# 1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship

The 1997 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the 9th edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. It was held in Manama, Bahrain from August 22 to 31, 1997.
Poland won their first title in the tournament by defeating Brazil.

## Final round

| 5th–8th places | 5th–8th places | 5th place | 5th place |
| August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama |
| Italy | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| Latvia | 0 | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| Latvia | 0 | Italy | 1 |
| August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama | | Italy | 1 |
| August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama | Greece | 3 |
| Greece | 3 | Greece | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | | |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| | | Latvia | 0 |
| | | Yugoslavia | 3 |

### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Italy | 3–0 | Latvia | 15–8 | 15–9 | 15–11 | | | 45–28 |
| 28 Aug | Greece | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 15–11 | 9–15 | 15–9 | 15–0 | | 54–35 |

#### 7th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Aug | Latvia | 0–3 | Yugoslavia | 16–14 | 15–12 | 15–11 | | | 46–37 |

#### 5th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Aug | Italy | 1–3 | Greece | 15–4 | 16–14 | 13–15 | 15–9 | | 59–42 |
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | | | |
| Russia | 3 | | | |
| Russia | 3 | August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama | | |
| Latvia | 0 | August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama | |
| Latvia | 0 | Russia | 1 | |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | | Russia | 1 | |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | Poland | 3 | |
| Poland | 3 | Poland | 3 | |
| Poland | 3 | | | | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| Italy | 1 | | | | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| Italy | 1 | | | | Poland | 3 |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | | | | | Poland | 3 |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | | | | Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama | | | |
| Greece | 2 | August 28 – Manama | August 28 – Manama | | | |
| Greece | 2 | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | | Brazil | 3 | | | |
| August 27 – Manama | August 27 – Manama | Venezuela | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Venezuela | 3 | Venezuela | 0 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| Venezuela | 3 | | | | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | August 29 – Manama | August 29 – Manama |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | Russia | 3 |
| | | | | | Venezuela | 1 |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Aug | Russia | 3–0 | Latvia | 15–1 | 15–6 | 15–3 | | | 45–10 |
| 27 Aug | Poland | 3–1 | Italy | 9–15 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 15–9 | | 54–44 |
| 27 Aug | Brazil | 3–2 | Greece | 13–15 | 13–15 | 15–5 | 15–4 | 15–11 | 71–50 |
| 27 Aug | Venezuela | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 15–11 | 15–13 | 7–15 | 15–6 | | 52–45 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 28 Aug | Russia | 1–3 | Poland | 15–7 | 11–15 | 15–12 | 15–7 | | 52–41 |
| 28 Aug | Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela | 15–10 | 15–7 | 15–12 | | | 45–29 |

#### 3rd place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Aug | Russia | 3–1 | Venezuela | 15–8 | 14–16 | 15–9 | 15–10 | | 59–43 |

#### Final

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 29 Aug | Poland | 3–1 | Brazil | 15–11 | 13–15 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | 58–34 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Poland |
| | Brazil |
| | Russia |
| 4 | Venezuela |
| 5 | Greece |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Yugoslavia |
| 8 | Latvia |
| 9 | Iran |
| 9 | Bahrain |
| 9 | Puerto Rico |
| 9 | China |
| 13 | Tunisia |
| 13 | Nigeria |
| 13 | Mexico |
| 13 | Chinese Taipei |
* 1997 Men's U21 World champions
* Poland 1st title
* 12–man Roster
* Michał Chadała, Piotr Gruszka, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Łukasz Kruk, Dawid Murek, Paweł Papke, Marcin Prus, Robert Szczerbaniuk, Grzegorz Szymański, Sebastian Świderski, Radosław Wnuk, Paweł Zagumny
* Head coach
* Ireneusz Mazur