Zbigniew Andrzej Bartman (born 4 May 1987) is a Polish

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, member of the

Poland men's national volleyball team The Poland national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland is one of the world's strongest teams, they are ranked first in ...

in 2008–2013, participant at the

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, 2009 European Champion, 2012 World League winner, silver medalist at the 2011 World Cup, Polish Champion (

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), Argentine Champion (2018).

Personal life

Zbigniew Bartman was born in 1987 in Warsaw. He has a child born in 2019.

Career

Before his career as an indoor volleyball player, Bartman played beach volleyball with

Michał Kubiak Michał Jarosław Kubiak (born 23 February 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2011 to 2021. A participant in the Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), two–time World ...

. They won a gold medal at the European U-18 Championship in 2004 and a silver medal at the World U-18 Championship, also in 2004. Both Kubiak and Bartman gave up playing beach volleyball.

Clubs

Bartman debuted in

PlusLiga 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 ...

for the club MOS Wola Warszawa during a match against

Skra Bełchatów Skra Bełchatów, competing for sponsorship reasons as PGE Skra Bełchatów and officially called KPS Skra Bełchatów SA, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Bełchatów in central Poland, founded in 1957. They compete in the Polis ...

in 2003. In 2013/2014, he played for Italian club Casa Modena. With the Italian team, he played in the semifinals of the Italian Championship, but lost in matches against Lube Banca Macerata. In July 2014, Bartman announced he would be returning to Polish club,

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Two–time Polish Champion and one time Polish Cup winner. Since the beginning o ...

, where he played in the 2012/2013 season. His team took 4th place in

2014–15 PlusLiga The 2014–15 PlusLiga was the 79th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 15th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA ( pl, Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej SA) under the supervision of ...

. On 19 June 2015 he announced that he moved to Chinese team Sichuan Chengdu, together with

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– one of his teammates from previous club. In February 2016 Bartman decided to change club and moved to French

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because of the injury crisis affecting the French club.

National team

In 2009, he won a gold medal in the European Championship. He began his career as an outside hitter, but the coach of Polish national team at the time,

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, persuaded him to change his position on the court to wing-spiker. On 14 September 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,

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. With the Polish national team, he won two medals in 2011: silver at

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and bronze at World League, where during the Poland - Bulgaria match, he was injured. For this reason, he did not participate in the European Championship, where his teammates won bronze medals. He was a gold medalist at the World League 2012 in

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.''Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League''
– fivb.org – 08-07-2012 In addition, he received an award for Best Spiker.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2011 – with

* National championships ** 2007/2008 Silver medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with

Halkbank Ankara Halkbank Ankara is a professional men's volleyball team based in Ankara, Turkey and sponsored by the state-owned Halkbank. It was founded on 21 July 1983 as Halkbank Spor Kulübü with blue, white and red colors ...

** 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

Asseco Resovia Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. The club has won seven PlusLiga, Polish ...

** 2017/2018 Simple gold cup

Argentine SuperCup, with

UPCN Vóley Club UPCN Voley or UPCN San Juan is an Argentina, Argentine volleyball club based in San Juan, Argentina, San Juan. The club was founded in 2007 and takes part of Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1, the top level of the Argentine men's volleyball ...

** 2017/2018 Gold medal with cup

Argentine Championship, with

Youth national team

* 2005

CEV U19 European Championship

Beach volleyball

* 2004

CEV U18 European Championship, with

* 2004

FIVB U19 World Championship, with

Individual awards

* 2012:

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner The Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner is a volleyball friendly competition for the national teams, currently held every year and organized by the Hubert Wagner Foundation. The first Memorial was held in 2003. The competition has been held every ...

– Best Spiker * 2012:

FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...

– Best Spiker

State awards

* 2009:

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

External links

Player profile
at ''CEV.eu''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net''

References

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