The 1952
FIVB Women's World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the
FIVB. It was held from 17 to 29 August 1952 in
Moscow
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Soviet Union
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Teams
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Squads
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Bohumila Valaŝková
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Libuše Svozilová
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Růžena Svobodová
Růžena Svobodová (10 July 1868 – 1 January 1920), born Růžena Čápová, was a Czechoslovakia, Czech writer.
Early life
Růžena Čápová was born in Mikulovice (Znojmo District), Mikulovice, a small town in southern Moravia. Her family ...
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Jindřiška Holá
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Věra Bochénková
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Zdenka Černá
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Emília Roobová
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Regina Mataliková
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Božena Lútočková
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Bela Cigrová
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Bronislava Stulcová
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Bronislava Dostálová
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Miroslav Rovný Miroslav may refer to:
* Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name
* ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade
* Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic
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Klementyna Celjnik
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Danuta Noszka
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Urszula Figwer
Urszula Figwer (25 April 1931 – 21 April 2025) was a Polish javelin thrower. She was born in Inwałd. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she placed sixth position in women's javelin throw. She also competed at the 1 ...
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Krysztyna Hajec
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Aleksandra Kubiakowna
Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus ...
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Halina Ordzechowska
Halina is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Halina Aszkiełowicz (1947–2018), Polish former volleyball player and 1968 Olympic medallist
* Halina Balon (born 1948), Polish fencer
* Halina Biegun (born 1955), Polish luger who ...
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Halina Tomaszewska
Halina is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Halina Aszkiełowicz (1947–2018), Polish former volleyball player and 1968 Olympic medallist
* Halina Balon (born 1948), Polish fencer
* Halina Biegun (born 1955), Polish luger who ...
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Katarzyna Welsyng
Katarzyna is a Polish given name, equivalent to English "Catherine". Its diminutive forms include Kasia, Katarzynka, Kasieńka, Kasiunia, Kasiulka; augmentative – Kaśka, Kacha, Kachna.
Individuals named Katarzyna may choose their name day ...
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Zofia Wojewodzka
Zofia is a Slavic given name of Old Greek origin, meaning wisdom. It is a variant of Sofia. Famous people with the name Zofia:
* Anna Zofia Sapieha (1799–1864)
* Maria Zofia Sieniawska
* Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (1886–1971)
* Zofia Balt ...
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Krysztyna Zakajewska
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Mirosława Zakrzewska
Mirosława () is a Polish feminine given name of Slavic origin. It is the feminine form of Mirosław, derived from the Slavic elements ''mirŭ'' ("peace, world") and ''slava'' ("glory"), thus meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrate ...
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Zigmund Kzcizanowski Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it ''Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...
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Tatiana Bunina
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Aleksandra Chudina
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Sofia Gorbunova
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Militia Kononova
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Serafirna Kundirenko
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Sinaida Kuskina
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Vera Oserova
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Anna Ponomariova
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Miniona Sakse
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Valentina Sviridova
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Simonina
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Maria Toporkova
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Valentina Oskolkova
Format
The tournament was played in a single
round-robin format, all eight participant teams in a single pool and played each other once.
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Results
Final standing
References
External links
FIVB Results
Federation Internationale de VolleyballArchived
2009-07-21)
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Sports competitions in Moscow
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