The 1995
FIVB Volleyball World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wome ...
was the sixth edition of the annual men's international
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
tournament, played by 12 countries from 19 May to 9 July 1995. The Final Round was held in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
(Main) and
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
(Sub),
Brazil
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.
Pools composition
Intercontinental round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round
Pool play
*Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play.
*Venue:
Mineirinho Arena,
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
*Venue:
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for ...
,
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
Finals
*Venue:
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso or Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho ("Little Maracanã" or "Mini Maracanã"), is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for ...
,
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
Final round
*Best Scorer:
Dmitriy Fomin
*Best Spiker:
Gilson Bernardo
*Best Blocker:
Pasquale Gravina
Pasquale Gravina (born 1 May 1970 in Campobasso, Molise) is a manager and a former Italian professional volleyball player.
Athlete
Gravina is 201 cm and played as middle attacker. After some experiences for minor leagues, he made his debut ...
*Best Server:
Gilson Bernardo
Intercontinental round
*Best Scorer:
Rafael Pascual
Rafael Pascual Cortés (born 16 March 1970, in Madrid) is a retired Spanish volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro", "El Macho", and "El León". He is widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players of all time. A two-time Olympian (1 ...
*Best Spiker:
Osvaldo Hernández
Osvaldo Hernández Chambell (born 11 July 1970 in Camagüey) is an Italian volleyball player originally from Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the isl ...
*Best Blocker:
Oleg Shatunov
Oleg Shatunov (born 21 February 1967) is a former Russian male volleyball player. He was part of the Russia men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, a ...
*Best Server:
Lyubomir Ganev
Lyubomir Eftimov Ganev ( bg, Любомир Ефтимов Ганев in Rousse), a.k.a. Lyubo Ganev or Lubo, is a Bulgarian former volleyball player. He was born in Rousse, where he started his career. He played with CSKA for seven years and wa ...
External links
1995 World League results
{{FIVB Volleyball World League
1995
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FIVB World League
The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
1995 in Brazilian sport