1985 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 1985 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in many Italian cities from September 12 to 22, 1985. 15 teams participated in the tournament.

1985 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Italy
DatesSeptember 12–22, 1985
Teams15
Venue(s)5 (in Brescia, Ancona, Reggio Calabria, Fabriano and Perugia host cities)
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVPCuba Mireya Luis

Qualification edit

A total of 15 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Italy, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 14 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament.

Means of qualification Vacancies Qualified
Host country 1   Italy
1984 Asian Junior Championship 4   Japan
  China
  South Korea
  Australia *
NORCECA Election 2   Cuba
  Mexico
1984 European Junior Championship 3   Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia
  Bulgaria
1984 South American Championship 3   Brazil
  Peru
  Colombia **
Wild card 3   New Zealand
  Finland
  Austria
Total 15
  • * Australia replaced Chinese Taipei.
  • ** Colombia declined to participate.

Pools composition edit

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D

  Bulgaria
  Japan
  Mexico
  New Zealand

  Australia
  Austria
  Brazil
  Soviet Union

  China
  Finland
  Italy
  Peru

  Czech Republic
  Cuba
  South Korea

Pool E Pool F 13th–15th
1A   Japan 1B   Brazil 4A   New Zealand
1C   China 1D   Cuba 4B   Austria
2A   Bulgaria 2B   Soviet Union 4C   Finland
2C   Italy 2D   South Korea
3A   Mexico 3B   Australia
3C   Peru 3D   Czechoslovakia

Preliminary round edit

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 6 9 0 MAX 132 38 3.474 Second round
2   Bulgaria 3 2 1 5 6 3 2.000 112 73 1.534
3   Mexico 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 78 112 0.696
4   New Zealand 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 36 135 0.267 13th place playoff
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep Mexico   3–0   New Zealand 15–9 15–6 15–6     45–21
11 Sep Japan   3–0   Bulgaria 15–9 15–6 15–6     45–21
12 Sep Japan   3–0   New Zealand 15–4 15–1 15–0     45–5
12 Sep Bulgaria   3–0   Mexico 16–14 15–1 15–6     46–21
13 Sep Bulgaria   3–0   New Zealand 15–6 15–1 15–3     45–10
13 Sep Japan   3–0   Mexico 15–8 15–3 15–1     45–12

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 134 76 1.763 Second round
2   Soviet Union 3 2 1 5 7 3 2.333 144 63 2.286
3   Australia 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 76 124 0.613
4   Austria 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 49 140 0.350 13th place playoff
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep Soviet Union   3–0   Australia 15–3 15–8 15–2     45–13
11 Sep Brazil   3–0   Austria 15–7 15–0 15–2     45–9
12 Sep Brazil   3–0   Australia 15–5 15–4 15–5     45–14
12 Sep Soviet Union   3–0   Austria 15–2 15–3 15–1     45–6
13 Sep Australia   3–1   Austria 15–10 15–3 5–15 15–6   50–34
13 Sep Brazil   3–1   Soviet Union 15–9 9–15 15–10 15–10   54–44

Pool C edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 149 76 1.961 Second round
2   Italy 3 2 1 5 7 4 1.750 141 112 1.259
3   Peru 3 1 2 4 4 6 0.667 105 128 0.820
4   Finland 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 56 135 0.415 13th place playoff
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep Italy   3–0   Finland 15–2 15–7 15–6     45–15
11 Sep China   3–0   Peru 15–4 15–10 15–8     45–22
12 Sep Italy   3–1   Peru 15–9 15–0 12–15 16–14   58–38
12 Sep China   3–0   Finland 15–6 15–1 15–9     45–16
13 Sep China   3–1   Italy 14–16 15–6 15–9 15–7   59–38
13 Sep Peru   3–0   Finland 15–7 15–12 15–6     45–25

Pool D edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Cuba 2 2 0 4 6 1 6.000 101 45 2.244 Second round
2   South Korea 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 75 80 0.938
3   Czechoslovakia 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 39 90 0.433
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 Sep South Korea   3–0   Czechoslovakia 15–13 15–5 15–6     45–24
12 Sep Cuba   3–0   Czechoslovakia 15–9 15–1 15–5     45–15
13 Sep Cuba   3–1   South Korea 15–4 11–15 15–11 15–3   56–30

Second round edit

Pool E edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   China 5 5 0 10 15 2 7.500 251 115 2.183 Semifinals
2   Japan 5 4 1 9 13 3 4.333 216 137 1.577
3   Italy 5 3 2 8 10 7 1.429 211 189 1.116 5th place playoff
4   Peru 5 2 3 7 7 9 0.778 173 191 0.906
5   Bulgaria 5 1 4 6 3 12 0.250 127 199 0.638 9th place playoff
6   Mexico 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 79 226 0.350
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
16 Sep Peru   3–0   Bulgaria 15–7 15–5 16–14     46–26
16 Sep China   3–1   Japan 15–7 12–15 15–9 15–8   57–39
16 Sep Italy   3–0   Mexico 15–6 15–7 15–8     45–21
17 Sep Japan   3–0   Peru 15–5 15–13 15–3     45–22
17 Sep China   3–0   Mexico 15–3 15–4 15–1     45–8
17 Sep Italy   3–0   Bulgaria 15–8 15–11 15–7     45–26
18 Sep Peru   3–0   Mexico 15–7 15–5 15–5     45–17
18 Sep China   3–0   Bulgaria 15–3 15–3 15–2     45–8
18 Sep Japan   3–0   Italy 15–5 15–8 15–12     45–25

Pool F edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1   Brazil 5 5 0 10 15 5 3.000 272 194 1.402 Semifinals
2   Cuba 5 4 1 9 14 4 3.500 254 150 1.693
3   Soviet Union 5 3 2 8 10 7 1.429 221 181 1.221 5th place playoff
4   South Korea 5 2 3 7 9 9 1.000 210 195 1.077
5   Czechoslovakia 5 1 4 6 4 12 0.333 137 208 0.659 9th place playoff
6   Australia 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000 59 225 0.262
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
16 Sep Brazil   3–0   Czechoslovakia 15–6 15–6 15–1     45–13
16 Sep Soviet Union   3–0   South Korea 15–9 15–6 16–14     46–29
16 Sep Cuba   3–0   Australia 15–3 15–5 15–4     45–12
17 Sep Czech Republic   3–0   Australia 15–2 15–7 15–7     45–16
17 Sep Cuba   3–0   Soviet Union 15–12 15–8 15–9     45–29
17 Sep Brazil   3–2   South Korea 15–8 15–11 6–15 13–15 15–12 64–61
18 Sep South Korea   3–0   Australia 15–2 15–1 15–2     45–5
18 Sep Soviet Union   3–1   Czechoslovakia 12–15 15–7 15–9 15–9   57–40
18 Sep Brazil   3–2   Cuba 15–10 9–15 10–15 15–10 15–13 64–63

13th–15th places edit

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
13   Austria 2 2 0 4 6 1 6.000 102 81 1.259
14   Finland 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 99 78 1.269
15   New Zealand 2 0 2 2 0 6 0.000 48 90 0.533
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
16 Sep Austria   3–0   New Zealand 15–7 15–7 15–13     45–27
17 Sep Finland   3–0   New Zealand 15–5 15–7 15–9     45–21
18 Sep Austria   3–1   Finland 11–15 16–14 15–10 17–15   57–54

Final round edit

9th–12th places edit

 
9th–12th places9th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Bulgaria 3
 
 
 
  Australia 0
 
  Bulgaria 3
 
 
 
  Czechoslovakia 1
 
  Czechoslovakia 3
 
 
  Mexico 0
 
11th place
 
 
 
 
 
  Mexico 3
 
 
  Australia 0

Classification 9th and 12th edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
21 Sep Bulgaria   3–0   Australia 15–4 15–10 15–3     45–17
21 Sep Czechoslovakia   3–0   Mexico 15–7 15–7 15–2     45–16

Classification 11th edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep Mexico   3–0   Australia 15–7 15–7 15–6     45–20

Classification 9th edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep Bulgaria   3–1   Czechoslovakia 8–15 18–16 15–13 17–15   58–59

5th–8th places edit

 
5th–8th places5th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  South Korea 3
 
 
 
  Italy 2
 
  South Korea 3
 
 
 
  Soviet Union 2
 
  Soviet Union 3
 
 
  Peru 1
 
7th place
 
 
 
 
 
  Italy 3
 
 
  Peru 1

Classification 5th and 8th edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
21 Sep South Korea   3–2   Italy 13–15 15–3 6–15 15–8 15–4 64–47
21 Sep Soviet Union   3–1   Peru 15–1 9–15 15–7 15–6   54–29

Classification 7th edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep Italy   3–1   Peru 15–13 4–15 15–7 15–10   49–45

Classification 5th edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep South Korea   3–2   Soviet Union 7–15 7–15 15–13 15–10 15–12 59–65

Championship round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Cuba3
 
 
 
  China1
 
  Cuba3
 
 
 
  Japan1
 
  Japan3
 
 
  Brazil0
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  China3
 
 
  Brazil1

Semifinals edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
21 Sep Cuba   3–1   China 12–15 15–11 15–7 15–5   57–38
21 Sep Japan   3–0   Brazil 15–6 15–7 15–13     45–26

Bronze medal match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep China   3–1   Brazil 14–16 15–10 15–5 15–7   61–38

Gold medal match edit

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
22 Sep Cuba   3–1   Japan 6–15 15–10 15–10 15–10   51–45

Final standing edit

Individual awards edit

External links edit