# 1962 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 1962 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 12 to 26 October 1962 in Soviet Union.

## Teams

No qualifications, free entrance.

### Pool A

* Austria
* Brazil
* Finland
* Turkey (withdrew)
* Yugoslavia

### Pool B

* Belgium
* Hungary
* Italy
* North Korea
* Romania

### Pool C

* Albania
* East Germany
* Japan
* Poland

### Pool D

* China
* Netherlands
* Soviet Union (Host)
* Tunisia

### Pool E

* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Israel
* India (withdrew)
* Mongolia

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

Location: Riga
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 147 | 71 | 2.070 | Final places |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 133 | 95 | 1.400 | Final places |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 90 | 121 | 0.744 | 11th–20th places |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 53 | 136 | 0.390 | 11th–20th places |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 13 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Finland | 15–6 | 15–0 | 15–11 | | 45–17 |
| 13 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | Austria | 15–3 | 15–2 | 15–6 | | 45–11 |
| 14 Oct | Finland | 3–0 | Austria | 16–14 | 15–8 | 15–9 | | 46–31 |
| 14 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–10 | 15–9 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 57–43 |
| 15 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–0 | Austria | 15–3 | 15–6 | 15–2 | | 45–11 |
| 15 Oct | Brazil | 3–0 | Finland | 15–11 | 15–5 | 15–11 | | 45–27 |

#### Pool B

Location: Leningrad
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 217 | 113 | 1.920 | Final places |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 225 | 167 | 1.347 | Final places |
| 3 | North Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 156 | 170 | 0.918 | 11th–20th places |
| 4 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.444 | 132 | 169 | 0.781 | 11th–20th places |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0.083 | 80 | 191 | 0.419 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 12 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–3 | 15–4 | 15–4 | | | 45–11 |
| 12 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | North Korea | 15–3 | 11–15 | 15–8 | 15–10 | | 56–36 |
| 13 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Italy | 15–11 | 15–4 | 14–16 | 15–6 | | 59–37 |
| 13 Oct | North Korea | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–2 | 15–11 | 15–8 | | | 45–21 |
| 14 Oct | Romania | 3–1 | North Korea | 15–2 | 16–18 | 15–2 | 15–8 | | 61–30 |
| 14 Oct | Italy | 3–0 | Belgium | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–4 | | | 45–20 |
| 15 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Belgium | 11–15 | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–1 | | 56–28 |
| 15 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Italy | 15–10 | 15–8 | 15–0 | | | 45–18 |
| 16 Oct | North Korea | 3–0 | Italy | 15–13 | 15–11 | 15–8 | | | 45–32 |
| 16 Oct | Romania | 3–2 | Hungary | 12–15 | 8–15 | 16–14 | 15–4 | 15–6 | 66–54 |

#### Pool C

Location: Kiev
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 145 | 101 | 1.436 | Final places |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.400 | 174 | 147 | 1.184 | Final places |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 128 | 137 | 0.934 | 11th–20th places |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 84 | 146 | 0.575 | 11th–20th places |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 13 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Albania | 15–4 | 15–5 | 15–10 | | 45–19 |
| 13 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | East Germany | 20–18 | 11–15 | 19–17 | 15–4 | 65–54 |
| 14 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Albania | 15–8 | 15–11 | 15–8 | | 45–27 |
| 14 Oct | Japan | 3–1 | Poland | 9–15 | 16–14 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 55–53 |
| 15 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | East Germany | 15–11 | 15–13 | 15–5 | | 45–29 |
| 15 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | Albania | 15–13 | 11–15 | 15–9 | 15–1 | 56–38 |

#### Pool D

Location: Moscow
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 136 | 0 | MAX | Final places |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 135 | 103 | 1.311 | Final places |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 96 | 117 | 0.821 | 11th–20th places |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 135 | 0.000 | 11th–20th places |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–? | 15–? | 15–? | | 45–? |
| 13 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Netherlands | 15–0 | 15–4 | 15–6 | | 45–10 |
| 13 Oct | China | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–7 | 15–5 | 15–4 | | 45–16 |
| 14 Oct | China | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–9 | 15–7 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 57–41 |
| 15 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | China | 15–6 | 15–13 | 16–14 | | 46–33 |
| 16 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–3 | 15–9 | 15–3 | | 45–15 |

#### Pool E

Location: Moscow
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 149 | 68 | 2.191 | Final places |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 134 | 81 | 1.654 | Final places |
| 3 | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 81 | 140 | 0.579 | 11th–20th places |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 74 | 149 | 0.497 | 11th–20th places |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Oct | Mongolia | 3–1 | Israel | 16–14 | 15–13 | 13–15 | 15–8 | 59–50 |
| 13 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 14–16 | 15–12 | 15–6 | 15–10 | 59–44 |
| 14 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Israel | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–7 | | 45–14 |
| 15 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Mongolia | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | 45–12 |
| 16 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Mongolia | 15–2 | 15–1 | 15–7 | | 45–10 |
| 16 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Israel | 15–3 | 15–3 | 15–4 | | 45–10 |

