# 1960 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

The 1960 FIVB Women's World Championship was the third edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 October to 13 November 1960 in Brazil.

## Teams

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Czechoslovakia
* Japan
* Peru
* Poland
* Soviet Union
* United States
* Uruguay
* West Germany

## Venues

| Pool A | Pool B, C | Final round | Belo HorizonteRio de Janeiro / NiteróiResendeSão PauloV. Redondaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Brazil |
| São Paulo | Belo Horizonte | Resende | Belo HorizonteRio de Janeiro / NiteróiResendeSão PauloV. Redondaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Brazil |
| Capacity: | Capacity: | Capacity: | Belo HorizonteRio de Janeiro / NiteróiResendeSão PauloV. Redondaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Brazil |
| Final round | Final round | Final round | Belo HorizonteRio de Janeiro / NiteróiResendeSão PauloV. Redondaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Brazil |
| Volta Redonda | Niterói | Rio de Janeiro | Belo HorizonteRio de Janeiro / NiteróiResendeSão PauloV. Redondaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Brazil |
| Capacity: | Capacity: | Capacity: | Belo HorizonteRio de Janeiro / NiteróiResendeSão PauloV. Redondaclass=notpageimage| Host cities in Brazil |
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## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages (first and final rounds). In the First round, the 10 participants were divided in three groups (one group of four teams and two groups of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the Final round, two groups were created (1st-6th and 7th-10th), teams were allocated to a group according to their First round group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-6th and the remaining teams to 7th-10th). A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the First round also counted in this round.

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Argentina | Brazil | Czechoslovakia |
| Japan | United States | Peru |
| Poland | West Germany | Soviet Union |
| Uruguay | | |

## Results
### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 135 | 38 | 3.553 | Final places |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 120 | 62 | 1.935 | Final places |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 63 | 139 | 0.453 | 7th–10th places |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 66 | 145 | 0.455 | 7th–10th places |
Location: Santos
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–2 | 15–0 | 15–4 | | | 45–6 |
Location: Santo André
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Uruguay | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | | 45–15 |
Location: São Paulo
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Uruguay | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–1 | | | 45–2 |
Location: Santos
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 30 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Argentina | 15–0 | 15–2 | 15–0 | | | 45–2 |
| 31 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Poland | 15–12 | 15–7 | 15–11 | | | 45–30 |
Location: Santo André
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 31 Oct | Argentina | 3–1 | Uruguay | 10–15 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | 55–49 |

#### Pool B

Location: Belo Horizonte
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 43 | 2.093 | Final places |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 76 | 65 | 1.169 | Final places |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 32 | 90 | 0.356 | 7th–10th places |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 29 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–5 | 45–12 |
| 30 Oct | United States | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–6 | 15–13 | 15–1 | 45–20 |
| 31 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 15–13 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 45–31 |

#### Pool C

Location: Belo Horizonte
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 90 | 35 | 2.571 | Final places |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | Final places |
| 3 | Peru | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 19 | 90 | 0.211 | 7th–10th places |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 29 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Peru | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–3 | 45–8 |
| 30 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–9 | 45–27 |
| 31 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Peru | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–3 | 45–11 |

### Final round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.

#### 7th–10th places

Location: Volta Redonda
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 7 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 159 | 120 | 1.325 |
| 8 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 176 | 176 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 136 | 144 | 0.944 |
| 10 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 124 | 155 | 0.800 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 5 Nov | Peru | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–10 | 15–5 | 15–7 | | | 45–22 |
| 7 Nov | Peru | 3–1 | Uruguay | 15–8 | 15–8 | 13–15 | 15–10 | | 58–41 |
| 7 Nov | West Germany | 3–2 | Argentina | 18–16 | 11–15 | 12–15 | 15–5 | 15–13 | 71–64 |
| 9 Nov | Uruguay | 3–0 | West Germany | 15–7 | 16–14 | 15–10 | | | 46–31 |
| 9 Nov | Argentina | 3–1 | Peru | 15–12 | 17–15 | 9–15 | 16–14 | | 57–56 |

#### Final places

Location: Rio de Janeiro and Niterói
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3.750 | 269 | 198 | 1.359 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 246 | 181 | 1.359 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1.429 | 210 | 208 | 1.010 |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 | 223 | 225 | 0.991 |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 197 | 235 | 0.838 |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 141 | 239 | 0.590 |
| Date | Venue | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 3 Nov | Rio | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–13 | 15–13 | 15–6 | | | 45–32 |
| 4 Nov | Rio | Soviet Union | 3–0 | United States | 16–14 | 15–5 | 15–5 | | | 46–24 |
| 5 Nov | Rio | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Japan | 15–6 | 12–15 | 15–13 | 15–13 | | 57–47 |
| 6 Nov | Rio | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Poland | 15–12 | 15–12 | 15–9 | | | 45–33 |
| 8 Nov | Rio | Poland | 3–2 | Brazil | 15–3 | 15–8 | 3–15 | 2–15 | 15–7 | 50–48 |
| 8 Nov | Niterói | Japan | 3–0 | United States | 15–2 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | | 45–22 |
| 10 Nov | Rio | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Poland | 8–15 | 15–8 | 9–15 | 15–13 | 16–14 | 63–65 |
| 10 Nov | Niterói | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | United States | 15–8 | 13–15 | 15–10 | 15–7 | | 58–40 |
| 11 Nov | Rio | Japan | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–8 | 6–15 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | 51–37 |
| 12 Nov | Niterói | Poland | 3–0 | United States | 15–13 | 15–8 | 15–3 | | | 45–24 |
| 12 Nov | Rio | Japan | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–1 | | 58–35 |
| 13 Nov | Rio | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Brazil | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | 58–35 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Japan |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Poland |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Peru |
| 8 | Argentina |
| 9 | Uruguay |
| 10 | West Germany |
* 1960 Women's World champions
* Soviet Union 3rd title
* Team roster
* Lidia Boldireva, Ludmila Buldakova, Aleksandra Tschudina, Liliya Konovalova, Alica Krasenyinikova, Ludmila Michailovskaya, Skaidrite Plisman, Antonina Rischova, Lidia Strelnikova, Valentina Varkevitsch, Antonina Volodina, Militia Yeremeyeva
* Head coach
* Alexey Yakushev