European Championship Tour 2003

The 2003 European Championship Tour (or the 2003 European Beach Volleyball Tour) was the European beach volleyball tour for 2003. This was the first year of the European Championship Tour.

2003 European Championship Tour

Tournament details
Host nation	Croatia, Greece, Turkey
Dates	June – August, 2003
Venue(s)	(in 3 host cities)

The 2003 tour consisted of three tournaments with both genders, including the 2003 Championship Final.

Tournaments

• Zagreb Challenger, in Zagreb, Croatia – 20–22 June 2003
• Greek Open, in Rethymnon, Greece – 9–13 July 2003
• 2003 European Championship Final, in Alanya, Turkey – 27–31 August 2003

Tournament results

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Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Zagreb Challenger	Felbabova–Novotná	Graumann–Sutt	Oblak–Sirk
Greek Open	Gattelli–Perrotta	Celbová–Nováková	Kuhn–Schnyder
Final	Pohl–Rau	Ahmann–Vollmer	Gattelli–Perrotta

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Zagreb Challenger	Cyvas–Vasiliauskas	Peric–Trimcevski	Kais–Nõmmsalu
Greek Open	Egger–Heyer	Hoidalen–Kjemperud	Laciga–Laciga
Final	Berger–Doppler	Dieckmann–Reckermann	Egger–Heyer

Medal table by country

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	Germany	1	2		3
2.	Czech Republic	1	1		2
3.	Switzerland	1		3	4
4.	Italy	1		1	2
5.	Austria	1			1
5.	Lithuania	1			1
7.	Estonia		1	1	2
8.	Croatia		1		1
8.	Norway		1		1
10.	Slovenia			1	1

References

1. Confédération Européenne de Volleyball 2003 Season Summary, Beach Volleyball Database