### 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.

#### 11th–20th places

Location: Kiev
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 11 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| WD | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 18 Oct | Italy | 3–1 | Finland | 12–15 | 15–5 | 15–7 | 15–11 | 57–38 |
| 18 Oct | North Korea | 3–0 | Mongolia | 15–5 | 15–1 | 15–13 | | 45–19 |
| 18 Oct | Albania | 3–0 | Tunisia | 15–3 | 15–11 | 15–8 | | 45–22 |
| 18 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Austria | 15–0 | 15–9 | 15–3 | | 45–12 |
| 18 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Israel | 15–3 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | 45–16 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 19 Oct | Mongolia | 3–1 | Finland | 15–12 | 9–15 | 15–8 | 15–11 | | 54–46 |
| 19 Oct | Tunisia | 3–0 | Austria | 15–13 | 15–6 | 15–9 | | | 45–28 |
| 19 Oct | East Germany | 3–1 | North Korea | 16–14 | 11–15 | 15–13 | 15–13 | | 57–55 |
| 19 Oct | Netherlands | 3–1 | Italy | 15–5 | 15–10 | 13–15 | 15–12 | | 58–42 |
| 19 Oct | Israel | 3–2 | Albania | 15–11 | 5–15 | 9–15 | 15–13 | 15–12 | 59–66 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 20 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Finland | 15–1 | 15–9 | 15–7 | | 45–17 |
| 20 Oct | Netherlands | 3–1 | Mongolia | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–2 | 15–13 | 55–35 |
| 20 Oct | North Korea | 3–1 | Albania | 15–4 | 11–15 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 56–33 |
| 20 Oct | Italy | 3–0 | Austria | 15–12 | 15–13 | 15–5 | | 45–30 |
| 20 Oct | Israel | 3–0 | Tunisia | | | | | DNS |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Oct | North Korea | 3–2 | Israel | 15–10 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 8–15 | 15–3 | 61–53 |
| 21 Oct | Albania | 3–1 | Finland | 15–8 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 15–12 | | 54–48 |
| 21 Oct | Mongolia | 3–1 | Austria | 15–7 | 15–11 | 4–15 | 15–0 | | 49–33 |
| 21 Oct | East Germany | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–10 | 11–15 | 16–14 | 15–5 | | 57–44 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 23 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Austria | 15–3 | 15–0 | 15–0 | 45–3 |
| 23 Oct | Israel | 3–0 | Finland | 17–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 47–29 |
| 23 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Albania | 15–12 | 15–5 | 17–15 | 47–32 |
| 23 Oct | Italy | 3–0 | Mongolia | 15–1 | 15–5 | 15–8 | 45–14 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 24 Oct | Albania | 3–0 | Austria | 15–4 | 15–5 | 15–2 | | 45–11 |
| 24 Oct | North Korea | 3–1 | Finland | 15–5 | 15–6 | 9–15 | 15–3 | 54–29 |
| 24 Oct | Netherlands | 3–1 | Israel | 12–15 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 15–11 | 57–40 |
| 24 Oct | East Germany | 3–1 | Italy | 15–11 | 13–15 | 15–6 | 15–8 | 58–40 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 25 Oct | Netherlands | 3–1 | North Korea | 15–10 | 15–7 | 10–15 | 15–11 | 55–43 |
| 25 Oct | Israel | 3–0 | Austria | 15–8 | 15–8 | 15–8 | | 45–24 |
| 25 Oct | Italy | 3–1 | Albania | 15–12 | 15–11 | 7–15 | 15–8 | 52–46 |
| 25 Oct | East Germany | 3–0 | Mongolia | 15–5 | 15–6 | 15–6 | | 45–17 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 26 Oct | North Korea | 3–0 | Austria | 15–3 | 15–1 | 15–0 | | 45–4 |
| 26 Oct | Albania | 3–0 | Mongolia | 15–8 | 15–13 | 15–5 | | 45–26 |
| 26 Oct | Israel | 3–1 | Italy | 10–15 | 15–9 | 16–14 | 15–11 | 56–49 |
| 26 Oct | Netherlands | 3–0 | Finland | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–5 | | 45–19 |

