Łukasz Kaczmarek (born 29 June 1994) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as an opposite spiker for

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. Since foundation the club has been closely linked to coal mining in the region. H ...

and the Poland national team. Kaczmarek took part in the

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in Tokyo and won silver at the

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in Paris. He was a silver medallist with Poland at the 2022 World Championship. He is a three–time Champions League winner (

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) with ZAKSA.

Career

Kaczmarek began his sporting career as a beach volleyball player. In 2015, he 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 14 teams league from Oc ...

as Cuprum Lubin player. In 2016, he signed a new two–year contract with Cuprum Lubin, and became one of the best scorers in PlusLiga. In 2018, after the successful season and debut in the national team, he joined ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On 10 August 2024, he won a silver medal at the

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held in Paris.

Honours

Club

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tota ...

2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** Gold medal europe

2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** Gold medal europe

2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle * Domestic ** 2018–19 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2018–19 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2019–20 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2024, the Polish Super Cup has been p ...

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2020–21 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2021–22 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2021–22 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2022–23 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2023–24 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2024–25 Simple gold cup

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