Major achievements in volleyball by nation

This is a list of countries according to the best position achieved by teams from these nations at major Indoor Volleyball and Beach Volleyball tournaments. Medals earned by athletes from defunct NOCs or historical teams have been merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states, as follows: Russia inherits medals from the Soviet Union and the Unified Team; Serbia inherits medals from Serbia and Montenegro; Czech Republic inherits medals from Czechoslovakia; and Germany inherits medals from East Germany. The table is pre-sorted by total number of first place results, second place results and third place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, countries are listed in alphabetical order.

Results

		Volleyball										Beach Volleyball
		Olympics		World Championships		World Cup		World League	Grand Prix	World Grand Champions Cup		Olympics		World Championships
Rk.	Nation	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
1	Brazil
2	United States
3	Russia
4	Cuba
5	Italy
6	Japan
7	Germany
8	Serbia
9	China
10	Netherlands
11	Poland
12	Czech Republic
13	Bulgaria
14	South Korea
15	Argentina
15	Australia
17	Romania
18	France
19	Peru
20	Switzerland
		Volleyball										Beach Volleyball
		Olympics		World Championships		World Cup		World League	Grand Prix	World Grand Champions Cup		Olympics		World Championships
Rk.	Nation	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
21	North Korea
22	Spain
23	Canada
23	Dominican Republic
23	Latvia
23	Norway
23	Turkey

See also

• List of indoor volleyball World Champions
• List of indoor volleyball world medalists
• List of indoor volleyball world title winners

References

• FIVB 2015 Media Guide (pages 38-63) - Volleyball Records