1978 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

The 1978 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Rome, Italy from September 20 to October 1, 1978.

Teams

Group A – Rome

Group B – Bergamo

Group C – Udine

Group D – Venice

Group E – Parma

Group F – Ancona

Final round

Semi finals			Final

1978-09-30 – Rome
Italy	3
Cuba	1

			1978-10-01 – Rome
			Italy	0
			Soviet Union	3


			3rd place
1978-09-30 – Rome		1978-10-01 – Rome
Soviet Union	3	Cuba	3
South Korea	0		South Korea	1

Final standing

1978 Men's World Champions
Soviet Union 5th title

External links

Federation Internationale de Volleyball

FIVB Volleyball World Championship

Men's

Tournaments	Czechoslovakia 1949 Soviet Union 1952 France 1956 Brazil 1960 Soviet Union 1962 Czechoslovakia 1966 Bulgaria 1970 Mexico 1974 Italy 1978 Argentina 1982 France 1986 Brazil 1990 Greece 1994 Japan 1998 Argentina 2002 Japan 2006 Italy 2010 Poland 2014 Italy/Bulgaria 2018

Qualification	1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Squads	1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Women's

Tournaments	Soviet Union 1952 France 1956 Brazil 1960 Soviet Union 1962 Japan 1967 Bulgaria 1970 Mexico 1974 Soviet Union 1978 Peru 1982 Czechoslovakia 1986 China 1990 Brazil 1994 Japan 1998 Germany 2002 Japan 2006 Japan 2010 Italy 2014 Japan 2018

Qualification	1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Squads	1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

National team appearances

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