Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Volleyball Championships (690)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regla Torres |  CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 2–0–0 1994 BRA gold; 1998 JPN gold |
| Aleksandar Trenev |  BUL |
VVO | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver |
| Rainer Tscharke |  GDR |
VVO | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold |
| Hristo Tsvetanov | BUL |
VVO | Olympics | 2008 | 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze |
| Lyubov Tyurina |  RUS URS |
VVO | Olympics | 1972 | 1–1–0 1970 BUL gold; 1974 MEX silver |
| Gabriel Udișteanu |  ROU |
VVO | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1966 TCH silver |
| Vladimir Ulanov | RUSURS |
VVO | Olympics | 1976 | 0–1–0 1974 MEX silver |
| Lucila Urgellés | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 1–0–0 1978 URS gold |
| Jon Emili Uriarte |  ARG AUS |
VVO | Olympics / Coach | 1984—2012 | 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze |
| Cenaida Uribe |  PER |
VVO | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1986 TCH bronze |
| Konstantin Ushakov | RUS EUN |
VVO | Olympics | 1992—2004 | 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver (competed for Russia) |
| Idalberto Valdés | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver |
| Ricardo Vantes | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1996 | 0–1–0 1990 BRA silver |
| Yelena Vasilevskaya | RUS |
VVO | Olympics | 2000 | 0–0–1 1998 JPN bronze |
| Stefana Veljković |  SRB |
VVO | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 1–0–0 2018 JPN gold |
| Yury Vengerovsky | URS UKR |
VVO | Olympics | 1964 | 1–0–1 1962 URS gold; 1966 TCH bronze |
| Jovana Vesović | SRB |
VVO | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze (competed for Serbia and Montenegro) |
| Vera Vetrova | RUS |
VVO | Olympics | 2016 | 1–0–0 2010 JPN gold (competed as Vera Ulyakina) (did not compete) |
| Raúl Vilches | CUB |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 0–0–1 1978 ITA bronze |
| Raimonds Vilde |  LATURS |
VVO | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1986 FRA silver |
| Virna |  BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–1–0 1994 BRA silver |
| Leandro Vissotto | BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 2012 | 1–1–0 2010 ITA gold; 2014 POL silver |
| Julie Vollertsen |  USA |
VVO | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze |
| Dmitry Voskoboynikov | RUSURS |
VVO | Olympics | 1964 | 1–0–1 1962 URS gold; 1966 TCH bronze |
| Goran Vujević |  MNE SCG |
VVO | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia) |
| Igor Vušurović | MNESCG |
VVO | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver (competed for FR Yugoslavia) |
| Carlos Wagenpfeil | ARG |
VVO | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze |
| Walewska | BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver |
| Wang Lina |  CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver |
| Wang Ziling | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1996 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver |
| Jane Ward | USA |
VVO | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–1–0 1967 JPN silver |
| Tammy Webb-Liley | USA |
VVO | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–0–1 1990 CHN bronze (competed as Tammy Liley) |
| Wolfgang Webner | GDR |
VVO | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold |
| Wei Qiuyue | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–0 2014 ITA silver |
| Wolfgang Weise | GDR |
VVO | Olympics | 1972 | 1–0–0 1970 BUL gold |
| Paula Weishoff | USA |
VVO | Olympics | 1984—1996 | 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze |
| Leonardo Wiernes | ARG |
VVO | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1982 ARG bronze |
| William | BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1988 | 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver |
| Michał Winiarski |  POL |
VVO | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 1–1–0 2006 JPN silver; 2014 POL gold |
| Mariusz Wlazły | POL |
VVO | Olympics | 2008 | 1–1–0 2006 JPN silver; 2014 POL gold |
| Tomasz Wójtowicz | POL |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold |
| Sue Woodstra | USA |
VVO | Olympics | 1984 | 0–0–1 1982 PER bronze |
| Wu Dan | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 1–1–0 1986 TCH gold; 1990 CHN silver |
| Wu Yongmei | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver |
| Xandó | BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 1980—1984 | 0–1–0 1982 ARG silver |
| Xu Yunli | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–0 2014 ITA silver |
| Roman Yakovlev | RUS |
VVO | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver |
| Mai Yamaguchi |  JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2010 JPN bronze |
| Noriko Yamashita | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver |
| Yan Ni | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–0–1 2018 JPN bronze |
| Shoichi Yanagimoto | JPN |
VVO | Olympics / Coach | 1976—2008 | 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze |
| Yang Fangxu | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2016 | 0–1–0 2014 ITA silver |
| Yang Jin-Su |  KOR |
VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–1 1967 JPN bronze |
| Yang Junjing | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2012 | 0–1–0 2014 ITA silver |
| Yang Xiaojun | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 1–0–0 1986 TCH gold |
| Yang Xilan | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 2–0–0 1982 PER gold; 1986 TCH gold |
| Hiromi Yano | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1976 | 1–1–0 1974 MEX gold; 1978 URS silver |
| Yasunori Yasuda | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1976 | 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze |
| Andrey Yegorchev | RUS |
VVO | Olympics | 2004 | 0–1–0 2002 ARG silver |
| Aleksandr Yermilov | RUSURS |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 1–0–0 1978 ITA gold |
| Yin Yin | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver |
| Tadayoshi Yokota | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 0–0–2 1970 BUL bronze; 1974 MEX bronze |
| Juri Yokoyama | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1976 | 1–1–0 1974 MEX gold; 1978 URS silver |
| Boyan Yordanov | BUL |
VVO | Olympics | 2008 | 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze |
| Mariko Yoshida | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1976 | 0–1–0 1978 URS silver |
| Setsuko Yoshida | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1968 | 1–0–0 1967 JPN gold |
| Yu Chun-Ja | KOR |
VVO | Olympics | 1964 | 0–0–1 1967 JPN bronze |
| Yu Gyeong-Hwa | KOR |
VVO | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze |
| Yu Jeong-Hye | KOR |
VVO | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–0–1 1974 MEX bronze |
| Yuan Xinyue | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–1–1 2014 ITA silver; 2018 JPN bronze |
| Paweł Zagumny | POL |
VVO | Olympics | 1996—2012 | 1–1–0 2006 JPN silver; 2014 POL gold |
| Zbigniew Zarzycki | POL |
VVO | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 1–0–0 1974 MEX gold |
| Paweł Zatorski | POL |
VVO | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 2–0–0 2014 POL gold; 2018 ITA/BUL gold |
| Leonid Zayko | RUSURS |
VVO | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1974 MEX silver |
| Vyacheslav Zaytsev | RUSURS |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1988 | 2–2–0 1974 MEX silver; 1978 ITA gold; 1982 ARG gold; 1986 FRA silver |
| Zeng Chunlei | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2012 | 0–1–1 2014 ITA silver; 2018 JPN bronze |
| Zhang Changning | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–0–1 2018 JPN bronze |
| Zhang Rongfang | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1984 | 1–0–0 1982 PER gold |
| Andrey Zhekov | BUL |
VVO | Olympics | 2008 | 0–0–1 2006 JPN bronze |
| Zheng Meizhu | CHN |
VVO | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 2–0–0 1982 PER gold; 1986 TCH gold |
| Zhou Hong | CHN |
VVO | Olympics / Non-starter | 1988—1992 | 0–1–0 1990 CHN silver |
| Zhu Ting | CHN |
VVO | Olympics / Other | 2016—2020 | 0–1–1 2014 ITA silver; 2018 JPN bronze |
| Zhu Yunying | CHN |
VVO | Olympics / Non-starter | 1996—2000 | 0–1–0 1998 JPN silver |
| Natália Zilio | BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–1–1 2010 JPN silver; 2014 ITA bronze |
| Bojana Živković | SRB |
VVO | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–0–0 2018 JPN gold |
| Dimitar Zlatanov | BUL |
VVO | Olympics / Other | 1968—1980 | 0–1–0 1970 BUL silver |
| Ronald Zoodsma |  NED |
VVO | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver |
| Andrea Zorzi |  ITA |
VVO | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 2–0–0 1990 BRA gold; 1994 GRE gold |
| Ron Zwerver | NED |
VVO | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–1–0 1994 GRE silver |
| Łukasz Żygadło | POL |
VVO | Olympics | 2012 | 0–1–0 2006 JPN silver |