FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship

FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1989
No. of teams	20
Continent	International (FIVB)
Most recent champion(s)	Italy (1st title)
Most titles	China (4 titles)

The FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 18 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

The first edition was staged in 1989 in Curitiba, Brazil and tournaments have been played every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Peru in Lima and won by Italy.

China is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, with four titles and one runner-up. Brazil is the second most successful with three titles and four runners-up.

A corresponding tournament for male players is the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1989 Details	Curitiba		Soviet Union	3–2	Brazil		Japan	3–0	South Korea		12
1991 Details	Lisbon		South Korea	3–0	Brazil		Soviet Union	3–1	Japan		12
1993 Details	Bratislava		Russia	3–0	Japan		South Korea	3–2	Peru		12
1995 Details	Orléans		Japan	3–1	Russia		Italy	3–0	Brazil		12
1997 Details	Chiang Mai		Brazil	3–0	Russia		Italy	3–0	South Korea		16
1999 Details	Funchal		Japan	3–0	Brazil		South Korea	3–1	Poland		16
2001 Details	Pula / Rijeka		China	3–1	Brazil		Poland	3–2	Italy		16
2003 Details	Piła		China	3–2	Italy		Brazil	3–1	United States		16
2005 Details	Macau		Brazil	3–0	Russia		Italy	3–2	United States		16
2007 Details	Mexicali / Tijuana		China	3–1	Turkey		Russia	3–1	Serbia		16
2009 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		Brazil	3–0	Serbia		Belgium	3–2	Turkey		16
2011 Details	Ankara		Turkey	3–0	China		Serbia	3–0	Poland		16
2013 Details	Nakhon Ratchasima		China	3–0	United States		Brazil	3–0	Peru		20
2015 Details	Lima		Italy	3–0	United States		China	3–0	Turkey		20
2017 Details											16

Medals summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	4	1	1	6
2	Brazil	3	4	2	9
3	Russia[1]	2	3	2	7
4	Japan	2	1	1	4
5	Italy	1	1	3	5
6	Turkey	1	1	0	2
7	South Korea	1	0	2	3
8	United States	0	2	0	2
9	Serbia	0	1	1	2
10	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
Total		14	14	14	42

Appearance

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

Legend

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

See also

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

References

1. FIVB considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union and CIS.

External links

• FIVB Girls' Youth Volleyball World Championship Honours