Poland men's national under-21 volleyball team

Poland U21
Nickname(s)The White and Reds
AssociationPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
ConfederationCEV
Uniforms
Home
Away
Official website (in Polish)
Honours
Medal record
U21 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bahrain
Gold medal – first place 2003 Iran
Gold medal – first place 2017 Czech Republic
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Italy/Bulgaria
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Israel
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bulgaria
Silver medal – second place 1971 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2014 Czech Republic/Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Netherlands
Bronze medal – third place 1975 West Germany

The Poland men's national under-21 volleyball team is controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions – U20 European Championships and U21 World Championship.

History

First massive success Polish junior national team was achieved by players born mostly in 1977 and 1978. The junior national team led by coach Ireneusz Mazur achieved titles of 1996 Junior European Champion and 1997 Junior World Champion successively in the tournaments held in Israel and Bahrain.[1] Among the players of this team were several players who later achieved notable careers and many medals in domestic and international tournaments like for example Paweł Zagumny, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Sebastian Świderski, Piotr Gruszka.

In 2003 Polish junior national team was crowned as the 2003 Junior World Champion. The national team born in 1983–85, led by Grzegorz Ryś, beat Brazil in the finale after tie break. It was a second title of Junior World Champions for Poland. Among the players was a few later senior European and (or) World Champions like Michał Winiarski, Mariusz Wlazły, Marcin Możdżonek, Michał Ruciak, Paweł Woicki, Marcel Gromadowski.[2]

On September 10, 2016 Poland U21 achieved title of the 2016 CEV U20 European Champion after winning 7 of 7 matches in tournament and beating Ukraine U21 in the finale (3–1).[3] On July 2, 2017 Poland U21 achieved title of U21 World Champion 2017 after beating Cuba U21 in the finale (3–0).[4][5] The same squad of national team, led by coach Sebastian Pawlik, won 48 matches in the row and never lost (counted also under-19 tournaments).[6] The squad roster, consisting mainly of players from the year 1997, has won all possible European and World championships under-19 and under-21.

Statistics

U21 World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U21 World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
Brazil 1977 Did not qualify
United States 1981
Italy 1985
Bahrain 1987
Greece 1989 7th
Egypt 1991 Did not qualify
Argentina 1993
Malaysia 1995 8th
Bahrain 1997 Final 1st
Thailand 1999 9th
Poland 2001 Playoffs 9th 4 2 2 10 8
Iran 2003 Final 1st 6 5 1 18 9
India 2005 Did not qualify
Morocco 2007
India 2009 9th–12th places 9th 8 5 3 19 12
Bahrain 2011 Did not qualify
Turkey 2013
Mexico 2015 9th–12th places 9th 8 6 2 19 11
Czech Republic 2017 Final 1st 8 8 0 24 6
Bahrain 2019 9th–12th places 11th 8 4 4 16 15
ItalyBulgaria 2021 Semifinals 3rd 8 6 2 16 11
Bahrain 2023 5th–8th places 5th 8 5 3 17 11
Total 3 Titles 12/22

U20 European Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U20 European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
Hungary 1966 Round Robin 10th
Soviet Union 1969 Round Robin 7th
Spain 1971 Round Robin 2nd
Netherlands 1973 Round Robin 3rd
West Germany 1975 Round Robin 3rd
France 1977 Final Group 4th
Portugal 1979 7th–12th places 8th
West Germany 1982 Did not participate
France 1984 7th–12th places 7th
Bulgaria 1986 7th–12th places 8th
Italy 1988 Semifinals 4th
West Germany 1990 9th–12th places 10th
Poland 1992 5th–8th places 7th
Turkey 1994 Did not participate
Israel 1996 Final 1st
Czech Republic 1998 Semifinals 4th
Italy 2000 5th–8th places 5th
Poland 2002 5th–8th places 5th
Croatia 2004 Did not participate
Russia 2006 5th–8th places 7th
Czech Republic 2008 Preliminary Round 9th
Belarus 2010 Preliminary Round 10th
PolandDenmark 2012 5th–8th places 6th
Czech RepublicSlovakia 2014 Final 2nd
Bulgaria 2016 Final 1st
NetherlandsBelgium 2018 5th–8th places 6th
Czech Republic 2020 5th–8th places 7th
Total 2 Titles 24/27

References

  1. ^ Robert Murawski (2 September 2016). "20 lat minęło! Trener Mazur i jego złota drużyna". polsatsport.pl. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Trzy złote drużyny MŚ juniorów - 1997, 2003 i 2017". polsatsport.pl. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Poland triumph with U20 European gold in Plovdiv". cev.lu. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Poland shut out Cuba to triumph with U21 World Championship gold!". fivb.org. FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Great generation of Polish players celebrate time together with U21 world title". fivb.org. FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ "47 games without losing! I am so proud of these boys – coach Pawlik". fivb.org. FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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