1979 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 1979 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in France from 5 to 13 October 1979, with the final round held in Lyon.

1979 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	France
Dates	5 – 13 October
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Various (in 4 host cities)
Champions	Soviet Union (10th title)
Official website
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Participating teams

•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Czechoslovakia
•  East Germany
•  France
•  Hungary
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Soviet Union
•  West Germany
•  Yugoslavia

Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided into three groups of four teams each. In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups (six teams in total) to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining six teams which played for position places (7th to 12th). All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format.

Pools composition

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Poland	Belgium	France
Romania	Bulgaria	Hungary
Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Netherlands
West Germany	East Germany	Yugoslavia

Squads

Further information: 1979 Women's European Volleyball Championship squads

Venues

Pool A	Pool B and 7th–12th pool	Orléans Cannes Évreux Lyon Tournament host cities
Orléans	Cannes
Pool C	Final pool
Évreux	Lyon

Preliminary round

Pool A

• venue location: Orléans, France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Romania	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	157	134	1.172	Final pool
2	Soviet Union	3	2	1	5	8	5	1.600	177	137	1.292
3	Poland	3	2	1	5	6	6	1.000	142	138	1.029	7th–12th pool
4	West Germany	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	93	160	0.581

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Oct	Poland	3–1	West Germany	15–6	15–1	13–15	15–7		58–29	Report
5 Oct	Soviet Union	3–2	Romania	15–5	15–12	11–15	12–15	15–8	68–55	Report
6 Oct	Romania	3–1	West Germany	15–7	12–15	15–11	15–12		57–45	Report
6 Oct	Poland	3–2	Soviet Union	15–10	6–15	15–12	12–15	15–12	63–64	Report
7 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	West Germany	15–6	15–2	15–11			45–19	Report
7 Oct	Romania	3–0	Poland	15–5	15–6	15–10			45–21	Report

Pool B

• venue location: Cannes, France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	East Germany	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	149	77	1.935	Final pool
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	115	83	1.386
3	Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	4	4	6	0.667	114	125	0.912	7th–12th pool
4	Belgium	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	42	135	0.311

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Belgium	15–1	15–5	15–3			45–9	Report
5 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–5	15–10	15–11			45–26	Report
6 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Belgium	15–4	15–4	15–3			45–11	Report
6 Oct	East Germany	3–1	Czechoslovakia	15–6	15–13	13–15	15–9		58–43	Report
7 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Bulgaria	15–3	16–14	15–8			46–25	Report
7 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Belgium	15–7	15–10	15–5			45–22	Report

Pool C

• venue location: Évreux, France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	6	9	3	3.000	167	111	1.505	Final pool
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	5	8	4	2.000	160	136	1.176
3	Yugoslavia	3	1	2	4	5	7	0.714	121	136	0.890	7th–12th pool
4	France	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	79	144	0.549

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
5 Oct	Yugoslavia	1–3	Hungary	15–8	3–15	3–15	12–15		33–53	Report
5 Oct	Netherlands	3–0	France	15–11	15–9	15–13			45–33	Report
6 Oct	Yugoslavia	3–1	France	15–4	15–5	9–15	15–6		54–30	Report
6 Oct	Hungary	3–2	Netherlands	16–18	15–13	15–9	8–15	15–7	69–62	Report
7 Oct	Yugoslavia	1–3	Netherlands	3–15	15–8	8–15	8–15		34–53	Report
7 Oct	Hungary	3–0	France	15–7	15–3	15–6			45–16	Report

Final round

7th–12th pool

• venue location: Cannes, France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Czechoslovakia	5	5	0	10	15	0	MAX	226	125	1.808
2	Poland	5	4	1	9	12	5	2.400	231	153	1.510
3	West Germany	5	3	2	8	10	8	1.250	201	200	1.005
4	Yugoslavia	5	2	3	7	7	10	0.700	202	198	1.020
5	France	5	1	4	6	5	14	0.357	184	254	0.724
6	Belgium	5	0	5	5	3	15	0.200	146	260	0.562

