The 1991 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 17 November 1991 in 3 cities in

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, Sendai, and

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. Twelve national teams played for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1992 Summer Olympics in

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Teams

Results

First round

Pool A

Location:

Location: Gifu

Pool B

Location: Sendai Location:

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Final round

The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.

7th–12th places

Final places

Location:

Final standing

Awards

* Most Valuable Player :

Caren Kemner Caren Marie Alexius Kemner (born April 16, 1965, in Quincy, Illinois) is an American former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. Kemner was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2013. High school Kemner played volle ...

* Best Scorer :

* Best Attacker :

Mireya Luis Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya (born August 25, 1967 in Camagüey) is a retired Cuban volleyball player. Life At the age of 10 she started playing volleyball. At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for t ...

* Best Blocker :

Gabriela Pérez del Solar Gabriela "Gaby" Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza (born July 10, 1968) is a retired Peruvian volleyball player and a politician and former Congresswoman of the Christian People's Party. Sports career Perez del Solar began to play volleyball ...

* Best Setter :

Ma Fang Ma Fang (born 25 January 1965) is a Chinese former volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the ...

* Best Server :

Mercedes Calderón Mercedes Calderón Martínez (born 1 September 1965) is a former female volleyball player from Cuba, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ...

* Best Defender :

Chang Yoon-hee Chang Yoon-hee (; born ) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. On the club level she played with Honam Oil, which later became LG Oil and then GS Caltex. ...

* Best Coach :

Eugenio George Lafita Eugenio George Lafita (March 29, 1933 – June 1, 2014) was a Cuban volleyball coach. Nicknamed "Volleyball guru", Lafita led the Cuban women's team to three straight gold medals in the Olympic Games, 1992, 1996 and 2000. In 2000, the Fédé ...

* Spirit of Fight :

External links

Results
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