# 1993 Women's European Volleyball Championship

The 1993 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 18th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Brno and Zlín, Czech Republic from 24 September to 2 October 1993.

## Participating teams

| Team | Method of qualification |
| Belarus | Qualification group A winners |
| Bulgaria | 1991 edition seventh place |
| Croatia | Qualification group D winners |
| Czechoslovakia | Hosts* |
| Germany | 1991 edition third place |
| Greece | 1991 edition eighth place |
| Italy | 1991 edition fourth place |
| Latvia | Qualification group B winners |
| Netherlands | 1991 edition second place |
| Romania | 1991 edition sixth place |
| Russia | 1991 edition first place |
| Ukraine | Qualification group C winners |
*Note: Although the Czech Republic and Slovakia became separate countries in 1993, the Czechoslovakia Volleyball Federation (ČSFV) was not yet separate, therefore the team competed as Czechoslovakia (officially as Czech Republic + Slovak Republic). Czechoslovakia had already been chosen as host country before the country was dissolved.

## Format

The tournament was played in two different stages. In the first stage, the twelve participants were divided in two groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams' group position. The second stage of the tournament consisted of two sets of semifinals to determine the tournament final ranking. The group stage firsts and seconds played the semifinals for 1st to 4th place, group stage thirds and fourths played the 5th to 8th place semifinals and the remaining four teams which finished group stages as fifth and sixth ended all tied in final ranking at 9th place. The pairing of the semifinals was made so teams played against the opposite group teams which finished in a different position (1st played against 2nd, 3rd played against 4th).

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Bulgaria | Belarus |
| Croatia | Germany |
| Czechoslovakia | Greece |
| Italy | Romania |
| Latvia | Russia |
| Netherlands | Ukraine |

## Venues

| Pool A and Final round | Pool B | ZlínBrnoclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |
| Brno | Zlín | ZlínBrnoclass=notpageimage| Tournament host cities |

## Preliminary round

* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### Pool A

* venue location: Brno, Czech Republic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 252 | 233 | 1.082 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1.500 | 255 | 245 | 1.041 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 | 207 | 232 | 0.892 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 293 | 265 | 1.106 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | 249 | 265 | 0.940 | |
| 6 | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0.429 | 248 | 264 | 0.939 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 14:30 | Italy | 3–2 | Netherlands | 15–13 | 8–15 | 15–1 | 15–17 | 15–8 | 68–54 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Bulgaria | 15–8 | 8–15 | 18–16 | 15–10 | | 56–49 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | Latvia | 15–13 | 11–15 | 16–14 | 15–12 | | 57–54 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–1 | Netherlands | 15–11 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–9 | | 57–45 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | Latvia | 15–11 | 15–13 | 15–11 | | | 45–35 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Croatia | 15–5 | 15–8 | 15–7 | | | 45–20 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 14:30 | Latvia | 3–2 | Bulgaria | 8–15 | 15–8 | 15–2 | 15–17 | 15–7 | 68–49 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 17:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Italy | 11–15 | 15–13 | 15–7 | 15–7 | | 56–42 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Croatia | 15–11 | 15–8 | 13–15 | 15–1 | | 58–35 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 14:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 | Italy | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–9 | 7–15 | 15–6 | 62–50 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 17:00 | Croatia | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | 4–15 | 15–2 | 15–13 | 15–13 | | 49–43 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Latvia | 13–15 | 15–4 | 8–15 | 15–8 | 15–8 | 66–50 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 14:30 | Croatia | 3–0 | Bulgaria | 15–7 | 15–11 | 16–14 | | | 46–32 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 17:00 | Italy | 3–0 | Latvia | 16–14 | 15–13 | 16–14 | | | 47–41 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 20:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 15–6 | 13–15 | 12–15 | 15–10 | 15–9 | 70–55 | Report |

