1978 FIVB Women's World Championship

The 1978 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Leningrad, Soviet Union from August 25 to September 7, 1978.

Teams

;Group A
*vbw|BUL|1971
*vbw|DOM
*vbw|URS ;Group B
*vbw|ITA
*vbw|JPN
*vbw|TUN
*vbw|USA ;Group C
*vbw|BRA
*vbw|CAN
*vbw|KOR
*vbw|FRG
;Group D
*vbw|BEL
*vbw|TCH
*vbw|GDR
*vbw|MEX ;Group E
*vbw|CHN
*vbw|FIN
*vbw|HUN|1957
*vbw|POL ;Group F
*vbw|CUB
*vbw|NED
*vbw|PER
*vbw|YUG

quads

:"1978 FIVB Women's World Championship squads"

First Round

econd Round

Final Round

Round4-with third
RD1=21st-23rd place
RD2=21st place
Consol=23rd place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|FIN|3|vbw|TUN|0
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|BEL|–|No Opponent|–
1978-09-06 – Leningrad |vbw|FIN|3|vbw|BEL|2
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
vbw|TUN|–|No Opponent|–----
Round4-with third
RD1=17-20th place
RD2=17th place
Consol=19th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|FRG|3|vbw|ITA|1
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|NED|3|vbw|DOM|1
1978-09-06 – Leningrad |vbw|FRG|1|vbw|NED|3
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
vbw|ITA|2|vbw|DOM|3----
Round4-with third
RD1=13th-16th place
RD2=13th place
Consol=15th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|CAN|3|vbw|MEX|0
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|HUN|1957|3|vbw|YUG|0
1978-09-06 – Leningrad |vbw|CAN|0|vbw|HUN|1957|3
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
vbw|MEX|3|vbw|YUG|0----
Round4-with third
RD1=9th-12th place
RD2=9th place
Consol=11th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|PER|3|vbw|POL|0
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|BUL|1971|3|vbw|TCH|2
1978-09-06 – Leningrad |vbw|PER|2|vbw|BUL|1971|3
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
vbw|POL|3|vbw|TCH|2----
Round4-with third
RD1=5th-8th place
RD2=5th place
Consol=7th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|USA|3|vbw|BRA|0
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|CHN|3|vbw|GDR|2
1978-09-06 – Leningrad |vbw|USA|3|vbw|CHN|0
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
vbw|BRA|3|vbw|GDR|2----
Round4-with third
RD1=Semi Finals
RD2=Final
Consol=Third Place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|JPN|3|vbw|KOR|1
1978-09-04 – Leningrad|vbw|CUB|3|vbw|URS|1
1978-09-06 – Leningrad|vbw|JPN|0|vbw|CUB|3
1978-09-06 – Leningrad|vbw|KOR|1|vbw|URS|3----

Final Standings

# vbw|CUB
# vbw|JPN
# vbw|URS
# vbw|KOR
# vbw|USA
# vbw|CHN
# vbw|BRA
# vbw|GDR
# vbw|BUL|1971
# vbw|PER
# vbw|POL
# vbw|TCH
# vbw|HUN|1957
# vbw|CAN
# vbw|MEX
# vbw|YUG
# vbw|NED
# vbw|FRG
# vbw|DOM
# vbw|ITA
# vbw|FIN
# vbw|BEL
# vbw|TUN

Team Roster

Nelly Barnet, Ana Díaz, Erenia Díaz, Ana María García, Mavis Guilarte, Libertad González, Sirenia Martínez, Mercedes Pérez, Mercedes Pomares, Imilsis Téllez, and Lucila Urgelles.

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/volleyballplus4/wc_w78.htm Results]
* [http://www.fivb.org/ Federation Internationale de Volleyball]