The 2002 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan in Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
Tournament details | |
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Host nation | Argentina |
Dates | September 28 – October 13 |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Officially opened by | Eduardo Duhalde |
Champions | Brazil (1st title) |
Tournament awards | |
MVP | Marcos Milinkovic |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 72 |
Attendance | 371,061 (5,154 per match) |
Official website | |
2002 Men's World Championship | |
Qualification
Africa (CAVB) | Asia and Oceania (AVC) | Europe (CEV) | North America (NORCECA) | South America (CSV) |
Pool A Winners: Egypt Pool B Winners: Tunisia |
Pool C Winners: South Korea * Pool C Runners-up: Kazakhstan Pool D Winners: Japan Pool E Winners: China Pool E Runners-up: Australia |
1998 World Champions: Italy Pool F Winners: Spain Pool F Runners-up: Croatia Pool G Winners: Netherlands Pool G Runners-up: Portugal Pool H Winners: Czech Republic Pool I Winners: France Pool J Winners: Bulgaria Pool K Winners: Yugoslavia Pool L Winners: Greece Pool L Runners-up: Russia |
Pool M Winners: Cuba Pool N Winners: Canada Pool N Runners-up: United States |
Host Country: Argentina Pool O Winners: Brazil NORCECA–CSV Playoff Winners: Venezuela |
* Poland Due to the clash of dates with the 2002 Asian Games, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland.
Pools composition
Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | Pool F |
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Squads
Venues
- Estadio Aldo Cantoni (San Juan) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia
- Estadio Ángel Malvicino (Santa Fé) – Pool B and J
- Luna Park (Buenos Aires) – Argentina vs. Australia, Pool C, G and Final round
- Estadio Polideportivo (Mar del Plata) – Pool D
- Orfeo Superdomo (Córdoba) – Pool E, H and Final round
- Polideportivo Delmi (Salta) – Pool F and K
First round
Final
Final standing
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Team Roster
Giovane, Henrique, Maurício, Giba, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Nalbert, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Ricardo, Dante
Head Coach: Bernardinho
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Awards
- MVP: Marcos Milinkovic
- Best scorer: Marcos Milinkovic
- Best spiker: André Nascimento
- Best blocker: João José
- Best server: Franz Granvorka
- Best setter: Maurício Lima
- Best digger: Hubert Henno
- Best receiver: Pablo Meana
Super seven selection
- Setter: Nikola Grbić
- Outside hitters: Sergey Tetyukhin and Stéphane Antiga
- Middle blockers: Gustavo and João José
- Opposite: Marcos Milinkovic
- Libero: Hubert Henno
Marketing
Symbol
The official competition symbol the "Minto". The design is based on sport ball and volleyball.
Sponsors
Broadcasting
Region | TV station |
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All countries | Telewizja Polska TV Koha HRT 1 NTV Plus Pathé Sport BNT Česká televize Globosat Diario Meridiano TBS ERTT Orbit Dubai TV RAI TSN |
Worldwide | ESPN International ESPN (Latin America) ESPN 2 ESPN+ ESPN Pac Rim and ESPN Atlantic ESPN Star Sports |
External links
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