Volleyball at the Asian Games

Volleyball for men is played at the Asian Games since the 1958 edition in Tokyo, Japan. Women event is played since the 1962 edition in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Summary

Men

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1958	Tokyo		Japan	No playoffs	Iran		India	No playoffs	Philippines
1962	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs	India		Pakistan	No playoffs	Indonesia
1966	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Iran	No playoffs	India
1970	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Republic of China	No playoffs	Khmer Republic
1974	Tehran		Japan	3–1	South Korea		China	3–1	Iran
1978	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		China	No playoffs	Burma
1982	New Delhi		Japan	No playoffs	China		South Korea	No playoffs	India
1986	Seoul		China	No playoffs	South Korea		India	No playoffs	Japan
1990	Beijing		China	3–1	South Korea		Japan	3–0	North Korea
1994	Hiroshima		Japan	3–2	China		South Korea	3–0	Kazakhstan
1998	Bangkok		China	3–1	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	3–2	Japan
2002	Busan		South Korea	3–0	Iran		Japan	3–2	China
2006	Doha		South Korea	3–1	China		Saudi Arabia	3–2	Qatar
2010	Guangzhou		Japan	3–1	Iran		South Korea	3–0	Thailand
2014	Incheon		Iran	3–1	Japan		South Korea	3–1	China
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		Iran	3–0	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	3–1	Qatar
2022	Hangzhou		Iran	3–1	China		Japan	3–1	Qatar
2026	Aichi–Nagoya
2030	Doha
2034	Riyadh

Women

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1962	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Indonesia	No playoffs	Philippines
1966	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Iran	No playoffs	Philippines
1970	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Khmer Republic	No playoffs	Iran
1974	Tehran		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		China	No playoffs	North Korea
1978	Bangkok		Japan	No playoffs	China		South Korea	No playoffs	North Korea
1982	New Delhi		China	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	North Korea
1986	Seoul		China	No playoffs	Japan		South Korea	No playoffs	Thailand
1990	Beijing		China	No playoffs	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	North Korea
1994	Hiroshima		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
1998	Bangkok		China	3–1	South Korea		Japan	3–0	Thailand
2002	Busan		China	3–1	South Korea		Japan	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
2006	Doha		China	3–1	Japan		Chinese Taipei	3–0	Thailand
2010	Guangzhou		China	3–2	South Korea		Kazakhstan	3–0	North Korea
2014	Incheon		South Korea	3–0	China		Thailand	3–0	Japan
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		China	3–0	Thailand		South Korea	3–1	Japan
2022	Hangzhou		China	3–0	Japan		Thailand	3–0	Vietnam
2026	Aichi–Nagoya
2030	Doha
2034	Riyadh

Men – Nine-a-side

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1958	Tokyo		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Republic of China	No playoffs	Hong Kong
1962	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Philippines	No playoffs	Indonesia

Women – Nine-a-side

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1962	Jakarta		Japan	No playoffs	South Korea		Indonesia	No playoffs	Philippines

Medal table

Total

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	16	6	7	29
2	China (CHN)	12	7	3	22
3	South Korea (KOR)	5	18	8	31
4	Iran (IRI)	3	3	2	8
5	India (IND)	0	1	2	3
	Thailand (THA)	0	1	2	3
7	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	0	5	5
8	Indonesia (INA)	0	0	2	2
9	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	Pakistan (PAK)	0	0	1	1
	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		36	36	36	108

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	8	2	3	13
2	South Korea	3	7	4	14
3	China	3	4	2	9
4	Iran	3	3	1	7
5	India	0	1	2	3
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	3	3
7	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		17	17	17	51

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	9	3	1	13
2	Japan	5	4	4	13
3	South Korea	2	8	4	14
4	Thailand	0	1	2	3
5	Cambodia	0	0	1	1
	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
	Iran	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		16	16	16	48

Men – Nine-a-side

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	2	0	0	2
2	South Korea	0	2	0	2
3	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women – Nine-a-side

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	1	0	0	1
2	South Korea	0	1	0	1
3	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	1	3

