1955 European men's volleyball championship

The 1955 European men's volleyball championship took place in Bucharest from June 15 to 26 . The number of participants increased to 14 teams. The German team was not one of them. The Czechoslovakia won the title for the second time.

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First there was a preliminary round in which the 14 participants were divided into two groups of four and two groups of three. The two best teams in each group played in the final group "everyone against everyone" for the title. The remaining six teams found places nine to fourteen in a second group.

game schedule

Preliminary round

Group A space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 3 0 9-0 2.  France 2 1 6: 3 3.  Albania 1 2 3: 7 4th  Finland 0 3 1: 9

Group B space team S. N sentences 1.  Czechoslovakia 3 0 9-0 2.  Yugoslavia 2 1 6: 3 3.  Egypt 1 2 3: 7 4th  Austria 0 3 1: 9

15th June Soviet Union Albania 3-0 France Finland 3-0 June 16 Soviet Union Finland 3-0 France Albania 3-0 17th of June Albania Finland 3: 1 Soviet Union France 3-0

15th June Yugoslavia Egypt 3-0 Czechoslovakia Austria 3-0 June 16 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia 3-0 Egypt Austria 3: 1 17th of June Yugoslavia Austria 3-0 Czechoslovakia Egypt 3-0

Group C space team S. N sentences 1.  Hungary 2 0 6: 2 2.  Bulgaria 1 1 5: 3 3.  Belgium 0 2 0: 6

Group D space team S. N sentences 1.  Romania 2 0 6: 2 2.  Poland 1 1 5: 3 3.  Italy 0 2 0: 6

15th June Hungary Belgium 3-0 June 16 Hungary Bulgaria 3: 2 17th of June Bulgaria Belgium 3-0

15th June Romania Italy 3-0 June 16 Poland Italy 3-0 17th of June Romania Poland 3: 2

Final round

Final group space team S. N sentences 1.  Czechoslovakia 6th 1 20: 5 2.  Romania 5 2 18:11 3.  Bulgaria 5 2 16:12 4th  Soviet Union 4th 3 16:12 5.  Yugoslavia 3 4th 15:16 6th  Poland 3 4th 12:15 7th  Hungary 2 5 9:19 8th.  France 0 7th 5:21

Group 9-14 space team S. N sentences 1.  Italy 5 0 15: 5 2.  Albania 3 2 13: 8 3.  Finland 3 2 12: 8 4th  Belgium 3 2 11: 9 5.  Austria 1 4th 6:14 6th  Egypt 0 5 2:15

June 19th Yugoslavia Romania 3: 2 Soviet Union Hungary 3-0 Bulgaria France 3-0 Czechoslovakia Poland 3-0 20th June Bulgaria Yugoslavia 3: 2 Soviet Union France 3: 1 Czechoslovakia Hungary 3-0 Romania Poland 3: 1 June 21st Hungary Yugoslavia 3: 2 Romania France 3-0 Bulgaria Poland 3: 2 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 3: 2 June 22 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 3: 1 Poland Hungary 3: 1 Czechoslovakia France 3-0 Romania Bulgaria 3: 1 June 24th Yugoslavia France 3: 1 Bulgaria Hungary 3-0 Soviet Union Poland 3-0 Czechoslovakia Romania 3: 1 25th June Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia 3: 1 Poland France 3: 1 Romania Hungary 3: 2 Bulgaria Soviet Union 3: 2 June 26th Poland Yugoslavia 3: 1 Hungary France 3: 2 Czechoslovakia Bulgaria 3-0 Romania Soviet Union 3: 1

June 19th Belgium Austria 3: 1 20th June Finland Albania 3: 2 Italy Egypt 3-0 June 21st Italy Austria 3: 2 Albania Egypt 3-0 Belgium Finland 3: 2 June 22 Albania Austria 3-0 Italy Belgium 3-0 Finland Egypt 3-0 June 24th Italy Finland 3: 1 Albania Belgium 3: 2 Austria Egypt 3: 2 25th June Finland Austria 3-0 Belgium Egypt 3-0 Italy Albania 3: 2

Final score

1.	Czechoslovakia
2.	Romania
3.	Bulgaria
4th	Soviet Union
5.	Yugoslavia
6th	Poland
7th	Hungary
8th.	France
9.	Italy
10.	Albania
11.	Finland
12.	Belgium
13.	Austria
14th	Egypt

Web links

• CEV result archive (English)
• Results for Todor66 (English)