The 1985 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 22 November to 1 December 1985 in Japan. The World Cup brought together eight teams. The matches were played in Round Robin. Each team played each other (a total of 7 matches per team).
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country—―1Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics29 Jul – 11 Aug 1984 Los Angeles11982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship1–15 October 198211985 Men's European Volleyball Championship29 Sep – 4 Oct 198511985 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship27 Sep – 6 Oct 1985 Santiago de los Caballeros1*1985 Men's South American Volleyball Championship24 Jul – 1 Aug 1985 Caracas1Asian Qualifier Hong Kong11983 Men's African Volleyball Championship7–14 December 1983 Port Said1Total8
* Cuba replaced by Argentina.
Results
Location: Osaka
Location: Nagoya
Location: Hiroshima
Location: Nagoya
Location: Tokyo
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8
Team roster Karch Kiraly, Craig Buck, Dusty Dvorak, Aldis Berzins, Patrick Powers, Steven Salmons, Dave Saunders, Steve Timmons, Jeffrey Stork, Douglas Partie, Robert Ctvrtlik Head coach Gary Sato
Awards
Most valuable player Karch Kiraly Best spiker Renan Dal Zotto Best blocker Stefan Christianski Best setter Dusty Dvorak Best defender Aldis Berzins Best on the pitch Yaroslav Antonov
References
External links Results