| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Germany |
| Dates | September 5–14 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Italy (5th title) |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Andrea Sartoretti |
The 2003 Men's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organized by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Berlin, Germany from September 5 to September 14, 2003.
Qualification
The first five from the 2001 edition of the Men's European Volleyball Championship — Serbia & Montenegro, Italy, Czech Republic, Russia, and Poland — plus hosts Germany were automatically qualified. The four group winners qualified, and the two best numbers two.
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 454 | 299 | 1.138 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 |
| 2. |  Russia |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 439 | 366 | 1.199 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 |
| 3. |  Netherlands |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 463 | 449 | 1.031 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 |
| 4. |  Poland |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 485 | 479 | 1.013 | 11 | 11 | 1.000 |
| 5. |  Bulgaria |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 320 | 416 | 0.769 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 |
| 6. |  Greece |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 402 | 454 | 0.885 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Italy |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 415 | 329 | 1.261 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 |
| 2. |  France |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 364 | 1.148 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 |
| 3. | Germany |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 417 | 398 | 1.048 | 10 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 4. |  Spain |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 428 | 0.942 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 |
| 5. |  Czech Republic |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 440 | 0.907 | 5 | 13 | 0.385 |
| 6. |  Slovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 354 | 447 | 0.792 | 3 | 15 | 0.200 |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2003-09-13 – Berlin | ||||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 2003-09-14 – Berlin | ||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 2003-09-13 – Berlin | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2003-09-14 – Berlin | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | |||||
| 5-8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 2003-09-13 – Berlin | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 2003-09-14 – Berlin | ||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| 2003-09-13 – Berlin | ||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 2003-09-14 – Berlin | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
Final ranking
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Awards
- Most valuable player
- Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)
- Best scorer
- Richard Schuil (NED)
- Best spiker
- Piotr Gruszka (POL)
- Best blocker
- Luigi Mastrangelo (ITA)
- Best server
- Andrea Sartoretti (ITA)
- Best receiver
- Samuele Papi (ITA)
- Best setter
- Nikola Grbić (SCG)
- Best digger
- Hubert Henno (FRA)
References
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