2003 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

The 2003 FIVB Men's World Cup was held from 16 to 29 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve men's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa plus two wild-card teams nominated jointly by FIVB and the Japan Volleyball Association. Teams played a single-round robin format (66 games overall), in two parallel groups (site A and site B). The men played in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Nagano, Hamamatsu, and Okayama.

Site A
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

Site B
Venue: White Ring, Nagano

Site A
Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima

Site B
Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu

Site A
Venue: Marine Messe, Fukuoka

Site B
Venue: Okayama General and Cultural Gymnasium, Okayama

Site A
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

Site B
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Awards

 * Most valuable player
 * 🇯🇵 Takahiro Yamamoto
 * Best scorer
 * 🇯🇵 Takahiro Yamamoto
 * Best spiker
 * 🇧🇷 Giovane Gávio
 * Best blocker
 * Andrija Gerić
 * Best server
 * 🇮🇹 Andrea Sartoretti
 * Best setter
 * Nikola Grbić
 * Best libero
 * 🇧🇷 Sérgio Santos
 * Most spectacular player
 * 🇯🇵 Daisuke Usami