1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship

the equivalent women's tournament 1951 Women's European Volleyball Championship 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship fr 1951 Championnat d'Europe de volley-ball Europe FRA France FRA Paris 12–22 September 10 1 2 1 URS 2 BUL FRA ROU 33 1950 1955 The 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 3rd edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship. The 3rd edition of this Championship was oganized by the European Volleyball governing body under the FIVB after they got established in 1947. The tournament took place from the 12th to the 22nd of September 1951 in Paris, France. Ten countries participated in the tournament. The Soviet Union returned to defend their 1950 crown and we had 2 countries that made their debut to the Men's European Volleyball Championship The 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first time this tournament was played as a round robin tournament with preliminary rounds and than a final round with the top 2 teams of each preliminary rounds. The final standing after the final round determined the European champion. A total of 33 matches were played between the preliminary rounds and the final round. Soviet Union became the European Champions for the 2nd time after successfully defending their crown with a commanding dominance over the other teams. They finished the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record and a 21-0 set record, after dominating Pool A by losing only 17 points in two matches. Teams In the 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship there were 10 countries who participated in the tournament. Soviet Union returned to the tournament as defending champions. We had 2 countries as debutants to the Men's European Volleyball Championship and the other 7 countries are returning countries. Summary of qualified teams Team InformationAppearance(s)Previous best performanceBold text indicates they hosted that edition. Total Including this edition First First appearance Last Last appearance FRAHost2nd 1948 02 2nd (1948) USSR Defending Champions2nd 1950 01 Champions (1950) BEL Returning country2nd1948 05 5th (1948) BUL Returning country2nd 1950 04 4th (1950) ISRDebut ITA Returning country2nd 1948 04 4th (1948) NED Returning country2nd 1948 06 6th (1948) POR Returning country2nd 1948 04 4th (1948) ROM Returning country2nd 1950 05 5th (1950) YUGDebut Overview of venue Tournament venue information Venue Games Total number of games at the venue. FRA Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin 8 FRA Palais des Sports de Grenelle 25 FRA Paris Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin Palais des Sports de Grenelle Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 17,000Europe center 400 Europe Red pog.svg 48.85355 2.28840 Paris top Preliminary round The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the final round. Match won: 2 match point awarded to the winner Match loss: 1 match point awarded to the loser Pool A main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete USS USSR BEL Belgium ITA Italy 2 0 6 0 90 17 1 1 3 3 49 76 0 2 0 6 44 90 #ccffcc Final round A A CEV 1951 15 Sep BEL 3–0 ITA 15–6 15–12 15–13 Report 16 Sep USSR 3–0 ITA 15–4 15–7 15–2 Report 17 Sep USSR 3–0 BEL 15–2 15–1 15–1 Report Pool B main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete BUL BUL YUG YUG POR POR NED NED 3 0 9 1 149 69 2 1 7 3 138 115 1 2 3 7 106 138 0 3 1 9 76 147 #ccffcc Final round A A CEV 1951 15 Sep YUG 3–0 POR 15–12 15–7 16–14 Report 16 Sep BUL 3–1 YUG 15–10 15–8 14–16 15–13 Report 16 Sep POR 3–1 NED 11–15 15–12 16–14 15–6 Report 17 Sep YUG 3–0 NED 15–3 15–8 15–12 Report 17 Sep BUL 3–0 POR 15–5 15–10 15–1 Report 18 Sep BUL 3–0 NED 15–1 15–3 15–2 Report Pool C main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ROM ROM FRA FRA ISR ISR 2 0 6 1 104 64 1 1 4 3 95 82 0 2 0 6 37 90 #ccffcc Final round A A CEV 1951 15 Sep FRA 3–0 ISR 15–10 15–7 15–6 Report 16 Sep ROU 3–1 FRA 13–15 15–9 16–14 15–12 Report 17 Sep ROU 3–0 ISR 15–3 15–5 15–6 Report Final round Placement group 1st - 6th main Volleyball Q points complete URS URS 5 0 15 0 225 90 BUL BUL 3 2 11 8 234 187 FRA FRA 3 2 9 10 225 238 ROM ROM 2 3 10 9 229 231 YUG YUG 2 3 8 11 211 249 BEL BEL 0 5 0 15 97 226 gold 1ST silver 2ND peru 3RD CEV 1951 18 Sep USSR 3–0 YUG 15–12 15–2 15–11 18 Sep FRA 3–2 BUL 15–12 15–9 5–15 10–15 15–12 18 Sep ROM 3–0 BEL 15–8 15–3 15–5 19 Sep YUG 3–2 ROM 11–15 15–9 5–15 15–10 17–15 19 Sep USSR 3–0 FRA 15–2 15–6 15–7 19 Sep BUL 3–0 BEL 15–2 15–8 15–7 20 Sep BUL 3–0 YUG 15–5 15–6 15–8 20 Sep USSR 3–0 ROM 15–9 15–9 15–7 20 Sep FRA 3–0 BEL 15–8 15–10 15–5 21 Sep FRA 3–2 YUG 7–15 15–6 15–12 12–15 15–10 21 Sep USSR 3–0 BEL 15–4 15–3 15–3 21 Sep BUL 3–2 ROM 15–1 15–8 8–15 13–15 15–7 22 Sep YUG 3–0 BEL 16–14 15–11 15–6 22 Sep USSR 3–0 BUL 15–8 15–3 15–4 22 Sep ROM 3–0 FRA 17–15 15–11 17–15 Placement group 7th - 10th main Volleyball Q points complete 7 POR POR 3 0 9 2 151 121 ITA ITA 2 1 8 3 159 128 NED NED 1 2 3 8 130 149 ISR ISR 0 3 2 9 118 160 CEV 1951 19 Sep POR 3–2 ITA 9–15 15–12 7–15 15–13 15–11 19 Sep NED 3–2 ISR 13–15 18–16 15–8 6–15 15–5 20 Sep ITA 3–0 ISR 15–9 15–6 18–16 20 Sep POR 3–0 NED 15–9 15–7 15–11 21 Sep ITA 3–0 NED 15–10 15–13 15–13 21 Sep POR 3–0 ISR 15–9 15–6 15–13 Final ranking Place Team USSR BUL FRA4. ROU5. YUG6. BEL7. POR8. ITA9. NED10. ISR vb 1951 Men's European champions USSR Second Notes References Sources CEV Results Results (Archived 2009-07-21) CEV 1951 (2026-09-27) Mens European Volleyball Championship, 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship Men's European Volleyball Championship Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by France Category:Long stubs with short prose