2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003.

Qualification

The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.

Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Serbia and Montenegro 9 5 4 1 454 299 1.138 14 5 2.800
2.  Russia 8 5 3 2 439 366 1.199 10 9 1.111
3.  Netherlands 8 5 3 2 463 449 1.031 10 10 1.000
4.  Poland 7 5 2 3 485 479 1.013 11 11 1.000
5.  Bulgaria 7 5 2 3 320 416 0.769 7 11 0.636
6.  Greece 6 5 1 4 402 454 0.885 7 13 0.538

Group B

Team Points G W L PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1.  Italy 10 5 5 0 415 329 1.261 15 2 7.500
2.  France 9 5 4 1 418 364 1.148 13 4 3.250
3.  Germany 8 5 3 2 417 398 1.048 10 8 1.250
4.  Spain 7 5 2 3 403 428 0.942 7 11 0.636
5.  Czech Republic 6 5 1 4 399 440 0.907 5 13 0.385
6.  Slovakia 5 5 0 5 354 447 0.792 3 15 0.200

Final round

Semi Finals Final
2003-09-13 – Berlin
  Italy  3  
  Russia  0  
 
2003-09-14 – Berlin
      Italy  3
    France  2
3rd place
2003-09-13 – Berlin 2003-09-14 – Berlin
  Serbia and Montenegro  2   Russia  3
  France  3     Serbia and Montenegro  1


5-8th place 5th place
2003-09-13 – Berlin
  Netherlands  3  
  Spain  2  
 
2003-09-14 – Berlin
      Poland  3
    Netherlands  0
7th place
2003-09-13 – Berlin 2003-09-14 – Berlin
  Poland  3   Spain  1
  Germany  1     Germany  3

Final ranking

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player
 Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)
  • Best Scorer
 Richard Schuil (NED)
  • Best Spiker
 Piotr Gruszka (POL)
  • Best Blocker
 Luigi Mastrangelo (ITA)

  • Best Server
 Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)
  • Best Receiver
 Samuele Papi (ITA)
  • Best Setter
 Nikola Grbić (SCG)
  • Best Digger
 Hubert Henno (FRA)

References

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