Volleyball at the 1977 Summer Universiade

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Volleyball events were contested at the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.


Men's tournament[edit]

First Round[edit]

Group A B C D E F
Teams Bulgaria

Mexico

Egypt

Belgium

Soviet Union

Brazil

Turkey

Kuwait

Cuba

Italy

Netherlands

Sudan

Yugoslavia

Japan

Canada

Algeria

United States

Czechoslovakia

Lebanon

Greece

South Korea

Romania

Tunisia

Top two teams from Groups A, C, and E advance to Group G of the second round, and top two teams from Groups B, D, and F advance to Group H of the second round.

Second Round[edit]

Group G H
Teams Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia

Cuba

Italy

Mexico

United States

South Korea

Soviet Union

Japan

Brazil

Yugoslavia

Romania

Top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals.

Knockout stages[edit]

Medal Semifinals[edit]

  • Czechoslovakia 3-1 Soviet Union
  • Bulgaria 3-1 South Korea

5-8th Classification[edit]

  • Romania 3-0 United States
  • Cuba 3-1 Yugoslavia

9-12th Classification[edit]

  • Japan 3-2 Italy
  • Brazil 3-0 Mexico

11th-place match[edit]

Brazil 3-? Mexico

9th-place match[edit]

Japan 3-? Italy

7th-place match[edit]

Yugoslavia 3-2 United States

5th-place match[edit]

Romania 3-1 Cuba

3rd Place Match[edit]

South Korea 3-2 Soviet Union

Final[edit]

Bulgaria 3-1 Czechoslovakia

Medal table[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's volleyball  Bulgaria (BUL)  Czechoslovakia (TCH)  South Korea (KOR)
Women's volleyball  Soviet Union (URS)  Cuba (CUB)  Bulgaria (BUL)

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