Karol Kłos (born 8 August 1989) is a Polish professional

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player. He is a member of the Poland national team, a participant in the

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Rio 2016, and the 2014 World Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for PGE Skra Bełchatów.

Personal life

On 15 July 2017, he married Aleksandra Dudzicka. He is a graduate of the

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Career

Clubs

Kłos moved to Skra Bełchatów in 2010. He signed a new contract with Skra towards the end of the 2014/2015 season. On 27 May 2014 his team won the Polish Championship after final matches against

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. That was his second national title. On 8 October 2014 his team won the

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. On 6 May 2015 he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship. In May 2015 he extended his contract with Skra Bełchatów until the end of the 2016/2017 season. On 7 February 2016 alongside PGE Skra he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.

National team

On 21 September 2014 he won a title of the 2014 World Champion and received an individual award for the ''Best Middle Blocker'' of the tournament. On 27 October 2014 Kłos received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski –

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''for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland''. In April 2015 he was announced as a new captain of the national team. Due to an injury he did not take part in the intercontinental round of the 2015 World League and was replaced by

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Honours

Clubs

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