Poland men's national under-19 volleyball team

Poland U19
Nickname(s) Biało-Czerwoni
Association Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
Confederation CEV
Uniforms
Home
Away
www.pzps.pl (in Polish)
Honours
Medal record
U19 World Championship
2015 Argentina
1999 Saudi Arabia
2013 Mexico
U19 European Championship
2005 Latvia
2015 Turkey
2001 Czech Republic
2003 Croatia
2007 Austria
2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina/Serbia
1995 Spain
1997 Slovakia
European Youth Olympic Festival
2003 Paris
2009 Tampere
2015 Tbilisi
2013 Utrecht

The Poland men's national under-19 volleyball team is the men's national under-19 volleyball team of Poland. The team is controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions - CEV U19 European Championships and FIVB U19 World Championships. Polish national under-19 team is ranked 1st (as of January 2017) in the FIVB world ranking.

History

On April 12, 2015 Poland under-19 national team won title of U19 European Champion 2015. They beat in final Italy U19 (3–1).[1][2] Same team took part in European Youth Olympic Festival. On August 1, 2015 he achieved gold medal (final match with Bulgaria 3–0).[3] Then Polish national U19 team took part in 2015 FIVB U19 World Championship, held in Argentina. They beat in Pool C all opponents (Chinese Taipei, Chile, Bulgaria and Iran) and lost only 2 sets. Then they best Japan (3–0) in round of 16 and went straight to semifinal. On August 22, 2015 Polish national U19 team won semifinal after meeting with Iran (3–1).[4] U19 team qualified to final match for the first time in history. It will be third medal of Poland U19 at World Championship under-19.[5] On August 23, 2015 Poland achieved first title of U19 World Champion. In the finale they beat hosts - Argentina (3–2).[6] The same squad of national team, led by coach Sebastian Pawlik, won 48 matches in the row and never lost (counted also later played under-21 tournaments).[7] The squad roster, consisting mainly of players from the year 1997, has won all possible European and World championships under-19 and under-21.

International competitions

U19 European Championship

U19 World Championship

1989 to 1995 — did not qualified
2011 — did not qualified

European Youth Olympic Festival

1991 to 2001 — did not participate
2005 to 2007 — did not participate
2011 — did not participate

References

  1. ↑ Natalia Bugiel (12 April 2015). "ME kadetów: Ogromny sukces reprezentacji Polski! Jest złoto!". skijumping.pl. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Poland crown fabulous campaign with gold, Italy and Turkey complete podium". cev.lu. CEV. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Poland's Boys' volleyball team earns the gold medal". tbilisi2015.com. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "First-time final uplifts Pawlik and Poland to new feelings". fivb.com. FIVB. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Amazing Rasoul It's not enough for Iran as Poland win semifinal". fivb.com. FIVB. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "History rewritten for Poland as they grab first ever Boys' U19 gold medal". fivb.com. FIVB. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "47 games without losing! I am so proud of these boys – coach Pawlik". fivb.org. FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

See also

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