1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

FIVB Women's U20 World Championship women 1997 Poland September 5–13, 1997 16 1 Gdynia Russia Italy CHN JPN 2 1995 1999 The 1997 FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in Gdynia, Poland from September 5 to 13, 1997. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at Gdynia, Poland. Qualification process ConfederationMethod of QualificationDate Venue Vacancies QualifiedFIVBHost 1 20 POLNORCECANORCECA Election 2 20 CUB20 DOMCEV1996 European Junior Championship September 7 – 15, 1996 TUR Ankara, Turkey5 20 ITA20 RUS20 UKR20 GER*20 CZE**AVC1996 Asian Junior Championship September 15 – 22, 1996 THA Chiang Mai, Thailand 3 20 CHN20 JPN20 KORCSV1996 South American Junior Championship September 23 – 29, 1996 VEN Caracas, Venezuela 2 20 BRA20 ARGCAVBAfrican Election 2 20 KEN20 MUSFIVBWild card 1 20 FRY Total 16 * Germany replaced France. ** Czechia replaced Croatia. Pools composition Pool APool BPool CPool D20 POL 20 DOM 20 GER 20 KEN20 CUB 20 ITA 20 JPN 20 MUS20 ARG 20 BRA 20 RUS 20 FRY20 CHN 20 CZE 20 KOR 20 UKR Preliminary round Pool A main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete GER 20 GER POL 20 POL DOM 20 DOM KEN 20 KEN 3 0 9 2 153 83 2 1 6 4 166 104 1 2 4 6 86 135 0 3 0 9 52 135 green2 Seeding group QA blue2 Elimination group QB QB #ffcccc Eliminated E DateGame 05 Sep 20 GER 3–0 20 DOM 05 Sep 20 POL 3–0 20 KEN 06 Sep 20 DOM 3–0 20 KEN 06 Sep 20 GER 3–2 20 POL 07 Sep 20 GER 3–0 20 KEN 07 Sep 20 POL 3–1 20 DOM Pool B main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete ITA 20 ITA JPN 20 JPN CUB 20 CUB MUS 20 MUS 3 0 9 0 137 51 2 1 6 3 115 76 1 2 3 6 90 119 0 3 0 9 41 137 green2 Seeding group QA blue2 Elimination group QB QB #ffcccc Eliminated E DateGame 05 Sep 20 ITA 3–0 20 CUB 05 Sep 20 MUS 0–3 20 JPN 06 Sep 20 JPN 0–3 20 ITA 06 Sep 20 MUS 0–3 20 CUB 07 Sep 20 ITA 3–0 20 MUS 07 Sep 20 JPN 3–0 20 CUB Pool C main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete RUS 20 RUS BRA 20 BRA FRY 20 FRY ARG 20 ARG 3 0 9 0 135 60 2 1 6 3 115 104 1 2 3 7 107 124 0 3 1 9 75 144 green2 Seeding group QA blue2 Elimination group QB QB #ffcccc Eliminated E DateGame 05 Sep 20 BRA 3–0 20 FRY 05 Sep 20 RUS 3–0 20 ARG 06 Sep 20 RUS 3–0 20 FRY 06 Sep 20 BRA 3–0 20 ARG 07 Sep 20 FRY 3–1 20 ARG 07 Sep 20 RUS 3–0 20 BRA Pool D main Volleyball Q points 2 1 complete CHN 20 CHN KOR 20 KOR CZE 20 CZE UKR 20 UKR 3 0 9 1 0 0 2 1 7 4 0 0 1 2 4 8 0 0 0 3 2 9 0 0 green2 Seeding group QA blue2 Elimination group QB QB #ffcccc Eliminated E DateGame 05 Sep 20 KOR 3–0 20 UKR 05 Sep 20 CHN 3–0 20 CZE 06 Sep 20 KOR 3–1 20 CZE 06 Sep 20 CHN 3–0 20 UKR 07 Sep 20 CHN 3–1 20 KOR 07 Sep 20 CZE 3–2 20 UKR Second round Play off – elimination group DateGame 09 Sep 20 ITA 3–0 20 CHN 09 Sep 20 RUS 3–0 20 GER Play off – seeding group DateGame 09 Sep 20 JPN 3–0 20 DOM 09 Sep 20 CZE 3–2 20 BRA 09 Sep 20 CUB 3–0 20 KOR 09 Sep 20 POL 3–1 20 FRY Final round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 3rd place September 11 – Gdynia 20 RUS 3 20 CZE 0 September 11 – Gdynia 20 CHN 3 20 CUB 0 September 11 – Gdynia 20 ITA 3 20 POL 1 September 11 – Gdynia 20 JPN 3 20 GER 0 September 12 – Gdynia 20 RUS 3 20 CHN 2 September 12 – Gdynia 20 ITA 3 20 JPN 0 September 13 – Gdynia 20 RUS 3 20 ITA 2 September 13 – Gdynia 20 CHN 3 20 JPN 0 5th–8th places 5th place 7th place September 12 – Gdynia 20 POL 3 20 GER 0 September 12 – Gdynia 20 CZE 3 20 CUB 0 September 13 – Gdynia 20 POL 3 20 CZE 0 September 13 – Gdynia 20 GER 3 20 CUB 1 Quarterfinals DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 11 Sep 20 RUS 3–0 20 CZE 15–11 15–6 16–14 46–31 11 Sep 20 CHN 3–0 20 CUB 15–1 15–6 15–6 45–13 11 Sep 20 ITA 3–1 20 POL 15–8 12–15 15–4 15–1 57–28 11 Sep 20 JPN 3–0 20 GER 15–4 15–11 15–7 45–22 5th–8th semifinals DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 12 Sep 20 POL 3–0 20 GER 15–6 15–9 15–11 45–26 12 Sep 20 CZE 3–0 20 CUB 15–5 15–3 15–11 45–19 Semifinals DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 12 Sep 20 RUS 3–2 20 CHN 15–5 15–8 14–16 10–15 15–13 69–57 12 Sep 20 ITA 3–0 20 JPN 15–8 15–8 15–10 45–26 7th place DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 13 Sep 20 GER 3–1 20 CUB 15–3 15–3 12–15 15–9 57–30 5th place DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 13 Sep 20 POL 3–0 20 CZE 15–6 15–4 15–13 45–23 3rd place DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 13 Sep 20 CHN 3–0 20 JPN 15–0 15–8 15–9 45–17 Final DateGameSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Total 13 Sep 20 RUS 3–2 20 ITA 15–3 15–8 8–15 4–15 16–14 58–55 Final standing RankTeam20 RUS20 ITA20 CHN420 JPN520 POL620 CZE720 GER820 CUB 920 BRA20 DOM20 KOR20 FRY 1320 ARG20 KEN20 MUS20 UKR vbwu 20 1997 FIVB Women's Junior World champions RUS 2nd 12–woman RosterElena Vassilevskaya, Irina Tebenikhina, Anna Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Anastasia Belikova, Natalia Safronova, Ekaterina Gamova, Anjela Gourieva, Marina Ivanova, Tatiana Gorchkova, Elena Plotnikova and Ekaterina ShitselovaHead coach Valeri Youriev External links Informative website. 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