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]
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Host Country | — | ― | 1 | ||
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | 17 Sep – 2 Oct 1988 | Seoul | 2 | ||
1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 23 Sep – 1 Oct 1989 | 1 | |||
1989 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 8–15 July 1989 | San Juan | 1 | ||
1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 23–30 September 1989 | Curitiba | 1 | ||
1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 15–24 September 1989 | Seoul | 1 | ||
1989 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 1989 | Abidjan | 1 | ||
Total | 8 |
All times are Japan Standard Time .
Location: Osaka
Location: Hiroshima
Location: Tokyo
Rank | Team | |
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