Men's volleyball world championship 1982

The 1982 men's volleyball world championship took place in Argentina from October 1st to 15th . The Soviet Union won the title for the sixth time. The games were played in Buenos Aires , Catamarca , Rosario and Mendoza .

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The 24 participants played in six groups of four in the first round. The two best teams in each group formed two groups of six in the second group, the remaining teams played their own round with also two groups of six. The results from the direct duels of the first round were adopted. The four best teams in the second round determined the new world champion in the semifinals and final. The other teams also played places five to 24 in knockout games.

The new world champion would have qualified for the 1984 Olympic Games . However, since the Soviet Union was the defending champion at the Olympic tournament, the World Cup second Brazil took over the place.

game schedule

First round

Group A in Buenos Aires space team S. N sentences 1.  Japan 3 0 9: 1 2.  Argentina 2 1 7: 4 3.  Mexico 1 2 4: 8 4th  Tunisia 0 3 2: 9

Group B in Catamarca space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 3 0 9-0 2.  Bulgaria 2 1 6: 5 3.  United States 1 2 5: 6 4th  Chile 0 3 0: 9

October 2nd Japan Mexico 3-0 Argentina Tunisia 3-0 October 3 Japan Tunisia 3-0 Argentina Mexico 3: 1 4th of October Mexico Tunisia 3: 2 Japan Argentina 3: 1

October 2nd Soviet Union Chile 3-0 Bulgaria United States 3: 2 October 3 Bulgaria Chile 3-0 Soviet Union United States 3-0 4th of October Soviet Union Bulgaria 3-0 United States Chile 3-0

Group C in Rosario space team S. N sentences 1.  Canada 2 1 8: 3 2.  GDR 2 1 6: 3 3.  Italy 2 1 6: 5 4th  Australia 0 3 0: 9

Group D in Buenos Aires space team S. N sentences 1.  Poland 3 0 9: 1 2.  Cuba 2 1 7: 3 3.  Romania 1 2 3: 7 4th  Venezuela 0 3 1: 9

October 1 Italy Australia 3-0 Canada GDR 3-0 October 2nd GDR Australia 3-0 Italy Canada 3: 2 October 3 Canada Australia 3-0 GDR Italy 3-0

October 2nd Cuba Venezuela 3-0 Poland Romania 3-0 October 3 Poland Venezuela 3-0 Cuba Romania 3-0 4th of October Romania Venezuela 3: 1 Poland Cuba 3: 1

Group E in Buenos Aires space team S. N sentences 1.  People's Republic of China 3 0 9-0 2.  South Korea 2 1 6: 4 3.  France 1 2 3: 8 4th  Finland 0 3 3: 9

Group F in Mendoza space team S. N sentences 1.  Czechoslovakia 3 0 9: 1 2.  Brazil 2 1 7: 3 3.  Iraq 1 2 3: 8 4th  Libya 0 3 2: 9

October 1 China France 3-0 South Korea Finland 3: 1 October 2nd South Korea France 3-0 China Finland 3-0 October 3 France Finland 3: 2 China South Korea 3-0

October 2nd Czechoslovakia Iraq 3-0 Brazil Libya 3-0 October 3 Czechoslovakia Libya 3-0 Brazil Iraq 3-0 4th of October Iraq Libya 3: 2 Czechoslovakia Brazil 3: 1

Second round (1-12)

Group G in Rosario and Buenos Aires space team S. N sentences 1.  Japan 4th 1 13: 6 2.  Argentina 4th 1 13: 9 3.  People's Republic of China 3 2 11: 6 4th  South Korea 2 3 8: 9 5.  Canada 2 3 8:10 6th  GDR 0 5 2:15

Group H in Mendoza and Catamarca space team S. N sentences 1.  Soviet Union 5 0 15: 2 2.  Brazil 3 2 10: 7 3.  Bulgaria 2 3 9:11 4th  Poland 2 3 7:10 5.  Cuba 2 3 7:13 6th  Czechoslovakia 1 4th 8:13

October 7th Canada Japan 3: 1 China GDR 3-0 Argentina South Korea 3: 2 8th October South Korea GDR 3-0 Argentina Canada 3: 2 Japan China 3: 2 October 10th China Canada 3-0 Japan South Korea 3-0 Argentina GDR 3: 2 October 11th South Korea Canada 3-0 Japan GDR 3-0 Argentina China 3-0

October 7th Bulgaria Czechoslovakia 3: 2 Brazil Poland 3-0 Soviet Union Cuba 3-0 8th October Bulgaria Poland 3-0 Brazil Cuba 3-0 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 3: 1 October 10th Cuba Czechoslovakia 3: 2 Brazil Bulgaria 3: 1 Soviet Union Poland 3: 1 October 11th Cuba Bulgaria 3: 2 Soviet Union Brazil 3-0 Poland Czechoslovakia 3-0

