TOTAL OF

12 TEAMS

SOUTH AMERICAN OLYMPIC

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

OCTOBER 7 - 11, 2015(CARACAS, VENEZUELA)

EUROPEAN OLYMPIC

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

JANUARY 5 - 10, 2016 (BERLIN, GERMANY)

FIVB VOLLEYBALLMEN’S

WORLD CUPSEPTEMBER 8 - 23, 2015

(JAPAN)

AFRICAN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

JANUARY 7 - 14, 2016 (BRAZZAVILLE,

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO)

NORCECA OLYMPIC

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

JANUARY 8 - 10, 2016 (EDMONTON, CANADA)

RUNNER-UPWINNER

WINNERTOP THREE RANKED TEAMS (IF ASIAN TEAM IS RANKED AMONG TOP 3, THEN NEXT RANKED TEAM WILL QUALIFY)

HOST BEST RANKED ASIAN TEAM

WINNER WINNER WINNER

USA

BRA

ITA ARG RUS

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL QUALIFICATION PROCESS

RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

PARTICIPATING TEAMS:• Japan (host)• Top three ranked teams in Asia

(FIVB Men’s World Ranking) (Australia, China and Iran)

• Second and third placed teams from European Olympic Qualification Tournament(France and Poland)

• Second placed team from South American Olympic Qualification (Venezuela

• Second placed team from NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Canada)

WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

MAY 28 - JUNE 5, 2016(TOKYO, JAPAN)

ALSO A QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT FOR ASIAN TEAMS

WORLD OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

JUNE 3 - 5, 2016(Mexico City, Mexico)

PARTICIPATING TEAMS:• Third placed team from South American

Olympic Qualification Tournament (Chile)• Third placed team from NORCECA

Olympic Qualification Tournament (Mexico)• Second and third placed teams from

African Olympic Qualification Tournament (Tunisia and Algeria)

WINNER

CUBEGY

IRI POL MEXCANFRA