Greatest Volleyball Nations
The indoor volleyball has been around for more than 120 years. The sport has a rich and interesting history. The sport of volleyball is very popular in such countries as Brazil, China, United States, Russia, Canada, Poland, Japan, Netherlands and many other parts of the world. The 2016 Rio Summer Olympics Games are over and the latest FIVB rankings show the best men’s and women’s national volleyball teams of 2017.
Today, we’ll go inside the world of volleyball sport and tell you about the greatest volleyball nations. So, this post will concentrate on the top 7 volleyball countries based on FIVB world men’s and women’s rankings 2017. These are countries which have strong men’s and women’s volleyball teams. We’ll tell you about the greatest volleyball nations, take a look at the history of their men’s and women’s volleyball teams and describe their biggest achievements.
1. United States
According to the FIVB rankings 2017, the United States men’s and women’s national volleyball teams totally have 575 points. The latest statistics says that the United States is one of the greatest volleyball nations.
– The United States men’s national volleyball team has won 3 gold medals (1984 Los Angeles, 1988 Seoul and 2008 Beijing) as well as 2 bronze medals (1992 Barcelona and 2016 Rio de Janeiro) at the Olympic Games. The team has also won 1 gold medal (1986 France) as well as 1 bronze medal (1994 Greece) at the World Championship. The US men’s national volleyball team has won 2 gold medals (1985 Japan and 2015 Japan) as well as 1 bronze medal (1991 Japan) at the World Cup.
– The United States women’s national volleyball team also has an impressive list of achievements. The team has won 3 silver medals (1984 Los Angeles, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London) as well as 2 bronze medals (1992 Barcelona and 2016 Rio de Janeiro) at the Olympic Games. The US women’s national volleyball team has won 1 gold medal (2014 Italy), 2 silver medals (2002 Germany and 1967 Japan) and 2 bronze medals (1982 Peru and 1990 China) at the World Championship. The United States women’s national volleyball team also has won 1 silver medal (2011 Japan) and 3 bronze medals (2003 Japan, 2007 Japan and 2015 Japan) medals at the World Cup.
2. Brazil
The FIVB rankings 2017 show that Brazil men’s and women’s national volleyball teams totally have 545 points. This is why Brazil comes in as # 2 in our list of top 7 volleyball countries. Below, we’ll give you more details on the biggest achievements of Brazil men’s and women’s national volleyball teams.
– The Brazil men’s national volleyball team has won 3 gold medals (1992 Barcelona, 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio de Janeiro) and 3 silver medals (1984 Los Angeles, 2008 Beijing and 2012 London) at the Olympic Games. The team has won 3 gold medals (2002 Argentina, 2006 Japan and 2010 Italy) as well as 2 silver medals (1982 Argentina and 2014 Poland) at the World Championship. Above all, Brazil men’s national volleyball has won 2 gold medals (2003 Japan and 2007 Japan) as well as 3 bronze medals (1981 Japan, 1995 Japan and 2011 Japan) at the World Cup.
– The Brazil women’s national volleyball team has won 2 gold medals (2008 Beijing and 2012 London) and 2 bronze medals (1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney) at the Summer Olympics. The team has also won 3 silver medals (1994 Brazil, 2006 Japan and 2010 Japan) and 1 bronze medal (2014 Italy) at the World Championship. Additionally, Brazil women’s national volleyball team has won 3 silver medals (1995 Japan, 2003 Japan and 2007 Japan) and 1 bronze medal (1999 Japan) at the World Cup.
3. Russia
The Russia men’s and women’s national teams have always demonstrated quite good results at the international volleyball tournaments. Russia men’s and women’s national volleyball teams have earned 458 points according to the FIVB rankings 2017. As a result, Russia took the 3-rd place in our list of the greatest volleyball nations. Now, let’s talk about the most important achievements of Russia men’s and women’s national volleyball teams.
– The Russia men’s national volleyball team has won 1 gold medal (2012 London), 1 silver medal (2000 Sydney) and 2 bronze medals (2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing) at the Summer Olympics. The team has also won 1 silver medal (2002 Argentina) at the World Championship. The award list of the Russia men’s national volleyball team also includes 2 gold medals (1999 Japan, 2011 Japan) and 1 silver medal (2007 Japan) at the World Cup.