Second round (13-24)

Group I in Buenos Aires and Rosario space team S. N sentences 1.  Italy 5 0 15: 1 2.  France 4th 1 13: 7 3.  Mexico 3 2 11:10 4th  Finland 2 3 10: 9 5.  Tunisia 1 4th 5:12 6th  Australia 0 5 0:15

Group J space team S. N sentences 1.  United States 5 0 15: 1 2.  Romania 4th 1 13: 4 3.  Venezuela 3 2 10: 9 4th  Iraq 2 3 7:11 5.  Chile 1 4th 5:12 6th  Libya 0 5 2:15

October 7th Italy Finland 3-0 Mexico Australia 3-0 France Tunisia 3-0 8th October France Mexico 3: 2 Finland Australia 3-0 Italy Tunisia 3-0 October 10th Italy France 3: 1 Mexico Finland 3: 2 Tunisia Australia 3-0 October 11th Finland Tunisia 3-0 Italy Mexico 3-0 France Australia 3-0

October 7th Venezuela Iraq 3: 1 Romania Chile 3-0 United States Libya 3-0 8th October Romania Iraq 3-0 United States Venezuela 3-0 Chile Libya 3-0 October 10th United States Iraq 3-0 Venezuela Chile 3: 2 Romania Libya 3-0 October 11th Venezuela Libya 3-0 Iraq Chile 3-0 United States Romania 3: 1

Placement games

in Buenos Aires

	Semifinals				final
	October 14th
	Soviet Union	3
	Argentina	0
					15th October
					Soviet Union	3
					Brazil	0
					3rd place match
	October 14th				15th October
	Brazil	3			Argentina	3
	Japan	0			Japan	0

in Rosario

	Placement games 5-8				Play for 5th place
	October 14th
	Poland	3
	People's Republic of China	1
					15th October
					Poland	1
					Bulgaria	3
					Game for 7th place
	October 14th				15th October
	Bulgaria	3			People's Republic of China	3
	South Korea	0			South Korea	0

in Mendoza

	Placement games 9-12				Play for 9th place
	October 14th
	Cuba	3
	GDR	0
					15th October
					Cuba	0
					Czechoslovakia	3
					Game for 11th place
	October 14th				15th October
	Czechoslovakia	3			GDR	2
	Canada	0			Canada	3

in Catamarca

	Placement games 13-16				Game for 13th place
	October 14th
	United States	3
	France	0
					15th October
					United States	3
					Italy	0
					Play for 15th place
	October 14th				15th October
	Italy	3			France	2
	Romania	2			Romania	3

in Rosario

	Placement games 17-20				Game for 17th place
	October 14th
	Finland	3
	Venezuela	1
					15th October
					Finland	3
					Mexico	0
					Game for 19th place
	October 14th				15th October
	Mexico	3			Venezuela	3
	Iraq	0			Iraq	2

in Buenos Aires

	Placement games 21-24				Game for 21st place
	October 14th
	Australia	3
	Chile	1
					15th October
					Australia	1
					Tunisia	3
					Game for 23rd place
	October 14th				15th October
	Tunisia	3			Chile	3
	Libya	1			Libya	1

Final score

The GDR reached twelfth place with Bernd Dankert , Joachim Hänsch , Henry Bachmann , Roland Kühner (all SC Dynamo Berlin), Ulrich Sernow , René Hecht (all TSC Berlin), Steffen Bohne , Edgar Heinold , Lutz Hofmann , Norbert Kleine (all SC Leipzig), Peter Schulz and Uwe Westphal (all SC Traktor Schwerin). The trainer was Lothar Schröter .

1.	Soviet Union
2.	Brazil
3.	Argentina
4th	Japan
5.	Bulgaria
6th	Poland
7th	People's Republic of China
8th.	South Korea
9.	Czechoslovakia
10.	Cuba
11.	Canada
12.	German Democratic Republic
13.	United States
14th	Italy
15th	Romania
16.	France
17th	Finland
18th	Mexico
19th	Venezuela
20th	Iraq
21st	Tunisia
22nd	Australia
23.	Chile
24.	Libya

qualification

Host Argentina and the top twelve teams from the last World Cup were automatically qualified. The remaining starting places were for the best-placed teams in the last continental tournaments. At the European Championships in 1981 three starting places were awarded. Two further representatives each came from the other continents to the final round, which were determined in 1979 in Asia and Africa and in 1981 in the NORCECA Association and in South America .

Web links

• Results for Todor66 (English)