1990 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship

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			Third place
	1990-08-28
					China	3
	China	3							Cuba	1
	Peru	0							United States	3
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	5-8th place				5th place
	1990-08-30
	South Korea	3
	Brazil	1
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					South Korea	3
					Peru	1
					7th place
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	Peru	3		Brazil	3
	Japan	0			Japan	0

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

FIVB Volleyball World Championship
Men's	Tournaments Czechoslovakia 1949 Soviet Union 1952 France 1956 Brazil 1960 Soviet Union 1962 Czechoslovakia 1966 Bulgaria 1970 Mexico 1974 Italy 1978 Argentina 1982 France 1986 Brazil 1990 Greece 1994 Japan 1998 Argentina 2002 Japan 2006 Italy 2010 Poland 2014 Italy/Bulgaria 2018 Qualification 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Squads 1949 1952 1956 1960 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Women's	Tournaments Soviet Union 1952 France 1956 Brazil 1960 Soviet Union 1962 Japan 1967 Bulgaria 1970 Mexico 1974 Soviet Union 1978 Peru 1982 Czechoslovakia 1986 China 1990 Brazil 1994 Japan 1998 Germany 2002 Japan 2006 Japan 2010 Italy 2014 Japan 2018 Qualification 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Squads 1952 1956 1960 1962 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
National team appearances (Men's – Women's)