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The 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ankara, Turkey from September 20 to September 28, 2003.
The two finalists Poland and Turkey claimed a ticket for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup, the first Olympic Qualification Tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Japan in November. The first six ranked teams (Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Germany Italy and Russia) qualified for the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, from January 5 to January 10, 2004. Semifinalists Turkey, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands also automatically qualified for the 2005 Women’s European Championships, which will take place in Croatia. Defending champion Russia finished out of the medals for the first time in volleyball history.
[edit] Squads
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For more details on this topic, see 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship Squads.
[edit] Prelininary Round
[edit] Group A
|
Team |
Points |
G |
W |
L |
PW |
PL |
Ratio |
SW |
SL |
Ratio |
| 1. |
 Germany |
10 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
401 |
328 |
1.223 |
15 |
2 |
7.500 |
| 2. |
 Turkey |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
393 |
342 |
1.149 |
14 |
3 |
4.667 |
| 3. |
 Russia |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
378 |
342 |
1.105 |
10 |
7 |
1.286 |
| 4. |
 Romania |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
393 |
391 |
1.005 |
6 |
12 |
0.500 |
| 5. |
 Serbia and M. |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
354 |
403 |
0.876 |
5 |
12 |
0.417 |
| 6. |
 Slovakia |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
310 |
422 |
0.735 |
2 |
15 |
0.133 |
[edit] Group B
|
Team |
Points |
G |
W |
L |
PW |
PL |
Ratio |
SW |
SL |
Ratio |
| 1. |
 Netherlands |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
456 |
411 |
1.109 |
14 |
6 |
2.333 |
| 2. |
 Poland |
9 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
512 |
469 |
1.092 |
13 |
9 |
1.444 |
| 3. |
 Italy |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
409 |
383 |
1.068 |
11 |
7 |
1.571 |
| 4. |
 Bulgaria |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
456 |
456 |
1.000 |
10 |
11 |
0.909 |
| 5. |
 Ukraine |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
405 |
426 |
0.951 |
7 |
12 |
0.583 |
| 6. |
 Czech Republic |
5 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
367 |
460 |
0.798 |
5 |
15 |
0.333 |
[edit] Final Round
[edit] Final Ranking
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| 2003 Women's European Champions |
Poland
First title |
Team Roster
Izabela Bełcik, Małgorzata Glinka, Dominika Leśniewicz, Maria Liktoras, Agata Mróz, Małgorzata Niemczyk-Wolska, Anna Podolec, Aleksandra Przybysz, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Magdalena Śliwa, and Dorota Świeniewicz.
Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk.
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[edit] Individual Awards
- Best Spiker: Elizaveta Tichtchenko (RUS)
- Best Setter: Magdalena Śliwa (POL)
- Best Receiver: Nicoleta Tolisteanu (ROM)
[edit] References
