The 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the

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. It was hosted in

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from September 8 to September 16, 2001.

Qualification

The number one to six from the 1999 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia, France, Czech Republic (also host) and the Netherlands — were automatically qualified for the 2001 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year.

Teams

;Group A * * * * * * ;Group B * * * * * *

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

*September 8 *September 9 *September 10 *September 12 *September 13

Group B

*September 8 *September 9 *September 10 *September 12 *September 13

Final round

*September 15 *September 16
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*September 15 *September 16
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Final ranking

Individual awards

*Most valuable player ** *Best scorer ** *Best attacker ** *Best blocker ** *Best digger ** *Best setter ** *Best libero ** *Best receiver **

References

CEV Results

Czech Results
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