The 1962 FIVB Men's World Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 12 to 26 October 1962 in

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Teams

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Results

First round

Pool A

Location:

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Pool B

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Leningrad Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

Pool C

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Kiev Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

Pool D

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Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

Pool E

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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.

11th–20th places

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Final places

Final standing

External links

Results at FIVB.org

Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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