Sylwia Pycia (born 20 April 1981) is a Polish

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, a member of

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, European Champion

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, silver medalist of

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, Polish Champion (2008, 2009).

Career

In 2005, she achieved title of European Champion. She took part in 1st edition of

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. In semi final her national team beat

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and qualified to final match. On June 27, 2015

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was beaten by

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and Pycia with her team mates winning a silver medal. In April 2017 she decided to end up her career.''Siatkówka. Sylwia Pycia, kolejne "złotko", kończy karierę''
- sport.pl - 19-04-2017]

Sporting achievements

National team

* 2005

2005 Women’s European Volleyball Championship, CEV European Championship * 2015 Silver medal with cup

State awards

* 2005

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References

External links

ORLEN Liga player profile
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Kraków Polish women's volleyball players Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in volleyball European Games silver medalists for Poland 21st-century Polish women {{Poland-volleyball-bio-stub