The 1949

Women's European Volleyball Championship The Women's European Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of Europe, organized by the European Volleyball Confederation ( CEV). The initial gap between championships was variable, but si ...

was the first edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the

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. It was hosted in

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from 10 to 18 September 1949.

Participating teams

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Format

The tournament was played in a

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format, with all teams placed in a single group.

Group and matches

Final ranking

References

* Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)

External links

Results
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