2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 2003 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Ankara, Turkey from September 20 to September 28, 2003.
The two finalists Poland and Turkey claimed a ticket for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup, the first Olympic Qualification Tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Japan in November. The first six ranked teams (Poland, Turkey, Netherlands, Germany Italy and Russia) qualified for the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, from January 5 to January 10, 2004. Semifinalists Turkey, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands also automatically qualified for the 2005 Women’s European Championships, which will take place in Croatia. Defending champion Russia finished out of the medals for the first time in volleyball history.
Qualification
Teams
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Squads
Prelininary Round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | L | PW | PL | Ratio | SW | SL | Ratio | |
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| 1. |  Germany
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 401 | 328 | 1.223 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 |
| 2. |  Turkey
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 342 | 1.149 | 14 | 3 | 4.667 |
| 3. |  Russia
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 342 | 1.105 | 10 | 7 | 1.286 |
| 4. |  Romania
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 393 | 391 | 1.005 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 |
| 5. |  Serbia and M.
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6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 354 | 403 | 0.876 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 |
| 6. |  Slovakia
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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 | |
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| 1. |  Netherlands
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 456 | 411 | 1.109 | 14 | 6 | 2.333 |
| 2. |  Poland
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 512 | 469 | 1.092 | 13 | 9 | 1.444 |
| 3. |  Italy
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8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 383 | 1.068 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 |
| 4. |  Bulgaria
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 456 | 456 | 1.000 | 10 | 11 | 0.909 |
| 5. |  Ukraine
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 405 | 426 | 0.951 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 |
| 6. |  Czech Republic
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5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 367 | 460 | 0.798 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 |
Final Round
| Semi Finals | Final | |||||
| 2003-09-27 – Ankara | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| 2003-09-28 – Ankara | ||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||
| 2003-09-27 – Ankara | ||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Turkey | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 2003-09-28 – Ankara | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| 5-8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 2003-09-27 – Ankara | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 2 | |||||
| 2003-09-28 – Ankara | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| 2003-09-27 – Ankara | ||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| Romania | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 2003-09-28 – Ankara | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 3 | |||||
| Romania | 1 | |||||
Final Ranking
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Head Coach: Andrzej Niemczyk.
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- Poland and Turkey qualified for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup
Individual Awards
- Best Scorer: Małgorzata Glinka (POL)
- Best Spiker: Elizaveta Tichtchenko (RUS)
- Best Blocker: Kathy Radzuweit (GER)
- Best Server: Elles Leferink (NED)
- Best Digger: Gülden Kayalar (TUR)
- Best Setter: Magdalena Śliwa (POL)
- Best Receiver: Nicoleta Tolisteanu (ROM)