1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 1962 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from October 13 to October 25, 1962.

Teams

Group A

• Austria
• Brazil
• Poland
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Group B

• Bulgaria
• Czechoslovakia
• Hungary
• —

Group C

• China
• East Germany
• Japan
• North Korea

Group D

• Soviet Union
• Netherlands
• Romania
• West Germany

Squads

1962 FIVB Women's World Championship squads

Final ranking

1. Japan
2. Soviet Union
3. Poland
4. Bulgaria
5. Romania
6. Czechoslovakia
7. East Germany
8. Brazil
9. China
10. North Korea
11. Hungary
12. Netherlands
13. West Germany
14. Austria

1962 FIVB Women's World Champions
Japan First title

Team Roster Yoko Aoki, Noriko Honda, Yuriko Honda, Sada Isobe, Masae Kasai, Mitsue Masuo, Katsumi Matsumura, Yoshiko Matsumura, Emiko Miyamoto, Yoko Shinozaki, Kuniko Tanida, and Teruko Yamada.

References

• Results
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball