1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

1982 FIVB World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Argentina
Dates	1–15 October
Teams	24
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Officially opened by	Reynaldo Bignone
Champions	Soviet Union (6th title)
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The 1982 FIVB Men's World Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 1 to 15 October 1982 in Argentina.

Qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Country	—	—	1	Argentina
1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship	20 Sep – 1 Oct 1978	Italy	12	Soviet Union
				Italy
				Cuba
				South Korea
				Czechoslovakia
				Brazil
				China
				Poland
				East Germany
				Bulgaria
				Japan
				Mexico
1981 Men's European Volleyball Championship	19–27 September 1981	Bulgaria	3	Romania
				France
				Finland
1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship	16–23 December 1979	Manama	2	Australia
				India   Iraq *
1981 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship	4–10 July 1981	Mexico City	2	United States
				Canada
1981 Men's South American Volleyball Championship	12–19 July 1981	Santiago	2	Chile
				Venezuela
1979 Men's African Volleyball Championship	9–15 November 1979	Tripoli	2	Tunisia
				Libya
Total			24

* India withdrew and were replaced by Iraq.

Squads

Main article: 1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship squads

Venues

Buenos Aires Catamarca Rosario Mendoza class=notpageimage| 1982 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship (Argentina)		Pool D, E, W, Y and Final round	Pool A, C, W, Y and Final round	Pool F, X, Z and Final round	Pool B, X, Z and Final round [1]
		Buenos Aires, Argentina	Rosario, Argentina	Mendoza, Argentina	Catamarca, Argentina
		Luna Park	Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys	Estadio Pacífico	Polideportivo Fray Mamerto Esquiú
		Capacity: 8,400	Capacity: 7,500	Capacity: Unknown	Capacity: Unknown
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Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship. ^[2]

Pool A	Pool B	Pool C
Argentina (Host)   Japan (11th)   Mexico   Tunisia	Soviet Union (1st)   Bulgaria (10th)   Chile   United States	Italy (2nd)   East Germany (9th)   Canada   Australia
Pool D	Pool E	Pool F
Cuba (3rd)   Poland (8th)   Romania   Venezuela	South Korea (4th)   China (7th)   France   Finland	Czechoslovakia (5th)   Brazil (6th)   Libya   Iraq

Results

First round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	147	97	1.515	1st–12th pools
2	Argentina	3	2	1	5	7	4	1.750	160	112	1.429
3	Mexico	3	1	2	4	4	8	0.500	146	163	0.896	13th–24th pools
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	78	159	0.491

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Oct	Japan	3–0	Mexico	15–11	15–8	15–9			45–28
2 Oct	Argentina	3–0	Tunisia	15–2	15–4	15–0			45–6
3 Oct	Japan	3–0	Tunisia	15–8	15–5	15–4			45–17
3 Oct	Argentina	3–1	Mexico	16–14	13–15	15–3	19–17		63–49
4 Oct	Mexico	3–2	Tunisia	13–15	11–15	15–9	15–9	15–7	69–55
4 Oct	Argentina	1–3	Japan	15–10	15–17	11–15	11–15		52–57

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	136	64	2.125	1st–12th pools
2	Bulgaria	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	131	118	1.110
3	United States	3	1	2	4	5	6	0.833	143	124	1.153	13th–24th pools
4	Chile	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	31	135	0.230

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Chile	15–0	15–4	15–8			45–12
2 Oct	Bulgaria	3–2	United States	13–15	15–6	12–15	15–11	16–14	71–61
3 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Chile	15–5	15–5	15–2			45–12
3 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	United States	15–11	15–12	16–14			46–37
4 Oct	United States	3–0	Chile	15–1	15–1	15–5			45–7
4 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Bulgaria	15–7	15–5	15–3			45–15

Pool C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Canada	3	2	1	5	8	3	2.667	138	115	1.200	1st–12th pools
2	East Germany	3	2	1	5	6	3	2.000	119	89	1.337
3	Italy	3	2	1	5	6	5	1.200	140	104	1.346	13th–24th pools
4	Australia	3	0	3	3	0	9	0.000	46	135	0.341

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
1 Oct	Italy	3–0	Australia	15–1	15–1	15–8			45–10
1 Oct	East Germany	0–3	Canada	12–15	6–15	10–15			28–45
2 Oct	East Germany	3–0	Australia	15–5	15–6	15–5			45–16
2 Oct	Italy	3–2	Canada	15–5	9–15	15–5	13–15	15–8	67–48
3 Oct	Canada	3–0	Australia	15–1	15–10	15–9			45–20
3 Oct	Italy	0–3	East Germany	14–16	6–15	8–15			28–46

Pool D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	144	70	2.057	1st–12th pools
2	Cuba	3	2	1	5	7	3	2.333	130	90	1.444
3	Romania	3	1	2	4	3	7	0.429	106	128	0.828	13th–24th pools
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	3	1	9	0.111	58	150	0.387

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Oct	Cuba	3–0	Venezuela	15–5	15–3	15–4			45–12
2 Oct	Poland	3–0	Romania	15–6	15–10	15–6			45–22
3 Oct	Poland	3–0	Venezuela	15–2	15–5	15–1			45–8
3 Oct	Cuba	3–0	Romania	15–6	15–11	15–7			45–24
4 Oct	Romania	3–1	Venezuela	15–3	15–9	15–17	15–9		60–38
4 Oct	Cuba	1–3	Poland	15–9	10–15	5–15	10–15		40–54

Pool E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	6	9	0	MAX	137	78	1.756	1st–12th pools
2	South Korea	3	2	1	5	6	4	1.500	128	135	0.948
3	France	3	1	2	4	3	8	0.375	127	157	0.809	13th–24th pools
4	Finland	3	0	3	3	3	9	0.333	143	165	0.867

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
1 Oct	China	3–0	France	15–10	15–5	17–15			47–30
1 Oct	South Korea	3–1	Finland	16–14	15–12	14–16	15–11		60–53
2 Oct	South Korea	3–0	France	16–14	15–12	15–11			46–37
2 Oct	China	3–0	Finland	15–12	15–5	15–9			45–26
3 Oct	South Korea	0–3	China	12–15	6–15	4–15			22–45
3 Oct	France	3–2	Finland	3–15	15–11	15–9	11–15	16–14	60–64

Pool F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	6	9	1	9.000	147	81	1.815	1st–12th pools
2	Brazil	3	2	1	5	7	3	2.333	139	76	1.829
3	Iraq	3	1	2	4	3	8	0.375	89	141	0.631	13th–24th pools
4	Libya	3	0	3	3	2	9	0.222	81	158	0.513

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
2 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Iraq	15–6	15–7	15–3			45–16
2 Oct	Brazil	3–0	Libya	15–3	15–5	15–6			45–14
3 Oct	Brazil	3–0	Iraq	15–0	15–2	15–3			45–5
3 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Libya	15–6	15–3	15–7			45–16
4 Oct	Libya	2–3	Iraq	7–15	15–10	15–13	8–15	6–15	51–68
4 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–1	Brazil	15–12	16–14	11–15	15–8		57–49

Second round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the second round.

1st–12th pools

Pool W

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Japan	5	4	1	9	13	6	2.167	252	218	1.156	Finals
2	Argentina	5	4	1	9	13	9	1.444	288	261	1.103
3	China	5	3	2	8	11	6	1.833	221	168	1.315	5th–8th places
4	South Korea	5	2	3	7	8	9	0.889	192	225	0.853
5	Canada	5	2	3	7	8	10	0.800	220	235	0.936	9th–12th places
6	East Germany	5	0	5	5	2	15	0.133	177	243	0.728

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Location: Rosario

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Oct	Canada	3–1	Japan	14–16	15–7	15–11	18–16		62–50
7 Oct	China	3–0	East Germany	15–9	15–12	15–8			45–29
7 Oct	Argentina	3–2	South Korea	10–15	15–12	15–7	12–15	15–7	67–56
8 Oct	South Korea	3–0	East Germany	15–11	15–12	15–9			45–32
8 Oct	Argentina	3–2	Canada	16–14	15–5	12–15	5–15	15–9	63–58
8 Oct	Japan	3–2	China	4–15	15–6	15–6	4–15	15–11	53–53

Location: Buenos Aires

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Oct	China	3–0	Canada	15–1	17–15	15–3			47–19
10 Oct	Japan	3–0	South Korea	15–6	15–11	15–5			45–22
10 Oct	Argentina	3–2	East Germany	7–15	15–7	8–15	16–14	15–8	61–59
11 Oct	South Korea	3–0	Canada	17–15	15–8	15–13			47–36
11 Oct	Japan	3–0	East Germany	17–15	15–11	15–3			47–29
11 Oct	Argentina	3–0	China	15–10	15–11	15–10			45–31

Pool X

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	10	15	2	7.500	246	128	1.922	Finals
2	Brazil	5	3	2	8	10	7	1.429	217	204	1.064
3	Bulgaria	5	2	3	7	9	11	0.818	228	255	0.894	5th–8th places
4	Poland	5	2	3	7	7	10	0.700	194	215	0.902
5	Cuba	5	2	3	7	7	13	0.538	231	271	0.852	9th–12th places
6	Czechoslovakia	5	1	4	6	8	13	0.615	247	290	0.852

