germany 2 1 0 3
5  Sweden 2 1 0 3
6  Netherlands 1 0 2 3
7  Russia 2 0 0 2
8  Czech Republic 1 1 0 2
9  Italy 0 1 1 2
9  Poland 0 1 1 2
9  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
12  Argentina 1 0 0 1
13  Austria 0 1 0 1
13  Spain 0 1 0 1
15  Australia 0 0 1 1
15  Canada 0 0 1 1
15  Latvia 0 0 1 1

Women

Last updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics (As of 11 August 2024)
Beach volleyball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Tour Finals
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Total
1  Brazil 3 0 0 3
1  Germany 3 0 0 3
1  United States 3 0 0 3
4  Canada 1 2 0 3
5  Australia 1 0 2 3
6  China 1 1 0 2
7  Czech Republic 0 1 1 2
7  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
9  Netherlands 0 0 1 1

Sitting volleyball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship (As of 16 October 2019)
Sitting volleyball Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
1  Netherlands 3 1 0 4
2  Finland 0 2 1 3
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2
3  China 2 0 0 2
3  Iran 2 0 0 2
6  United States 1 1 0 2
7  Norway 0 2 0 2
7  West Germany* 0 2 0 2
9  Brazil 0 1 1 2
9  Germany 0 1 1 2
9  Yugoslavia* 0 1 1 2
12  Egypt 0 0 2 2
12  Russia 0 0 2 2
12  Ukraine 0 0 2 2
15  Hungary 0 1 0 1
15  Latvia 0 1 0 1
15  Slovenia 0 1 0 1
15  Sweden 0 1 0 1
19  Lithuania 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship (As of 16 October 2019)
Sitting volleyball Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Men Men Total
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2
1  Iran 2 0 0 2
1  Netherlands 2 0 0 2
4  Norway 0 2 0 2
4  West Germany* 0 2 0 2
6  Finland 0 1 1 2
6  Germany 0 1 1 2
6  Yugoslavia* 0 1 1 2
9  Egypt 0 0 2 2
10  Brazil 0 1 0 1
10  Hungary 0 1 0 1
10  Sweden 0 1 0 1
13  Russia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championship (As of 16 October 2019)
Sitting volleyball Number of
Paralympic Games World Championship
Rk. Nation Women Women Total
1  China 2 0 0 2
2  Netherlands 1 1 0 2
2  United States 1 1 0 2
4  Ukraine 0 0 2 2
5  Finland 0 1 0 1
5  Latvia 0 1 0 1
5  Slovenia 0 1 0 1
8  Brazil 0 0 1 1
8  Lithuania 0 0 1 1
8  Russia 0 0 1 1

See also

References

General

Official results

Specific

  1. ^ "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "IPC Historical Results Archive - Web". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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