The 1991
FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 8 to 17 November 1991 in 3 cities in
Japan
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Tokyo
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,
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan.
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, and
Osaka
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. Twelve national teams played for the right to a fast lane ticket into the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona
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Spain
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Teams
Results
First round
Pool A
Location:
Tokyo
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Location:
Gifu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. Durin ...
Pool B
Location:
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan.
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Location:
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
Final round
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the first round are taken into account for the final round.
7th–12th places
Final places
Location:
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
Final standing
Awards
* Most valuable player
*:
Caren Kemner
Caren Marie Alexius Kemner (born April 16, 1965) is an American former volleyball player and three-time Olympian.
Kemner was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2013.
High school
Kemner played volleyball at Quincy Notre ...
* Best scorer
*:
Caren Kemner
Caren Marie Alexius Kemner (born April 16, 1965) is an American former volleyball player and three-time Olympian.
Kemner was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2013.
High school
Kemner played volleyball at Quincy Notre ...
* Best attacker
*:
Mireya Luis
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández (born 25 August 1967) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She wa ...
* Best blocker
*:
Gabriela Pérez del Solar
Gabriela "Gaby" Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza (born 10 July 1968) is a Peruvian former volleyball player and two-time Olympian. Following her sports career, she entered politics and served as a Congresswoman of the Christian People's Par ...
* Best setter
*:
Ma Fang
* Best server
*:
Mercedes Calderón
* Best defender
*:
Chang Yoon-hee
Chang Yoon-hee (; born ) is a retired South Korean female volleyball player. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team. On the club level she played with Honam Oil, which later became LG Oil and then GS Caltex. ...
* Best coach
*:
Eugenio George Lafita
* Spirit of Fight
*:
Mireya Luis
Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández (born 25 August 1967) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She won gold medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics with the Cuban women's national volleyball team. She wa ...
External links
Results
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