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
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Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium (), commonly known by its acronym SEF (Greek: ΣΕΦ), is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague ...
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and
Thessaloniki
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Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall
Alexandreion Melathron, Nick Galis Hall (since 2013) (Greek: Αλεξάνδρειον Μέλαθρον, Σάλα Νίκος Γκάλης, από το 2013) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is also often refer ...
),
Greece
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Qualification
Teams
;Group A
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;Group B
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;Group C
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;Group D
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Squads
Venues
Results
First round
Pool A
Venue:
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium (), commonly known by its acronym SEF (Greek: ΣΕΦ), is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague ...
,
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Ath ...
Pool B
Venue:
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium (), commonly known by its acronym SEF (Greek: ΣΕΦ), is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague ...
,
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Ath ...
Pool C
Venue:
Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall
Alexandreion Melathron, Nick Galis Hall (since 2013) (Greek: Αλεξάνδρειον Μέλαθρον, Σάλα Νίκος Γκάλης, από το 2013) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is also often refer ...
,
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
Pool D
Venue:
Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall
Alexandreion Melathron, Nick Galis Hall (since 2013) (Greek: Αλεξάνδρειον Μέλαθρον, Σάλα Νίκος Γκάλης, από το 2013) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is also often refer ...
,
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...
Final round
Venue:
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Peace and Friendship Stadium (), commonly known by its acronym SEF (Greek: ΣΕΦ), is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague ...
,
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Ath ...
Play-offs for quarterfinals
Group head matches
Finals
=Quarterfinals
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=5th–8th semifinals
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=Semifinals
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=7th place match
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=5th place match
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=3rd place match
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=Final
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Final standing
Awards
* Most valuable player
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Lorenzo Bernardi
Lorenzo Bernardi (born 11 August 1968) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player, a silver medallist at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, two–time World Champion (1990, 1994), and a two–time European Champion (1989, 1995 ...
* Best spiker
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Ron Zwerver
Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver (born 6 June 1967) is a volleyball coach and former volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul. Zwerver was one of t ...
* Best blocker
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Jan Posthuma
Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul.
After having won the silver medal in 1992, Posthuma ...
* Best server
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Marcelo Negrão
Marcelo Teles Negrão (born 10 October 1972) is a Brazilian former volleyball player who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona by defeating the Netherlands in ...
* Best setter
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Paolo Tofoli
Paolo Tofoli (born 14 August 1966) is an Italian former volleyball player and current coach, standing at 188 cm.
Tofoli played 342 times for the Italy national volleyball team. Tofoli was a two-time world champion in 1990 and 1994. He was ...
* Best receiver
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Scott Fortune
Scott Thomas Fortune (born January 23, 1966) is an American former volleyball player. Fortune was an All-American at Stanford University and a three-time Olympian for the United States national team. He helped the United States win the gold meda ...
* Best digger
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Bob Ctvrtlik
References
External links
Federation Internationale de Volleyball
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World Championship
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FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
Sports competitions in Athens
Sports competitions in Thessaloniki
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variab ...
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variab ...
20th century in Thessaloniki