The Sports Almanac

Summer Olympics
Volleyball

MEDAL TOTAL LEADERS

SOVIET UNION - 12 Medals

BRAZIL - 11 Medals

UNITED STATES - 11 Medals

Volleyball
Beach Volleyball
Men's
Women's
Medal Table

Men's  Women's  Medal Total
Through 2020 Tokyo Games

YEAR
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
1964
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Japan
1968
Soviet Union
Japan
Czechoslovakia
1972
Japan
East Germany
Soviet Union
1976
Poland
Soviet Union
Cuba
1980
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Romania
1984
United States
Brazil
Italy
1988
United States
Soviet Union
Argentina
1992
Brazil
Netherlands
United States
1996
Netherlands
Italy
Yugoslavia
2000
Yugoslavia
Russia
Italy
2004
Brazil
Italy
Russia
2008
United States
Brazil
Russia
2012
Russia
Brazil
Italy
2016
Brazil
Italy
United States
2020
France
Russian Olympic Committee
Argentina

Women's  Men's  Medal Total
Through 2020 Tokyo Games

YEAR
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
1964
Japan
Soviet Union
Poland
1968
Soviet Union
Japan
Poland
1972
Soviet Union
Japan
North Korea
1976
Japan
Soviet Union
South Korea
1980
Soviet Union
East Germany
Bulgaria
1984
China
United States
Japan
1988
Soviet Union
Peru
China
1992
Cuba
Unified Team
United States
1996
Cuba
China
Brazil
2000
Cuba
Russia
Brazil
2004
China
Russia
Cuba
2008
Brazil
United States
China
2012
Brazil
United States
Japan
2016
China
Serbia
United States
2020
United States
Brazil
Serbia

Medal Total  Men's  Women's  
RANK
COUNTRY
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
TOTAL
1
Soviet Union
7
4
1
12
2
Brazil
5
4
2
11
3
United States
4
3
4
11
4
Japan
3
3
3
9
5
China
3
1
2
6
6
Russia
1
3
2
6
7
Cuba
3
0
2
5
8
Italy
0
3
3
5
9
Poland
1
0
2
3
10
Netherlands
1
1
0
2
11
Yugoslavia
1
0
1
2
12
East Germany
0
2
0
2
13
Bulgaria
0
1
1
2
14
Serbia 0
1
1
2
15
Czechoslovkia 0
1
1
2
16
Argentina 0
0
2
2
17
France
1
0
0
1
18
Peru
0
1
0
1
19
Unified Team
0
1
0
1
20
Russian Olympic Committee
0
1
0
1
21
North Korea
0
0
1
1
22
South Korea
0
0
1
1
23
Romania
0
0
1
1