1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The 1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup was played from November 19 to 28 in Japan.
It was the 4th edition of the competition. Once again, hosts Japan narrowly missed out on the victory, finishing in second. As in 1981, it was the Soviet Union defended the third title.[1]
Results
|
Pts |
Matches |
Sets |
Points |
|---|
| Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
W |
L |
Ratio |
W |
L |
Ratio |
| 1 |
 Soviet Union |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
10.500 |
338 |
188 |
1.798
|
| 2 |
 Cuba |
13 |
6 |
1 |
18 |
9 |
2.000 |
319 |
269 |
1.186
|
| 3 |
 Brazil |
12 |
5 |
2 |
16 |
11 |
1.455 |
352 |
316 |
1.114
|
| 4 |
 Poland |
11 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
13 |
1.077 |
313 |
320 |
0.978
|
| 5 |
 China |
10 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
14 |
0.857 |
326 |
307 |
1.062
|
| 6 |
 Japan |
9 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
15 |
0.800 |
326 |
306 |
1.065
|
| 7 |
 Italy |
8 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
18 |
0.500 |
275 |
358 |
0.768
|
| 8 |
 Tunisia |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
21 |
0.048 |
110 |
328 |
0.335
|
Final standings
|
|
| 12–man Roster |
| Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Vladimir Kondra, Aleksandr Borisovich Savin, Viljar Loor, Vladimir Dorokhov, Yury Panchenko, Pāvels Seļivanovs, Oleg Moliboga, Vladimir Shkurikhin, Yury Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Sapega, Pavel Voronkov |
| Head Coach: |
| Viacheslav Platonov |
|
Awards
References
