The 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 3rd edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship. The 3rd edition of this Championship was oganized by the European Volleyball governing body under the FIVB after they got established in 1947.
The tournament took place from the 12th to the 22nd of September 1951 in Paris, France. Ten countries participated in the tournament. The Soviet Union returned to defend their 1950 crown and we had 2 countries that made their debut to the Men's European Volleyball Championship
The 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first time this tournament was played as a round robin tournament with preliminary rounds and than a final round with the top 2 teams of each preliminary rounds. The final standing after the final round determined the European champion. A total of 33 matches were played between the preliminary rounds and the final round.
Soviet Union became the European Champions for the 2nd time after successfully defending their crown with a commanding dominance over the other teams. They finished the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record and a 21-0 set record, after dominating Pool A by losing only 17 points in two matches.
Teams In the 1951 Men's European Volleyball Championship there were 10 countries who participated in the tournament.
Soviet Union returned to the tournament as defending champions. We had 2 countries as debutants to the Men's European Volleyball Championship and the other 7 countries are returning countries.
Summary of qualified teams Team InformationAppearance(s)Previous best performance Host2nd 1948 Defending Champions2nd 1950 Returning country2nd1948 Returning country2nd 1950 Debut Returning country2nd 1948 Returning country2nd 1948 Returning country2nd 1948 Returning country2nd 1950 Debut
Overview of venue
Tournament venue information
Venue Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin 8 Palais des Sports de Grenelle 25
Paris Stade Pierre-de-Coubertin Palais des Sports de Grenelle Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 17,000
Preliminary round The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the final round. Match won: 2 match point awarded to the winner Match loss: 1 match point awarded to the loser
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round Placement group 1st - 6th
Placement group 7th - 10th
Final ranking
Place Team 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Notes
References
Sources CEV Results Results (Archived 2009-07-21) CEV 1951 (2026-09-27)