1997 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

{{Infobox FIVB tournament

| competition = FIVB Women's U20 World Championship

| continent =

| gender = women

| year = 1997

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| host = {{flag|Poland}}

| dates = September 5–13, 1997

| teams = 16

| venues = 1

| cities = Gdynia

| champions = Russia

| second = Italy

| third = CHN

| fourth = JPN

| title_number = 2

| mvp =

| website =

| last = 1995 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

| next = 1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

}}

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

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width=50|Confederationwidth=240|Method of Qualificationwidth=160|Datewidth=160|Venuewidth=60|Vacancieswidth=160|Qualified
align=center|FIVBHoststyle="text-align:center;"|1{{vbwu|20|POL}}
align=center|NORCECANORCECA Electionstyle="text-align:center;"|2{{vbwu|20|CUB}}
{{vbwu|20|DOM}}
align=center|CEV1996 European Junior ChampionshipSeptember 7 – 15, 1996{{flagicon|TUR}} Ankara, Turkeystyle="text-align:center;"|5{{vbwu|20|ITA}}
{{vbwu|20|RUS}}
{{vbwu|20|UKR}}
{{vbwu|20|GER}}*
{{vbwu|20|CZE}}**
align=center|AVC1996 Asian Junior ChampionshipSeptember 15 – 22, 1996{{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailandstyle="text-align:center;"|3{{vbwu|20|CHN}}
{{vbwu|20|JPN}}
{{vbwu|20|KOR}}
align=center|CSV1996 South American Junior ChampionshipSeptember 23 – 29, 1996{{flagicon|VEN}} Caracas, Venezuelastyle="text-align:center;"|2{{vbwu|20|BRA}}
{{vbwu|20|ARG}}
align=center|CAVBAfrican Electionstyle="text-align:center;"|2{{vbwu|20|KEN}}
{{vbwu|20|MUS}}
align=center|FIVBWild cardstyle="text-align:center;"|1{{vbwu|20|FRY}}
Total16

  • * Germany replaced France.
  • ** Czechia replaced Croatia.

Pools composition

class="wikitable"
width=25%|Pool A

!width=25%|Pool B

!width=25%|Pool C

!width=25%|Pool D

{{vbwu|20|POL}}

{{vbwu|20|DOM}}

{{vbwu|20|GER}}

{{vbwu|20|KEN}}

|

{{vbwu|20|CUB}}

{{vbwu|20|ITA}}

{{vbwu|20|JPN}}

{{vbwu|20|MUS}}

|

{{vbwu|20|ARG}}

{{vbwu|20|BRA}}

{{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{vbwu|20|FRY}}

|

{{vbwu|20|CHN}}

{{vbwu|20|CZE}}

{{vbwu|20|KOR}}

{{vbwu|20|UKR}}

Preliminary round

= Pool A =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = GER | name_GER ={{vbwu|20|GER}}

| team2 = POL | name_POL ={{vbwu|20|POL}}

| team3 = DOM | name_DOM ={{vbwu|20|DOM}}

| team4 = KEN | name_KEN ={{vbwu|20|KEN}}

|bwin_GER =3 |bloss_GER =0 |sw_GER =9 |sl_GER =2 |spw_GER =153 |spl_GER =83

|bwin_POL =2 |bloss_POL =1 |sw_POL =6 |sl_POL =4 |spw_POL =166 |spl_POL =104

|bwin_DOM =1 |bloss_DOM =2 |sw_DOM =4 |sl_DOM =6 |spw_DOM =86 |spl_DOM =135

|bwin_KEN =0 |bloss_KEN =3 |sw_KEN =0 |sl_KEN =9 |spw_KEN =52 |spl_KEN =135

| col_QA = green2 | text_QA =Seeding group

| result1 = QA

| col_QB= blue2 |text_QB=Elimination group

| result2=QB|result3=QB

| col_E = #ffcccc | text_E =Eliminated

| result4 = E

| source=

}}

width=730 class="wikitable"

!width=15%|Date

!width=70% colspan=3|Game

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|DOM}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|KEN}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|DOM}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|KEN}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}

{{center|3–2}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|KEN}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|DOM}}}}

