The 1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the second staging of the

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, a quadrennial international

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tournament organised by the

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(AVC) with Bahrain Volleyball Association (BHV). The tournament was held in

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, Bahrain from 16 to 23 December 1979.

Pools composition

The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the

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Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Final round

Classification 13th–15th

Classification 9th–12th

Classification 5th–8th

Championship

Final standing

Awards

*MVP: Wang Jiawei *Best spiker:

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*Best blocker: Chen Gang *Best server:

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*Best setter:

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References

Results
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