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Tomasz Fornal
Tomasz Fornal (Polish pronunciation: ; born 31 August 1997) is a Polish professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Poland national team, a silver medalist at the 2022 World Championship, and the 2021 Polish Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for Jastrzębski Węgiel in the Polish PlusLiga. Career Junior career He started playing volleyball at the 22 UKS (Students' Sport Club) run by the Elementary School No. 155 in Kraków. He then represented Hutnik Dobry Wynik volleyball club while attending Junior High School No. 46 in Kraków. He subsequently entered the youth squad of PGE Skra Bełchatów and won bronze medal at the Polish Junior Championships with the team. Senior career In 2016, he made his debut in PlusLiga, Poland's highest level professional volleyball league, by joining Czarni Radom. In 2019, he changed his club and joined Jastrzębski Węgiel with which he won the 2021 Polish Championship and the 2022 Polish SuperCup. National team O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second-most-important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Fornal
Jan Bożydar Fornal (born 14 January 1995) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for VfB Friedrichshafen. He competed for Poland in the 2013 U19 World Championship held in Mexico. Personal life His father, Marek is a former volleyball player. He has a younger brother, Tomasz Tomasz is a Polish language, Polish given name, the equivalent of Thomas (given_name), Thomas in English language, English. Notable people with the given name include: *Tomasz Adamek (born 1976), Polish heavyweight boxer *Tomasz Arciszewski (1877&n .... Honours Youth national team * 2013 CEV U19 European Championship References External links * Player profileat ''PlusLiga.pl'' Player profileat ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Fornal, Jan 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Szczecin Polish men's volleyball players Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate volleyball players in Germany MKS Będzin players Projekt Warsaw players Gwardia Wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutnik Kraków (volleyball)
Hutnik Kraków, Hutnik Nowa Huta – was a volleyball section of the same name club from Poland based in Nowa Huta, Kraków's district. It existed in 1950–1993. The club competed in the highest level of Polish Volleyball League The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 16 teams league from Oc .... Two–time Polish Champion (1988, 1989), and three–time Polish Cup winner (1974, 1988, 1990). Honours * Polish Championship :Winners (2): 1987–88, 1988–89 * Polish Cup :Winners (3): 1973–74, 1987–88, 1989–90 References Polish volleyball clubs Sport in Kraków Volleyball clubs established in 1950 1950 establishments in Poland {{Volleyball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 FIVB Volleyball 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 Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic from 23 June to 2 July 2017. 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. Russia, which won the previously three editions of the tournament, won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil in the 3rd place match. Jakub Kochanowski from Poland was elected the MVP. Qualification The FIVB Sports Events Council revealed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships. Pools composition First round Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the serpentine system according to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland Men's National Under-21 Volleyball Team
The Poland men's national under-21 volleyball team is controlled by the ''Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej'' (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions – U20 European Championships and U21 World Championship. History First massive success Polish junior national team was achieved by players born mostly in 1977 and 1978. The junior national team led by coach Ireneusz Mazur achieved titles of 1996 Junior European Champion and 1997 Junior World Champion successively in the tournaments held in Israel and Bahrain. Among the players of this team were several players who later achieved notable careers and many medals in domestic and international tournaments like for example Paweł Zagumny, Krzysztof Ignaczak, Sebastian Świderski, Piotr Gruszka. In 2003 Polish junior national team was crowned as the 2003 Junior World Champion. The national team born in 1983–85, led by Grzegorz Ryś, beat Brazil in the finale after tie break. It was a second title of Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship
The 2016 CEV U20 Volleyball European Championship is the 25th edition of the Men's Junior European Volleyball Championship, organised by CEV. It will be played in Bulgaria from 2 to 10 September 2016. Poland won the gold medals for a second time in the history of the competition after claiming the title 20 years ago. - cev.lu - 10-09-2016 Participating teams *Host Country ** *Qualified through 2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Qualification ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **Pools composition Venues ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship was held in Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia and Corrientes, Argentina from 14 to 23 August 2015. Qualification The FIVB Sports Events Council confirmed a proposal to streamline the number of teams participating in the Age Group World Championships on 14 December 2013. * was the 3rd highest team in the U19 World Ranking which were not yet qualified, but they declined participation. Pools composition Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Rankings#Boys' U19, FIVB U19 World Ranking as of December 2014. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the U19 World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the U19 World Ranking. The draw was held in Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia, Argentina on 24 June 2015. Rankings are shown in brackets except the hosts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volleyball At The 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival – Boys' Tournament
The boys' tournament in volleyball at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ..., Georgia was the event in a European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. It was held at New Volleyball Arena from 27 July to 1 August 2015. Final round Semifinals Third Place Final Final standings Medalists See also * Volleyball at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival – Girls' tournament External links 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival official siteEuropean Youth Summer Olympic Festival results {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival - Boys' tournament Boys' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Volleyball Confederation
The European Volleyball Confederation (french: Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or ''CEV'') is the continental sports governing body, governing body for the sports of volleyball, indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and snow volleyball in Europe. Its headquarters is located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Profile Although the CEV was formed on October 21, 1963, in Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania, Romania volleyball became popular in Europe many years before. The majority of the teams that attended the Congress which eventually led to the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, FIVB in 1947 were from this continent. In fact, the foundation itself is supposed to have been a move on the part of European national federations. Volleyball was invented in the United States, but became for the first time an extremely popular sport in eastern Europe, after being introduced by American soldiers during World War I. By the middle of the century, it had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy Men's National Under-19 Volleyball Team
The Italy men's national under-19 volleyball team represents Italy in international men's volleyball competitions and friendly matches under the age 19 and it is ruled by the Italian Volleyball Federation body that is an affiliate of the Federation of International Volleyball FIVB and also part of the European Volleyball Confederation CEV. Results Summer Youth Olympics Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place FIVB U19 World Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Europe U19 / U18 Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Team Current squad The following is the Italian roster in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. Head Coach: Mario Barbiero References External links Official website {{Boys' Youth European Volleyball Championship winners National men's under-19 volleyball teams Volleyball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