### Pool B

* venue location: Zlín, Czech Republic
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ukraine | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 256 | 167 | 1.533 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 220 | 124 | 1.774 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 200 | 180 | 1.111 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Belarus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 224 | 245 | 0.914 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0.357 | 206 | 264 | 0.780 | |
| 6 | Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 160 | 286 | 0.559 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 24 Sep | 14:30 | Germany | 3–0 | Greece | 15–4 | 15–5 | 15–7 | | | 45–16 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 17:00 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Russia | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–7 | | | 45–30 | Report |
| 24 Sep | 20:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Romania | 15–8 | 15–8 | 14–16 | 18–16 | | 62–48 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 14:30 | Ukraine | 3–0 | Germany | 15–9 | 15–8 | 15–5 | | | 45–22 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–6 | | | 45–16 | Report |
| 25 Sep | 20:00 | Romania | 3–2 | Greece | 13–15 | 16–14 | 15–17 | 15–2 | 15–9 | 74–57 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 14:30 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Belarus | 15–7 | 15–13 | 9–15 | 15–6 | | 54–41 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 17:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Greece | 15–5 | 10–15 | 15–7 | 15–3 | | 55–30 | Report |
| 26 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 3–0 | Romania | 15–4 | 15–10 | 15–8 | | | 45–22 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 14:30 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Greece | 15–5 | 15–2 | 12–15 | 15–6 | | 57–28 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Romania | 15–4 | 15–7 | 15–5 | | | 45–16 | Report |
| 28 Sep | 20:00 | Germany | 3–2 | Belarus | 12–15 | 15–3 | 12–15 | 15–9 | 15–10 | 69–52 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 14:30 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Romania | 15–7 | 15–12 | 10–15 | 15–12 | | 55–46 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 17:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Germany | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–9 | | | 45–19 | Report |
| 29 Sep | 20:00 | Belarus | 3–1 | Greece | 15–5 | 15–4 | 10–15 | 15–5 | | 55–29 | Report |

## Final round

* venue location: Brno, Czech Republic
* All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

### 5th–8th place

* Pools A and B third and fourth positions play each other.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 1 Oct | 1 Oct |
| Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 Oct | 2 Oct |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 Oct | 2 Oct |
| Netherlands | 2 | Germany | 3 |
| 1 Oct | 1 Oct | | Germany | 3 |
| 1 Oct | 1 Oct | Croatia | 2 |
| Croatia | 3 | Croatia | 2 |
| Belarus | 0 | | |
| Belarus | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 2 Oct | 2 Oct |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | Belarus | 0 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Oct | 12:00 | Croatia | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–12 | 16–14 | 15–4 | | | 46–30 | Report |
| 1 Oct | 14:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands | 15–12 | 13–15 | 15–4 | 15–17 | 15–11 | 73–59 | Report |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Oct | 10:00 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Belarus | 15–10 | 15–13 | 15–12 | | | 45–35 | Report |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Oct | 12:30 | Germany | 3–2 | Croatia | 15–9 | 13–15 | 13–15 | 15–9 | 15–9 | 71–57 | Report |

### Final

* Pools A and B first and second positions play each other.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 1 Oct | 1 Oct |
| Italy | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 2 Oct | 2 Oct |
| Russia | 3 | 2 Oct | 2 Oct |
| Russia | 3 | Russia | 3 |
| 1 Oct | 1 Oct | | Russia | 3 |
| 1 Oct | 1 Oct | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | Czechoslovakia | 0 |
| Ukraine | 2 | | |
| Ukraine | 2 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | 2 Oct | 2 Oct |
| | | Italy | 1 |
| | | Ukraine | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 1 Oct | 17:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Ukraine | 14–16 | 15–5 | 15–11 | 6–15 | 22–20 | 72–67 | Report |
| 1 Oct | 20:00 | Russia | 3–1 | Italy | 15–9 | 12–15 | 16–14 | 15–2 | | 58–40 | Report |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Oct | 15:00 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Italy | 15–17 | 15–8 | 15–6 | 17–15 | | 62–46 | Report |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 2 Oct | 18:00 | Russia | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | 17–15 | 15–3 | 15–6 | | | 47–24 | Report |

## Final ranking

| Place | Team |
| | Russia |
| | Czechoslovakia |
| | Ukraine |
| 4. | Italy |
| 5. | Germany |
| 6. | Croatia |
| 7. | Netherlands |
| 8. | Belarus |
| 9. | Bulgaria |
| 9. | Latvia |
| 9. | Romania |
| 9. | Greece |
* 1993 Women's European champions
* Russia 14th title
Team Roster :
* Evgenya Artamonova, Elena Batoukhtina, Tatyana Gracheva, Maria Likhtenstein, Tatyana Menchova, Natalya Morozova, Marina Nikulina, Valentina Ogienko, Irina Smirnova, Elena Chebukina, Yulia Timonova, and Elizaveta Tishchenko. Head coach: Nikolay Karpol.

## Individual awards

* MVP: Lucie Václavíková (CSK)
* Best spiker: Yevgeniya Artamonova (RUS)
* Best blocker: Tatiana Ilyina (UKR)
* Best scorer: Barbara Jelic (CRO)
* Best setter: Manuela Benelli (ITA)
* Best receiver: Darina MIfkova (ITA)