Volleyball at the Summer Universiade
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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
tournaments have been staged at the
Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred ...
since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the
1959 Summer Universiade The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. Sports * Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade, Athletics * Basketball at the 1959 Summer Universiade, Basketball * Fencing at the 1959 Summer ...
, while the women's tournament was introduced at the
1961 Summer Universiade The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade * Athletics * Basketball * Diving * Fenc ...
. After not being included in 1975 and 1989.


Medal winners


Men's tournament


Women's tournament


Medal table

Last updated after the
2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se ...


See also

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Volleyball at the Summer Olympics Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964. Brazil, the United States and the former Soviet Union are the only teams to win multiple gold medals at the men's tournament since its intro ...
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Volleyball at the Mediterranean Games Volleyball has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since the year 1959 for men and since the year 1975 for women . The Italy men's national volleyball team are the most successful men's team and also the Italy women's national voll ...


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{{Universiade Volleyball Sports at the Summer Universiade
Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred ...