Poland men's national under-21 volleyball team

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.

Poland U21
Nickname(s)The White and Reds
AssociationPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
ConfederationCEV
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History

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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

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U21 World Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U21 World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
  1977 Did not qualify
  1981
  1985
  1987
  1989 7th
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993
  1995 8th
  1997 Final 1st
  1999 9th
  2001 Playoffs 9th 4 2 2 10 8
  2003 Final 1st 6 5 1 18 9
  2005 Did not qualify
  2007
  2009 9th–12th places 9th 8 5 3 19 12
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013
  2015 9th–12th places 9th 8 6 2 19 11
  2017 Final 1st 8 8 0 24 6
  2019 9th–12th places 11th 8 4 4 16 15
   2021 Semifinals 3rd 8 6 2 16 11
  2023 5th–8th places 5th 8 5 3 17 11
Total 3 Titles 12/22

U20 European Championship

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U20 European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
  1966 Round Robin 10th
  1969 Round Robin 7th
  1971 Round Robin 2nd
  1973 Round Robin 3rd
  1975 Round Robin 3rd
  1977 Final Group 4th
  1979 7th–12th places 8th
  1982 Did not participate
  1984 7th–12th places 7th
  1986 7th–12th places 8th
  1988 Semifinals 4th
  1990 9th–12th places 10th
  1992 5th–8th places 7th
  1994 Did not participate
  1996 Final 1st
  1998 Semifinals 4th
  2000 5th–8th places 5th
  2002 5th–8th places 5th
  2004 Did not participate
  2006 5th–8th places 7th
  2008 Preliminary Round 9th
  2010 Preliminary Round 10th
   2012 5th–8th places 6th
   2014 Final 2nd
  2016 Final 1st
   2018 5th–8th places 6th
  2020 5th–8th places 7th
Total 2 Titles 24/27

References

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  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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See also

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