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2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship

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Dates
  
3 Sep 2009 – 13 Sep 2009

Teams
  
16

Venues
  
2

MVP
  
Piotr Gruszka

Host nation
  
Turkey

2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship

Champion
  
Poland men's national volleyball team

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

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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 İzmir 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
  •  Turkey
  • Directly qualified after 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship
  •  Spain
  •  Russia
  •  Serbia
  •  Finland
  •  Germany
  •  Italy
  • Qualified through qualification tournament
  •  Slovakia
  •  Netherlands
  •  France
  •  Greece
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Estonia
  • Qualified through additional qualification tournament
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Slovenia
  •  Poland
  • Awards

  • MVP: 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
  • References

    2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship Wikipedia