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1989 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Men's World Cup |
| continent | World |
| year | 1989 |
| host | |
| dates | 17–26 November |
| teams | 8 |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 3 |
| champions | CUB |
| title_number | 1 |
| second | ITA |
| third | URS |
| fourth | USA |
| mvp | USA 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.
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified | Total | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | — | ― | 1 | |||
| Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | 17 Sep – 2 Oct 1988 | KOR Seoul | 2 | |||
| [1989 Men's European Volleyball Championship](1989-men-s-european-volleyball-championship) | 23 Sep – 1 Oct 1989 | 1 | ||||
| 1989 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 8–15 July 1989 | PUR San Juan | 1 | |||
| [1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship](1989-men-s-south-american-volleyball-championship) | 23–30 September 1989 | BRA Curitiba | 1 | |||
| [1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship](1989-asian-men-s-volleyball-championship) | 15–24 September 1989 | KOR Seoul | 1 | |||
| 1989 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 1989 | Ivory Coast Abidjan | 1 |
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Location: Osaka
Location: Hiroshima
Location: Tokyo
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
Awards
- Most valuable player
- : USA Karch Kiraly
- Best spiker
- : ITA Andrea Gardini
- Best blocker
- : BRA Giovane Gávio
- Best setter
- : JPN Masayoshi Manabe
- Best defender
- : USA Robert Ctvrtlik
- Best receiver
- : USA Troy Tanner
- Best on the pitch
- : CUB Lázaro Beltrán
References
References
- Lokegaonkar, Jay. (February 5, 2023). "History of FIVB Volleyball World Cup and winners list".
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