1960 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship


The 1960 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the third edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Brazil from 29 October to 13 November 1960.

Participating teams

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the, the 10 participants were divided in three groups. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round.
In the, two groups were created, teams were allocated to a group according to their group position. A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the also counted in this round.

Pools composition

Squads

Venues

The tournament was played at venues in six cities.
Pool APool B, CFinal round
São Paulo, BrazilBelo Horizonte, BrazilResende, Brazil
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Final roundFinal roundFinal round
Volta Redonda, BrazilNiterói, BrazilRio de Janeiro, Brazil
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First round

Pool A

RankTeam
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5
6
7
8
9
10