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.
History
On April 12, 2015 Poland under-19 national team won title of
U19 European Champion 2015. They beat in final
Italy
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U19 (3–1). Same team took part in
European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...
. On August 1, 2015 he achieved gold medal (final match with Bulgaria 3–0). Then Polish national U19 team took part in
2015 FIVB U19 World Championship, held in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. 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). 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. On August 23, 2015 Poland achieved first title of
U19 World Champion. In the finale they beat hosts - Argentina (3–2). 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).
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
U19 World Championship
Champions Runners up Third place
U19 European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place
U18 European Championship
Champions Runners up Third place
European Youth Olympic Festival
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2003 Paris – Gold medal
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2009 Tampere – Gold medal
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2013 Utrecht – Silver medal
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2015 Tbilisi – Gold medal
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2017 Győr — 7th place
See also
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Poland men's national U21 volleyball team
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Poland men's national U23 volleyball team
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Poland men's national volleyball team
The Poland national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland is one of the world's strongest teams, they are ranked first in ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship winners
National men's under-19 volleyball teams
National team U19
National team U19
Men's sport in Poland
Youth sport in Poland