1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

International volleyball tournament Asian Men's Volleyball Championship Asia 1979 Manama 16–23 December 14 2 1 CHN 1 KOR JPN AUS CHN Wang Jiawei 1975 1983 The 1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was the second staging of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, a quadrennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Bahrain Volleyball Association (BHV). The tournament was held in Manama, Bahrain from 16 to 23 December 1979. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1975 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. Pool APool BPool CPool DBHR 1972 (Host) AUS KUW NZLJPN (1st) IRQ 1963 SYR 1972KOR (2nd) IRN 1964 SIN South YemenCHN (3rd) KSA IND LIB Preliminary round Pool A main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete AUS AUS KUW KUW NZL NZL BHR BHR 1972 3 0 9 0 135 79 2 1 6 6 1 2 4 8 0 3 4 9 143 182 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #dfefff 5th–8th place Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th place Q9 #ffcccc 13th–15th place Q13 16 Dec NZL 3–2 BHR 1972 12–15 15–12 15–5 14–16 15–10 71–58 17 Dec KUW 3–1 NZL 17 Dec BHR 1972 0–3 AUS 10–15 10–15 8–15 28–45 18 Dec AUS 3–0 KUW 15–11 15–12 15–4 45–27 19 Dec KUW 3–2 BHR 1972 9–15 15–10 15–10 12–15 15–7 66–57 19 Dec AUS 3–0 NZL 15–7 15–9 15–8 45–24 Pool B main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete JPN JPN IRQ IRQ 1963 SYR SYR 1972 2 0 6 0 90 21 1 1 3 5 80 105 0 2 2 6 68 112 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #dfefff 5th–8th place Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th place Q9 17 Dec SYR 1972 0–3 JPN 0–15 2–15 6–15 8–45 18 Dec JPN 3–0 IRQ 1963 15–9 15–1 15–3 45–13 19 Dec IRQ 1963 3–2 SYR 1972 15–4 11–15 10–15 16–14 15–12 67–60 Pool C main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete KOR KOR IRI IRN 1964 SIN SIN SYE South Yemen 3 0 9 0 135 14 2 1 6 3 97 75 1 2 3 6 69 109 0 3 0 9 32 135 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #dfefff 5th–8th place Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th place Q9 #ffcccc 13th–15th place Q13 17 Dec SIN 3–0 South Yemen 15–8 15–6 15–5 45–19 17 Dec KOR 3–0 IRN 1964 15–1 15–3 15–3 45–7 18 Dec South Yemen 0–3 KOR 2–15 0–15 1–15 3–45 18 Dec SIN 0–3 IRN 1964 8–15 5–15 7–15 20–45 19 Dec IRN 1964 3–0 South Yemen 15–3 15–2 15–5 45–10 19 Dec KOR 3–0 SIN 15–1 15–1 15–2 45–4 Pool D main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CHN CHN IND IND KSA KSA LIB LIB 3 0 9 0 135 28 2 1 6 3 100 80 1 2 3 6 70 122 0 3 0 9 60 135 #ccffcc Semifinals QSF #dfefff 5th–8th place Q5 #ffffcc 9th–12th place Q9 #ffcccc 13th–15th place Q13 17 Dec IND 3–0 KSA 15–9 15–3 15–7 45–19 17 Dec CHN 3–0 LIB 15–6 15–3 15–3 45–12 18 Dec KSA 0–3 CHN 1–15 2–15 3–15 6–45 18 Dec LIB 0–3 IND 13–15 1–15 2–15 16–45 19 Dec KSA 3–0 LIB 15–6 15–13 15–13 45–32 19 Dec CHN 3–0 IND 15–3 15–3 15–4 45–10 Final round Classification 13th–15th main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete 13 LIB LIB BHR BHR 1972 SYE South Yemen 2 0 6 2 119 87 1 1 4 4 0 2 2 6 21 Dec South Yemen 1–3 LIB 2–15 15–12 5–15 14–16 36–58 22 Dec LIB 3–1 BHR 1972 15–17 16–14 15–13 15–7 61–51 23 Dec BHR 1972 3–1 South Yemen Classification 9th–12th main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete 9 KSA KSA SYR SYR 1972 NZL NZL SIN SIN 3 0 9 3 2 1 6 4 1 2 6 7 0 3 2 9 21 Dec SYR 1972 3–0 SIN 15–3 16–14 15–8 46–25 21 Dec KSA 3–2 NZL 15–5 15–12 8–15 12–15 15–6 65–53 22 Dec SYR 1972 0–3 KSA 2–15 16–18 12–15 30–48 22 Dec SIN 1–3 NZL 12–15 15–10 2–15 10–15 39–55 23 Dec NZL 1–3 SYR 1972 23 Dec SIN 1–3 KSA Classification 5th–8th main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete 5 IND IND IRI IRN 1964 KUW KUW IRQ IRQ 1963 3 0 9 1 1 2 6 7 1 2 4 7 1 2 4 8 21 Dec IRQ 1963 3–2 IRN 1964 16–14 7–15 15–2 2–15 15–9 55–55 21 Dec IND 3–0 KUW 15–4 15–5 15–1 45–10 22 Dec IND 3–0 IRQ 1963 15–10 15–4 15–8 45–22 22 Dec KUW 1–3 IRN 1964 15–12 10–15 14–16 3–15 42–58 23 Dec KUW 3–1 IRQ 1963 23 Dec IRN 1964 1–3 IND Championship main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CHN CHN KOR KOR JPN JPN AUS AUS 3 0 9 1 145 66 2 1 6 5 132 113 1 2 6 6 136 136 0 3 0 9 37 135 21 Dec CHN 3–0 AUS 15–4 15–3 15–2 45–9 21 Dec KOR 3–2 JPN 11–15 8–15 15–9 15–11 15–7 64–57 22 Dec JPN 1–3 CHN 15–10 3–15 10–15 6–15 34–55 22 Dec KOR 3–0 AUS 15–3 15–2 15–6 45–11 23 Dec AUS 0–3 JPN 5–15 4–15 8–15 17–45 23 Dec CHN 3–0 KOR 15–3 15–10 15–10 45–23 Final standing RankTeamCHNKORJPN 4AUS 5IND 6IRN 1964 7KUW 8IRQ 1963 9KSA 10SYR 1972 11NZL 12SIN 13LIB 14BHR 1972 15South Yemen Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics (Later boycotted the Games) Qualified for the 1980 World Olympic Qualifier Qualified for the 1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (China, South Korea and Japan pre-qualified; India later withdrew and replaced by Iraq) vb 1979 Asian Men's champions CHN 1st Awards MVP: CHN Wang Jiawei Best spiker: KOR Kang Man-soo Best blocker: CHN Chen Gang Best server: CHN Xu Zhen Best setter: KOR Kim Ho-chul References Results Volleyball Bahrain Sports Category:AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship V A Voll