Russia, including as Soviet Union, have won the world title a record seven times (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006, 2010). Japan (1962, 1967, 1974) and Cuba (1978, 1994, 1998) with three titles each, plus China (1982, 1986) with two are other multi-champions throughout the history of the competition.