The 1998
FIVB Volleyball World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wome ...
was the ninth edition of the annual men's international
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
tournament, played by 12 countries from 15 May to 19 July 1998. The Final Round was held in
Milan
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, Italy.
Pools composition
Intercontinental round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Playoff round
Pool West
*Host:
Alicante
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, Spain
Pool East
*Host:
Belgrade,
Yugoslavia
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Final round
*Venue:
Forum di Assago
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,
Assago, Italy
Final standing
Awards
*Best Scorer:
Osvaldo Hernández
Osvaldo Hernández Chambell (born 11 July 1970 in Camagüey) is an Italian volleyball player originally from Cuba
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*Best Spiker:
Osvaldo Hernández
Osvaldo Hernández Chambell (born 11 July 1970 in Camagüey) is an Italian volleyball player originally from Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the isl ...
*Best Blocker:
Andrea Giani
Andrea Giani (born 22 April 1970) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player who scored numerous successes in the 1990s, including three World Championships with his national team. He is considered one of the best volleyball pl ...
*Best Server:
Roman Yakovlyev
External links
1998 World League Results
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FIVB Volleyball World League
FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
1998 in Yugoslav sport
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
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