2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup

The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 1 to 15 November 2003 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Teams were made up as follows: hosts Japan, continental champions and vice-champions from Europe, Asia, NORCECA and South America, continental champion from Africa, and two wild-card teams nominated jointly by the 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 women played in Tokyo, Kagoshima, Nagoya, Toyama, Sapporo, Sendai, and Osaka.

Teams

 * — Host
 * — African Champions
 * — Asian Champions
 * — European Champions
 * — NORCECA Champions
 * — South American Champions
 * — Asian bronze medalists
 * — European Vice-champions
 * — NORCECA Vice-champions
 * — South American Vice-champions
 * — Wild-card
 * — Wild-card

Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Site A
Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

Site B
Venue: Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima

Site A
Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall, Nagoya

Site B
Venue: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai

Site A
Venue: Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center, Sapporo

Site B
Venue: Toyama City Gymnasium, Toyama

Site A
Venue: Namihaya Dome, Kadoma

Site B
Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka

Awards

 * Most valuable player
 * 🇵🇱 Małgorzata Glinka
 * Best scorer
 * 🇵🇱 Małgorzata Glinka
 * Best spiker
 * 🇨🇳 Zhao Ruirui
 * Best blocker
 * 🇧🇷 Valeska Menezes
 * Best server
 * 🇨🇺 Zoila Barros
 * Best receiver
 * 🇨🇳 Zhou Suhong
 * Best libero
 * 🇧🇷 Arlene Xavier
 * Best setter
 * 🇧🇷 Fernanda Venturini
 * Special award
 * 🇯🇵 Yoshie Takeshita