2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

The 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan in Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Qualification
* Due to the clash of dates with the 2002 Asian Games, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland.

Venues

 * Estadio Aldo Cantoni (San Juan) – Pool A except Argentina vs. Australia
 * Estadio Ángel Malvicino (Santa Fé) – Pool B and J
 * Luna Park (Buenos Aires) – Argentina vs. Australia, Pool C, G and Final round
 * Estadio Polideportivo (Mar del Plata) – Pool D
 * Orfeo Superdomo (Córdoba) – Pool E, H and Final round
 * Polideportivo Delmi (Salta) – Pool F and K

Final standing
Team Roster Giovane, Henrique, Maurício, Giba, André, Sérgio, Anderson, Nalbert, Gustavo, Rodrigão, Ricardo, Dante Head Coach: Bernardinho

Awards

 * MVP: 🇦🇷 Marcos Milinkovic
 * Best scorer: 🇦🇷 Marcos Milinkovic
 * Best spiker: 🇧🇷 André Nascimento
 * Best blocker: João José
 * Best server: 🇫🇷 Franz Granvorka
 * Best setter: 🇧🇷 Maurício Lima
 * Best digger: 🇫🇷 Hubert Henno
 * Best receiver: 🇦🇷 Pablo Meana

Super seven selection

 * Setter: Nikola Grbić
 * Outside hitters: 🇷🇺 Sergey Tetyukhin and 🇫🇷 Stéphane Antiga
 * Middle blockers: 🇧🇷 Gustavo and João José
 * Opposite: 🇦🇷 Marcos Milinkovic
 * Libero: 🇫🇷 Hubert Henno

Symbol
The official competition symbol the "Minto". The design is based on sport ball and volleyball.

Sponsors

 * Cerveza Quilmes
 * Visa
 * Saputo Inc.