Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner

The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner is a volleyball friendly competition for the national teams, currently held every year and organized by the Hubert Wagner Foundation.[1]

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
Most recent season or competition:
2025 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
SportVolleyball
Founded2003; 23 years ago (2003)
No. of teams4
ContinentWorld (FIVB)
Most recent
champion
 Argentina (1st title)
Most titles Poland (11 titles)
WebsiteMemorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner

The first Memorial was held in 2003. The competition has been held every year since, except 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament

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History

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The tournament is played in the middle of the year, always about two weeks before the most important event of the year. Competitions have been created in memory of the best volleyball coach in Poland, Hubert Jerzy Wagner, who won the 1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, the Olympic gold in 1976 and silver medals in the Men's European Volleyball Championship in 1975 and 1983 for the Polish team.

In the first few years teams played in Olsztyn. It is now played in various Polish cities to promote volleyball. In 2008, the memorial was also the qualifying tournament for the 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship. The first memorial was won by the Dutch national team, which was ahead of Poland and Spain. In the second edition Russia triumphed, and the next again The Netherlands. The winner of the fourth edition was Poland, the fifth - Germany. The next two editions were again won by the hosts.

In 2010, the winners were Brazil, and in 2011 Italy. In 2012, the edition of the memorial was won by Poland ahead of Germany, Argentina and Iran. Poland retained the title in 2013.[2][3]

Results summary

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# Year Host Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 4th Place 5th Place 6th place 7th place 8th place
1 2003
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Poland
Olsztyn

Netherlands

Poland

Spain

Germany
2 2004
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Poland
Olsztyn / Iława

Russia

Poland

Netherlands

Australia

Poland"B"

Tunisia
3 2005
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Poland
Olsztyn / Iława

Netherlands

Poland

China

Norway
4 2006
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Poland
Olsztyn / Iława / Ostróda

Poland

Cuba

Canada

Italy

Portugal

Poland"B"

Egypt

Norway
5 2007
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Poland
Olsztyn / Elbląg

Germany

Netherlands

Poland

Slovakia

Serbia

Great Britain
6 2008
Details
Poland
Olsztyn

Poland

Estonia

Montenegro

Hungary
7 2009
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Poland
Łódź

Poland

Italy

Serbia

China

Poland "B"

Spain
8 2010
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Poland
Bydgoszcz

Brazil

Bulgaria

Poland

Czech Republic
9 2011
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Poland
Katowice

Italy

Russia

Czech Republic

Poland
10 2012
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Poland
Zielona Góra

Poland

Germany

Argentina

Iran
11 2013
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Poland
Płock

Poland

Russia

Netherlands

Germany
12 2014
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Poland
Kraków

Russia

Poland

Bulgaria

China
13 2015
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Poland
Toruń

Poland

Japan

France

Iran
14 2016
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Poland
Kraków

Bulgaria

Serbia

Poland

Belgium
15 2017
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Poland
Kraków

Poland

France

Russia

Canada
16 2018
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Poland
Kraków

Poland

Russia

France

Canada
17 2019
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Poland
Kraków

Brazil

Poland

Serbia

Finland
18 2021
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Poland
Kraków

Poland

Egypt

Norway

Azerbaijan
19 2022
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Poland
Kraków

Poland

Argentina

Iran

Serbia
20 2023
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Poland
Kraków

Italy

Slovenia

Poland

France
21 2024
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Poland
Kraków

Poland

Slovenia

Germany

Egypt
22 2025
Details
Poland
Kraków

Argentina

Brazil

Poland

Serbia

National team appearances

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •    – Did not enter / Did not invited
  • Q – Invited for forthcoming tournament
Team
2003
(4)

2004
(6)

2005
(4)

2006
(8)

2007
(6)

2008
(4)

2009
(6)

2010
(4)

2011
(4)

2012
(4)

2013
(4)

2014
(4)

2015
(4)

2016
(4)

2017
(4)

2018
(4)

2019
(4)

2021
(4)

2022
(4)

2023
(4)

2024
(4)

2025
(4)
 Argentina3rd2nd1st
 Australia4th
 Azerbaijan4th
 Belgium4th
 Brazil1st1st2nd
 Bulgaria2nd3rd1st
 Canada3rd4th4th
 China3rd4th4th
 Cuba2nd
 Czech Republic4th3rd
 Egypt7th2nd4th
 Estonia2nd
 Finland4th
 France3rd2nd3rd4th
 Germany4th1st2nd4th3rd
 Great Britain6th
 Hungary4th
 Iran4th4th3rd
 Italy4th2nd1st1st
 Japan2nd
 Montenegro3rd
 Netherlands1st3rd1st2nd3rd
 Norway4th8th3rd
 Poland2nd2nd2nd1st3rd1st1st3rd4th1st1st2nd1st3rd1st1st2nd1st1st3rd1st3rd
Poland B5th6th5th
 Portugal5th
 Russia1st2nd2nd1st3rd2nd
 Serbia5th3rd2nd3rd4th4th
 Slovakia4th
 Slovenia2nd2nd
 Spain3rd6th
 Tunisia6th
Africa
(CAVB)
Asia and Oceania
(AVC)
Europe
(CEV)
North, Central America and Caribbean
(NORCECA)
South America
(CSV)
 Egypt (3)
 Tunisia (1)
 China (3)
 Iran (3)
 Australia (1)
 Japan (1)
 Poland (22)
 Russia (6)
 Serbia (6)
 Germany (5)
 Netherlands (5)
 France (4)
 Italy (4)
 Bulgaria (3)
 Norway (3)
Poland B (3)
 Czech Republic (2)
 Slovenia (2)
 Spain (2)
 Azerbaijan (1)
 Belgium (1)
 Estonia (1)
 Finland (1)
 Great Britain (1)
 Hungary (1)
 Montenegro (1)
 Portugal (1)
 Slovakia (1)
 Canada (3)
 Cuba (1)
 Brazil (3)
 Argentina (3)

Medals summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Poland115521
2 Russia2316
3 Netherlands2125
4 Brazil2103
 Italy2103
6 Argentina1113
 Bulgaria1113
 Germany1113
9 Slovenia0202
10 France0123
 Serbia0123
12 Cuba0101
 Egypt0101
 Estonia0101
 Japan0101
16 Canada0011
 China0011
 Czech Republic0011
 Iran0011
 Montenegro0011
 Norway0011
 Spain0011
Totals (22 entries)22222266

Most valuable player by edition

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See also

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References

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  1. "History of the Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner". fundacjawagnera.pl. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  2. "We know who Poland will play in the Hubert Wagner Memorial. What a cast!". dailynewshack.com. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "History of the Hubert Jerzy Wagner Memorial: Who won in 2003-2024?". dailynewshack.com. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. "Cornacchia World Cup | Youth Volleyball Tournament in Italy". cornacchiaworldcup.com. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
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