1951 European men's volleyball championship

The 1951 European men's volleyball championship took place in Paris from September 12 to 22 . For the first time ten teams took part in the tournament. The German team was not one of them. The Soviet Union defended its title from the previous year without losing a set.

mode

First there was a preliminary round in which the ten participants were divided into two groups of three and one group of four. The two best teams in each group played in the final group "everyone against everyone" for the title. The remaining four teams found places seven to ten in a second group.

game schedule

Preliminary round

Group A space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 2 0 6-0 2.  Belgium 1 1 3: 3 3.  Italy 0 2 0: 6

Group B space team S. N sentences 1.  Bulgaria 3 0 9: 1 2.  Yugoslavia 2 1 7: 3 3.  Portugal 1 2 3: 7 4th  Netherlands 0 3 1: 9

September 15th Belgium Italy 3-0 16th September Soviet Union Italy 3-0 17th of September Soviet Union Belgium 3-0

September 15th Yugoslavia Portugal 3-0 16th September Bulgaria Yugoslavia 3: 1 Portugal Netherlands 3: 1 17th of September Yugoslavia Netherlands 3-0 Bulgaria Portugal 3-0 September 18 Bulgaria Netherlands 3-0

Group C
space	team	S.	N	sentences
1.	Romania	2	0	6: 1
2.	France	1	1	4: 3
3.	Israel	0	2	0: 6

September 15th	France	Israel	3-0
16th September	Romania	France	3: 1
17th of September	Romania	Israel	3-0

Final round

Final group space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 5 0 15: 0 2.  Bulgaria 3 2 11: 8 3.  France 3 2 9:11 4th  Romania 2 3 10: 9 5.  Yugoslavia 2 3 8:11 6th  Belgium 0 5 1:15

Group 7-10 space team S. N sentences 1.  Portugal 3 0 9: 2 2.  Italy 2 1 8: 3 3.  Netherlands 1 2 3: 8 4th  Israel 0 3 2: 9

September 18 Soviet Union Yugoslavia 3-0 France Bulgaria 3: 2 Romania Belgium 3-0 September 19th Yugoslavia Romania 3: 2 Soviet Union France 3-0 Bulgaria Belgium 3-0 September 20th Bulgaria Yugoslavia 3-0 Soviet Union Romania 3-0 France Belgium 3-0 21st September France Yugoslavia 3: 2 Soviet Union Belgium 3-0 Bulgaria Romania 3: 2 September 22 Yugoslavia Belgium 3-0 Soviet Union Bulgaria 3-0 Romania France 3-0

September 19th Portugal Italy 3: 2 Netherlands Israel 3: 2 September 20th Italy Israel 3-0 Portugal Netherlands 3-0 21st September Italy Netherlands 3-0 Portugal Israel 3-0

Final score

1.	Soviet Union
2.	Bulgaria
3.	France
4th	Romania
5.	Yugoslavia
6th	Belgium
7th	Portugal
8th.	Italy
9.	Netherlands
10.	Israel

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