The 1985 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in many Italian cities from September 12 to 22, 1985. 15 teams participated in the tournament.
Qualification
A total of 15 teams qualified for the final tournament. In addition to Italy, who qualified automatically as the hosts, another 14 teams qualified via four separate continental tournament.
- * Australia replaced Chinese Taipei.
- ** Colombia declined to participate.
Pools composition
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
SW
|
SL
|
SR
|
SPW
|
SPL
|
SPR
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Japan
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
MAX
|
132
|
38
|
3.474
|
Second round
|
2
|
Bulgaria
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
6
|
3
|
2.000
|
112
|
73
|
1.534
|
3
|
Mexico
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
6
|
0.500
|
78
|
112
|
0.696
|
4
|
New Zealand
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
9
|
0.000
|
36
|
135
|
0.267
|
13th place playoff
|
Source:
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
11 Sep
|
Mexico
|
3–0
|
New Zealand
|
15–9
|
15–6
|
15–6
|
|
|
45–21
|
11 Sep
|
Japan
|
3–0
|
Bulgaria
|
15–9
|
15–6
|
15–6
|
|
|
45–21
|
12 Sep
|
Japan
|
3–0
|
New Zealand
|
15–4
|
15–1
|
15–0
|
|
|
45–5
|
12 Sep
|
Bulgaria
|
3–0
|
Mexico
|
16–14
|
15–1
|
15–6
|
|
|
46–21
|
13 Sep
|
Bulgaria
|
3–0
|
New Zealand
|
15–6
|
15–1
|
15–3
|
|
|
45–10
|
13 Sep
|
Japan
|
3–0
|
Mexico
|
15–8
|
15–3
|
15–1
|
|
|
45–12
|
Pool B
Source:
Pool C
Source:
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
11 Sep
|
Italy
|
3–0
|
Finland
|
15–2
|
15–7
|
15–6
|
|
|
45–15
|
11 Sep
|
China
|
3–0
|
Peru
|
15–4
|
15–10
|
15–8
|
|
|
45–22
|
12 Sep
|
Italy
|
3–1
|
Peru
|
15–9
|
15–0
|
12–15
|
16–14
|
|
58–38
|
12 Sep
|
China
|
3–0
|
Finland
|
15–6
|
15–1
|
15–9
|
|
|
45–16
|
13 Sep
|
China
|
3–1
|
Italy
|
14–16
|
15–6
|
15–9
|
15–7
|
|
59–38
|
13 Sep
|
Peru
|
3–0
|
Finland
|
15–7
|
15–12
|
15–6
|
|
|
45–25
|
Pool D
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
SW
|
SL
|
SR
|
SPW
|
SPL
|
SPR
|
Qualification
|
1
|
Cuba
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
6.000
|
101
|
45
|
2.244
|
Second round
|
2
|
South Korea
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
1.333
|
75
|
80
|
0.938
|
3
|
Czechoslovakia
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
0.000
|
39
|
90
|
0.433
|
Source:
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
11 Sep
|
South Korea
|
3–0
|
Czechoslovakia
|
15–13
|
15–5
|
15–6
|
|
|
45–24
|
12 Sep
|
Cuba
|
3–0
|
Czechoslovakia
|
15–9
|
15–1
|
15–5
|
|
|
45–15
|
13 Sep
|
Cuba
|
3–1
|
South Korea
|
15–4
|
11–15
|
15–11
|
15–3
|
|
56–30
|
Second round
Pool E
Source:
Pool F
Source:
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
16 Sep
|
Brazil
|
3–0
|
Czechoslovakia
|
15–6
|
15–6
|
15–1
|
|
|
45–13
|
16 Sep
|
Soviet Union
|
3–0
|
South Korea
|
15–9
|
15–6
|
16–14
|
|
|
46–29
|
16 Sep
|
Cuba
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–3
|
15–5
|
15–4
|
|
|
45–12
|
17 Sep
|
Czech Republic
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–2
|
15–7
|
15–7
|
|
|
45–16
|
17 Sep
|
Cuba
|
3–0
|
Soviet Union
|
15–12
|
15–8
|
15–9
|
|
|
45–29
|
17 Sep
|
Brazil
|
3–2
|
South Korea
|
15–8
|
15–11
|
6–15
|
13–15
|
15–12
|
64–61
|
18 Sep
|
South Korea
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–2
|
15–1
|
15–2
|
|
|
45–5
|
18 Sep
|
Soviet Union
|
3–1
|
Czechoslovakia
|
