The 1979 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in several cities in France from 5 to 13 October 1979, with the final round held in Lyon.
Participating teams
Format The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided into three groups of four teams each. In the second stage, two groups were formed, one containing the winners and runners-up from all first stage groups (six teams in total) to contest the tournament title. A second group was formed by the remaining six teams which played for position places (7th to 12th). All groups in both stages played a single round-robin format.
Pools composition Pool APool BPool C
Squads
Venues Pool APool B and 7th–12th poolOrléansCannesPool CFinal poolÉvreuxLyon
Preliminary round Pool A venue location: Orléans, France
Pool B venue location: Cannes, France
Pool C venue location: Évreux, France
Final round 7th–12th pool venue location: Cannes, France
Final pool venue location: Lyon, France
Final ranking
Place Team4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12. Qualified for the 1980 Olympic Games as hosts Qualified for the 1980 Olympic Games
References Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV)
External links Results at todor66.com