The 1997 Men's European Volleyball Championship

European Volleyball Championship

The European Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the CEV, the European volleyball federation. There are both men's and women's competitions....

was the 20th edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

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. It was hosted in two cities in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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 – Den Bosch and Eindhoven – from September 6 to September 14, 1997.

Qualification

The number one to four from the 1995 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands (also host) and Bulgaria — were automatically qualified for the 1997 edition. The other teams had to qualify in the previous year.

Teams

Group A – Den Bosch

Group B – Eindhoven

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		9	5	4	1			1.513	12	4	3.000
2.		9	5	4	1			1.366	12	4	3.000
3.		8	5	3	2			0.875	10	10	1.000
4.		7	5	2	3			1.093	10	9	1.111
5.		7	5	2	3			0.803	7	12	0.583
6.		5	5	0	5			0.701	3	15	0.200

• Saturday September 6

  	3 – 0		16-14 15- 4 15-03
  	3 – 1		13-15 15-12 15-09 15-10
  	3 – 0		16-14 15-11 15-13

• Sunday September 7

  	3 – 1		17-15 15-09 07-15 15-08
  	3 – 2		06-15 15-10 16-14 10-15 15-12
  	3 – 0		15-13 15-09 15-05

• Monday September 8

  	3 – 2		15-09 15-10 06-15 04-15 16-14
  	3 – 1		15-13 12-15 15-11 15-05
  	3 – 1		15-05 14-16 15-06 15-06

• Wednesday September 10

  	3 – 0		15-10 15-09 15-04
  	3 – 0		15-05 15-09 15-12
  	3 – 0		15-07 15-04 15-08

• Thursday September 11

  	3 – 0		15-06 15-10 15-12
  	3 – 1		15-10 15-11 02-15 15-13
  	3 – 0		15-08 16-14 15-07

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0			2.484	15	0	MAX
2.		8	5	3	2			1.023	10	8	1.250
3.		8	5	3	2			1.036	11	10	1.100
4.		7	5	2	3			1.942	10	12	0.833
5.		7	5	2	3			0.833	8	12	0.666
6.		5	5	0	5			0.652	3	15	0.200

• Saturday September 6

  	3 – 0		15-03 15-07 15-02
  	3 – 1		16-14 07-15 15-01 15-12
  	3 – 2		08-15 15-07 11-15 15-10 15-09

• Sunday September 7

  	3 – 0		15-05 15-13 15-07
  	3 – 0		15-06 15-10 15-01
  	3 – 2		05-15 15-10 15-11 10-15 15-11

• Monday September 8

  	3 – 0		15-12 15-01 15-09
  	3 – 0		15-10 17-15 15-02
  	3 – 0		15-07 15-02 15-06

• Wednesday September 10

  	3 – 1		15-12 09-15 15-07 15-11
  	3 – 2		11-15 15-09 10-15 15-13 15-11
  	3 – 0		16-14 15-06 15-05

• Thursday September 11

  	3 – 2		12-15 15-11 15-11 10-15 15-11
  	3 – 2		15-13 15-08 13-15 03-15 19-17
  	3 – 0		15-03 15-09 15-10

Final round

• Friday September 13 — Semi Finals

  	3 – 0		15-06 17-15 15-11
  	3 – 0		15-09 15-06 15-13

• Saturday September 14 — Bronze Medal Match

  	3 – 1		15-02 15-06 10-15 15-08

• Saturday September 14 — Gold Medal Match

  	3 – 1		15-11 10-15 15-10 15-09

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• Friday September 13 — Classification Matches

  	3 – 0		15-10 15-11 15-11
  	3 – 0		15-10 15-04 15-12

• Saturday September 14 — Seventh Place Match

  	3 – 0		15-03 15-13 15-03

• Saturday September 14 — Fifth Place Match

  	3 – 0		15-10 15-09 15-09

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Final ranking

Place	Team
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Team Roster

Peter Blangé Peter Blangé Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.... , Guido Görtzen Guido Görtzen Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:... , Henk-Jan Held Henk-Jan Held Hendrik Jan Held is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.... , Albert Cristina Albert Cristina Albert Maximo Cristina is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in... , Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.... , Richard Schuil Richard Schuil Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia... , Bas van de Goor Bas van de Goor Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.... , Mike van de Goor Mike van de Goor Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... , Jochem de Gruijter Jochem de Gruijter Jochem de Gruijter is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national men's team that won the gold medal at the 1997 European Championships om home soil .De Gruijter made his international debut for the Netherlands in 1995 against Italy... , Misha Latuhihin Misha Latuhihin Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joop Alberda... , Olof van der Meulen Olof van der Meulen Roelof Antonius van der Meulen is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.... , and Robert van Es. Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands.