The 1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 9th edition of the

FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by ''Fédération Internati ...

. It was held in

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from August 22 to 31, 1997.

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won their first title in the tournament by defeating

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.''W SIERPNIU 1997 ROKU W BAHRAJNIE''
- siatka-org - 04-08-2007

Final round

5th–8th semifinals

7th place

5th place

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

References

External links

FIVB
{{FIVB Volleyball Junior World Championship FIVB Men's U21 Volleyball World Championship 1997 in volleyball International volleyball competitions hosted by Bahrain 1997 in youth sport