2002 FIVB Women's World Championship

The 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Leipzig, and Stuttgart, Germany from August 30 to September 15, 2002.

Qualification

:"2002 FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification"

Teams

;Group A
*vbw|BUL
*vbw|CZE
*vbw|GER
*vbw|ITA
*vbw|JPN
*vbw|MEX ;Group B
*vbw|CUB
*vbw|CAN
*vbw|EGY
*vbw|NED
*vbw|ROM
*KOR ;Group C
*vbw|ARG
*vbw|DOM
*vbw|KEN
*vbw|PUR
*vbw|RUS
*vbw|USA ;Group D
*vbw|AUS
*vbw|BRA
*vbw|CHN
*vbw|GRE
*vbw|POL
*vbw|THA

quads

:"2002 FIVB Women's World Championship Squads"

Preliminary Round

Group A

Group D

Group G

Final Round

Round8-with third
RD1=Quarterfinals
RD2=Semifinals
RD3=Final
Consol=3rd place
2002-09-11 - Bremen|vbw|RUS|3|vbw|BUL|0
2002-09-11 - Bremen|vbw|USA|3|vbw|CUB|0
2002-09-11 - Stuttgart|vbw|KOR|0|vbw|ITA|3
2002-09-11 - Stuttgart|vbw|CHN|3|vbw|BRA|2
2002-09-13 - Berlin|vbw|RUS|2|vbw|USA|3
2002-09-13 - Berlin|vbw|ITA|3|vbw|CHN|1
2002-09-15 - Berlin|vbw|USA|2|vbw|ITA|3
2002-09-14 - Berlin|vbw|RUS|3|vbw|CHN|1
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Round4-with third
RD1=5-8th place
RD2=5th place
Consol=7th place
2002-09-12 - Bremen|vbw|CUB|3|vbw|BUL|2
2002-09-12 - Stuttgart|vbw|KOR|3|vbw|BRA|1
2002-09-15 - Berlin|vbw|CUB|3|vbw|KOR|2
2002-09-14 - Berlin|vbw|BUL|0|vbw|BRA|3
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Final Standings

# vbw|ITA
# vbw|USA
# vbw|RUS
# vbw|CHN
# vbw|CUB
# vbw|KOR
# vbw|BRA
# vbw|BUL
# vbw|NED
# vbw|GER
# vbw|GRE
# vbw|PUR
# vbw|DOM
# vbw|JPN
# vbw|POL
# vbw|ROM
# vbw|ARG
# vbw|CAN
# vbw|CZE
# vbw|THA
# vbw|AUS
# vbw|EGY
# vbw|KEN
# vbw|MEX

Team Roster

Simona Rinieri, Elisa Togut, Manuela Leggeri, Sara Anzanello, Paola Paggi, Darina Mifkova, Francesca Piccinini, Rachele Sangiuliano, Eleonora Lo Bianco, Valentina Borrelli, Anna Vania Mello, and Paola Cardullo.
Head Coach: Marco Bonitta.

Individual Awards

*Most Valuable Player:
**flagathlete|Elisa Togut|ITA
*Fair Play Award:
**flagathlete|Paola Cardullo|ITA
*Best Spiker:
**flagathlete|Elizaveta Tichtchenko|RUS
*Best Scorer:
**flagathlete|Yumilka Ruiz|CUB
*Best Blocker:
**flagathlete|Danielle Scott|USA
*Best Setter:
**flagathlete|Marcelle Rodrigues|BRA
*Best Digger:
**flagathlete|Koo Ki-Lan|KOR
*Best Receiver:
**flagathlete|Koo Ki-Lan|KOR
*Best Server:
**flagathlete|Nancy Carrillo|CUB

References

* [http://www.geocities.com/volleyballplus4/wc_w02.htm Results]
* [http://www.fivb.org/ Federation Internationale de Volleyball]