= Pool B =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = ITA | name_ITA ={{vbwu|20|ITA}}

| team2 = JPN | name_JPN ={{vbwu|20|JPN}}

| team3 = CUB | name_CUB ={{vbwu|20|CUB}}

| team4 = MUS | name_MUS ={{vbwu|20|MUS}}

|bwin_ITA =3 |bloss_ITA =0 |sw_ITA =9 |sl_ITA =0 |spw_ITA =137 |spl_ITA =51

|bwin_JPN =2 |bloss_JPN =1 |sw_JPN =6 |sl_JPN =3 |spw_JPN =115 |spl_JPN =76

|bwin_CUB =1 |bloss_CUB =2 |sw_CUB =3 |sl_CUB =6 |spw_CUB =90 |spl_CUB =119

|bwin_MUS =0 |bloss_MUS =3 |sw_MUS =0 |sl_MUS =9 |spw_MUS =41 |spl_MUS =137

| col_QA = green2 | text_QA =Seeding group

| result1 = QA

| col_QB= blue2 |text_QB=Elimination group

| result2=QB|result3=QB

| col_E = #ffcccc | text_E =Eliminated

| result4 = E

| source=

}}

width=730 class="wikitable"

!width=15%|Date

!width=70% colspan=3|Game

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|MUS}}

{{center|0–3}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}} }}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}}

{{center|0–3}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}} }}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|MUS}}

{{center|0–3}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}} }}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|MUS}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}}}}

= Pool C =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = RUS | name_RUS ={{vbwu|20|RUS}}

| team2 = BRA | name_BRA ={{vbwu|20|BRA}}

| team3 = FRY | name_FRY ={{vbwu|20|FRY}}

| team4 = ARG | name_ARG ={{vbwu|20|ARG}}

|bwin_RUS =3 |bloss_RUS =0 |sw_RUS =9 |sl_RUS =0 |spw_RUS =135 |spl_RUS =60

|bwin_BRA =2 |bloss_BRA =1 |sw_BRA =6 |sl_BRA =3 |spw_BRA =115 |spl_BRA =104

|bwin_FRY =1 |bloss_FRY =2 |sw_FRY =3 |sl_FRY =7 |spw_FRY =107 |spl_FRY =124

|bwin_ARG =0 |bloss_ARG =3 |sw_ARG =1 |sl_ARG =9 |spw_ARG =75 |spl_ARG =144

| col_QA = green2 | text_QA =Seeding group

| result1 = QA

| col_QB= blue2 |text_QB=Elimination group

| result2=QB|result3=QB

| col_E = #ffcccc | text_E =Eliminated

| result4 = E

| source=

}}

width=730 class="wikitable"

!width=15%|Date

!width=70% colspan=3|Game

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|BRA}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|FRY}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|ARG}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|FRY}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|BRA}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|ARG}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|FRY}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|ARG}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|BRA}}}}

= Pool D =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=Volleyball

|res_col_header=Q

|ranking_style=points|bwinpoints=2|blosspoints=1

|update=complete

| team1 = CHN | name_CHN ={{vbwu|20|CHN}}

| team2 = KOR | name_KOR ={{vbwu|20|KOR}}

| team3 = CZE | name_CZE ={{vbwu|20|CZE}}

| team4 = UKR | name_UKR ={{vbwu|20|UKR}}

|bwin_CHN =3 |bloss_CHN =0 |sw_CHN =9 |sl_CHN =1 |spw_CHN =0 |spl_CHN =0

|bwin_KOR =2 |bloss_KOR =1 |sw_KOR =7 |sl_KOR =4 |spw_KOR =0 |spl_KOR =0

|bwin_CZE =1 |bloss_CZE =2 |sw_CZE =4 |sl_CZE =8 |spw_CZE =0 |spl_CZE =0

|bwin_UKR =0 |bloss_UKR =3 |sw_UKR =2 |sl_UKR =9 |spw_UKR =0 |spl_UKR =0

| col_QA = green2 | text_QA =Seeding group

| result1 = QA

| col_QB= blue2 |text_QB=Elimination group

| result2=QB|result3=QB

| col_E = #ffcccc | text_E =Eliminated

| result4 = E

| source=

}}

width=730 class="wikitable"

!width=15%|Date

!width=70% colspan=3|Game

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|KOR}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|UKR}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 05 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|KOR}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 06 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|UKR}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|KOR}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 07 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}

{{center|3–2}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|UKR}}}}

Second round

= Play off – elimination group =

width=730 class="wikitable"

!width=15%|Date

!width=70% colspan=3|Game

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 09 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 09 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}}}

= Play off – seeding group =

width=730 class="wikitable"

!width=15%|Date

!width=70% colspan=3|Game

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 09 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|DOM}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 09 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}

{{center|3–2}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|BRA}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 09 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|KOR}}}}
style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 09 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|FRY}}}}

