Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification explained

The qualification for 2000 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 12 June 1999 to 27 July 2000.

Means of qualification

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Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2000 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

1999 World Cup

See main article: 1999 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup.

Venues:
Dates: 18 November – 2 December 1999
The top three teams qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Continental qualification tournaments

The winners in each tournament qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Africa

Host: Cairo, Egypt
Dates: 25–30 January 2000

Asia and Oceania

Host: Shanghai, China
Dates: 27–29 December 1999

Europe

See main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification.

Venue: Spodek, Katowice, Poland
Dates: 3–9 January 2000

North America

See main article: Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's North American qualification.

Host: Winnipeg, Canada
Dates: 5–8 January 2000

South America

Host: São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Dates: 7–9 January 2000
All times are Brasília Official Summer Time .

World qualification tournaments

The winners in each tournament qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

1st tournament

Host: Matosinhos, Portugal
Dates: 21–23 July 2000

2nd tournament

Host: Piraeus, Greece
Dates: 24–26 July 2000

3rd tournament

Host: Castelnau-le-Lez, France
Dates: 25–27 July 2000

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