| Played along with IV Volleyball World Championship Men 1960. |
| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 4 | 256/198 | 1.293 | | 2. Japan | 4 | 1 | 13: | 5 | 246/172 | 1.430 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 10: | 7 | 210/198 | 1.061 | | 4. Poland | 2 | 3 | 8: | 10 | 214/225 | 0.951 | | 5. Brazil | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 | 187/222 | 0.842 | | 6. United States | 0 | 5 | 1: | 15 | 141/239 | 0.590 |
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| Team | Sovi | Japa | Czec | Pola | Braz | Unit | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Japan | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Poland | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Brazil | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | United States | | | | | | --- |
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First championship outside Europe. Only 3 East European teams played. This was the first aparence of the strong Japanese team.
Soviet Union won, but Japan made a good challenge.
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 03.11 | Rio de Janeiro |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Brazil | 45-22 | 15-13 | 15-3 | 15-6 | | | 04.11 | |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  United States | 46-24 | 16-14 | 15-5 | 15-5 | | | 05.11 | | Soviet Union | 3-1 |  Japan | 57-47 | 15-6 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 15-13 | | | 06.11 | Rio de Jeneiro | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Poland | 45-33 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-9 | | | 08.11 | | Japan | 3-0 | United States | 45-22 | 15-2 | 15-13 | 15-7 | | | 08.11 | Rio de janeiro | Poland | 3-2 | Brazil | 50-48 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 3-15 | 2-15 | 15-7 | | 10.11 | Rio de Janeiro | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Poland | 63-65 | 8-15 | 15-8 | 9-15 | 15-13 | 16-14 | | 10.11 | Niteroi | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | United States | 58-40 | 15-8 | 13-15 | 15-10 | 15-7 | | | 11.11 | Rio de Janeiro | Japan | 3-1 | Brazil | 51-37 | 15-8 | 6-15 | 15-7 | 15-7 | | | 12.11 | Rio de Janeiro | Japan | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 58-35 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 15-1 | | | 12.11 | Niteroi | Poland | 3-0 | United States | 45-24 | 15-13 | 15-8 | 15-3 | | | 13.11 | Rio de Janeiro | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Brazil | 45-35 | 13-15 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-6 | |
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 18: | 4 | 301/206 | 1.461 | | 2. Japan | 6 | 1 | 19: | 5 | 336/179 | 1.877 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 13: | 7 | 255/214 | 1.192 | | 4. Poland | 4 | 3 | 14: | 9 | 304/242 | 1.256 | | 5. Brazil | 2 | 4 | 8: | 12 | 232/234 | 0.991 | | 6. United States | 1 | 5 | 4: | 15 | 186/259 | 0.718 | | Group 7-10 | | 7. Peru | 3 | 2 | 9: | 7 | 183/209 | 0.876 | | 8. West Germany | 2 | 3 | 6: | 11 | 156/245 | 0.637 | | 9. Argentina | 2 | 4 | 8: | 14 | 228/296 | 0.770 | | 10.Uruguay | 0 | 6 | 3: | 18 | 182/279 | 0.652 |
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| Group 7-10 | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 7. Peru | 2 | 1 | 9: | 1 | 159/119 | 1.336 | | 8. West Germany | 1 | 2 | 6: | 5 | 124/155 | 0.800 | | 9. Argentina | 2 | 1 | 5: | 6 | 165/157 | 1.051 | | 10.Uruguay | 1 | 2 | 1: | 9 | 117/134 | 0.873 |
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| Team | Peru | WeGe | Arge | Urug | | Peru | --- | 3:0 | | 3:1 | | West Germany | | --- | 3:2 | | | Argentina | 3:1 | | --- | 3:0 | | Uruguay | | 3:0 | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Volta Redonda | | 05.11 |  Peru | 3-0 |  West Germany | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-7 | | | 05.11 |  Argentina | 3-0 |  Uruguay | 45-30 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 15-10 | | | 07.11 | West Germany | 3-2 | Argentina | 71-64 | 18-16 | 11-15 | 12-15 | 15-5 | 15-13 | | 07.11 | Peru | 3-1 | Uruguay | 58-41 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 13-15 | 15-10 | | | 09.11 | Argentina | 3-1 | Peru | 56-56 | 15-12 | 17-15 | 9-15 | 16-14 | | | 09.11 | Uruguay | 3-0 | West Germany | 46-31 | 15-7 | 16-14 | 15-10 | |
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Japan | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 4.821 | | 2. Poland | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 1.790 | | 3. Argentina | 1 | 2 | 3: | 7 | 0.453 | | 4. Uruguay | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 0.448 |
