2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship

2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship was held from September 3 to September 13, 2009 in Ä°zmir and Istanbul, Turkey.

Poland claimed their first Men's European Volleyball Championship title with an undefeated run. The final was concluded with a 3-1 victory against France. Bulgaria captured the bronze medal after defeating Russia 3-0. Poland's Piotr Gruszka was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Venues

The Halkapınar Sport Hall in İzmir hosted Pools A, C, and E. Istanbul's Abdi İpekçi Arena hosted Pools B, D, and F. İzmir also hosted the Semifinals & Final.

Qualification

• Host
• Directly qualified after 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship
• Qualified through qualification tournament
• Qualified through additional qualification tournament

Squads

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Playoff round

Pool E

Pool F

Final round

Semifinals

3rd place

Final

Final standing

Awards

• Most valuable player
• : Piotr Gruszka
• Best scorer
• : Antonin Rouzier
• Best spiker
• : Aleksandr Volkov
• Best blocker
• : Viktor Yosifov
• Best server
• : Yury Berezhko
• Best setter
• : Paweł Zagumny
• Best receiver
• : Stéphane Antiga
• Best libero
• : Hubert Henno

External links

• Official Website