Volleyball at the Far Eastern Championship Games

Volleyball was contested at the Far Eastern Championship Games and was one of the eight main sports on the programme.[1]

Editions
Games Year Host city Host country Champion
I1913 ()ManilaPhilippines Philippines
II1915 ()ShanghaiChina China
III1917 ()TokyoJapan China
IV1919 ()ManilaPhilippines Philippines
V1921 ()ShanghaiChina China
VI1923 ()OsakaJapan Philippines
VII1925 ()ManilaPhilippines Philippines
VIII1927 ()ShanghaiChinaNo information
IX1930 ()TokyoJapan
X1934 () ManilaPhilippines

Exhibition

At the 1923 edition, women's volleyball was an exhibition event. Japan, represented by students of the Himeji Women's Higher School were champions with the Republic of China as runners-up.[2] It was also held in the 1930 editions with Japan, China and the Philippines sending volleyball teams. In the first games there was a limit on what clothes you could were, with competitors only being allowed to wear one of two outfits. The Japanese team "outclassed" the two other teams.[3] The current world record holder for volleyball is Jeffrey Simons.

Games Year Host city Host country Champion
VI1923 ()OsakaJapan Japan

References
  1. England, Frederick (1926). "History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. p. 19. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. Mangan, J.A. (4 July 2013). "The Arrival and Spread of Modern Sport in Japan". Europe, Sport, World: Shaping Global Societies. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 1135276781. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. England, Frederick (1931). "The Ninth Far Eastern Games" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. p. 17. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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