Volleyball at the 1977 Summer Universiade

Volleyball events were contested at the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Men's tournament

First Round

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F
Teams	Bulgaria Mexico Egypt Belgium	Soviet Union Brazil Turkey Kuwait	Cuba Italy Netherlands Sudan	Yugoslavia Japan Canada Algeria	United States Czechoslovakia Lebanon Greece	South Korea Romania Tunisia

Top two teams from Groups A, C, and E advance to Group G of the second round, and top two teams from Groups B, D, and F advance to Group H of the second round.

Second Round

Group	G	H
Teams	Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Cuba Italy Mexico United States	South Korea Soviet Union Japan Brazil Yugoslavia Romania

Top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals.

Knockout stages

Medal Semifinals

• Czechoslovakia 3-1 Soviet Union
• Bulgaria 3-1 South Korea

5-8th Classification

• Romania 3-0 United States
• Cuba 3-1 Yugoslavia

9-12th Classification

• Japan 3-2 Italy
• Brazil 3-0 Mexico

11th-place match

Brazil 3-? Mexico

9th-place match

Japan 3-? Italy

7th-place match

Yugoslavia 3-2 United States

5th-place match

Romania 3-1 Cuba

3rd Place Match

South Korea 3-2 Soviet Union

Final

Bulgaria 3-1 Czechoslovakia

Medal table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's volleyball	Bulgaria (BUL)	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	South Korea (KOR)
Women's volleyball	Soviet Union (URS)	Cuba (CUB)	Bulgaria (BUL)

References

• Universiade volleyball medalists on HickokSports
• Men's results (todor66.com)
• Women's results (todor66.com)