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1990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World B Championship 12–22 April 1990 ... Italy 3–1 Cuba: 12–15 15–11 15–6 16–14 58–46: Final standing. Rank Team
Since volleyball was to be added to the Olympic Program in 1964, the 4-cycles were advanced in 2 years after the fourth edition (1960), so that the World Championship may alternate with the Summer Olympic Games. As of 1970, teams from Africa also took part in the competition, and the original goal of having members from all five continental ...
Name Date of birth Height Weight 1990 club 1: Philippe Rossard 2 May 1964 (aged 26) 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) 78 kg (172 lb) AS Grenoble: 3: Herve Mazzon 12 August 1959 (aged 31) 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) 82 kg (181 lb) VB Frejus: 5: Éric Bouvier 5 January 1961 (aged 29) 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) ASU Lyon: 6
The FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of characters for each World Cup event. The trend began with Willie in 1966 FIFA World Cup, one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot designs represent a characteristic or symbol of the host country, such as flora, fauna, or costume. [1]
Andrea Zorzi (born 29 July 1965) is an Italian former volleyball player, won two World Championships with the Italy men's national volleyball team (1990 and 1994). A 201 cm athlete, Zorzi was an effective spiker who played as an opposite hitter. He was popularly known as "Zorro". [1] In 1991, he was declared World's Best Player by the FIVB. [1]
The World Cup (with the exception of the 2019 edition) acts as the first qualification event for the following year's Olympic Games with the top two teams qualifying. The 14 World Cup tournaments have been won by six different national teams. Russia is the most successful team, having won the title six times (four as Soviet Union).
His first cap with Italy national volleyball team was on 27 May 1987, he played for a total of 306 times in "Azzurri" colours, winning two European gold medals in (1989 and 1995), two World Championships (1990 and 1994), three Volleyball World Leagues and the Volleyball World Cup in 1995. His international tally also includes two more gold ...
The national team is controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation, the governing body for Volleyball in Italy. It is one of the most successful national teams in the history of volleyball, having won four World Championships ( 1990 , 1994 , 1998 and 2022 ), seven European Championships , one World Cup (1995) and eight World League (1990 ...