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from 17 September to 2 October 1988.

Qualification

* Cuba withdrew because of the North Korea-led boycott and were replaced by Italy, who won the best-of-three playoff against China.

Pools composition

Rosters

Venues

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Final round

9th–12th places

9th–12th semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

5th–8th places

5th–8th semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

Final four

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

Medalists

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 *:

Steve Timmons Steve Dennis Timmons (born November 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who represented the United States at three consecutive Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a bronze medal in 1992. He was named the M ...

*Best server *:

Ron Zwerver Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver (born 6 June 1967) is a volleyball coach and former volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul. Zwerver was one of t ...

*Best digger *:

Eizaburo Mitsuhashi is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Mitsuhashi competed at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List ...

*Best setter *:

Ferdinando De Giorgi Ferdinando De Giorgi (born 10 October 1961) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a participant in the Olympic Games Seoul 1988, three–time World Champion (1990, 1994, 1998), and the 1989 European Champion. He serve ...

*Best receiver *: Bob Ctvrtlik

References

External links

Final Standing (1964–2000)
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