The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship is the oldest world-level competition on the volleyball calendar and the sport’s most prestigious event However, there are always interesting facts in a competition. and here are some facts about the most prestigious volleyball matches in the world
1.East Germany’s Rudi Schumann, the first MVP in the history of the World Championships, at Bulgaria 1970
Current reigning champions Poland claimed their first world title at Mexico 1974, accompanied by the Soviet Union and Japan on the podium. While until that point the various stages of the World Championships were played in round-robin formats, the first knockout rounds were introduced at Italy 1978, when the Soviets regained the crown by shutting out the hosts in the first-ever World Championship final. Cuba won the third place match to claim their first medal.
In 1982, USSR defended the title by sweeping Brazil in the final and hosts Argentina settled for bronze, the first World Championship medals for both South American nations. The United States of America was the first non-European team to top a World Championship podium. They did so after winning the France 1986 final against the Soviets, while Bulgaria took the bronze. The number of participating teams for that and the next two editions was limited to 16.
2.The Moscow 1952 World Championship attracted about 25 thousand spectators on each competition day
In 1952, the first world champions hosted the second edition in Moscow. Among the 11 competing teams, India, Israel and Lebanon were the first non-European participants. In the end, the podium had the exact same configuration as in 1949, with the Soviet Union claiming their second gold, Czechoslovakia earning silver and Bulgaria taking bronze.
This and the next two World Championships were held in the same years as the Olympic Games. In 1956, at the first edition played indoors, the French capital Paris welcomed as many as 24 competing teams, including the first participants from the western hemisphere – Brazil, Cuba and USA. This time, Czechoslovakia won their first title, and were joined by Romania and USSR on the podium. Four years, later Brazil organised the first World Championship outside Europe and the first to be played in multiple host cities. The same teams made the podium, however in a different order – USSR, Czechoslovakia, Romania.
3.Italy-Bulgaria 2018 world champs Poland
To sum it up, the Soviet Union lead the way with six World Championship titles. Brazil, Italy and Poland are three-time world champions. Czechoslovakia topped the podium twice. USA and GDR are the only other teams to have triumphed as world champions. Russia (including USSR) also top the chart on the number of medals won with 12, followed by Brazil and Czechoslovakia with six each and Bulgaria with five.
- by Admin FIXCH
- September 12, 2022
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