Volleyball at the 1977 Summer Universiade explained

Volleyball events were contested at the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Men's tournament

First Round

!Group!A!B!C!D!E!F
Teams	BulgariaMexico Egypt Belgium	Soviet UnionBrazil Turkey Kuwait	CubaItaly Netherlands Sudan	YugoslaviaJapan Canada Algeria	United StatesCzechoslovakia Lebanon Greece	South KoreaRomania Tunisia

Top two teams from Groups A, C, and E advance to Group G of the second round, and top two teams from Groups B, D, and F advance to Group H of the second round.

Second Round

Top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals.

Knockout stages

Medal Semifinals

Czechoslovakia 3-1 Soviet Union
Bulgaria 3-1 South Korea

5-8th Classification

Romania 3-0 United States
Cuba 3-1 Yugoslavia

9-12th Classification

Japan 3-2 Italy
Brazil 3-0 Mexico

11th-place match

Brazil 3-? Mexico

9th-place match

Japan 3-? Italy

7th-place match

Yugoslavia 3-2 United States

5th-place match

Romania 3-1 Cuba

3rd Place Match

South Korea 3-2 Soviet Union

Final

Bulgaria 3-1 Czechoslovakia

Medal table

Men's volleyball
Women's volleyball