12–15
|
15–7
|
15–9
|
15–9
|
|
57–40
|
18 Sep
|
Brazil
|
3–2
|
Cuba
|
15–10
|
9–15
|
10–15
|
15–10
|
15–13
|
64–63
|
13th–15th places
Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
L
|
Pts
|
SW
|
SL
|
SR
|
SPW
|
SPL
|
SPR
|
13
|
Austria
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
6.000
|
102
|
81
|
1.259
|
14
|
Finland
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
1.333
|
99
|
78
|
1.269
|
15
|
New Zealand
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
0.000
|
48
|
90
|
0.533
|
Source:
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
16 Sep
|
Austria
|
3–0
|
New Zealand
|
15–7
|
15–7
|
15–13
|
|
|
45–27
|
17 Sep
|
Finland
|
3–0
|
New Zealand
|
15–5
|
15–7
|
15–9
|
|
|
45–21
|
18 Sep
|
Austria
|
3–1
|
Finland
|
11–15
|
16–14
|
15–10
|
17–15
|
|
57–54
|
Final round
9th–12th places
Classification 9th and 12th
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
21 Sep
|
Bulgaria
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–4
|
15–10
|
15–3
|
|
|
45–17
|
21 Sep
|
Czechoslovakia
|
3–0
|
Mexico
|
15–7
|
15–7
|
15–2
|
|
|
45–16
|
Classification 11th
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Sep
|
Mexico
|
3–0
|
Australia
|
15–7
|
15–7
|
15–6
|
|
|
45–20
|
Classification 9th
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Sep
|
Bulgaria
|
3–1
|
Czechoslovakia
|
8–15
|
18–16
|
15–13
|
17–15
|
|
58–59
|
5th–8th places
Classification 5th and 8th
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
21 Sep
|
South Korea
|
3–2
|
Italy
|
13–15
|
15–3
|
6–15
|
15–8
|
15–4
|
64–47
|
21 Sep
|
Soviet Union
|
3–1
|
Peru
|
15–1
|
9–15
|
15–7
|
15–6
|
|
54–29
|
Classification 7th
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Sep
|
Italy
|
3–1
|
Peru
|
15–13
|
4–15
|
15–7
|
15–10
|
|
49–45
|
Classification 5th
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Sep
|
South Korea
|
3–2
|
Soviet Union
|
7–15
|
7–15
|
15–13
|
15–10
|
15–12
|
59–65
|
Championship round
Semifinals
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
21 Sep
|
Cuba
|
3–1
|
China
|
12–15
|
15–11
|
15–7
|
15–5
|
|
57–38
|
21 Sep
|
Japan
|
3–0
|
Brazil
|
15–6
|
15–7
|
15–13
|
|
|
45–26
|
Bronze medal match
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Sep
|
China
|
3–1
|
Brazil
|
14–16
|
15–10
|
15–5
|
15–7
|
|
61–38
|
Gold medal match
Date
|
|
Score
|
|
Set 1
|
Set 2
|
Set 3
|
Set 4
|
Set 5
|
Total
|
22 Sep
|
Cuba
|
3–1
|
Japan
|
6–15
|
15–10
|
15–10
|
15–10
|
|
51–45
|
Final standing
|
1985 FIVB Women's Junior World champions
|
Cuba 1st title
|
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Individual awards
External links
FIVB Volleyball Junior World Championship |
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Men | Tournament | |
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Squads |
- 1977
- 1981
- 1985
- 1987
- 1989
- 1991
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997
- 1999
- 2001
- 2003
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
- 2011
- 2013
- 2015
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
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- 2025
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Squads |
- 1977
- 1981
- 1985
- 1987
- 1989
- 1991
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997
- 1999
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- 2005
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- 2011
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