The 2003 FIVB Girls Youth Volleyball World Championship was held in Piła and Włocławek, Poland from 9 to 17 August 2003. 16 teams participated in the tournament.
Qualification process ConfederationMethod of QualificationDate Venue Vacancies QualifiedFIVBHost 1 CSV2002 South American Youth Championship May 8 – 12, 2002 Barquisimeto, Venezuela 2 NORCECA2002 NORCECA Youth Championship August 1 – 5, 2002 Salt Lake City, United States 1 CAVB2002 African Youth Championship 2002 2 AVC2003 Asian Youth Championship April 20 – 27, 2003 Sisaket, Thailand 3 *CEV2003 European Youth Championship April 22 – 27, 2003 Zagreb, Croatia 7 ** Total 16
* Chinese Taipei replaced North Korea. ** Czech Republic replaced Germany.
Pools composition
Pool APool BPool CPool D
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Second round
Play off – elimination group
Play off – seeding group
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standing
RankTeam45678 9 13
12–woman RosterYang Dan, Chen Yina, Wang Chen, Ma Xiaoying, Zhou Runzhi, Wang Lin, Pan Hong, Ma Yunwen, Wang Nan, Yang Yanan, Chen Yao and Wei QiuyueHead coach Lin Nan
Individual awards
Most valuable player
Best scorer
Best spiker
Best blocker
Best digger
Best setter
Best receiver
References