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1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship

1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation France
Dates12 - 22 september 1951
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runners-up Bulgaria
Third place France
Fourth place Romania

The 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship, the third edition of the event, was organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Paris, France from September 12 to September 22, 1951.

Teams

First round

  • The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Soviet Union 2 2 0 4 6 0 MAX 90 17 5.294 Final round
2  Belgium 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 49 76 0.645
3  Italy 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 44 90 0.489
Source: [1]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep   Belgium  3–0  Italy 15–6 15–12 15–13     45–31 Report
16 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  Italy 15–4 15–7 15–2     45–13 Report
17 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  Belgium 15–2 15–1 15–1     45–4 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 149 69 2.159 Final round
2  Yugoslavia 3 2 1 5 7 3 2.333 138 115 1.200
3  Portugal 3 1 2 4 3 7 0.429 106 138 0.768
4  Netherlands 3 0 3 3 1 9 0.111 76 147 0.517
Source: [2]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep   Yugoslavia  3–0  Portugal 15–12 15–7 16–14     46–33 Report
16 Sep   Bulgaria  3–1  Yugoslavia 15–10 15–8 14–16 15–13   59–47 Report
16 Sep   Portugal  3–1  Netherlands 11–15 15–12 16–14 15–6   57–47 Report
17 Sep   Yugoslavia  3–0  Netherlands 15–3 15–8 15–12     45–23 Report
17 Sep   Bulgaria  3–0  Portugal 15–5 15–10 15–1     45–16 Report
18 Sep   Bulgaria  3–0  Netherlands 15–1 15–3 15–2     45–6 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Romania 2 2 0 4 6 1 6.000 104 64 1.625 Final round
2  France 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 95 82 1.159
3  Israel 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 37 90 0.411
Source: [3]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
15 Sep   France  3–0  Israel 15–10 15–7 15–6     45–23 Report
16 Sep   Romania  3–1  France 13–15 15–9 16–14 15–12   59–50 Report
17 Sep   Romania  3–0  Israel 15–3 15–5 15–6     45–14 Report

Final round

Placement group 1st - 6th

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 10 15 0 MAX 225 90 2.500
2  Bulgaria 5 3 2 8 11 8 1.375 234 187 1.251
3  France 5 3 2 8 9 10 0.900 225 238 0.945
4  Romania 5 2 3 7 10 9 1.111 229 231 0.991
5  Yugoslavia 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727 211 249 0.847
6  Belgium 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 97 226 0.429
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  Yugoslavia 15–12 15–2 15–11     45–25  
18 Sep   France  3–2  Bulgaria 15–12 15–9 5–15 10–15 15–12 60–63  
18 Sep   Romania  3–0  Belgium 15–8 15–3 15–5     45–16  
19 Sep   Yugoslavia  3–2  Romania 11–15 15–9 5–15 15–10 17–15 63–64  
19 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  France 15–2 15–6 15–7     45–15  
19 Sep   Bulgaria  3–0  Belgium 15–2 15–8 15–7     45–17  
20 Sep   Bulgaria  3–0  Yugoslavia 15–5 15–6 15–8     45–19  
20 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  Romania 15–9 15–9 15–7     45–25  
20 Sep   France  3–0  Belgium 15–8 15–10 15–5     45–23  
21 Sep   France  3–2  Yugoslavia 7–15 15–6 15–12 12–15 15–10 64–58  
21 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  Belgium 15–4 15–3 15–3     45–10  
21 Sep   Bulgaria  3–2  Romania 15–1 15–8 8–15 13–15 15–7 66–46  
22 Sep   Yugoslavia  3–0  Belgium 16–14 15–11 15–6     46–31  
22 Sep   Soviet Union  3–0  Bulgaria 15–8 15–3 15–4     45–15  
22 Sep   Romania  3–0  France 17–15 15–11 17–15     49–41  

Placement group 7th - 10th

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
7  Portugal 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 151 121 1.248
8  Italy 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 159 128 1.242
9  Netherlands 3 1 2 4 3 8 0.375 130 149 0.872
10  Israel 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 118 160 0.738
Source: [citation needed]
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Sep   Portugal  3–2  Italy 9–15 15–12 7–15 15–13 15–11 61–66  
19 Sep   Netherlands  3–2  Israel 13–15 18–16 15–8 6–15 15–5 67–59  
20 Sep   Italy  3–0  Israel 15–9 15–6 18–16     48–31  
20 Sep   Portugal  3–0  Netherlands 15–9 15–7 15–11     45–27  
21 Sep   Italy  3–0  Netherlands 15–10 15–13 15–13     45–36  
21 Sep   Portugal  3–0  Israel 15–9 15–6 15–13     45–28  

Final ranking

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