1997 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix

The 1997 FIVB World Grand Prix was the fifth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. It was held over four weeks in eight cities throughout Asia, cumulating with the final round in Kobe, Japan, from 29 to 31 August 1997.

Final standings

Place	Team
	Russia
	Cuba
	South Korea
4	Japan
5	China
6	Italy
7	Netherlands
8	United States

1997 FIVB World Grand Prix winners
Russia First title

Team roster

Natalia Morozova, Anastasia Belikova, Yelena Tyurina, Elena Godina, Tatyana Menshova, Yevgeniya Artamonova, Yelizaveta Tishchenko, Yelena Vasilevskaya, Tatiana Gratcheva, Olga Chukanova, Natalia Safronova and Natalia Shigina.

Head Coach

Nikolay Karpol

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player:
  • Yelena Tyurina (RUS)
• Best Scorer:
  • Yelizaveta Tishchenko (RUS)
• Best Blocker:
  • Regla Torres (CUB)
• Best Server:
  • Ikumi Narita (JPN)
• Best Digger:
  • Ikumi Narita (JPN)

References

• Results