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 in Piraeus (Peace and Friendship Stadium) and Thessaloniki (Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall), Greece.
Qualification
Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost country1Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics26 Jul – 9 Aug 1992 Barcelona11990 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship18–28 October 199021993 Men's European Volleyball Championship4–12 September 19931World Qualifier12–28 November 1993 Granada6 Koblenz Paris Moscow Wrocław Tunis1993 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship11–19 September 1993 Nakhon Ratchasima1Asian Qualifier6–11 November 1993 Sydney2South American Qualifier15–17 October 1993 Neuquén11993 Men's African Volleyball Championship9–16 September 1993 Algiers1Total16
Teams
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Squads
Venues Pool A, B and Final roundPool C and D Piraeus, Greece Thessaloniki, GreecePeace and Friendship StadiumAlexandreio MelathronCapacity: 15,000Capacity: 6,000
Results
First round
Pool A Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Pool B Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Pool C Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
Pool D Venue: Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki
Final round Venue: Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Play-offs for quarterfinals
Group head matches
Finals
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Team Roster Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci, Luca Cantagalli, Andrea Gardini, Andrea Giani, Ferdinando De Giorgi, Giacomo Giretto, Pasquale Gravina, Samuele Papi, Damiano Pippi, Paolo Tofoli, Andrea Zorzi Head coach Julio Velasco
Awards
Most valuable player Lorenzo Bernardi Best spiker Ron Zwerver Best blocker Jan Posthuma Best server Marcelo Negrão Best setter Paolo Tofoli Best receiver Scott Fortune Best digger Bob Ctvrtlik
References
External links Federation Internationale de Volleyball