1969 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup explained

Competition:Men's World Cup
Continent:World
Year:1969
Dates:13–20 September
Teams:12
Venues:4
Cities:4
Champions:GDR
Title Number:1
Second:JPN
Third:URS
Fourth:BUL
Last:1965 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
Next:1977 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1969 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 13 to 20 September 1969 in East Germany.

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country1
1965 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup13–19 September 1965 Poland1
1966 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship30 Aug – 11 Sep 19661
Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics13–26 October 1968 Mexico City1
1972 Summer Olympics Host1
1967 Men's European Volleyball Championship26 Oct – 8 Nov 19672
1969 Men's South American Volleyball Championship15–24 August 1969 Caracas1
1969 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship2–7 August 1969 Mexico City1
Asian Team1
1967 Men's African Volleyball ChampionshipJuly 1967 Tunis1
Total11

* North Korea were replaced by Bulgaria.

Results

First round

Pool A

Location: East Berlin

Pool B

Location: Leipzig

Pool C

Location: Halle

Final round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.

7th–11th places

Location: Halle and Schwerin

Final places

Location: Halle and Schwerin

Final standing

RankTeam
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1 East Germany Junior men's national team played friendly games in the place of North Korea.

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