List of indoor volleyball world medalists explained

This list is of those countries who have won an indoor volleyball world medal, referring to any of the Men's and Women's World Championship, Men's and Women's World Cup, Olympic Games, men's and women's Volleyball Nations League (replacing FIVB World League and FIVB World Grand Prix respectively) or FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup.

Men's Volleyball World Medalists^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Year	World League Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	width=1% rowspan=29 bgcolor=#ffffff	!	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001								Yugoslavia
2002
2003								Serbia
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Year	VNL Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=#ffffff	!	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024

FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).

Year	World Grand Prix Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	width=1% rowspan=26 bgcolor=#ffffff	!	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006								Serbia
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Year	VNL Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=#ffffff	!	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024

FIVB considers Russia (Since 1993) as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union (1948–1991) and CIS (1992).
After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany (Since 1991) and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.
FIVB considers Czech Republic (Since 1994) as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993).
FIVB considers Serbia (Since 2007) as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia (1948–1991), FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002) and Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).