Volleyball, Women
| Competition | 1956 Volleyball Women's World Championship |
|---|---|
| Venue |
various
 FRA
|
| Held | 30 August – 12 September 1956 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 34 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Soviet Union |  URS |
— | ||
| Lidiya Boldyreva / Aleksandra Chudina / Alisa Galakhova / Kira Gorbachova / Sofya Gorbunova / Lirika Ivanskaya / Militia Kononova / Liliya Kalenik / Lyudmila Meshcheryakova / Antonina Moiseyeva / Lidiya Strelnikova / Valentina Varkevich | |||||
| 🥈 | Romania |  ROU |
— | ||
| Natalia Cernat / Sonia Colceru / Doina Ivănescu / Cornelia Moraru / Tinela Pleşoianju / Elena Răzvanţă / Rodica Sădeanu / Ana Susan / Florina Teodorescu / Veronica Zamă | |||||
| 🥉 | Poland |  POL |
— | ||
| Barbara Czeczótka-Szpyt / Maria Golimowska / Krysztyna Wleciał / Danuta Jośko / Barbara Kocan / Teresa Konopka / Danuta Kordaczuk-Wagner / Izabella Łaz / Halina Tomaszewska / Wanda Tumidajewicz / Anna Wierus / Wanda Zarzycka | |||||