# 1952 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship

The 1952 FIVB Women's World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 17 to 29 August 1952 in Moscow, Soviet Union.

## Teams

* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* France
* Hungary
* India
* Poland
* Romania
* Soviet Union

## Squads

Source:

### Czechoslovakia

* Bohumila Valaŝková
* Libuše Svozilová
* Růžena Svobodová
* Jindřiška Holá
* Věra Bochénková
* Zdenka Černá
* Emília Roobová
* Regina Mataliková
* Božena Lútočková
* Bela Cigrová
* Bronislava Stulcová
* Bronislava Dostálová
* Coach: Miroslav Rovný

### Poland

* Klementyna Celjnik
* Danuta Noszka
* Urszula Figwer
* Krysztyna Hajec
* Aleksandra Kubiakowna
* Halina Ordzechowska
* Halina Tomaszewska
* Katarzyna Welsyng
* Zofia Wojewodzka
* Krysztyna Zakajewska
* Mirosława Zakrzewska
* Coach: Zigmund Kzcizanowski

### Soviet Union

* Tatiana Bunina
* Aleksandra Chudina
* Sofia Gorbunova
* Militia Kononova
* Serafirna Kundirenko
* Sinaida Kuskina
* Vera Oserova
* Anna Ponomariova
* Miniona Sakse
* Valentina Sviridova
* Simonina
* Maria Toporkova
* Coach: Valentina Oskolkova

## Format

The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, all eight participant teams in a single pool and played each other once.

## Results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | MAX | 315 | 101 | 3.119 |
| 2 | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3.000 | 315 | 201 | 1.567 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 2.000 | 298 | 245 | 1.216 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 1.250 | 333 | 293 | 1.137 |
| 5 | Romania | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 0.846 | 272 | 287 | 0.948 |
| 6 | Hungary | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 234 | 292 | 0.801 |
| 7 | France | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 0.278 | 185 | 299 | 0.619 |
| 8 | India | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0.000 | 81 | 315 | 0.257 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 17 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–10 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | | 45–20 |
| 17 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Romania | 15–10 | 15–12 | 15–4 | | | 45–26 |
| 18 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | | 45–13 |
| 18 Aug | Romania | 3–0 | India | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–1 | | | 45–15 |
| 19 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | India | 15–0 | 15–1 | 15–1 | | | 45–2 |
| 19 Aug | Romania | 3–0 | France | 15–7 | 15–4 | 16–14 | | | 46–25 |
| 20 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–9 | 15–8 | 15–9 | | | 45–26 |
| 20 Aug | Poland | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–12 | 15–9 | 4–15 | 15–9 | | 49–45 |
| 21 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | | 45–11 |
| 21 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | France | 15–4 | 15–1 | 15–0 | | | 45–5 |
| 22 Aug | France | 3–0 | India | 15–6 | 15–2 | 15–3 | | | 45–11 |
| 22 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Romania | 15–10 | 16–18 | 15–12 | 15–9 | | 61–49 |
| 23 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | India | 15–7 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | | 45–30 |
| 23 Aug | Hungary | 3–1 | France | 15–4 | 12–15 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | 57–39 |
| 23 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Romania | 15–5 | 15–3 | 15–7 | | | 45–15 |
| 24 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | India | 15–1 | 15–3 | 15–0 | | | 45–4 |
| 24 Aug | Romania | 3–1 | Hungary | 9–15 | 15–1 | 15–13 | 15–11 | | 54–40 |
| 25 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | France | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–7 | | | 45–12 |
| 25 Aug | Poland | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 15–5 | 15–8 | 10–15 | 15–5 | | 55–33 |
| 26 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 15–3 | 5–15 | 15–11 | 13–15 | 16–14 | 64–58 |
| 26 Aug | Hungary | 3–0 | India | 15–2 | 15–6 | 15–2 | | | 45–10 |
| 26 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | France | 15–7 | 15–7 | 15–10 | | | 45–24 |
| 27 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | 15–8 | 15–4 | 15–8 | | | 45–20 |
| 27 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | France | 15–6 | 5–15 | 15–4 | 15–10 | | 50–35 |
| 28 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–0 | India | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–4 | | | 45–9 |
| 28 Aug | Poland | 3–1 | Romania | 15–10 | 11–15 | 15–5 | 15–7 | | 56–37 |
| 29 Aug | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–5 | 9–15 | 15–12 | 15–10 | | 54–42 |
| 29 Aug | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–10 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | | 45–21 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Poland |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Romania |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | India |
* 1952 Women's World champions
* Soviet Union 1st title
* Team roster
* Tatiana Bunina, Aleksandra Tschudina, Sofia Gorbunova, Militia Kononova, Serafirna Kundirenko, Sinaida Kuskina, Vera Oserova, Anna Ponomariova, Miniona Sakse, Valentina Sviridova, Simonina, Maria Toporkova
* Head coach
* Valentina Oskolkova