1949 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

1949 Men's World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Czechoslovakia
Dates	10–18 September
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)

The 1949 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from 10 to 18 September 1949. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. Soviet Union claimed the gold medal, by winning the Final Six round-robin tournament without dropping a match.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Czechoslovakia (Hosts)	France	Soviet Union
Poland	Bulgaria	Romania
Netherlands	Italy	Hungary
		Belgium

First round

	Qualified for the Final six
	Qualified for the 7th–10th places

Pool A

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Sep	Poland	3–0	Netherlands	15–2	15–7	15–4			45–13
11 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Poland	15–5	15–10	15–5			45–20
13 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Netherlands	15–0	15–0	15–1			45–1

Pool B

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Sep	Bulgaria	3–1	Italy	15–7	13–15	15–4	15–9		58–35
11 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	France	15–8	15–7	15–2			45–17
13 Sep	France	3–1	Italy	14–16	15–10	15–5	15–13		59–44

Pool C

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
11 Sep	Romania	3–2	Hungary	12–15	15–6	16–14	1–15	16–14	60–64
11 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Belgium	15–1	15–6	15–4			45–11
12 Sep	Hungary	3–0	Belgium	15–8	15–13	15–2			45–23
12 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Romania	15–4	15–6	16–14			46–24
13 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Hungary	15–9	15–4	15–9			45–22
13 Sep	Romania	3–0	Belgium	15–4	15–4	15–9			45–17

Final round

7th–10th places

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Sep	Hungary	3–1	Netherlands	15–3	15–3	14–16	15–6		59–28
15 Sep	Italy	3–0	Belgium	15–4	15–3	15–6			45–13
16 Sep	Italy	3–0	Netherlands	15–2	15–11	15–6			45–19
17 Sep	Hungary	3–0	Italy	15–12	15–2	15–10			45–24
17 Sep	Belgium	3–0	Netherlands	15–4	15–6	15–13			45–23
18 Sep	Hungary	3–0	Belgium	15–4	15–10	15–3			45–17

Final six

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Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Poland	15–9	15–5	15–6			45–20
14 Sep	Bulgaria	3–0	France	15–10	16–14	15–11			46–35
14 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Romania	15–6	15–7	15–8			45–21
15 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	Bulgaria	15–8	15–4	15–1			45–13
15 Sep	Romania	3–1	France	15–8	11–15	15–11	15–11		56–45
15 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Poland	15–7	15–3	15–2			45–12
16 Sep	Soviet Union	3–0	France	15–4	15–1	15–8			45–13
16 Sep	Romania	3–1	Poland	9–15	15–6	15–10	15–9		54–40
16 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Bulgaria	15–8	15–1	15–8			45–17
17 Sep	Bulgaria	3–2	Poland	13–15	15–12	15–10	6–15	15–7	64–59
17 Sep	Czechoslovakia	3–0	France	15–2	15–1	15–4			45–7
17 Sep	Soviet Union	3–1	Romania	14–16	15–6	15–6	15–11		59–39
18 Sep	Poland	3–0	France	17–15	15–10	15–6			47–31
18 Sep	Soviet Union	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–7	15–11	17–19	15–13		62–50
18 Sep	Bulgaria	3–1	Romania	15–9	15–5	5–15	15–12		50–41

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Soviet Union
	Czechoslovakia
	Bulgaria
4	Romania
5	Poland
6	France
7	Hungary
8	Italy
9	Belgium
10	Netherlands

1949 Men's World Champions
Soviet Union 1st title

12–man Roster

Einhorn, Kitayev, Mikheyev, Nefedov, Pimenov, Reva, Savin, Shagin, Ulyanov, Vasilchikov, Voronin, Yakushev

Head Coach

Berlyand

External links

• Results at FIVB.org