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Poland Miss Volleyball Medal After Serbia Loss

Seventeen years is a long time to wait for another podium finish, and that wait just got longer for Poland's women's volleyball team. A fourth-place finish at the European Championship means the medal drought stretches on, after a tough four-set loss in Sunday's bronze-medal clash.
 

Poland Miss Volleyball Medal After Serbia Loss
By Iwo Mazur | Last Updated: 7 Sep 2026
Serbia Proves Too Strong In The Bronze Match
Facing Serbia in Istanbul, Poland couldn't quite find a way over the line, falling 3-1 in a match that had its share of twists. Serbia took the opening two sets 25-21 and 25-19, putting themselves firmly in control early on. Poland responded with real fight in the third, storming back to win it 25-15 and keeping hopes alive. But Serbia had the answers when it mattered most, closing things out 25-18 in the fourth to seal the bronze medal for themselves.

Poland's road to this match wasn't a straight line either. They had battled past the Netherlands in the quarterfinals to book a semifinal spot, only to fall 3-1 to Italy on Saturday, a result that pushed them into the bronze-medal playoff instead of a shot at gold. With this latest defeat, Poland's search for European Championship glory rolls on, their most recent medal dating back to 2009, when they claimed bronze by beating Germany.

Beach Volleyball Delivers A Bright Spot
While the senior women's team came up short, Poland still had reason to celebrate on Sunday. At the U20 European Beach Volleyball Championships in Battipaglia, Italy, the duo of Zuzanna Kudlik and Hanna Leśniewicz fought their way to bronze. They edged out Belarus's Nadzeya Tsishkova and Veranika Hrom in a tight three-set battle, winning 22-20, 10-21, 15-13, giving Poland something positive to take from an otherwise mixed weekend on the volleyball court.
 

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