1974 FIVB Men's World Championship
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The 1974 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...

was the eighth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Mexico City
Mexico City
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, Mexico
Mexico
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 from October 12 to October 28, 1974.

Teams

Group A – Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...



Group B – Mexico City
Mexico City
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Group C – Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...


Group D – Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...



Group E – Puebla
Puebla
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Group F – Toluca
Toluca
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Final standing


Team Roster
Ryszard Bosek
Ryszard Bosek
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, Wiesław Czaja, Wiesław Gawłowski, Stanisław Gościniak, Marek Karbarz
Marek Karbarz
Marek Karbarz is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Charzewice....

, Mirosław Rybaczewski, Włodzimierz Sadalski, Aleksander Skiba, Edward Skorek
Edward Skorek
Edward Skorek is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki....

, Włodzimierz Stefański, Tomasz Wójtowicz, and Zbigniew Zarzycki
Zbigniew Zarzycki
Zbigniew Zarzycki is a Polish former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lębork....

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Head Coach: Hubert Jerzy Wagner.
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