European women's volleyball championship 1979

The 1979 European Women's Volleyball Championship took place in France from October 5th to 13th . The games were played in Lyon , Orléans , Cannes and Évreux . As two years before, the GDR was only beaten by the Soviet Union , which was European champion for the tenth time.

mode

The twelve participants were divided into three groups of four in the preliminary round. The group winners and runners-up were combined into one group in the final round. In the mode “everyone against everyone” they determined the tournament winner. The remaining teams played for positions seven to twelve. Results from teams that met in the preliminary round were carried over to the final round.

game schedule

Preliminary round

Group A in Orléans space team S. N sentences 1.  Romania 2 1 8: 4 2.  Soviet Union 2 1 8: 5 3.  Poland 2 1 6: 6 4th  BR Germany 0 3 2: 9

Group B in Cannes space team S. N sentences 1.  GDR 3 0 9: 1 2.  Bulgaria 2 1 6: 3 3.  Czechoslovakia 1 2 4: 6 4th  Belgium 0 3 0: 9

5th October Poland BR Germany 3: 1 Soviet Union Romania 3: 2 October 6th Romania BR Germany 3: 1 Poland Soviet Union 3: 2 October 7th Soviet Union BR Germany 3-0 Romania Poland 3-0

5th October GDR Belgium 3-0 Bulgaria Czechoslovakia 3-0 October 6th Bulgaria Belgium 3-0 GDR Czechoslovakia 3: 1 October 7th GDR Bulgaria 3-0 Czechoslovakia Belgium 3-0

Group C in Évreux
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Hungary	3	0	9: 3
2.	Netherlands	2	1	8: 4
3.	Yugoslavia	1	2	5: 7
4th	France	0	3	1: 9

5th October	Hungary	Yugoslavia	3: 1
	Netherlands	France	3-0
October 6th	Yugoslavia	France	3: 1
	Hungary	Netherlands	3: 1
October 7th	Netherlands	Yugoslavia	3: 1
	Hungary	France	3-0

Final round

The Federal Republic of Germany played with Heidi Kerstiens , Marlis Kerstiens , Marina Staden , Sigrid Terstegge , Silvia Meiertöns , Maria Leister , Marion Manke , Renate Riek , Elke Sporrer , Susanne Riegel , Marion Appel and Petra Spuck .

The GDR played with Katharina Bullin , Barbara Czekalla , Christine Mummhardt (all SC Dynamo Berlin), Marion Burmeister , Angela Mattke , Annette Schultz (all TSC Berlin), Brigitte Fetzer , Birgit Intrau , Karin Püschel (all SC Leipzig), Karin Langen , Karla Roffeis and Anke Westendorf (all SC Traktor Schwerin). The trainer was Dieter Grund

Final group in Lyon space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 5 0 15: 5 2.  GDR 4th 1 12: 4 3.  Bulgaria 3 2 11: 8 4th  Hungary 2 3 10:11 5.  Romania 1 4th 5:14 6th  Netherlands 0 5 4:15

Group 7-12 in Lyon space team S. N sentences 1.  Czechoslovakia 5 0 15: 0 2.  Poland 4th 1 12: 6 3.  BR Germany 3 2 10: 8 4th  Yugoslavia 2 3 7:10 5.  France 1 4th 6:14 6th  Belgium 0 5 3:15

October 10th Hungary Romania 3-0 Soviet Union Bulgaria 3: 2 GDR Netherlands 3-0 October 11th Soviet Union Hungary 3: 1 Bulgaria Netherlands 3-0 GDR Romania 3-0 October 12th Soviet Union Netherlands 3-0 GDR Hungary 3: 1 Bulgaria Romania 3-0 October 13th Romania Netherlands 3: 2 Bulgaria Hungary 3: 2 Soviet Union GDR 3-0

October 10th Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia 3-0 BR Germany Belgium 3: 1 Poland France 3: 2 October 11th Czechoslovakia BR Germany 3-0 Poland Yugoslavia 3-0 France Belgium 3: 2 October 12th BR Germany Yugoslavia 3: 1 Czechoslovakia France 3-0 Poland Belgium 3-0 October 13th Czechoslovakia Poland 3-0 Yugoslavia Belgium 3-0 BR Germany France 3-0

Final score

1.	Soviet Union
2.	German Democratic Republic
3.	Bulgaria
4th	Hungary
5.	Romania
6th	Netherlands
7th	Czechoslovakia
8th.	Poland
9.	BR Germany
10.	Yugoslavia
11.	France
12.	Belgium

qualification

France was set to host. The top five teams from the 1977 European Championship were also automatically qualified. These were the Soviet Union as defending champions, the second GDR , the third Hungary , the fourth Poland and the fifth Czechoslovakia .

Six other teams reached the finals through qualifying tournaments held in April and May. In Group A, hosts Romania and Belgium prevailed against England . The German team also had the home advantage in Group B and qualified together with Yugoslavia ahead of Turkey and Switzerland . In Group C, which played in Almelo , Bulgaria and the Netherlands were successful against Israel and Austria .

Web links

• Results for Todor66 (English)