Competition: | Men's World Cup |
Continent: | World |
Year: | 1977 |
Dates: | 17–29 November |
Teams: | 12 |
Venues: | 6 |
Cities: | 6 |
Champions: | URS |
Title Number: | 2 |
Second: | JPN |
Third: | CUB |
Fourth: | POL |
Mvp: | Tomasz Wójtowicz |
Last: | 1969 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup |
Next: | 1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup |
The 1977 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 17 to 29 November 1977 in Japan. It was the 3rd edition of the competition.
The FIVB Men’s World Cup made its final breakthrough when the decision was taken to hold the competition in Japan from that point on. The tournament was held there for the first time in 1977, and the mix of competitors from around the world was the most varied it had ever been. Only three of the twelve participating teams were from Europe. Soviet Union won their second title of World Cup.[1]
Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Host Country | — | ― | 1 | ||
1977 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 25 Sep – 2 Oct 1977 | 3 | |||
1975 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 18–25 Oct 1975 | 1 | |||
1977 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 1977 | Santo Domingo | 3 | ||
Asian Qualifier | 16–21 November 1976 | Hong Kong | 2 | ||
1977 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 26 Feb – 5 Mar 1977 | 1 | |||
1976 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 1976 | Tunis | 1 | ||
Total | 12 |
* Romania and Yugoslavia were replaced by Bulgaria and United States.
Location: Fukuoka
Location: Toyama
Location: Sapporo
Location: Sendai
Location: Nagoya
Location: Hiroshima
Location: Sapporo
Location: Tokyo
Location: Tokyo
Rank | Team | |
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Team roster |
Vladimir Kondra, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Vladimir Ulanov, Anatoliy Polishchuk, Vladimir Chernyshyov, Aleksandr Borisovich Savin, Viljar Loor, Vladimir Dorokhov, Pāvels Seļivanovs, Oleg Moliboga, Fedir Lashchonov, Fedor Burchukov |
Head coach |
Viacheslav Platonov |
Haruhiko Hanawa