1956 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 1956 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the second edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Paris, France from August 30 to September 12, 1956.

Teams

Group A

• Israel
• Luxembourg
• Soviet Union
• United States

Group B

• Austria
• China
• Poland
• West Germany

Group C

• Belgium
• Czechoslovakia
• Netherlands

Group D

• Bulgaria
• East Germany
• France

Group E

• Brazil
• North Korea
• Romania

Squads

1956 FIVB Women's World Championship squads

Final ranking

1. Soviet Union
2. Romania
3. Poland
4. Czechoslovakia
5. Bulgaria
6. China
7. East Germany
8. North Korea
9. United States
10. Netherlands
11. Brazil
12. France
13. Belgium
14. Israel
15. Austria
16. West Germany
17. Luxembourg

1956 FIVB Women's World Champions
Soviet Union Second title

Team Roster Lidia Boldireva, Ludmila Buldakova, Aleksandra Tschudina, Skaidra Galachova, Kira Gorbachova, Sofia Gorbunova, Lidia Ivanetskaya, Militia Kononova, Lidia Kalenjik, Ludmila Metscheryakova, Antonina Moiseyeva, Lidia Strelnikova, and Valentina Varkevitsch.

References

• Results
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball