1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

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1994 FIVB World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Greece
Dates29 September – 8 October
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Officially opened byKonstantinos Karamanlis
Champions Italy (2nd title)

The 1994 FIVB Men's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 29 September to 8 October 1994[1] in Piraeus (Peace and Friendship Stadium)[2] and Thessaloniki (Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall), Greece.

Qualification[edit]

Main article: 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification
Means of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host Country — — 1  Greece
Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics 26 Jul – 9 Aug 1992 Spain Barcelona 1  Brazil
1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 18–28 October 1990  Brazil 2  Italy
 Cuba
1993 Men's European Volleyball Championship 4–12 September 1993  Finland 1  Netherlands
World Qualifier 12–28 November 1993 Spain Granada 6  Bulgaria
Germany Koblenz  Germany
France Paris  United States
Russia Moscow  Russia
Poland Wroclaw  Sweden
Tunisia Tunis  Canada
1993 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship 11–19 September 1993 Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 1  South Korea
Asian Qualifier 6–11 November 1993 Australia Sydney 2  Japan
 China
South American Qualifier 15–17 Octeber 1993 Argentina Neuquén 1  Argentina
1993 Men's African Volleyball Championship 9–16 September 1993 Algeria Algiers 1  Algeria
Total 16

Teams[edit]

Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D

Squads[edit]

Main article: 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads

Venues[edit]

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1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship (Greece)
 Pool A, B and Final round Pool C and D
Piraeus, Greece Thessaloniki, Greece
Peace and Friendship Stadium Alexandreio Melathron
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 6,000

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Greece 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 147 111 1.324 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 3 2 1 5 8 5 1.600 184 148 1.243 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Canada 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 139 141 0.986
4  Algeria 3 0 3 3 0 9 0.000 65 135 0.481
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Sep Russia  3–0  Algeria 15–10 15–6 15–3     45–19
29 Sep Greece  3–0  Canada 15–7 15–3 15–12     45–22
30 Sep Russia  3–2  Canada 10–15 17–16 12–15 15–11 17–15 71–72
30 Sep Greece  3–0  Algeria 15–13 15–1 15–7     45–21
01 Oct Canada  3–0  Algeria 15–10 15–11 15–4     45–25
01 Oct Greece  3–2  Russia 8–15 15–13 4–15 15–12 15–13 57–68

Pool B[edit]

Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 6 9 3 3.000 169 136 1.243 Quarterfinals
2  Brazil 3 2 1 5 8 5 1.600 170 127 1.339 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Germany 3 1 2 4 4 7 0.571 102 147 0.694
4  Argentina 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 127 158 0.804
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Sep United States  3–1  Germany 15–13 14–16 15–4 15–10   59–43
29 Sep Brazil  3–2  Argentina 7–15 10–15 15–4 15–10 15–10 62–54
30 Sep United States  3–0  Argentina 15–10 16–14 15–6     46–30
30 Sep Brazil  3–0  Germany 15–1 15–4 15–4     45–9
01 Oct Germany  3–1  Argentina 16–14 4–15 15–8 15–6   50–43
01 Oct United States  3–2  Brazil 15–12 15–9 9–15 10–15 15–12 64–63

Pool C[edit]

Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 5 8 3 2.667 155 119 1.303 Quarterfinals
2  Bulgaria 3 2 1 5 6 4 1.500 135 122 1.107 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  Japan 3 1 2 4 4 8 0.500 152 173 0.879
4  China 3 1 2 4 3 6 0.500 95 123 0.772
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Sep Bulgaria  3–1  Japan 16–14 15–9 16–14 15–11   62–48
29 Sep Italy  3–0  China 15–8 15–8 15–4     45–20
30 Sep China  3–0  Japan 15–13 16–14 15–6     46–33
30 Sep Italy  3–0  Bulgaria 15–9 15–8 15–11     45–28
01 Oct Bulgaria  3–0  China 15–10 15–11 15–8     45–29
01 Oct Japan  3–2  Italy 15–4 17–15 8–15 14–16 17–15 71–65

Pool D[edit]

Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 6 9 2 4.500 158 130 1.215 Quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 154 118 1.305 Play-offs for
quarterfinals
3  South Korea 3 1 2 4 6 8 0.750 161 177 0.910
4  Sweden 3 0 3 3 3 9 0.333 114 162 0.704
Source: [citation needed]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
29 Sep Cuba  3–2  South Korea 12–15 17–16 15–9 9–15 15–10 68–65
29 Sep Netherlands  3–1  Sweden 15–8 15–9 12–15 15–5   57–37
30 Sep Netherlands  3–1  South Korea 15–7 13–15 15–8 15–6   58–36
30 Sep Cuba  3–0  Sweden 15–8 15–9 15–9     45–26
01 Oct South Korea  3–2  Sweden 15–7 15–7 6–15 9–15 15–7 60–51
01 Oct Cuba  3–0  Netherlands 15–12 15–13 16–14     45–39

Final round[edit]

Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus

Play-off
4 October 		Quarterfinals
5 October 		Semifinals
7 October 		Final
08 October
 Greece 0
 Netherlands 3  Netherlands 3
 Japan 0  Netherlands 3
 United States 2
 United States 3
 Bulgaria 1  South Korea 0
 South Korea 3  Netherlands 1
 Italy 3
 Italy 3
 Russia 3  Russia 1
 Germany 0  Italy 3 Third place
 Cuba 1
 Cuba 3  United States 3
 Brazil 3  Brazil 2  Cuba 1
 Canada 0
 
5th–8th semifinals5th place
 
      
 
 7 October
 
 
  Greece 3
 
 8 October
 
  South Korea 1
 
  Greece 0
 
 7 October
 
  Brazil 3
 
  Russia 0
 
 
  Brazil 3
 
7th place
 
 
 8 October
 
 
  South Korea 0
 
 
  Russia 3

Play-offs for quarterfinals[edit]

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
4 Oct Netherlands  3–0  Japan 15–8 15–7 15–5     45–20
4 Oct Bulgaria  1–3  South Korea 15–17 7–15 15–11 2–15   39–58
4 Oct Russia  3–0  Germany 15–3 15–9 16–14     46–26
4 Oct Brazil  3–0  Canada 15–12 16–14 15–10     46–36

Group head matches[edit]

Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
4 Oct Italy  3–0  Greece 16–14 15–6 15–2     46–22
4 Oct Cuba  0–3  United States 6–15 13–15 12–15     31–45

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
5 Oct Greece  0–3  Netherlands 12–15 5–15 5–15     22–45
5 Oct United States  3–0  South Korea 15–2 15–4 16–14     46–20
5 Oct Italy  3–1  Russia 15–4 16–17 15–3 15–5   61–29
5 Oct Cuba  3–2  Brazil 15–12 12–15 15–12 8–15 15–12 65–66
5th–8th semifinals[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Oct Greece  3–1  South Korea 15–9 14–16 15–11 15–6   59–42
7 Oct Russia  0–3  Brazil 5–15 12–15 5–15     22–45
Semifinals[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
7 Oct Netherlands  3–2  United States 5–15 16–14 10–15 15–8 15–11 61–63
7 Oct Italy  3–1  Cuba 15–12 8–15 15–9 15–2   53–38
7th place match[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Oct South Korea  0–3  Russia 11–15 3–15 4–15     18–45
5th place match[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Oct Greece  0–3  Brazil 5–15 9–15 9–15     23–45
3rd place match[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Oct United States  3–1  Cuba 15–6 14–16 15–8 15–9   59–39
Final[edit]
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
8 Oct Netherlands  1–3  Italy 10–15 15–11 11–15 1–15   37–56

Final standing[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27.
  2. ^ "The Game".

External links[edit]

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