The 1989 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 26 November 1989 in

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) for the right to a fast lane ticket into the

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. Cuba emerged as Champion, with Italy as the runners-up, the Soviet Union in third place, and the United States in fourth.

Qualification

Results

All times are

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Location:

Final standing

Awards

* Most valuable player *:

Karch Kiraly Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly ( ; born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach, and broadcast announcer. He was a central part of the United States men's national volleyball team, U.S National Team that won gold medals at t ...

* Best spiker *:

Andrea Gardini Andrea Gardini (born 1 October 1965) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver ( Atlanta 1996) and bronze ( Sydney 2000) Olympic Games medallist, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and four–time Eur ...

* Best blocker *:

Giovane Gávio Giovane Farinazzo Gavio (born 7 September 1970), known as Giovane, is a Brazilian retired volleyball coach and former player who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in B ...

* Best setter *:

Masayoshi Manabe Masayoshi Manabe (真鍋政義 ''Manabe Masayoshi'', born 21 August 1963) is a Japanese volleyball coach and former player, who played as a setter for the Japanese men's national volleyball team in the 1980s and 1990s. Manabe played at the 198 ...

* Best defender *: Robert Ctvrtlik * Best receiver *:

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* Best on the pitch *: Luis Beltran

External links

1989 Men's Volleyball World Cup Italy - Brazil
(Youtube)

References

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