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Men's Volleyball World Championship

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2006	Japan	Brazil	Poland	Bulgaria
2002	Argentina	Brazil	Russia	France
1998	Japan	Italy	Yugoslavia	Cuba
1994	Greece	Italy	Netherlands	USA
1990	Brazil	Italy	Cuba	USSR
1986	France	USA	USSR	Bulgaria
1982	Brazil	USSR	Brazil	Argentina
1978	Italy	USSR	Italy	Cuba
1974	Mexico	Poland	USSR	Japan
1970	Bulgaria	East Germany	Bulgaria	Japan
1966	Hungary	Czecoslovakia	Romania	USSR
1962	USSR	USSR	Czecoslovakia	Romania
1960	Brazil	USSR	Czecoslovakia	Romania
1956	France	Czecoslovakia	Romania	USSR
1952	USS	USSR	Czecoslovakia	Bulgaria
1949	Romania	USSR	Czecoslovakia	Bulgaria

Women's Volleyball World Championship

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2006	Japan	Russia	Brazil	Serbia
2002	Germany	Italy	USA	Russia
1998	Japan	Cuba	China	Russia
1994	Brazil	Cuba	Brazil	Russia
1990	China	USSR	China	USA
1986	Prague	China	Cuba	Peru
1982	Peru	China	Peru	USA
1978	USSR	Cuba	Japan	USSR
1974	Guadalajara	Japan	USSR	South Korea
1970	Bulgaria	USSR	Japan	North Korea
1967	Japan	Japan	USSR	South Korea
1962	USSR	Japan	USSR	Poland
1960	Brazil	USSR	Japan	Czecoslovakia
1956	France	USSR	Romania	Poland
1952	USSR	USSR	Poland	Czecoslovakia

Men's Volleyball World Cup

The World Cup was created in 1965 with the purpose of partially filling the gap between the two most important volleyball tournaments, the Olympic Games and the World Championship, which take place in alternating 4-year cycles. In 1991, the FIVB decided that it would be held in the year preceding, not following, the Olympic Games.

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2003	Japan	Brazil	Italy	Serbia and Montenegro
1999	Japan	Russia	Cuba	Italy
1995	Japan	Italy	Netherlands	Brazil
1991	Japan	Russia	Cuba	USA
1989	Japan	Cuba	Italy	USSR
1985	Japan	USA	USSR	Czechoslovakia
1981	Japan	USSR	Cuba	Brazil
1977	Japan	USSR	Japan	Cuba
1969	West Germany	East Germany	Japan	USSR
1965	Poland	USSR	Poland	Czechoslovakia

Women's Volleyball World Cup

Year	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2003	Japan	China	Brazil	USA
1999	Japan	Cuba	Russia	Brazil
1995	Japan	Cuba	Brazil	China
1991	Japan	Cuba	China	Russia
1989	Japan	Cuba	USSR	China
1985	Japan	China	Cuba	USSR
1981	Japan	China	Japan	USSR
1977	Japan	Japan	Cuba	South Korea
1973	Uruguay	USSR	Japan	South Korea

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