Poland men's national under-19 volleyball team

The Poland men's national under-19 volleyball team is controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions – U18 European Championship and U19 World Championship.

Poland U19
Nickname(s)The White and Reds
AssociationPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
ConfederationCEV
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Official website (in Polish)

History edit

On April 12, 2015 Poland under-19 national team won title of U19 European Champion 2015. They beat in final Italy U19 (3–1).[1][2] Same team took part in European Youth Olympic Festival. On August 1, 2015 he achieved gold medal (final match with Bulgaria 3–0).[3] Then Polish national U19 team took part in 2015 FIVB U19 World Championship, held in Argentina. They beat in Pool C all opponents (Chinese Taipei, Chile, Bulgaria and Iran) and lost only 2 sets. Then they best Japan (3–0) in round of 16 and went straight to semifinal. On August 22, 2015 Polish national U19 team won semifinal after meeting with Iran (3–1).[4] U19 team qualified to final match for the first time in history. It will be third medal of Poland U19 at World Championship under-19.[5] On August 23, 2015 Poland achieved first title of U19 World Champion. In the finale they beat hosts - Argentina (3–2).[6] The same squad of national team, led by coach Sebastian Pawlik, won 48 matches in the row and never lost (counted also later played under-21 tournaments).[7] 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 edit

U19 World Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U19 World Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
  1989 Did not qualify
  1991
  1993 9th
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997 Semifinals 4th 7 5 2 16 14
  1999 Semifinals 3rd
  2001 5th–8th places 5th 7 5 2 17 7
  2003 Preliminary Round 13th 3 0 3 1 9
  2005 5th–8th places 7th 7 4 3 13 11
  2007 5th–8th places 5th 8 6 2 22 14
  2009 9th–12th places 11th 8 3 5 15 18
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013 Semifinals 3rd 8 7 1 22 7
  2015 Final 1st 8 8 0 24 6
  2017 17th–20th places 17th 7 2 5 12 15
  2019 Did not qualify
  2021 Final 1st 8 8 0 24 1
Total 2 Titles 12/17

U19 European Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U19 European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
  1995 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 12 7
  1997 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 14 4
  1999 Semifinals 4th 5 3 2 12 8
  2001 Final 2nd 5 4 1 13 7
  2003 Final 2nd 5 4 1 12 9
  2005 Final 1st 5 5 0 15 6
  2007 Final 2nd 5 3 2 12 8
  2009 Semifinals 4th 5 3 2 12 9
  2011 Preliminary Round 9th 5 2 3 8 11
   2013 Final 2nd 7 6 1 19 3
  2015 Final 1st 4 3 1 11 4
   2017 5th–8th places 5th 7 5 2 17 9
Total 2 Titles 12/12

U18 European Championship edit

  Champions    Runners up    Third place

U18 European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL
   2018 Did not qualify
  2020 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 14 4
  2022 5th–8th places 8th 7 3 4 13 14
Total 2/3

European Youth Olympic Festival edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Natalia Bugiel (12 April 2015). "ME kadetów: Ogromny sukces reprezentacji Polski! Jest złoto!". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Poland crown fabulous campaign with gold, Italy and Turkey complete podium". cev.lu. CEV. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Poland's Boys' volleyball team earns the gold medal". tbilisi2015.com. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ "First-time final uplifts Pawlik and Poland to new feelings". fivb.com. FIVB. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Amazing Rasoul It's not enough for Iran as Poland win semifinal". fivb.com. FIVB. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ "History rewritten for Poland as they grab first ever Boys' U19 gold medal". fivb.com. FIVB. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ^ "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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