#### Final places

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 4.500 | 482 | 327 | 1.474 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 1.467 | 491 | 421 | 1.166 |
| 3 | Romania | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 1.438 | 512 | 461 | 1.111 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 1.105 | 534 | 523 | 1.021 |
| 5 | Japan | 9 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 1.000 | 474 | 488 | 0.971 |
| 6 | Poland | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 0.944 | 452 | 447 | 1.011 |
| 7 | Hungary | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 0.857 | 444 | 478 | 0.929 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 0.810 | 434 | 496 | 0.875 |
| 9 | China | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 0.583 | 445 | 494 | 0.901 |
| 10 | Brazil | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 0.296 | 345 | 478 | 0.722 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 18 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Japan | 10–15 | 15–3 | 15–10 | 14–16 | 15–1 | 69–45 |
| 18 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Brazil | 9–15 | 15–7 | 15–11 | 8–15 | 15–10 | 62–58 |
| 18 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Yugoslavia | 15–5 | 15–8 | 15–4 | | | 45–17 |
| 18 Oct | Romania | 3–2 | China | 9–15 | 15–17 | 15–8 | 15–3 | 15–4 | 69–47 |
| 18 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Hungary | 15–7 | 5–15 | 15–11 | 5–15 | 15–12 | 55–60 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 19 Oct | Japan | 3–2 | Yugoslavia | 15–5 | 9–15 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 15–1 | 66–45 |
| 19 Oct | China | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 7–15 | 15–13 | 11–15 | 17–15 | 15–5 | 65–63 |
| 19 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Poland | 14–16 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 15–7 | 16–14 | 72–61 |
| 19 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Brazil | 5–15 | 15–6 | 15–4 | 15–13 | | 50–38 |
| 19 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Romania | 15–17 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 15–11 | | 60–42 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | Poland | 11–15 | 15–13 | 15–13 | 15–11 | | 56–52 |
| 20 Oct | China | 3–2 | Brazil | 15–9 | 15–9 | 13–15 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 70–57 |
| 20 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 15–9 | 15–13 | 10–15 | 15–13 | | 55–50 |
| 20 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Romania | 11–15 | 19–17 | 13–15 | 15–12 | 16–14 | 74–73 |
| 20 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Japan | 18–16 | 15–12 | 17–15 | | | 50–43 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 21 Oct | Japan | 3–2 | Hungary | 12–15 | 6–15 | 15–9 | 15–11 | 15–7 | 63–57 |
| 21 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | China | 18–16 | 16–14 | 15–8 | | | 49–38 |
| 21 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–11 | | | 45–28 |
| 21 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–12 | 18–16 | 15–10 | | | 48–38 |
| 21 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 15–3 | 15–1 | 5–15 | 15–9 | | 50–28 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 23 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–11 | 15–9 | 7–15 | 15–8 | | 52–43 |
| 23 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Hungary | 15–9 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 15–13 | | 59–50 |
| 23 Oct | Romania | 3–0 | Poland | 15–8 | 15–10 | 17–15 | | | 47–33 |
| 23 Oct | China | 3–2 | Japan | 15–6 | 11–15 | 15–3 | 6–15 | 15–6 | 62–45 |
| 23 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 15–8 | 15–13 | 15–9 | | | 45–30 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 24 Oct | Yugoslavia | 3–1 | China | 15–10 | 11–15 | 16–14 | 15–10 | | 57–49 |
| 24 Oct | Japan | 3–2 | Romania | 15–11 | 4–15 | 12–15 | 15–3 | 15–7 | 61–51 |
| 24 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–4 | 15–3 | 15–12 | | | 45–19 |
| 24 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Hungary | 10–15 | 15–11 | 15–2 | 7–15 | 15–2 | 62–45 |
| 24 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Poland | 15–9 | 13–15 | 16–18 | 15–11 | 15–10 | 74–63 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 25 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Hungary | 15–10 | 15–3 | 15–6 | | | 45–19 |
| 25 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Japan | 14–16 | 17–15 | 15–5 | 15–8 | | 61–44 |
| 25 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Brazil | 15–8 | 15–3 | 15–8 | | | 45–19 |
| 25 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | China | 15–10 | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–13 | | 55–43 |
| 25 Oct | Romania | 3–2 | Yugoslavia | 12–15 | 15–11 | 15–8 | 8–15 | 15–4 | 65–53 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Oct | Japan | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–3 | 15–10 | 7–15 | 15–12 | | 52–40 |
| 26 Oct | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Yugoslavia | 15–11 | 16–14 | 13–15 | 14–16 | 15–12 | 73–68 |
| 26 Oct | Hungary | 3–1 | China | 8–15 | 15–6 | 15–5 | 15–12 | | 53–38 |
| 26 Oct | Romania | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 9–15 | 15–11 | 15–13 | 15–12 | | 54–51 |
| 26 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–2 | Poland | 10–15 | 15–9 | 15–4 | 14–16 | 15–7 | 69–51 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Romania |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Yugoslavia |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | Brazil |
| 11 | East Germany |
| 12 | Netherlands |
| 13 | North Korea |
| 14 | Italy |
| 15 | Israel |
| 16 | Albania |
| 17 | Mongolia |
| 18 | Finland |
| 19 | Austria |
| 20 | Belgium |
| WD | Tunisia |
* 1962 Men's World champions
* Soviet Union 4th title