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1997 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Head Coach: Bill Charlton Paoli, PA (hearing)
Assistant Coach: Beth Schaeffer Washington, DC (hearing)
- GOLD, Elijah 26 - Ithaca, NY Co-Captain
- GUNTHER, Eric 22 - Coram, NY
- HERNANDEZ, Carlos 24 - New Britain, CT
- KANOYA, Tyson 25 - Crestwood, MO
- KATAKURA, Jared 21 - Honolulu, HI
- LEWIS, Michael 20 - Catlettsburg, KY
- MAJERI, Chris 23 - Libertyville, IL
- MANNING, Larry 28 - Massapequa, NY
- MOYER, Adam 19 - Cranberry, PA
- NICHOLAS, Christos 32 - Bethesda, MD
- SANCHEZ, John 32 - Baltimore, MD
- SHARP, Dave 26 - New Holland, PA Co-Captain
- STRACK-GROSE, Conrad 37 - New Gloucester, ME
- TAYLOR, Frank 23 - Wallingford, CT
- TOTH, Yuri 31 - Tucson, AZ
- VELOTTA, Vinny 27 - North Babylon, NY
- ZAHRADNIK, Michael 20 - Rolla, MO
Final Standings:
- Turkey
- France
- Denmark
- Germany
- Czech
- Italy
- Russia
- Ireland
- Greece
- Slovakia
- Argentina
- South Korea
- Belgium
- Kuwait
- USA
- Romania (disqualified after group play
for using a hearing player)
Average Age: 26
Veterans: 7 Rookies: 10
Match Results:
Group A (W-L-T)
Germany 2-1-0
Denmark 2-1-0
Slovakia 2-1-0
Kuwait 0-3-0
Group B (W-L-T)
Italy 3-0-0
Czech 2-1-0
Romania 1-2-0
South Korea 0-3-0
Group C (W-L-T)
Ireland 2-0-1
Russia 1-0-2
Argentina 1-2-0
Belgium 0-2-1
Group D (W-L-T)
Turkey 3-0-0
France 1-1-1
Greece 0-1-2
USA 0-2-1
USA v. Greece, T 1-1 (Toth)
USA v. France, L 2-1 (Manning)
USA v. Turkey, L 7-0
9th to 15th places, 1st round
Slovakia v. Argentina, 3-0
Kuwait v. Belgium, 0-3
South Korea v. Greece, 1-3
USA bye
9th to 15th places, 2nd round
Slovakia v. Greece, 1-2
USA v. Belgium, L 9-2 (Manning, Moyer)
Argentina v. South Korea, 5-1
Kuwait bye
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