Host nation Soviet Union Start date 1952 | Dates August 17 – August 29 Teams 8 | |
Champions Soviet Union (1st title) Champion Soviet Union women's national volleyball team Similar 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's | ||
The 1952 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from August 17 to August 29, 1952.
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Soviet Union
Tatiana Bunina, Aleksandra Tschudina, Sofia Gorbunova, Militia Kononova, Serafirna Kundirenko, Sinaida Kuskina, Vera Oserova, Anna Ponomariova, Miniona Sakse, Valentina Sviridova, Simonina, Maria Toporkova Coach: Valentina Oskolkova
Poland
Klementyna Celjnik, Danuta Noszka, Urszula Figwer, Krysztyna Hajec, Aleksandra Kubiakowna, Halina Ordzechowska, Halina Tomaszewska, Katarzyna Welsyng, Zofia Wojewodzka, Krysztyna Zakajewska, Miroslawa Zakrzewska, Coach: Zigmund Kzcizanowski
Czechoslovakia
Bohumila Valaskova, Libuse Svozilova, Ruzena Svobodova, Jindra Hola, Vera Bochénkova, Zdenka Cerna, Emilia Roobova, Regina Matalikova, Bozena Lutockova, Bela Cigrova, Bronislava Stulcova, Bronislava Dostálova, Coach: Miroslav Rovný