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Volleyball at the Summer World University Games
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Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced in 1959, while the women's tournament was introduced in 1961. The sport was not included in 1975 and 1989.
Medal winners
Summary (1959-2025)
| Games | Year | Teams (M+W) | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959 | 12+0 | [1] | |
| 2 | 1961 | 8+6 | [2] | |
| 3 | 1963 | 8+3 | [3] | |
| 4 | 1965 | 16+9 | [4] | |
| 5 | 1967 | 7+3 | [5] | |
| 6 | 1970 | 21+13 | [6] | |
| 7 | 1973 | 23+15 | [7] | |
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | 1977 | 23+19 | [7] | |
| 10 | 1979 | 23+12 | [8] | |
| 11 | 1981 | 28+15 | [9] | |
| 12 | 1983 | 23+12 | [10] | |
| 13 | 1985 | 18+10 | [11] | |
| 14 | 1987 | 25+19 | [12] | |
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | 1991 | 19+16 | [13] | |
| 17 | 1993 | 18+15 | [14] | |
| 18 | 1995 | 28+14 | [15] | |
| 19 | 1997 | 16+15 | [16] | |
| 20 | 1999 | 24+16 | [17] | |
| 21 | 2001 | 27+15 | [18] | |
| 22 | 2003 | 23+19 | [19] | |
| 23 | 2005 | 23+21 | [20] | |
| 24 | 2007 | 23+16 | [21] | |
| 25 | 2009 | 23+16 | [22] | |
| 26 | 2011 | 21+15 | [23] | |
| 27 | 2013 | 21+15 | ||
| 28 | 2015 | 21+15 | ||
| 29 | 2017 | 22+16 | ||
| 30 | 2019 | 16+16 | ||
| 31 | 2021 | 16+12 | ||
| 32 | 2025 | 15+16 | ||
Men's tournament
Women's tournament
Medal table
Last updated during the 2025 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 |  Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 |  Romania (ROM) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (34 entries) | 59 | 59 | 59 | 177 | |