The 1997
FIVB Women's U20 World Championship was held in
Gdynia
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Poland
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from September 5 to 13, 1997. 16 teams participated in the tournament. This tournament had to be played at
Gdynia
Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in northern Poland and a seaport on the Baltic Sea coast. With a population of 243,918, it is the List of cities in Poland, 12th-largest city in Poland and ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
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Qualification process
* ''*'' Germany replaced France.
* ''**'' Czechia replaced Croatia.
Pools composition
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Second round
Play off – elimination group
Play off – seeding group
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standing
External links
Informative website
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World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
Women's U20 Volleyball World Championship
The FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship is the world championship of volleyball for female players under the age of 21 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB).
The first tournament was staged in 1977 FIVB Voll ...
FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship
FIVB Women's Junior World Championship
1997 in youth sport