Bartosz Kwolek (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as an outside hitter for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and the Poland national team.

Career

Club

He debuted in the

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season as a player of

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. In February 2018, Kwolek signed a next two–year contract. In 2020, he extended his contract with the club until 2022.

National team

On 12 April 2015 the Polish national U19 team, including Kwolek, won a title of the CEV U19 European Champions. They beat

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in the final (3–1). He was named the ''Most valuable player'' of the tournament. He took part in

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with Polish national U19 team. On 1 August 2015 he achieved gold medal (final match with Bulgaria 3–0). On 23 August 2015

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achieved first title of U19 World Champion. In the final his team beat hosts – Argentina (3–2). On September 10, 2016 he achieved title of the 2016 CEV U20 European Champion after winning 7 of 7 matches in tournament and beating Ukraine in the final (3–1). Also, Kwolek received individual award for the Best Outside Hitter. On July 2, 2017 Poland U21, including Kwolek, achieved title of U21 World Champion 2017 after beating Cuba in the final (3–0). Kwolek was awarded an individual award for the ''Best outside spiker'' of the whole tournament. His national team won 47 matches in the row and never lost. The U21 World Champion title ended his time in youth national teams. On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved its third title of the

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. Poland beat Brazil in the final 3–0 and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Youth national team

* 2015

CEV U19 European Championship * 2015 Gold medal olympic

* 2015

FIVB U19 World Championship * 2016 Gold medal europe

CEV U20 European Championship * 2017 Gold medal world centered-2

FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

* 2015: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player * 2015: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most valuable player * 2016: CEV U20 European Championship – Best outside spiker * 2017: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best outside spiker

State awards

* 2018:

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References

External links

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwolek, Bartosz 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Płock Volleyball players from Masovian Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Projekt Warsaw players Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) players Outside hitters