| Competition: | FIVB World Championship |
| Continent: | World |
| Gender: | Men |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Dates: | 1–15 October |
| Opened: | Reynaldo Bignone |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Champions: | URS |
| Title Number: | 6 |
| Last: | 1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship |
| Next: | 1986 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship |
The 1982 FIVB Men's World Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 1 to 15 October 1982 in Argentina.
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | ||||
| 1978 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship | 20 Sep – 1 Oct 1978 | 12 | |||
| 1981 Men's European Volleyball Championship | 19–27 September 1981 | Bulgaria | 3 | ||
| 1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | 16–23 December 1979 |  Manama | 2 | ||
| 1981 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | 4–10 July 1981 |  Mexico City | 2 | ||
| 1981 Men's South American Volleyball Championship | 12–19 July 1981 | Santiago | 2 | ||
| 1979 Men's African Volleyball Championship | 9–15 November 1979 | Tripoli | 2 | ||
| Total | 24 | ||||
* India withdrew and were replaced by Iraq.
| width=20% | Pool D, E, W, Y and Final round | width=20% | Pool A, C, W, Y and Final round | width=20% | Pool F, X, Z and Final round | width=20% | Pool B, X, Z and Final round[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Rosario, Argentina | Mendoza, Argentina | Catamarca, Argentina | ||||||
| Luna Park | Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys | Estadio Pacífico | Polideportivo Fray Mamerto Esquiú | ||||||
| Capacity: 8,400 | Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: Unknown | Capacity: Unknown | ||||||
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The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 1978 FIVB Men's World Championship.[2]
| width=33% | Pool A | width=33% | Pool B | width=33% | Pool C |
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| (Host) (11th) | (1st) (10th) | (2nd) (9th) | |||
| Pool D | Pool E | Pool F | |||
| (3rd) (8th) | (4th) (7th) | (5th) (6th) | |||
The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the second round.
Location: Rosario
Location: Buenos Aires
Location: Mendoza
Location: Catamarca
Location: Buenos Aires
Location: Rosario
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| Team roster |
| Vladimir Dorokhov, Sergey Gribov, Viljar Loor, Valeri Losev, Oleg Moliboga, Yury Panchenko, Aleksandr Savin, Pavel Selivanov, Vladimir Shkurikhin, Oleg Smugilev, Aleksandr Sorokolet, Vyacheslav Zaytsev |
| Head coach |
| Viacheslav Platonov |