1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup explained

Competition:Men's World Cup
Continent:World
Year:1989
Dates:17–26 November
Teams:8
Venues:3
Cities:3
Champions:CUB
Title Number:1
Second:ITA
Third:URS
Fourth:USA
Mvp: Karch Kiraly
Last:1985 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
Next:1991 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 26 November 1989 in Japan. Eight men's national teams played in three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima) for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Cuba emerged as Champion, with Italy as the runners-up, the Soviet Union in third place, and the United States in fourth.[1]

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country1
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics17 Sep – 2 Oct 1988 Seoul2
1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship23 Sep – 1 Oct 19891
1989 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship8–15 July 1989 San Juan1
1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship23–30 September 1989 Curitiba1
1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship15–24 September 1989 Seoul1
1989 Men's African Volleyball Championship1989 Abidjan1
Total8

Results

All times are Japan Standard Time .

Location: Osaka

Location: Hiroshima

Location: Tokyo

Final standing

RankTeam
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Awards

Karch Kiraly

Andrea Gardini

Giovane Gávio

Masayoshi Manabe

Robert Ctvrtlik

Troy Tanner

Luis Beltran

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lokegaonkar . Jay . February 5, 2023 . History of FIVB Volleyball World Cup and winners list .