Final round

{{Round8-with third

|RD1=Quarterfinals|RD2=Semifinals|RD3=Final|Consol=3rd place

|September 11 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|RUS}}|3|{{vbwu|20|CZE}}|0

|September 11 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|CHN}}|3|{{vbwu|20|CUB}}|0

|September 11 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|ITA}}|3|{{vbwu|20|POL}}|1

|September 11 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|JPN}}|3|{{vbwu|20|GER}}|0

|September 12 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|RUS}}|3|{{vbwu|20|CHN}}|2

|September 12 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|ITA}}|3|{{vbwu|20|JPN}}|0

|September 13 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|RUS}}|3|{{vbwu|20|ITA}}|2

|September 13 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|CHN}}|3|{{vbwu|20|JPN}}|0

}}

{{Round4-with third

|RD1=5th–8th places|RD2=5th place|Consol=7th place

|September 12 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|POL}}|3|{{vbwu|20|GER}}|0

|September 12 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|CZE}}|3|{{vbwu|20|CUB}}|0

|September 13 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|POL}}|3|{{vbwu|20|CZE}}|0

|September 13 – Gdynia|{{vbwu|20|GER}}|3|{{vbwu|20|CUB}}|1

}}

= Quarterfinals =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 11 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}}}

|align=center| 15–11

|align=center| 15–6

|align=center| 16–14

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 46–31

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 11 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}}}}

|align=center| 15–1

|align=center| 15–6

|align=center| 15–6

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–13

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 11 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}}}

|align=center| 15–8

|align=center| 12–15

|align=center| 15–4

|align=center| 15–1

|align=center|

|align=center| 57–28

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 11 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}}}

|align=center| 15–4

|align=center| 15–11

|align=center| 15–7

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–22

= 5th–8th semifinals =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 12 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}}}

|align=center| 15–6

|align=center| 15–9

|align=center| 15–11

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–26

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 12 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}}}}

|align=center| 15–5

|align=center| 15–3

|align=center| 15–11

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–19

= Semifinals =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 12 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–2}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}}}

|align=center| 15–5

|align=center| 15–8

|align=center| 14–16

|align=center| 10–15

|align=center| 15–13

|align=center| 69–57

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 12 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}}}}

|align=center| 15–8

|align=center| 15–8

|align=center| 15–10

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–26

= 7th place =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 13 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|GER}}

{{center|3–1}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CUB}}}}

|align=center| 15–3

|align=center| 15–3

|align=center| 12–15

|align=center| 15–9

|align=center|

|align=center| 57–30

= 5th place =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 13 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|POL}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|CZE}}}}

|align=center| 15–6

|align=center| 15–4

|align=center| 15–13

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–23

= 3rd place =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 13 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}

{{center|3–0}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|JPN}}}}

|align=center| 15–0

|align=center| 15–8

|align=center| 15–9

|align=center|

|align=center|

|align=center| 45–17

= Final =

width=1200 class="wikitable"

!width=6%|Date

!width=45% colspan=3|Game

!width=6%|Set 1

!width=6%|Set 2

!width=6%|Set 3

!width=6%|Set 4

!width=6%|Set 5

!width=6%|Total

style=font-size:95%

|align=center| 13 Sep

|align=center| {{vbwu|20|RUS}}

{{center|3–2}}{{center| {{vbwu|20|ITA}}}}

|align=center| 15–3

|align=center| 15–8

|align=center| 8–15

|align=center| 4–15

|align=center| 16–14

|align=center| 58–55

Final standing

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width=40|Rank

!width=180|Team

align=center

|{{Gold1}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|RUS}}

align=center

|{{Silver2}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|ITA}}

align=center

|{{Bronze3}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|CHN}}

align=center

|4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|JPN}}

align=center

|5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|POL}}

align=center

|6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|CZE}}

align=center

|7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|GER}}

align=center

|8

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|CUB}}

align=center

|rowspan=4| 9

| style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|BRA}}

align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|DOM}}

align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|KOR}}

align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|FRY}}

align=center

|rowspan=4| 13

| style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|ARG}}

align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|KEN}}

align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|MUS}}

align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|{{vbwu|20|UKR}}

{{col-2}}

{{winners|vbwu|20|1997 FIVB Women's Junior World champions|RUS|2nd}}

style="text-align: center; margin-top: 2em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"
12–woman Roster
Elena Vassilevskaya, Irina Tebenikhina, Anna Artamonova, Olga Chukanova, Anastasia Belikova, Natalia Safronova, Ekaterina Gamova, Anjela Gourieva, Marina Ivanova, Tatiana Gorchkova, Elena Plotnikova and Ekaterina Shitselova
Head coach
Valeri Youriev

{{col-end}}