The 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship

European Volleyball Championship

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was the 23rd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

Confédération Européenne de Volleyball

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. It was hosted in Ankara

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, Turkey

Turkey

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 from September 20 to September 28, 2003.

The two finalists Poland and Turkey claimed a ticket for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup

2003 FIVB Women's World Cup

The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, 2004....

 and the first Olympic Qualification Tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 held in Japan

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 in November. The first six ranked teams (Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Russia) qualified for the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku

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, from January 5 to January 10, 2004. Semifinalists Turkey, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands also automatically qualified for the 2005 Women’s European Championships

2005 Women’s European Volleyball Championship

The 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...

, which will take place in Croatia

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. Defending champion Russia

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 finished out of the medals for the first time in volleyball history.

Group A

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		10	5	5	0	401	328	1.223	15	2	7.500
2.		9	5	4	1	393	342	1.149	14	3	4.667
3.		8	5	3	2	378	342	1.105	10	7	1.286
4.		7	5	2	3	393	391	1.005	6	12	0.500
5.		6	5	1	4	354	403	0.876	5	12	0.417
6.		5	5	0	5	310	422	0.735	2	15	0.133

Group B

Team	Points	G	W	L	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1.		9	5	4	1	456	411	1.109	14	6	2.333
2.		9	5	4	1	512	469	1.092	13	9	1.444
3.		8	5	3	2	409	383	1.068	11	7	1.571
4.		7	5	2	3	456	456	1.000	10	11	0.909
5.		7	5	2	3	405	426	0.951	7	12	0.583
6.		5	5	0	5	367	460	0.798	5	15	0.333

Final round

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Final ranking

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Team Roster

Izabela Bełcik, Małgorzata Glinka, Dominika Leśniewicz, Maria Liktoras, Agata Mróz, Małgorzata Niemczyk-Wolska, Anna Podolec, Aleksandra Przybysz, Katarzyna Skowrońska Katarzyna Skowronska Katarzyna Ewa Skowrońska-Dolata is a female Polish volleyball player who plays for the Polish National Team.-Career:... , Magdalena Śliwa, and Dorota Świeniewicz Dorota Swieniewicz Dorota Swieniewicz is a Polish volleyball player. She was chosen the best player of the tournament at the 2005 European Championships.-Evidence:*Height: 180 cm*Weight: 64 kg... . Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk.

• Poland and Turkey qualified for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup
  2003 FIVB Women's World Cup
  The 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, 2004....
  
  

Individual awards

• Best Scorer:
• Best Spiker:
• Best Blocker:
• Best Server:
• Best Digger:
• Best Setter:
• Best Receiver: