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The 2002
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variable ...
was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in
Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...
, Córdoba,
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,
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, Santa Fé and
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in
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are
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( UTC−03:00).


Qualification

* Due to the clash of dates with the
2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland.


Pools composition


Squads


Venues

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Estadio Aldo Cantoni The Estadio Aldo Cantoni is an indoor arena located in the city of San Juan, capital of San Juan Province. It is mainly use by UPCN Vóley Club and Obras Pocito for its home matches for the Serie A1, the top level of the Argentine men's volleyb ...
(
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia *
Estadio Ángel Malvicino The Estadio Angel P. Malvicino is an indoor arena in Santa Fe, Argentina. It mostly hosts basketball matches but also volleyball, futsal, boxing, handball and artistic events. Unión de Santa Fe currently plays at this stadium its home matches f ...
( Santa Fé) – Pool B and J *
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(
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
) – Argentina vs. Australia, Pool C, G and Final round * Estadio Polideportivo (
Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" is a s ...
) – Pool D *
Orfeo Superdomo The Orfeo Superdome is an indoor arena, indoor sports arena that is located in Córdoba, Argentina, Córdoba, Argentina. The arena is primarily used to host basketball, volleyball, boxing, and tennis events. It's also the host venue for most conce ...
( Córdoba) – Pool E, H and Final round *
Polideportivo Delmi Polideportivo Delmi, is an arena in Salta, Argentina. It is primarily used for 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 othe ...
(
Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic ce ...
) – Pool F and K


First round


Pool A


Pool B


Pool C


Pool D


Pool E


Pool F


Third placed teams


Second round


Pool G


Pool H


Pool J


Pool K


Final round


Quarterfinals


5th–8th semifinals


Semifinals


7th place


5th place


3rd place


Final


Final standing



Awards

*MVP:
Marcos Milinkovic Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born December 22, 1971 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine volleyball player. Milinković is 203 cm tall and weighs 100 kg. Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age ...
*Best Scorer:
Marcos Milinkovic Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born December 22, 1971 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine volleyball player. Milinković is 203 cm tall and weighs 100 kg. Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age ...
*Best Spiker:
André Nascimento André Luiz da Silva Nascimento (born 4 March 1979) is a former Brazilian volleyball player who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was born in São João de Meriti São João de Me ...
*Best Blocker:
João José João Miguel Sequeira José (born 7 June 1978 in Portimão) is a male volleyball player from Portugal. He finished in 8th place with the Men's National Team at the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship The 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Champi ...
*Best Server: Franz Granvorka *Best Setter:
Maurício Lima Maurício Camargo Lima (born January 27, 1968 in Campinas) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. He won two Olympic gold medals with the Brazilian national volleyball team, the first against the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics and ...
*Best Digger:
Hubert Henno Hubert Henno (born 6 October 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team. He was participant of the Olympic Games 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens 2004, bronze medalis ...
*Best Receiver:
Pablo Meana Pablo Meana (born June 10, 1975 in Necochea) is a male volleyball player from Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina c ...


Super seven selection

*Setter:
Nikola Grbić Nikola Grbić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player, who is currently serving as head coach for the Poland national team. The Olympic Champion Sydney 2000, a bro ...
*Outside Hitters:
Sergey Tetyukhin Sergey Yuryevich Tetyukhin (russian: Серге́й Юрьевич Тетюхин; born 23 September 1975) is a former Russian volleyball player. He was born in Fergana, Uzbekistan. He is 1.97 m tall, and plays as passer-attacker. Together ...
and
Stéphane Antiga Stéphane Antiga (born 3 February 1976) is French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1998 to 2010, and a participant in the Olympic Games Athens 2004. The current head coach of Devel ...
*Middle Blockers:
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and
João José João Miguel Sequeira José (born 7 June 1978 in Portimão) is a male volleyball player from Portugal. He finished in 8th place with the Men's National Team at the 2002 FIVB Men's World Championship The 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Champi ...
*Opposite:
Marcos Milinkovic Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born December 22, 1971 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine volleyball player. Milinković is 203 cm tall and weighs 100 kg. Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age ...
*Libero:
Hubert Henno Hubert Henno (born 6 October 1976 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French volleyball player, a member of France men's national volleyball team. He was participant of the Olympic Games 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens 2004, bronze medalis ...


Marketing


Symbol

The official competition symbol the "Minto". The design is based on sport ball and volleyball.


Sponsors

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Broadcasting


External links


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