The FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship was the world championship of volleyball for female 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) |  Turkey (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Brazil  China Turkey (1 title each) |
The first edition was staged in 2013 in Mexicali and Tijuana, Mexico and tournaments were played every two years until 2017.[1] The last tournament was hosted by Turkey in Ankara and won by Brazil. FIVB did not announce the 2019 edition of the U23 tournament,[2] later declaring that "As per decision of May 2019 FIVB Board of Administration, the U23 WCH has been abolished."[3]
A corresponding tournament for male players was the FIVB Volleyball Men'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 |
 Mexicali / Tijuana |
 China |
3–0 |  Dominican Republic |
 Japan |
3–1 |  United States |
12 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Ankara |
 Brazil |
3–1 |  Turkey |
Dominican Republic |
3–2 | Japan |
12 | |||
| 2017 Details |
 Ljubljana |
Turkey |
4–0 |  Slovenia |
 Bulgaria |
4–2 | Dominican Republic |
12 | |||
Medals summary edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Appearances edit
| Team | 2013 (12) |
2015 (12) |
2017 (12) |
Total |
 Argentina |
10th | • | 11th | 2 |
| Brazil |
7th | 1st | 5th | 3 |
| Bulgaria |
• | 7th | 3rd | 2 |
| China |
1st | 5th | 7th | 3 |
 Colombia |
• | 9th | • | 1 |
 Cuba |
9th | 11th | 6th | 3 |
| Dominican Republic |
2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3 |
 Egypt |
• | 11th | 9th | 2 |
 Germany |
8th | • | • | 1 |
 Italy |
6th | 6th | • | 2 |
| Japan |
3rd | 4th | 9th | 3 |
 Kenya |
12th | • | 11th | 2 |
| Mexico |
11th | • | • | 1 |
 Peru |
• | 9th | • | 1 |
| Slovenia |
• | • | 2nd | 1 |
 Thailand |
• | 8th | 8th | 2 |
| Turkey |
5th | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
 United States |
4th | • | • | 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 –
Yao Di (CHN) - 2015 –
Juma Silva (BRA) - 2017 –
Hande Baladın (TUR)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Inaugural U23 Volleyball World Champs 50 days away". Lausanne, Switzerland: FIVB. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "FIVB announced hosts of Age-Group World Championships in 2019". worldofvolley.com. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Expression of Interest and Organisational Conditions for Future Organisers" (PDF). FIVB. 4 February 2020. p. 1.