The 2002
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship 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 Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Salta Province, the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the List of cities in Argentina, 7th most-populous ...
,
Córdoba,
Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...
,
Buenos Aires
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,
Santa Fé and
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
in
Argentina
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from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are
Argentina Time (
UTC−03:00).
Qualification
* Due to the clash of dates with the
2002 Asian Games, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland.
Pools composition
Squads
Venues
*
Estadio Aldo Cantoni (
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia
*
Estadio Ángel Malvicino (
Santa Fé) – Pool B and J
*
Luna Park (
Buenos Aires
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) – 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 Argentine Sea, Atlantic Ocean, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the seat of General Pueyrredón Partido, General Pueyrredón district. Mar del Plata is the second largest city in Buenos Aires ...
) – Pool D
*
Orfeo Superdomo (
Córdoba) – Pool E, H and Final round
*
Polideportivo Delmi (
Salta
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) – 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
*Best scorer:
Marcos Milinkovic
*Best spiker:
André Nascimento
*Best blocker:
João José
*Best server:
Franz Granvorka
*Best setter:
Maurício Lima
*Best digger:
Hubert Henno
*Best receiver:
Pablo Meana
Pablo Meana (born June 10, 1975, in Necochea) is a male volleyball player from Argentina
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Super seven selection
*Setter:
Nikola Grbić
*Outside hitters:
Sergey Tetyukhin and
Stéphane Antiga
*Middle blockers:
Gustavo and
João José
*Opposite:
Marcos Milinkovic
*Libero:
Hubert Henno
Marketing
Symbol
The official competition symbol the "Minto". The design is based on sport ball and volleyball.
Sponsors
*
Cerveza Quilmes
*
Visa
*
Saputo Inc.
Broadcasting
External links
Official websiteFinal StandingAwardsFormula
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Sports competitions in Buenos Aires