The FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship was the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 23 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Ceased | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | International (FIVB) |
| Last champion(s) |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Most titles | Argentina  Brazil  Russia (1 title each) |
The first edition was staged in 2013 in Uberlândia, Brazil and tournaments were played every two years until 2017.[1] The last tournament was hosted by Egypt in Cairo and won by Argentina. After not announcing a host for the 2019 edition, FIVB declared that "As per decision of May 2019 FIVB Board of Administration, the U23 WCH has been abolished."[2]
A corresponding tournament for female players was the FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship.
Results summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2013 Details |
Uberlândia |
 Brazil |
3–2 |  Serbia |
 Russia |
3–1 |  Bulgaria |
12 | |||
| 2015 Details |
 Dubai |
Russia |
3–1 |  Turkey |
 Italy |
3–1 |  Cuba |
12 | |||
| 2017 Details |
 Cairo |
 Argentina |
4–2 | Russia |
Cuba |
4–1 | Brazil |
12 | |||
Medals summary edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Appearance edit
| Team | 2013 (12) |
2015 (12) |
2017 (12) |
Total |
 Algeria |
• | • | 11th | 1 |
| Argentina |
7th | 6th | 1st | 3 |
 Australia |
10th | • | • | 1 |
| Brazil |
1st | 5th | 4th | 3 |
 Bulgaria |
4th | • | • | 1 |
 China |
• | • | 8th | 1 |
| Cuba |
• | 4th | 3rd | 2 |
 Dominican Republic |
12th | • | • | 1 |
| Egypt |
9th | 9th | 5th | 3 |
 Iran |
5th | 7th | 7th | 3 |
| Italy |
• | 3rd | • | 1 |
 Japan |
• | • | 6th | 1 |
 Mexico |
11th | 11th | 11th | 3 |
 Poland |
• | • | 9th | 1 |
| Russia |
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
| Serbia |
2nd | • | • | 1 |
 South Korea |
• | 8th | • | 1 |
 Tunisia |
8th | 9th | • | 2 |
| Turkey |
• | 2nd | 9th | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates |
• | 11th | • | 1 |
 Venezuela |
6th | • | • | 1 |
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
Most valuable player by edition edit
- 2013 –
Ricardo Lucarelli (BRA) - 2015 –
Egor Kliuka (RUS) - 2017 –
Germán Johansen (ARG)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Inaugural U23 Volleyball World Champs 50 days away". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Expression of Interest and Organisational Conditions for Future Organisers" (PDF). FIVB. 4 February 2020. p. 1.