The 1997
FIVB Volleyball World League was the eighth edition of the annual men's international
volleyball tournament, played by 12 countries from 16 May to 5 July 1997. The Final Round was held in
Moscow,
Russia.
Pools composition
Intercontinental round
*The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the Final Round. If the Final Round hosts Russia finish lower than second in Pool C, they will still qualify along with the best two second teams across all three pools.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Final round
*Venue:
Olimpiyskiy Stadium,
Moscow,
Russia
Pool play
*Teams from the same pool of Intercontinental Round will not play. Russia will be considered as the runners-up of Pool B.
Finals
3rd place match
Final
Final standing
Awards
*MVP
**
Guido Görtzen
*Best Scorer
**
Guido Görtzen
*Best Spiker
**
Bas van de Goor
Sebastiaan Jacques Henri "Bas" van de Goor (born 4 September 1971, in Oss) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He was elected twi ...
*Best Server
**
Ramón Gato
Ramón Gato Moya (born ) is a former Cuban male volleyball player. He was part of the Cuba men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the ...
*Best Blocker
**
Ihosvany Hernández
Ihosvany Hernández Rivera (born , in Havana) is a Cuban former volleyball player and three-time Olympian who played with the Cuban men's national volleyball team. He competed with the national team at the 1992
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External links
1997 World League results
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