1994 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship

The 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the thirteenth edition of the tournament, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Piraeus and Thessaloniki, Greece from September 29 to October 8, 1994.

Venues

City	Arena	Capacity
Piraeus	Peace and Friendship Stadium	15,000
Thessaloniki	Alexandreio Melathron	6,000

Teams

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

Group A

• Algeria
• Canada
• Greece
• Russia

Group B

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Germany
• United States

Group C

• Bulgaria
• China
• Italy
• Japan

Group D

• Cuba
• Netherlands
• South Korea
• Sweden

Final round

	Semi finals				Final
	1994-10-07 – Piraeus
	Netherlands	3
					1994-10-08 – Piraeus
	United States	2
					Italy	3
	1994-10-07 – Piraeus
					Netherlands	1
	Cuba	1
	Italy	3
					3rd place
					1994-10-08 – Piraeus
					United States	3
					Cuba	1

Final standing

1. Italy
2. Netherlands
3. United States
4. Cuba
5. Brazil
6. Greece
7. Russia
8. South Korea
9. Bulgaria
10. Canada
11. Germany
12. Japan
13. Algeria
14. Argentina
15. China
16. Sweden

1994 Men's World Champions
Italy 2nd title

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, and Andrea Zorzi. Head Coach: Julio Velasco.

Awards

• MVP: 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

External links

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball