| | Final Ranking | pt | won | lost | sets | points | m | W56 | | 1. |  Bulgaria | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15:2 7.50 | 244/150 1.627 | 5 | 5. | | 2. |  Czechoslovakia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 13:4 3.25 | 233/154 1.513 | 5 | 1. | | 3. |  Soviet Union | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10:7 1.43 | 205/184 1.114 | 5 | 3. | | 4. |  Romania | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7:9 0.78 | 191/209 0.914 | 5 | 2. | | 5. |  France | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4:12 0.33 | 146/208 0.702 | 5 | 7. | | 6. |  Italy | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0:15 0.00 | 112/226 0.496 | 5 | 14. |
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| Matches played at Vasil Levski National Stadium (outdoors) to show volleyball to the members of IOC the sport to include the sport in Olympic Games program. | | W56 - World Men 1956. Best teams from World Championship not present in this tournament - 4. Poland, 6. United States, 8. Hungary. |
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| Table | Bulga | Czech | SovUn | Roman | Franc | Italy | | Bulgaria | ---- | 3:155-45 | 3:153-29 | 3:046-37 | 3:045-17 | 3:045-22 | | Czechoslovakia | | ---- | 3:045-27 | 3:045-24 | 3:153-31 | 3:045-17 | | Soviet Union | | | ---- | 3:158-40 | 3:045-21 | 3:046-25 | | Romania | | | | ---- | 3:045-32 | 3:045-28 | | France | | | | | ---- | 3:045-20 | | Italy | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | Sat 21.09.57 | 16:30 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Soviet Union | 53-29 | 15-7 | 15-1 | 8-15 | 15-6 | | | Sat 21.09.57 | | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Romania | 45-24 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 15-3 | | | Sat 21.09.57 | | France | 3-0 | Italy | 45-20 | 15-7 | 15-7 | 15-8 | | | Sun 22.09.57 | 16:30 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Italy | 45-17 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-7 | | | Sun 22.09.57 | | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Romania | 58-40 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-7 | | | Sun 22.09.57 | | Bulgaria | 3-0 | France | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-9 | | | Mon 23.09.57 | 16:30 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | France | 53-31 | 8-15 | 15-9 | 15-3 | 15-4 | | | Mon 23.09.57 | | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Romania | 46-37 | 16-14 | 15-11 | 15-12 | | | During this match crowd and players were informed that volleyball was added in Olympic Program. | | Mon 23.09.57 | | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Italy | 46-25 | 15-5 | 16-14 | 15-6 | | | Tue 24.09.57 | 16:30 | Romania | 3-0 | France | 45-32 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-13 | | | Tue 24.09.57 | | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Soviet Union | 45-27 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 15-12 | | | Tue 24.09.57 | | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Italy | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | | Wed 25.09.57 | 16:30 | Romania | 3-0 | Italy | 45-28 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-9 | | | Wed 25.09.57 | | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 55-45 | 10-15 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 15-7 | | | Wed 25.09.57 | | Soviet Union | 3-0 | France | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-2 | |
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