The 1960 FIVB Women's World Championship was the third edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 October to 13 November 1960 in

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Teams

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Squads

Venues

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Format

The tournament was played in two different stages (first and final rounds). In the , the 10 participants were divided in three groups (one group of four teams and two groups of three teams). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, all teams progressed to the next round. In the , two groups were created (1st-6th and 7th-10th), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-6th and the remaining teams to 7th-10th). A single round-robin format was played within each group with matches already played between teams in the also counted in this round.

Pools composition

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Santos Location:

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Location:

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Location: Santos Location:

Pool B

Location:

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Pool C

Location:

Final round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.

7th–10th places

Location:

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Final places

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Final standing

References

External links

FIVB Results

Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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