FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1977
No. of teams	16
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent champion(s)	Dominican Republic (1st title)
Most titles	Brazil (6 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 20 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The first tournament was staged in 1977 in Brazil. The second and third tournaments were played at intervals of four years, in 1981 and 1985; with the fourth tournament in 1987 the interval became, and remains, two years. The most recent tournament was hosted by Puerto Rico and won by Dominican Republic.

Brazil is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with six titles and five runners-up. Russia is the second most successful with three titles.

A corresponding tournament for male players is the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1977 Details	Brazil		South Korea	Round-robin	China		Japan	Round-robin	Brazil		14
1981 Details	Mexico		South Korea	3–1	Peru		Japan	3–0	Mexico		15
1985 Details	Italy		Cuba	3–1	Japan		China	3–1	Brazil		15
1987 Details	Busan / Seoul		Brazil	3–0	South Korea		China	3–2	Japan		13
1989 Details	Peru		Brazil	3–2	Cuba		Japan	3–0	Peru		16
1991 Details	Brno		Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil		Japan	3–1	China		16
1993 Details	Brasília / Campinas		Cuba	3–0	Ukraine		South Korea	3–0	Peru		16
1995 Details	Bangkok		China	3–0	Brazil		Russia	3–0	Japan		16
1997 Details	Gdańsk		Russia	3–2	Italy		China	3–0	Japan		16
1999 Details	Edmonton / Saskatoon		Russia	3–0	Brazil		South Korea	3–2	China		16
2001 Details	Santo Domingo		Brazil	3–0	South Korea		China	3–0	Italy		16
2003 Details	Suphanburi		Brazil	3–2	China		Poland	3–0	Netherlands		16
2005 Details	Ankara / Istanbul		Brazil	3–1	Serbia and Montenegro		China	3–2	Italy		12
2007 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Brazil	3–1	China		Japan	3–2	United States		12
2009 Details	Mexicali / Tijuana		Germany	3–0	Dominican Republic		Brazil	3–2	Bulgaria		16
2011 Details	Lima / Trujillo		Italy	3–1	Brazil		China	3–1	United States		16
2013 Details	Brno		China	3–0	Japan		Brazil	3–0	Italy		20
2015 Details	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	3–2	Brazil		Italy	3–0	Japan		16

Medals table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	6	5	2	13
2	Russia	3	0	1	4
3	China	2	3	6	11
4	South Korea	2	2	2	6
5	Cuba	2	1	0	3
6	Italy	1	1	1	3
7	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	2
8	Germany	1	0	0	1
9	Japan	0	2	5	7
10	Peru	0	1	0	1
	Serbia	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
13	Poland	0	0	1	1
Total		18	18	18	54

Appearance

Team	1977 (14)	1981 (15)	1985 (15)	1987 (13)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (12)	2007 (12)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (20)	2015 (16)	Total
Algeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	9th	13th	-	-	-	-	16th	-	4
Argentina	11th	8th	-	11th	10th	11th	5th	-	13th	13th	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9
Australia	-	12th	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Austria	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Belarus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Belgium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	-	1
Bolivia	12th	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Brazil	4th	6th	4th	1st	1st	2nd	5th	2nd	9th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	18
Bulgaria	-	-	9th	7th	-	10th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4th	-	9th	8th	6
Canada	7th	10th	-	8th	11th	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
China	2nd	5th	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	5th	1st	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	10th	3rd	1st	9th	18
Chinese Taipei	-	-	-	9th	8th	9th	5th	13th	-	-	6th	13th	-	-	5th	-	10th	11th	10
Colombia	-	-	-	-	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	2
Costa Rica	8th	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Croatia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	9th	10th	-	-	-	-	3
Cuba	-	7th	1st	-	2nd	13th	1st	9th	8th	-	13th	13th	-	-	9th	12th		13th	12
Czech Republic	-	-	10th	-	-	6th	-	-	8th	7th	9th	-	-	-	11th	-	11th	12th	8
Dominican Republic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	9th	-	9th	-	9th	11th	2nd	5th	8th	1st	9
Egypt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11th	12th	15th	14th	14th	16th	5
Finland	-	-	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
France	-	-	-	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Germany	-	-	-	-	-	8th	5th	8th	7th	-	9th	5th	-	7th	1st	-	-	-	8
Greece	-	-	-	10th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Hungary	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
India	-	11th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Italy	-	-	7th	-	7th	7th	5th	6th	2nd	9th	4th	-	4th	5th	-	1st	4th	3rd	13
Japan	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	4th	6th	-	-	5th	3rd	-	11th	2nd	4th	15
Kenya	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	16th	-	-	-	2
Latvia	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Mauritius	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Mexico	6th	4th	11th	-	16th	-	13th	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	8th	-	15th	15th	9
Netherlands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	-	4th	-	-	6th	-	-	-	3
New Zealand	-	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		1
Nigeria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	20th	-	2
Paraguay	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Peru	10th	2nd	8th	6th	4th	12th	4th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	12th	6th	11
Poland	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	9th	5th	5th	13th	3rd	-	-	13th	9th	-	-	8
Puerto Rico	-	14th	-	13th	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	8th	9th	-	-	19th	14th	8
Romania	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Russia	9th	9th	6th	5th	9th	1st	-	3rd	1st	1st	-	8th	7th	-	-	10th	6th	7th	14
Serbia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	9th	-	-	2nd	-	-	13th	7th	5th	6
Slovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	-	1
South Korea	1st	1st	5th	2nd	6th	5th	3rd	7th	9th	3rd	2nd	9th	-	-	-	14th	-	-	13
Spain	14th	13th	-	-	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		3
Thailand	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	9th	-	8th	14th	-	18th	-	5
Tunisia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16th	-	-	2
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	8th	9th	6th	-	7th	-	5th	10th	7
Ukraine	-	-	-	-	-	-	2nd	-	13th	-	-	6th	-	6th	-	-	-	-	4
United States	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	13th	-	11th	4th	12th	4th	17th	-	8
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	13th	13th	-	-	-	13th	13th	9th	-	-	15th	-	-	-	6

Legend

• 1st - Champions
• 2nd - Runners-up
• 3rd - Third place
•  -  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
•    – Hosts

See also

• Men's Junior Volleyball World Championship
• Boys Youth Volleyball World Championship
• Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship

External links

• FIVB Women's Junior Volleyball World Championship Honours