2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held from September 3 to September 13, 2009 in

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and

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claimed their first

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title with an undefeated run. The final was concluded with a 3-1 victory against

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captured the bronze medal after defeating

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3-0. Poland's

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was named the tournament's

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Venues

The

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hosted Pools A, C, and E. Istanbul's

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hosted Pools B, D, and F. İzmir also hosted the Semifinals & Final.

Qualification

* Host ** * Directly qualified after

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** ** ** ** ** ** * Qualified through qualification tournament ** ** ** ** ** ** * Qualified through additional qualification tournament ** ** **

Squads

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Playoff round

Pool E

Pool F

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

*Most Valuable Player *:

*Best Scorer *:

Antonin Rouzier Antonin Rouzier (born 18 August 1986) is a French professional volleyball player, a former member of the France national team. A participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016, 2015 European Champion and the 2015 World League winner. Personal li ...

*Best Spiker *: Aleksandr Volkov *Best Blocker *:

Viktor Yosifov Viktor Yosifov ( bg, Виктор Йосифов) (born 16 October 1985) is a Bulgarian volleyball player. He is a member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team. Yosifov is a bronze medallist of the 2009 European Championship. Sportin ...

*Best Server *:

Yury Berezhko Yury Viktorovich Berezhko (russian: Юрий Викторович Бережко; born 27 January 1984) is a Russian volleyball player. He currently plays outside hitter for VC Zenit-Kazan. He is an Olympic gold medalist (2012), bronze medalist ( ...

*Best Setter *:

Paweł Zagumny Paweł Zagumny (born 18 October 1977) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team in 1996–2014. A participant at the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), the ...

*Best Receiver *:

Stéphane Antiga Stéphane Antiga (born 3 February 1976) is French professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the France national team from 1998 to 2010, and a participant in the Olympic Games Athens 2004. The current head coach of Devel ...

*Best Libero *: Hubert Henno

External links

Official Website
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