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The 2022 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the 19th staging of the FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The Netherlands and Poland were dual hosts for this event. [1]
The history of the World Championship goes back to the beginnings of volleyball as a professional, high level sport. 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 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the 20th staging of the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Poland and Slovenia from 26 August to 11 ...
The FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held every four years until 2022 and has been rescheduled to take place every two years starting ...
The final tournament was held in Netherlands and Poland from 23 September to 15 October 2022. [ 1 ] Serbia won their second title for the consecutive edition, beating Brazil in straight sets.
On 15 October 2022, FIVB announced the expansion of World Championships and the changes to the competition formula. A total of 32 teams are to compete for future editions of the tournament. [3] On 22 June, 2023, Volleyball Calendar 2025–2028 approved by FIVB shown that World Championships to be played biannually in odd years.
The World Cup was created in 1965 with the purpose of partially filling the gap between the two most important volleyball tournaments, the Olympic Games and the World Championship, which take place in alternating 4-year cycles. The establishment of a third international competition would leave only one in every four years with no major events.
Youngest player: At 17 years and 343 days Mahdi Ben Tahar Tunisia is the youngest player ever to be nominated for a 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals. Tallest player: At 2.15 m (7 ft 0.65 in), Yvan Arthur Kody Bitjaa Cameroon is the tallest player ever to be nominated for a 2022 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship finals.