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. The competition in

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was held from 29 July to 8 August 1992 in three venues in the city: the Palau d'Esports, the

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and the

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, where the semi-finals and finals were played.

Qualification

* Notes: :1. China was the 1990 World Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). :2. Japan was the 1991 Asian Championship runners-up (champions China, were already qualified as 1990 World Championship runners-up). :3. The Netherlands was the 1991 European Championship runners-up (champions Soviet Union, were already qualified as 1988 Olympic champions). :4. The United States was fourth at the 1991 World Cup (champions Cuba, runners-up China and third place Soviet Union were already qualified through other tournaments). With the

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(CIS) and competed together as the Unified Team.

Format

Compared to four years earlier, the format of the tournament underwent some changes.The tournament was played in two different stages. In the (first stage), the eight participants were divided into two pools of four teams in a single round-robin format was played within each pool to determine the teams position. At the (second stage) the first placed teams in each group qualified directly for the semi-finals, while the second and third placed teams in the Olympic crossover system would face each other in an extra round consisting of a single elimination round with the winners advancing to the semi-finals and those eliminated playing a game to define fifth place. The winners of these two games faced those already qualified for the semifinals and while the winners played in the final, the losers played in the bronze medal match.

Pools composition

Rosters

Venues

* Palau d'Esports,

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Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

7th to 8th place

7th place match

Final

Quarterfinals

5th place match

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

Medalists

Awards

*Most valuable player *: *Best setter *: *Best scorer *: *Best spiker *: *Best blocker *: *Best receiver *: *Best digger *: *Best server *:

Statistics Leaders

Best scorers Best attackers Best blockers Best servers Best diggers Best setters Best receivers

Dream Team

*SETTER *: *Outside Hitters *: *: *MIDDLE BLOCKERS *: *: *OPPOSITE SPIKER *:

References

External links

ResultsFinal standings (1964–2000) at FIVB.orgOfficial results
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