Participating nations

Men

Team	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
Afghanistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17th	1
Bahrain	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	7th	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	12th	4
Bangladesh	•	•	•	•	•	11th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Cambodia	•	7th	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	3
China	•	•	•	•	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	4th	2nd	5th	4th	9th	2nd	13
Chinese Taipei	•	•	7th	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	6th	9th	11th	9th	3rd	11th	9
Hong Kong	5th	•	•	•	•	14th	14th	11th	8th	•	•	•	13th	17th	15th	19th	16th	10
India	3rd	2nd	4th	•	5th	7th	4th	3rd	•	•	7th	5th	9th	6th	5th	12th	6th	14
Indonesia	•	4th	5th	6th	•	•	6th	10th	•	•	6th	•	•	13th	•	6th	8th	9
Iran	2nd	•	3rd	5th	4th	•	•	•	•	5th	•	2nd	6th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	11
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	5th	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Japan	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	4th	3rd	1st	4th	3rd	5th	1st	2nd	5th	3rd	17
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	8th	•	7th	9th	10th	17th	9th	7
Kuwait	•	•	•	•	8th	6th	7th	6th	•	•	•	•	11th	12th	8th	•	•	7
Kyrgyzstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16th	14th	2
Lebanon	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	1
Macau	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	15th	•	•	•	•	2
Malaysia	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Maldives	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	•	17th	•	16th	20th	•	4
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	17th	17th	•	18th	15th	5
Myanmar	•	6th	•	•	•	4th	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	14th	14th	11th	•	6
Nepal	•	•	•	•	•	15th	12th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	18th	5
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
North Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Pakistan	•	3rd	9th	8th	7th	9th	•	8th	5th	6th	9th	7th	•	10th	11th	8th	5th	14
Palestine	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17th	•	•	•	•	1
Philippines	4th	9th	8th	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	5
Qatar	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	10th	8th	4th	8th	6th	4th	4th	8
Saudi Arabia	•	•	•	•	•	8th	9th	5th	6th	•	•	•	3rd	7th	12th	10th	•	8
South Korea	•	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	7th	16
South Yemen	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Sri Lanka	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	2
Thailand	•	8th	6th	7th	•	10th	•	9th	•	•	5th	•	11th	4th	7th	7th	10th	11
Turkmenistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	13th	•	•	2
United Arab Emirates	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	15th	•	•	•	•	2
Vietnam	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	16th	•	14th	•	4
Number of teams	5	9	12	8	8	15	15	12	9	7	10	9	19	18	16	20	19

Women

Team	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
Afghanistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	1
Cambodia	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
China	•	•	•	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	13
Chinese Taipei	•	•	5th	•	•	•	•	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	7th	5th	9th	6th	10
Hong Kong	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	11th	10th	4
India	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	8th	10th	9th	5
Indonesia	3rd	•	7th	•	•	•	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	4
Iran	•	3rd	4th	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Japan	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	6th	4th	4th	2nd	16
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	6th	6th	3rd	6th	5th	8th	7
Maldives	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	9th	•	•	2
Mongolia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	8th	8th	•	•	12th	4
Myanmar	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Nepal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	1
North Korea	•	•	•	4th	4th	4th	•	4th	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	7th	6
Philippines	4th	4th	6th	•	•	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	5
South Korea	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	5th	16
Tajikistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	11th	•	•	•	2
Thailand	•	5th	8th		5th	•	4th	6th	5th	4th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	2nd	3rd	13
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	6th	4th	3
Number of teams	4	6	8	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	9	11	9	11	13

Men – Nine-a-side

Team	1958	1962	Years
Chinese Taipei	3rd	•	1
Hong Kong	4th	•	1
Indonesia	•	4th	1
Japan	1st	1st	2
Malaysia	•	6th	1
Philippines	5th	3rd	2
Singapore	•	5th	1
South Korea	2nd	2nd	2
Number of teams	5	6

Women – Nine-a-side

Team	1962	Years
Indonesia	3rd	1
Japan	1st	1
Philippines	4th	1
South Korea	2nd	1
Number of teams	4

List of medalists

Further information: List of Asian Games medalists in volleyball

External links

• Official AVC website