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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.

Contents

Teams

Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F

Squads

1978 FIVB Women's World Championship squads

First round

Second round

Final round

  21st-23rd place 21st place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad
  Finland  3  
  Tunisia  0  
 
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
      Finland  3
    Belgium  2
23rd place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad 1978-09-06 – Leningrad
  Belgium  –   Tunisia  –
 No Opponent  –    No Opponent  –
  17-20th place 17th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad
  West Germany  3  
  Italy  1  
 
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
      West Germany  1
    Netherlands  3
19th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad 1978-09-06 – Leningrad
  Netherlands  3   Italy  2
  Dominican Republic  1     Dominican Republic  3
  13th-16th place 13th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad
  Canada  3  
  Mexico  0  
 
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
      Canada  0
    Hungary  3
15th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad 1978-09-06 – Leningrad
  Hungary  3   Mexico  3
  Yugoslavia  0     Yugoslavia  0
  9th-12th place 9th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad
  Peru  3  
  Poland  0  
 
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
      Peru  2
    Bulgaria  3
11th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad 1978-09-06 – Leningrad
  Bulgaria  3   Poland  3
  Czechoslovakia  2     Czechoslovakia  2
  5th-8th place 5th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad
  United States  3  
  Brazil  0  
 
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
      United States  3
    China  0
7th place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad 1978-09-06 – Leningrad
  China  3   Brazil  3
  East Germany  2     East Germany  2
  Semi Finals Final
1978-09-04 – Leningrad
  Japan  3  
  South Korea  1  
 
1978-09-06 – Leningrad
      Japan  0
    Cuba  3
Third Place
1978-09-04 – Leningrad 1978-09-06 – Leningrad
  Cuba  3   South Korea  1
  Soviet Union  1     Soviet Union  3

Final standings

  1.  Cuba
  2.  Japan
  3.  Soviet Union
  4.  South Korea
  5.  United States
  6.  China
  7.  Brazil
  8.  East Germany
  9.  Bulgaria
  10.  Peru
  11.  Poland
  12.  Czechoslovakia
  13.  Hungary
  14.  Canada
  15.  Mexico
  16.  Yugoslavia
  17.  Netherlands
  18.  West Germany
  19.  Dominican Republic
  20.  Italy
  21.  Finland
  22.  Belgium
  23.  Tunisia
 1978 FIVB Women's World Champions 

Cuba
First title
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

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