The 1981 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 19 to 28 November 1981 in

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. It was the 4th edition of the competition.

Qualification

Results

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Final standing

Awards

* Most Valuable Player :

Vyacheslav Zaytsev Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev (russian: Вячеслав Алексеевич Зайцев, born 12 November 1952) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics ...

* Best Spiker :

Raúl Vilches Raúl Vilches More (2 October 1954 – 13 January 2022), more commonly known as Raúl Vilches, was a Cuban volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Career Vilches competed in the 1976 and the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1976, he was part of the Cu ...

* Best Blocker :

Aleksandr Borisovich Savin Aleksandr Borisovich Savin (russian: Александр Борисович Савин, born July 1, 1957) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Early ...

* Best Setter : Shen Fu Lin * Best Defender :

Renan Dal Zotto Renan Dal Zotto (born July 19, 1960) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who competed in three editions of the Summer Olympics and currently head coach of Brazil men's national volleyball team. He was born in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul. ...

* Best on the pitch : Haruhiko Hanawa

References

External links

Results
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