The 1995 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 18 November to 2 December 1995 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The first three qualified.
The twelve competing teams played a single-round robin format, in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Sendai, Fukushima, Chiba, Hiroshima, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima.
Qualification Means of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualifiedHost Country—―11995 Men's European Volleyball Championship8–16 September 199521995 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship18–23 September 1995 Edmonton21995 Men's South American Volleyball Championship7–10 September 1995 Porto Alegre21995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship11–23 September 1995 Seoul21995 Men's African Volleyball Championship13–21 October 1995 Tunis1Wild Cards――2Total12
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
First round
Site A Location: Tokyo
Site B Location: Kumamoto
Second round
Site A Location: Hiroshima
Site B Location: Kumamoto
Third round
Site A Location: Sendai
Site B Location: Fukushima
Fourth round
Site A Location: Tokyo
Site B Location: Chiba
Final standing
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics
Team roster Andrea Sartoretti, Andrea Giani, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marco Bracci, Andrea Gardini, Pasquale Gravina, Samuele Papi, Andrea Zorzi, Vigor Bovolenta, David Bellini Head coach Julio Velasco
Awards
Most valuable player Andrea Giani Best scorer Marcos Milinkovic Best spiker Bas van de Goor Best server Lloy Ball Best blocker Jason Haldane Best digger Pablo Pereira Best setter Peter Blangé Best receiver Gino Brousseau
References