1981 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
The Volleyball World Cup 1981 was the fourth edition of the competition. He was held in Japan between the 19th and the 28th of November. The USSR won the title.
Participant
- Japan Japan as host
- Soviet Union USSR as a gold medalist from the 1980 Olympics
- Italy Italy as Vice World Champion 1978
- Poland Poland as European Vice-Champion in 1981
- People's Republic of China People's Republic of China as the winner of the Asian qualifiers
- Cuba Cuba as the winner of the NORCECA Championship 1981
- Brazil 1968 Brazil as the winner of the South American Championship 1981
- Tunisia Tunisia as the winner of the 1979 African Cup of Nations
Mode
The eight participants played in six cities on the mode " all against all ".