Volleyball World League 2002
The 2002 volleyball world league season was the 13th edition of the competition. It started on June 27th and ended on August 18th. Russia won the title for the first time.
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The preliminary round ("intercontinental round") was held in four groups with four teams each. The two best teams in each group qualified for the final round. There they played in two groups of four. The two best teams of the two final groups reached the semifinals.
Preliminary round
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Final round
The final round was held from August 13th to 18th in Recife and Belo Horizonte ( Brazil ).
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Semi-finals August 17th Belo Horizonte |
Final August 18th Belo Horizonte |
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Brazil | 3 | |||||
Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||
Russia | 3 | |||||
3rd place August 18th Belo Horizonte |
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Russia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | |||
Italy | 1 | Italy | 1 |
Final score
1. | Russia |
2. | Brazil |
3. | Yugoslavia |
4th | Italy |
5. | Poland |
Spain | |
7th | France |
Netherlands | |
9. | Argentina |
People's Republic of China | |
Germany | |
Greece | |
13. | Japan |
Cuba | |
Portugal | |
Venezuela |
Awards
Best scorer | Ivan Miljković | Yugoslavia |
Best attacker | Pavel Abramov | Russia |
Best blocker | Alexei Koulechov | Russia |
Best server | Vadim Khamuttskikh | Russia |
Best player | Vadim Khamuttskikh | Russia |
Best adoption player | Pavel Abramov | Russia |
Web links
- Information from the FIVB (English)