| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 23 June – 2 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |  Poland (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Jakub Kochanowski |
| Best Setter | Łukasz Kozub |
| Best OH | Bartosz Kwolek Anton Semyshev |
| Best MB | Aleksei Kononov José Masso |
| Best OPP | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| Best Libero | Maique Nascimento |
| Official website | |
| FIVB Men's U21 World Championship | |
The 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship was the nineteenth edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, contested by the men's national teams under the age of 21 of the members of the FIVB, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was held in Brno and České Budějovice, Czech Republic from 23 June to 2 July 2017.[1] 16 teams participated.
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.
Poland defeated Cuba in the final to capture their third title in the competition.[2] Russia, which won the previously three editions of the tournament, won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil in the 3rd place match.[3] Jakub Kochanowski from Poland was elected the MVP.[4]
- ^ "Four Age Group World Championships hosts confirmed". FIVB. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Poland shut out Cuba to triumph with U21 World Championship gold!". FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Alexei Kononov leads Russia to U21 World Championship bronze". FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Poland's Kochanowski is U21 World Championship MVP". FIVB. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.