– Russia women’s national volleyball team has won 2 gold medals (2006 Japan and 2010 Japan) and 3 bronze medals (1994 Brazil, 1998 Japan and 2002 Germany) at the World Championship. The team has also won 1 silver medal (1999 Japan) at the World Cup.
4. China
China’s men’s and women’s national volleyball teams totally have earned 380 points. China is best-known in the world of volleyball for its very strong women’s national volleyball team that has an impressive list of awards and achievements.
– China’s women’s national volleyball team has won 3 gold medals (1984 Los Angeles, 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio de Janeiro), 1 silver medal (1996 Atlanta) and 2 bronze medals (1988 Seoul and 2008 Beijing) at the Summer Olympics. The team has also won 2 gold medals (1982 Peru and 1986 Czechoslovakia) and 3 silver medals (1990 China, 1998 Japan and 2014 Italy) at the World Championship. Additionally, China’s women’s national volleyball team has won 4 gold medals (1981 Japan, 1985 Japan, 2003 Japan and 2015 Japan), 1 silver medal (1991 Japan) and 3 bronze medals (1989 Japan, 1995 Japan and 2011 Japan) at the World Cap.
5. Italy
As mentioned earlier, the sport of volleyball is popular in Italy. The country has strong men’s and women’s volleyball teams. It’s worth noting that the Italy men’s and women’s national teams have earned 370 points and took the 5-th place in our list of the best 7 volleyball countries.
– The Italy men’s national volleyball team has won 3 silver medals (1996 Atlanta, 2004 Athens and 2016 Rio de Janeiro) and 3 bronze medals (1984 Los Angeles, 2000 Sydney and 2012 London) at the Summer Olympics. The team has also won 3 gold medals (1990 Brazil, 1994 Greece and 1998 Japan) and 1 silver medal (1978 Italy) at the World Championship. The Italy men’s national volleyball team has also won 1 gold medal (1995 Japan), 3 silver medals (2015 Japan, 2003 Japan and 1989 Japan) and 1 bronze medal (1999 Japan) at the World Cup.
– The Italy women’s national volleyball team has won 1 gold medal (2002 Germany) at the World Championship as well as 2 gold medals (2007 Japan, 2011 Japan) at the World Cup.
6. Poland
Poland is one of the greatest volleyball nations. The Poland men’s and women’s national volleyball teams have earned 299 points. That’s why Poland goes as the number 6 in the list. Below, we’ll outline achievements which make Poland one of the best volleyball countries in the world.
– The Poland men’s national volleyball team has won 1 gold medal (1976 Montreal) at the Olympic Games. The team also has won 2 gold medals (1974 Mexico and 2014 Poland) and 1 silver medal (2006 Japan) at the World Championship. Plus, the Poland men’s national volleyball team has won 2 silver medals (1965 Poland and 2011 Japan) and 1 bronze medal (2015 Japan) at the World Cup.
– The Poland women’s national volleyball team has won 2 bronze medals (1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico) at the Olympic Games. In addition, the team has won 1 silver medal (1952 Soviet Union) and 2 bronze medals (1956 France and 1962 Soviet Union) at the World Championship.
7. Argentina
Argentina men’s and women’s national volleyball teams totally have earned 268 points. That’s the reason why we decided to include Argentina in the list of greatest volleyball nations.
– Argentina men’s national volleyball team has won 1 bronze medal (1988 Seoul) at the Olympic Games and 1 bronze medal (1982 Argentina) at the World Championship.
Thank you so much for reading our article about the top 7 volleyball countries in 2017. In this blog, we have outlined the greatest volleyball nations (United States, Brazil, Russia, China, Italy, Poland and Argentina) and described the biggest achievements of their men’s and women’s national volleyball teams. You need to know that each of these countries has strong men’s and women’s national volleyball teams which make a difference and demonstrate good results at the Olympic Games, the World Championship, the World Cup and many other international volleyball tournaments. It’s also important to note that the FIVB is constantly watching what is happening in the world of volleyball and updates its ratings all the times. That means that the list of top 7 volleyball countries is likely to change in the future.