Volleyball events were contested at the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mexico Egypt Belgium Brazil Turkey Kuwait Italy Netherlands Sudan Japan Canada Algeria Czechoslovakia Lebanon Greece 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.
Czechoslovakia Cuba Italy Mexico United States Soviet Union Japan Brazil Yugoslavia Romania Top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals.
Italy Yugoslavia 3-2 United States Romania 3-1 Cuba South Korea 3-2 Soviet Union Bulgaria 3-1 Czechoslovakia
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