1981 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship explained

Competition:	FIVB Women's U20 World Championship
Gender:	women
Year:	1981
Host:	Mexico
Dates:	October 16–26, 1981
Teams:	15
Venues:	1
Cities:	Mexico City
Champions:	South Korea
Title Number:	2
Last:	1977 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
Next:	1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 1981 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Mexico City, Mexico from October 16 to 26, 1981. 15 teams participated in the tournament.

Qualification

A total of 15 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Mexico, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 14 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament.

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Host country	1
	4
	*
1980 NORCECA Junior Championship	2
1979 European Junior Championship	2
	**
	3
Wild card	3	***
	****
	Total	15

• * Australia replaced Singapore.
• ** Spain replaced East Germany.
• *** China didn't participate in Asian Championship because they did not maintain any relations with South Korea. Officially they were in War.
• **** Bolivia declined to participate.

Pools composition

First round

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		*

• declined to participate.

Second round

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Preliminary round

Pool D

Second round

Pool B2 (9th–16th)

Final round

Gold medal match

Final standing

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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

External links

• Informational website.