The 1949 FIVB Men's World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 10 to 18 September 1949 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Teams Pool A Pool B Pool C (Host) and refused to participate
Results First round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round 7th–10th places
1st–6th places
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Team rosterEinhorn, Kitayev, Mikheyev, Nefedov, Pimenov, Reva, Savin, Shagin, Ulyanov, Vasilchikov, Voronin, Yakushev Head coach Berlyand
External links Results at FIVB.org