The 1977 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 15 November 1977 in

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Teams

Results

First round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

5th–8th places

Final places

Location:

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Final standing

Awards

* Most valuable player : Takako Shirai * Best attacker :

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* Best blocker :

Cao Huiying Cao Huiying (, born 1954 in Luannan County) is a Chinese former volleyball player. She was a member of the Chinese national team that won gold at both the 1981 FIVB Women's World Cup and the 1982 FIVB Women's World Championship. She also won a g ...

* Best setter : Noriko Matsuda * Best server : Yumi Egami * Best defender :

Jo Hea-jung Jo Hea-Jung (; born March 5, 1953) is a South Korean volleyball player, who was a member of the South Korea Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International ...

* Best Coach :

Shigeo Yamada Shigeo (written: 茂雄, 茂生, 茂男, 茂夫, 成雄, 成男, 重雄, 重男, 重夫, 繁雄, 繁男, 晟郎, 殖生 or 滋雄) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese swimm ...

* Spirit of fight :

External links

Results
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