| Sport: | Volleyball |
| Size: | 150 |
| Menevents: | 1 |
| Womenevents: | 1 |
Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade, while the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. After not being included in 1975 and 1989.
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff | Gold medal game | width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% bgcolor=#ffd700 | Gold medalist | width=10% | Score | width=15% bgcolor=#c0c0c0 | Silver medalist | width=15% bgcolor=#cc9966 | Bronze medalist | width=10% | Score | width=15% bgcolor=#fffafa | Fourth place |
| 1959 Details |  Turin | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1961 Details | Sofia | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1963 Details |  Porto Alegre | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1965 Details |  Budapest | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1967 Details |  Tokyo | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1970 Details | Turin | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1973 Details | Moscow | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1977 Details | Sofia | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| 1979 Details |  Mexico City | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1981 Details | Bucharest | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1983 Details |  Edmonton | 3-1 | |||||||||
| 1985 Details | Kobe | 3-2 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1987 Details | Zagreb | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1991 Details |  Sheffield | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1993 Details |  Buffalo | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| 1995 Details | Fukuoka | 3-2 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1997 Details | Sicilly | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1999 Details |  Palma de Mallorca | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| 2001 Details |  Beijing | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 2003 Details |  Daegu | 3-0 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 2005 Details |  İzmir | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2007 Details |  Bangkok | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| 2009 Details |  Belgrade | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| 2011 Details | Shenzhen | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2013 Details |  Kazan | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| 2015 Details | Gwangju | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2017 Details |  Taipei | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2019 Details | Naples | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| 2021 Details | Chengdu | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff | Gold medal game | width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% bgcolor=#ffd700 | Gold medalist | width=10% | Score | width=15% bgcolor=#c0c0c0 | Silver medalist | width=15% bgcolor=#cc9966 | Bronze medalist | width=10% | Score | width=15% bgcolor=#fffafa | Fourth place |
| 1961 Details | Sofia | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1963 Details | Porto Alegre | Round Robin | Only three teams entered | ||||||||
| 1965 Details | Budapest | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1967 Details | Tokyo | Round Robin | Only three teams entered | ||||||||
| 1970 Details | Turin | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1973 Details | Moscow | Round Robin | Round Robin | ||||||||
| 1977 Details | Sofia | 3-2 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| 1979 Details | Mexico City | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1981 Details | Bucharest | 3-0 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 1983 Details | Edmonton | 3-1 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1985 Details | Kobe | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 1987 Details | Zagreb | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 1991 Details | Sheffield | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 1993 Details | Buffalo | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| 1995 Details | Fukuoka | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 1997 Details | Catania | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 1999 Details | Majorca | 3-2 | 3-2 | ||||||||
| 2001 Details | Beijing | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||||||||
| 2003 Details | Daegu | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||||||||
| 2005 Details | İzmir | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| 2007 Details | Bangkok | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| 2009 Details | Belgrade | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2011 Details | Shenzhen | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2013 Details | Kazan | 3–2 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2015 Details | Gwangju | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2017 Details | Taipei | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| 2019 Details | Naples | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| 2021 Details | Chengdu | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||||||||
Last updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade