1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

Men's U21 World Championship World Men 1997 22–31 August 16 Manama POL 1 1995 1999 The 1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 9th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. It was held in Manama, Bahrain from August 22 to 31, 1997. Poland won their first title in the tournament by defeating Brazil.W SIERPNIU 1997 ROKU W BAHRAJNIE - siatka-org - 04-08-2007 Final round 5th–8th places 5th place 7th place August 28 – Manama ITA 3 LAT 0 August 28 – Manama GRE 3 FRY 1 August 29 – Manama ITA 1 GRE 3 August 29 – Manama LAT 0 FRY 3 5th–8th semifinals 28 Aug ITA 3–0 LAT 15–8 15–9 15–11 45–28 28 Aug GRE 3–1 FRY 15–11 9–15 15–9 15–0 54–35 |} 7th place 29 Aug LAT 0–3 FRY 16–14 15–12 15–11 46–37 |} 5th place 29 Aug ITA 1–3 GRE 15–4 16–14 13–15 15–9 59–42 |} Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 3rd place August 27 – Manama RUS 3 LAT 0 August 27 – Manama POL 3 ITA 1 August 27 – Manama BRA 3 GRE 2 August 27 – Manama VEN 3 FRY 1 August 28 – Manama RUS 1 POL 3 August 28 – Manama BRA 3 VEN 0 August 29 – Manama POL 3 BRA 1 August 29 – Manama RUS 3 VEN 1 Quarterfinals 27 Aug RUS 3–0 LAT 15–1 15–6 15–3 45–10 27 Aug POL 3–1 ITA 9–15 15–10 15–10 15–9 54–44 27 Aug BRA 3–2 GRE 13–15 13–15 15–5 15–4 15–11 71–50 27 Aug VEN 3–1 FRY 15–11 15–13 7–15 15–6 52–45 |} Semifinals 28 Aug RUS 1–3 POL 15–7 11–15 15–12 15–7 52–41 28 Aug BRA 3–0 VEN 15–10 15–7 15–12 45–29 |} 3rd place 29 Aug RUS 3–1 VEN 15–8 14–16 15–9 15–10 59–43 |} Final 29 Aug POL 3–1 BRA 15–11 13–15 15–3 15–5 58–34 |} Final standing RankTeamPOL PolandBRARUS4VEN5GRE6ITA7FRY8LAT9IRI IranBHRPURCHN 13TUNNigeriaMEXTPE vb 1997 Men's U21 World champions POL 1st 12–man RosterMichał Chadała, Piotr Gruszka, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Łukasz Kruk, Dawid Murek, Paweł Papke, Marcin Prus, Robert Szczerbaniuk, Grzegorz Szymański, Sebastian Świderski, Radosław Wnuk, Paweł ZagumnyHead coach Ireneusz Mazur References External links FIVB Category:FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Category:1997 in volleyball Category:International volleyball competitions hosted by Bahrain Category:1997 in youth sport