1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

1990 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	China
Dates	22–31 August
Champions	Soviet Union (5th title)

The 1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Beijing, PR China from August 22 to August 31, 1990.

Teams

Squads

1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	China	6	3	3	0				9	0	MAX
2.	South Korea	5	3	2	1				6	3	2.000
3.	Italy	4	3	1	2				3	6	0.500
4.	Egypt	3	3	0	3				0	9	0.000

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Cuba	6	3	3	0				9	1	9.000
2.	Japan	5	3	2	1				7	4	1.750
3.	Chinese Taipei	4	3	1	2				3	7	0.428
4.	West Germany	3	3	0	3				2	9	0.222

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	Soviet Union	6	3	3	0				9	1	9.000
2.	Peru	5	3	2	1				6	4	1.500
3.	Netherlands	4	3	1	2				4	6	0.666
4.	Canada	3	3	0	3				1	9	0.111

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.	United States	6	3	3	0				9	0	MAX
2.	Brazil	5	3	2	1				6	4	1.500
3.	East Germany	4	3	1	2				4	6	0.666
4.	Argentina	3	3	0	3				0	9	0.000

Second round

Group E

	Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
13.	West Germany	6	3	3	0				9	2	4.500
14.	Canada	5	3	2	1				8	3	2.666
15.	Argentina	4	3	1	2				3	6	0.500
16.	Egypt	3	3	0	3				0	9	0.000

Final round

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
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	Soviet Union	3
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	Brazil	1
					Soviet Union	3
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					Cuba	0
	Cuba	3
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	South Korea	0
									Soviet Union	3
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									China	1
	United States	3
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	Japan	1
					United States	0
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					China	3			Third place
	China	3
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	Peru	0
									Cuba	1
									United States	3

	5-8th place				5th place
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	South Korea	3
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	Brazil	1
					South Korea	3
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					Peru	1
	Peru	3
	Japan	0
					7th place
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					Brazil	3
					Japan	0

	9-12th place				9th place
	1990-08-30
	Italy	3
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	Chinese Taipei	2
					Italy	1
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					Netherlands	3
	Netherlands	3
	East Germany	0
					11th place
					1990-08-31
					Chinese Taipei	3
					East Germany	0

Final standings

Place Team 1.  Soviet Union 2.  China 3.  United States 4.  Cuba 5.  South Korea 6.  Peru 7.  Brazil 8.  Japan 9.  Netherlands 10.  Italy 11. Chinese Taipei 12.  East Germany 13.  West Germany 14.  Canada 15.  Argentina 16.  Egypt

1990 FIVB Women's World Champions  Soviet Union Fifth title

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •  Irina Parkhomchuk (URS)
• Best Attacker
  •  Ana Moser (BRA)
• Best Receiver
  •  Sonia Ayaucán (PER)
• Best Server
  •  Li Guojun (CHN)

References

• Results
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• Peru Info