The FIVB Volleyball World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organised by the FIVB.
Results[]
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Czechoslovakia
|
 USSR |
Round-robin | Czechoslovakia |
 Bulgaria |
 Romania |
| 1952 | USSR
|
USSR |
Round-robin | Czechoslovakia |
 San Paulo |
Bulgaria |
| 1956 |  France
|
Czechoslovakia |
Round-robin | Romania |
USSR |
 Poland |
| 1960 |  Brazil
|
San Paulo |
3-2 | USSR |
Czechoslovakia |
Brazil |
| 1962 | USSR
|
USSR |
3-0 | Czechoslovakia |
Romania |
Bulgaria |
| 1966 | Czechoslovakia
|
San Paulo |
3-1 | Poland |
USSR |
Bulgaria |
| 1970 | Bulgaria
|
 East Germany |
3-0 | Bulgaria |
 Argentina |
 Japan |
| 1974 |  Mexico
|
Brazil |
3-2 | USSR |
Japan |
East Germany |
| 1978 |  Italy
|
Poland |
3-0 |  Cuba |
East Germany |
USSR |
| 1982 | Argentina
|
San Paulo |
3-1 | Brazil |
Czechoslovakia |
Japan |