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Location: Mendoza

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Oct	Bulgaria	3–2	Czechoslovakia	13–15	12–15	15–6	15–12	15–9	70–57
7 Oct	Brazil	3–0	Poland	15–12	15–8	15–10			45–30
7 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Cuba	15–12	15–3	15–6			45–21
8 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	Poland	15–10	15–13	15–4			45–27
8 Oct	Brazil	3–0	Cuba	15–9	15–12	15–13			45–34
8 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Czechoslovakia	10–15	15–12	15–6	15–4		55–37

Location: Catamarca

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Oct	Cuba	3–2	Czechoslovakia	14–16	17–15	7–15	15–9	15–12	68–67
10 Oct	Brazil	3–1	Bulgaria	13–15	15–6	15–7	15–10		58–38
10 Oct	Soviet Union	3–1	Poland	15–9	11–15	15–9	15–2		56–35
11 Oct	Cuba	3–2	Bulgaria	12–15	15–9	11–15	15–12	15–9	68–60
11 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Brazil	15–7	15–7	15–6			45–20
11 Oct	Poland	3–0	Czechoslovakia	15–8	15–5	18–16			48–29

13th–24th pools

Pool Y

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Italy	5	5	0	10	15	1	15.000	190	104	1.827	13th–16th places
2	France	5	4	1	9	13	7	1.857	196	152	1.289
3	Mexico	5	3	2	8	11	10	1.100	200	204	0.980	17th–20th places
4	Finland	5	2	3	7	10	9	1.111	198	165	1.200
5	Tunisia	5	1	4	6	5	12	0.417	91	171	0.532	21st–24th places
6	Australia	5	0	5	5	0	15	0.000	101	180	0.561

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Location: Buenos Aires

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Oct	Finland	0–3	Italy	13–15	10–15	11–15			34–45
7 Oct	Mexico	3–0	Australia	15–6	15–9	15–4			45–19
7 Oct	Tunisia	0–3	France	4–15	1–15	2–15			7–45
8 Oct	France	3–2	Mexico	11–15	15–13	10–15	15–12	15–11	66–66
8 Oct	Finland	3–0	Australia	15–7	15–9	15–6			45–22
8 Oct	Italy	3–0	Tunisia	15–3	15–2	15–5			45–10

Location: Rosario

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
10 Oct	Italy	3–1	France	10–15	15–13	15–6	15–6		55–40
10 Oct	Mexico	3–2	Finland	16–14	8–15	17–15	11–15	17–15	69–74
10 Oct	Tunisia	3–0	Australia	15–13	15–13	15–10			45–36
11 Oct	Finland	3–0	Tunisia	15–7	15–9	15–13			45–29
11 Oct	Italy	3–0	Mexico	15–2	15–10	15–8			45–20
11 Oct	France	3–0	Australia	15–10	15–8	15–6			45–24

Pool Z

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	10	15	1	15.000	193	96	2.010	13th–16th places
2	Romania	5	4	1	9	13	4	3.250	182	93	1.957
3	Venezuela	5	3	2	8	10	9	1.111	189	158	1.196	17th–20th places
4	Iraq	5	2	3	7	7	11	0.636	109	172	0.634
5	Chile	5	1	4	6	5	12	0.417	142	194	0.732	21st–24th places
6	Libya	5	0	5	5	2	15	0.133	78	180	0.433

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
7 Oct	Venezuela	3–1	Iraq	15–4	15–5	11–15	15–3		56–27
7 Oct	Chile	0–3	Romania	5–15	4–15	3–15			12–45
7 Oct	United States	3–0	Libya	15–7	15–1	15–3			45–11
8 Oct	Romania	3–0	Iraq	15–8	15–3	10–2			45–13
8 Oct	United States	3–0	Venezuela	15–2	15–4	15–8			45–14
8 Oct	Chile	3–0	Libya	15–10	15–12	15–8			45–30
10 Oct	United States	3–0	Iraq	15–6	15–9	15–9			45–24
10 Oct	Venezuela	3–2	Chile	15–8	16–18	15–8	13–15	15–10	74–59
10 Oct	Romania	3–0	Libya	15–5	15–4	15–1			45–10
11 Oct	Venezuela	3–0	Libya	15–10	15–8	15–9			45–27
11 Oct	Iraq	3–0	Chile	15–12	15–6	15–8			45–26
11 Oct	United States	3–1	Romania	15–11	13–15	15–11	15–10		58–47

Final round

21st–24th places

	21st–24th semifinals				21st place
	14 October – Buenos Aires
	Australia	3
					15 October – Buenos Aires
	Chile	1
					Australia	1
	14 October – Buenos Aires
					Tunisia	3
	Tunisia	3
	Libya	1
					23rd place
					15 October – Buenos Aires
					Chile	3
					Libya	1

21st–24th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Oct	Australia	3–1	Chile	13–15	15–10	15–3	15–2		58–30
14 Oct	Tunisia	3–1	Libya	15–11	14–16	15–8	15–8		59–43

23rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Chile	3–1	Libya	7–15	15–8	15–9	15–1		52–33

21st place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Australia	1–3	Tunisia	15–12	12–15	4–15	4–15		35–57

17th–20th places

	17th–20th semifinals				17th place
	14 October – Rosario
	Finland	3
					15 October – Rosario
	Venezuela	1
					Finland	3
	14 October – Rosario
					Mexico	0
	Mexico	3
	Iraq	0
					19th place
					15 October – Rosario
					Venezuela	3
					Iraq	2

17th–20th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Oct	Finland	3–1	Venezuela	16–14	15–11	8–15	15–10		54–50
14 Oct	Mexico	3–0	Iraq	15–2	15–10	15–3			45–15

19th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Venezuela	3–2	Iraq	15–10	11–15	11–15	15–3	15–8	67–51

17th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Finland	3–0	Mexico	15–8	15–12	16–14			46–34

13th–16th places

	13th–16th semifinals				13th place
	14 October – Catamarca
	United States	3
					15 October – Catamarca
	France	0
					United States	3
	14 October – Catamarca
					Italy	0
	Italy	3
	Romania	2
					15th place
					15 October – Catamarca
					France	2
					Romania	3

13th–16th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Oct	United States	3–0	France	15–6	15–4	15–11			45–21
14 Oct	Italy	3–2	Romania	15–13	15–9	4–15	10–15	18–16	62–68

15th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	France	2–3	Romania	10–15	15–13	15–13	14–16	11–15	65–72

13th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	United States	3–0	Italy	15–10	15–5	16–6			45–21

9th–12th places

	9th–12th semifinals				9th place
	14 October – Mendoza
	Czechoslovakia	3
					15 October – Mendoza
	Canada	0
					Czechoslovakia	3
	14 October – Mendoza
					Cuba	0
	Cuba	3
	East Germany	0
					11th place
					15 October – Mendoza
					Canada	3
					East Germany	2

9th–12th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Canada	16–14	16–14	15–6			47–34
14 Oct	Cuba	3–0	East Germany	15–3	15–4	15–8			45–15

11th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Canada	3–2	East Germany	15–9	10–15	15–11	7–15	15–2	62–52

9th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Czechoslovakia	3–0	Cuba	15–11	15–2	15–13			45–26

5th–8th places

	5th–8th semifinals				5th place
	14 October – Rosario
	Poland	3
					15 October – Rosario
	China	1
					Poland	1
	14 October – Rosario
					Bulgaria	3
	Bulgaria	3
	South Korea	0
					7th place
					15 October – Rosario
					China	3
					South Korea	0

5th–8th semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Oct	Poland	3–1	China	10–15	15–4	15–4	15–12		55–35
14 Oct	Bulgaria	3–0	South Korea	15–13	15–6	15–8			45–27

7th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	China	3–0	South Korea	15–4	15–7	15–8			45–19

5th place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Poland	1–3	Bulgaria	10–15	15–13	6–15	7–15		38–58

Finals

	Semifinals				Final
	14 October – Buenos Aires
	Brazil	3
					15 October – Buenos Aires
	Japan	0
					Brazil	0
	14 October – Buenos Aires
					Soviet Union	3
	Soviet Union	3
	Argentina	0
					3rd place
					15 October – Buenos Aires
					Japan	0
					Argentina	3

Semifinals

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
14 Oct	Brazil	3–0	Japan	15–7	20–18	15–11			50–36
14 Oct	Soviet Union	3–0	Argentina	15–7	15–10	15–9			45–26

3rd place match

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Japan	0–3	Argentina	14–16	14–16	11–15			39–47

Final

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Oct	Brazil	0–3	Soviet Union	3–15	4–15	5–15			12–45

Final standing

Rank Team   Soviet Union   Brazil   Argentina 4   Japan 5   Bulgaria 6   Poland 7   China 8   South Korea 9   Czechoslovakia 10   Cuba 11   Canada 12   East Germany 13   United States 14   Italy 15   Romania 16   France 17   Finland 18   Mexico 19   Venezuela 20   Iraq 21   Tunisia 22   Australia 23   Chile 24   Libya

1982 Men's World champions  Soviet Union 6th title Team roster Vladimir Dorokhov, Sergey Gribov, Viljar Loor, Valeri Losev, Oleg Moliboga, Yury Panchenko, Aleksandr Savin, Pavel Selivanov, Vladimir Shkurikhin, Oleg Smugilev, Aleksandr Sorokolet, Vyacheslav Zaytsev Head coach Viacheslav Platonov

References

1. "Volleyball competitions". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
2. "Los grandes del "volei" cita en Argentin" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 23 September 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

External links

• Volleyball portal
• Sports portal

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Results