The 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in

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. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team).

Qualification

* Cuba replaced by Argentina.

Results

Location:

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Final standing

Awards

* Most valuable player *:

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* Best spiker *: Renan Dal Zotto * Best blocker *: Stefan Christianski * Best setter *: Dusty Dvorak * Best defender *: Aldis Berzins * Best on the pitch *:

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References

External links

Results
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Cup Men's World Cup Volleyball in Japan {{Volleyball-competition-stub