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| Team | Japa | Pola | Arge | Urug | | Japan | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Poland | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Argentina | | | --- | 3:1 | | Uruguay | | | | --- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | 29.10 | Santos | Japan | 3-0 | Argentina | 45-6 | 15-2 | 15-0 | 15-4 | | | 29.10 | Santo Andre | Poland | 3-0 | Uruguay | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-8 | | | 30.10 | Sao Paulo | Japan | 3-0 | Uruguay | 45-1 | 15-0 | 15-1 | 15-0 | | | 30.10 | Santos | Poland | 3-0 | Argentina | 45-2 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-0 | | | 31.10 | Santos | Japan | 3-0 | Poland | 45-21 | 15-2 | 15-8 | 15-11 | | | transferred to Final Group | | 31.10 | Santo Andre | Argentina | 3-1 | Uruguay | 55-49 | 10-15 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-12 |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Brazil | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 2.093 | | 2. United States | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 1.669 | | 3. West Germany | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.356 |
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| Team | Braz | Unit | WeGe | | Brazil | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | United States | | --- | 3:0 | | West Germany | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | played in Belo Horizonte | | 29.10 | | Brazil | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-12 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-5 | | 30.10 | 15:00 | United States | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-1 | | 31.10 | | Brazil | 3-0 | United States | 45-31 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | transferred to Final Group |
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 2.571 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 1.180 | | 3. Peru | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.267 |
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| Team | Sovi | Cze | Per | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | --- | 3:0 | | Peru | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | played in Belo Horizonte | | 29.10 | | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Peru | 45-8 | 15-4 | 15-1 | 15-3 | | 30.10 | 20:00 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-27 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-9 | | transferred to Final Group | | 31.10 | | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Peru | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-8 |
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| 1. Soviet Union | | Lidia Boldireva | | Ludmila Buldakova | | Aleksandra Tschudina | | Lidia Konovalova | | Alica Krasenyinikova | | Lyudmila Michailovskaya | | Skaidrite Plisman | | Antonina Rischova | | Lidiya Strelnikova | | Valentina Varkevitsch | | Antonina Volodina | | Militia Yeremeyeva | | Coach: Alexey Yakushev |
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| 2. Japan | | Setsuko Fujimori | | Mutsuko Himeda | | Masako Horie | | Masae Kasai | | Mitsue Masuo | | Emiko Miyamoto | | Sumiko Nakajima | | Hisako Nakano | | Ikuho Seno | | Junko Takada | | Kinuko Tanida | | Mitsuko Yasuda | | Coach: Hirofumi Daimatsu |
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| 3. Czechoslovakia | | Sona Holubová | | Libuse Svozilová | | Drahoslava Křížová | | Hedvika Šteflová | | Hana Moravcová | | Libuse Kyselková | | Regina Obadálková | | Libuse Šormová | | Nada Špelinová | | Tatjana Ulmonová | | Svatava Vráželová | | Bozena Žižkovská | | Coach: Josef Češpiva |
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| 4. Poland | | Czajkowska | | Miroflawa | | Danuta | | Halina | | Maria Golimdwka | | Maria Panek | | Barbara | | Jadwiga |
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| 5. Brazil | | 1. Vera Trezoitko | 1.71m | SP | | 2. Leila Fernandes Peixoto | 1.63m | RJ | | 3. Flávia Maria Miranda da Veiga | 1.72m | SP | | 4. Norma Rosa Vaz | 1.70m | RJ | | 5. Lúcia Mendes de Morais | 1.66m | RJ | | 6. Eunice Rondino | 1.68m | SP | | 8. Lilian Hilda Erica Poetzscher | 1.82m | RJ | | 9. Maria Alice Ricciardi | 1.65m | RJ | | 10.Iriana Silveira Sá Carvalho | 1.69m | MG | | 11.Ingeborg Ingrid Crause | 1.70m | RJ | | 12.Isaura Marly Gama Alvarez | 1.70m | RJ | | 13.Martha Miráglia | 1.72m | MG | | Head Coach:Zoullo Rabello |
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| 6. United States | | Lois | | Peely | | Jane Ward | | Jayne Herwig | | Jean Gaertner | | Joanne | | Ruth Diggle | | Evelin |
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| 7. Peru | | Esperanza Jimenez | | Ada Volpe | | Betty | | Saran | | Ana Maria | | Edith | | Zotla | | Mata | | Carolina | | Carmem | | Ada Custodio |
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| 9. Argentina | | Dora Santillán | | Glinca Rocha | | Marta Nóbile | | Marta Ruthman | | Ethel Varas | | Élida Supital | | Raquel Gual | | Nelly Cúneo | | Norma Miletti | | Ester Doyhenard | | Coach: Juan Luis Botta |
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