2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship

The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organised 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

*more|2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship QualificationThe 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

;Group A
*vb|BUL
*vb|GRE
*vb|NED
*vb|POL
*vb|RUS
*vb|SCG ;Group B
*vb|CZE
*vb|FRA
*vb|GER
*vb|ITA
*vb|ESP
*vb|SVK

Preliminary Round

Group A

Group B

Final Round

Round4-with third
RD1=Semi Finals
RD2=Final
Consol=3rd place
2003-09-13 – Berlin|vb|ITA|3|vb|RUS|0
2003-09-13 – Berlin|vb|SCG|2|vb|FRA|3
2003-09-14 – Berlin|vb|ITA|3|vb|FRA|2
2003-09-14 – Berlin|vb|RUS|3|vb|SCG|1----
Round4-with third
RD1=5-8th place
RD2=5th place
Consol=7th place
2003-09-13 – Berlin|vb|NED|3|vb|ESP|2
2003-09-13 – Berlin|vb|POL|3|vb|GER|1
2003-09-14 – Berlin |vb|POL|3|vb|NED|0
2003-09-14 – Berlin
vb|ESP|1|vb|GER|3----

Final Ranking

1. vb|ITA

2. vb|FRA

3. vb|RUS

4. vb|SCG

5. vb|POL

6. vb|NED

7. vb|GER

8. vb|ESP

9. vb|CZE

9. vb|BUL

11. vb|GRE

11. vb|SVK

Team Roster

Francesco Biribanti, Matej Cernic, Paolo Cozzi, Alessandro Fei, Andrea Giani, Luigi Mastrangelo, Marco Meoni, Samuele Papi, Damiano Pippi, Andrea Sartoretti, Cristian Savani, and Valerio Vermiglio.
Head Coach: Gian Paolo Montali.

Awards

*Most Valuable Player: flagathlete|Andrea Sartoretti|ITA
*Best Scorer: flagathlete|Richard Schuil|NED
*Best Spiker: flagathlete|Piotr Gruszka|POL
*Best Blocker: flagathlete|Luigi Mastrangelo|ITA
*Best Server: flagathlete|Andrea Sartoretti|ITA
*Best Receiver: flagathlete|Samuele Papi|ITA
*Best Setter: flagathlete|Nikola Grbic|SCG
*Best Digger: flagathlete|Hubert Henno|FRA

References

* [http://www.cev.lu CEV Results]
* [http://www.geocities.com/volleyballplus/euro_m03.htm Results]
* [http://www.volleyball.cz/www/history.aspx?idSouteze=me&idHistory=57 Czech Results]