1974 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship explained

Competition:FIVB Women's World Championship
Gender:women
Continent:World
Year:1974
Dates:13–27 October
Opened:Luis Echeverría
Teams:24 (1 withdraw)
Cities:6
Champions:Japan
Title Number:3
Second:Soviet Union
Third:South Korea
Fourth:East Germany
Last:1970 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
Next:1978 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

The 1974 FIVB Women's World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 13 to 27 October 1974 in Mexico.[1]

Teams

Squads

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Venues

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TijuanaGuadalajara
Monterrey
Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez MorenoAuditorio Benito JuarezGimnasio Tecnológico
Capacity: 4.500Capacity: 10.000Capacity: 4.000
Pool F, NPool B, L, Final roundPool E, M, Final round
TolucaMexico CityPuebla
Gimnasio Juan Fernández AlbarránAuditorio NacionalGimnasio Puebla 74
Capacity: 4.000Capacity: 10.000Capacity: 4.000
Source:[1]

Format

The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the, the 24 participants were divided in six groups (A to F, five groups of four teams and one group 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, six new groups were created, three groups of four teams playing for 1st-12th (G, H and I) and three groups (two of four teams and one of three teams) playing for 13th-24th (L, M and N), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (best two teams of each group going to 1st-12th groups and the remaining teams to 13th-24th groups). 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, four groups were created (1st-6th, 7th-12th, 13th-18th and 19th-24th), teams were allocated to a group according to their group position (groups G, H, and I best two teams to 1st-6th and bottom two teams to 7st-12th, while groups L, M and N best two teams to 13th-18th and bottom teams to 19th-24th). A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the final standings.[1]

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: Guadalajara

Pool B

Location: Mexico City

Pool C

Location: Monterrey

Pool D

Location: Tijuana

Pool E

Location: Puebla City

Pool F

Location: Toluca de Lerdo

Second round

1st–12th pools

Pool G

Location: Guadalajara

Pool H

Location: Monterrey

Pool I

Location: Tijuana

13th–24th pools

Pool L

Location: Mexico City

Pool M

Location: Puebla City

Pool N

Location: Toluca de Lerdo

Final round

19th–24th places

Location: Mexico City

13th–18th places

Location: Puebla City

7th–12th places

Location: Monterrey

Final places

Location: Guadalajara

Final standing

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Team roster
Yuko Arakida, Toshimi Furuta, Takako Iida, Katsuko Kanesaka, Kiyomi Kato, Mitsue Koyama, Noriko Matsuda, Mariko Okamoto, Harue Saito, Takako Shirai, Hiromi Yano, Juri Yokoyama
Head coach
Shigeo Yamada

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1974 . . 19 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Women Volleyball VII World Championship 1974 . todor66.com . 19 October 2017.