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Oct	Poland	3–1	West Germany	15–6	15–1	13–15	15–7		58–29	Report
9 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Belgium	15–7	15–10	15–5			45–22	Report
9 Oct	Yugoslavia	3–1	France	15–4	15–5	9–15	15–6		54–30	Report
10 Oct	Yugoslavia	0–3	Czechoslovakia	11–15	14–16	6–15			31–46	Report
10 Oct	Poland	3–1	France	15–12	15–7	9–15	15–4		54–38	Report
10 Oct	West Germany	3–1	Belgium	15–7	9–15	15–4	15–1		54–27	Report
11 Oct	Yugoslavia	0–3	Poland	11–15	10–15	6–15			27–45	Report
11 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	West Germany	15–7	15–13	15–3			45–23	Report
11 Oct	France	3–2	Belgium	14–16	15–9	15–4	12–15	15–12	71–56	Report
12 Oct	Yugoslavia	1–3	West Germany	11–15	15–5	11–15	8–15		45–50	Report
12 Oct	Poland	3–0	Belgium	15–5	15–4	15–5			45–14	Report
12 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	France	15–7	15–0	15–13			45–20	Report
13 Oct	Yugoslavia	3–0	Belgium	15–9	15–7	15–11			45–27	Report
13 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Poland	15–11	15–13	15–5			45–29	Report
13 Oct	West Germany	3–0	France	15–5	15–9	15–11			45–25	Report

Final pool

• venue location: Lyon, France

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	10	15	5	3.000	279	187	1.492
2	East Germany	5	4	1	9	12	4	3.000	209	136	1.537
3	Bulgaria	5	3	2	8	11	8	1.375	240	210	1.143
4	Hungary	5	2	3	7	10	11	0.909	251	269	0.933
5	Romania	5	1	4	6	5	14	0.357	189	261	0.724
6	Netherlands	5	0	5	5	4	15	0.267	171	276	0.620

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
9 Oct	Soviet Union	3–2	Romania	15–5	15–12	11–15	12–15	15–8	68–55	Report
9 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Bulgaria	15–3	16–14	15–8			46–25	Report
9 Oct	Hungary	3–2	Netherlands	16–18	15–13	15–9	8–15	15–7	69–62	Report
10 Oct	Hungary	3–0	Romania	16–14	15–11	15–8			46–33	Report
10 Oct	Soviet Union	3–2	Bulgaria	15–10	15–7	10–15	9–15	15–11	64–58	Report
10 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Netherlands	15–7	15–4	15–6			45–17	Report
11 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Hungary	18–16	15–6	9–15	15–8		57–45	Report
11 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Netherlands	17–15	15–6	15–6			47–27	Report
11 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Romania	15–3	15–5	15–3			45–11	Report
12 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Netherlands	15–6	15–1	15–1			45–8	Report
12 Oct	East Germany	3–1	Hungary	15–4	15–6	7–15	15–13		52–38	Report
12 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Romania	15–4	15–10	15–6			45–20	Report
13 Oct	Romania	3–2	Netherlands	15–12	12–15	13–15	15–5	15–10	70–57	Report
13 Oct	Bulgaria	3–2	Hungary	9–15	11–15	15–3	15–10	15–10	65–53	Report
13 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	East Germany	15–9	15–5	15–7			45–21	Report

Final ranking

Place Team  Soviet Union  East Germany  Bulgaria 4.  Hungary 5.  Romania 6.  Netherlands 7.  Czechoslovakia 8.  Poland 9.  West Germany 10.  Yugoslavia 11.  France 12.  Belgium

1979 Women's European champions  Soviet Union Tenth title Team Roster Lyudmila Chernyshyova, Nadezhda Radzevich, Lidiya Loginova, Tatyana Cherkasova, Irina Makogonova, Lyubov Kozyreva, Yelena Andreyuk, Yelena Akhaminova, Svetlana Nikishina, Nataliya Razumova and Tatyana Kunitskaya. Head Coach: Nikolay Karpol.