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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 (

) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia * Estadio Ángel Malvicino ( Santa Fé) – Pool B and J * Luna Park (

) – Argentina vs. Australia, Pool C, G and Final round * Estadio Polideportivo (

) – Pool D * Orfeo Superdomo ( Córdoba) – Pool E, H and Final round * Polideportivo Delmi (

) – 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:

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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.

Broadcasting

External links

Official websiteFinal StandingAwardsFormula
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