As would be the case two years later at the Seoul Olympic Games, the issue was settled in favour of the Americans led by Karch Kiraly and Steve Timmons. Nevertheless, they would confirm their leadership by winning, for the third time, two editions in a row.ġ986 saw the first relevant confrontation between United States, the rising major force of the decade, and the traditional leader Soviet Union after the Olympic boycotts of 19. In 1974, the Soviet Union threatened to take the lead once more, but ended up being defeated by Poland at the final. In 1970, East Germany prevailed over Bulgaria for their first and only title. The Czechs won a gold medal in the 1966 edition. There followed two more consecutive wins for the Soviet Union, in both cases over Czechoslovakia. In 1956, twice runner-up Czechoslovakia took the gold. The first two editions were won by the Soviet Union. The history of the World Championship clearly demonstrates how volleyball was originally dominated by European nations. Since 1978, this practice has been only occasionally observed, for instance, in 1998 and in the 2006 edition, which was held, as the former was, in Japan. Until 1974, the host nation of the tournament organized both the men's and the women's events, with the single exception of the 1966/1967 games, which took place in different years. Today, the World Championship is the most comprehensive of all events organized by the FIVB, and arguably the most important, alongside the Olympic Games. Following volleyball's increase in popularity, they raised steadily to over 20 in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, were then cut short to 16 in the 1990s, and finally set up in 24 after 2002. The number of teams involved in the games has changed significantly over the years. As of 1970, teams from Africa also took part in the competition, and the original goal of having members from all five continental confederations in the games was achieved. 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. By the following edition, there were also teams from South, Central and North America. Three years later, the event was expanded to include nations from Asia, and began to be held in 4-year cycles. At that point, the tournament was still restricted to Europe. In 1949, the first edition was played in Prague, Czechoslovakia. One of the first concrete measures taken by the FIVB after its foundation in 1947 was the establishment of an international competition involving teams from more than one continent. The history of the World Championship goes back to the beginnings of volleyball as a professional, high level sport. The 20 World Championship tournaments have been won by seven different national teams: the Soviet Union six times Italy four times Brazil and Poland three times each Czechoslovakia twice and East Germany and the United States, once each. Total 32 teams to compete for future editions of the tournament. On 15 October 2022, FIVB announced expansion of World Championship and changes of competition fomular. The former format was 24 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month. The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the World Championship Finals. The current champion is Italy, who won their fourth title at the 2022 tournament, defeating Poland in the final. The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1962 they have been held every four years. The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. International men's volleyball competition for national teams FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Most recent season or competition:Ģ022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

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