Grzegorz Szymański (born 12 July 1978) is a Polish

volleyball player {{short description, none This is a list of lists of volleyball players, and of notable examples in fiction. Lists of notable players * List of international volleyball players * List of American beach volleyball players * List of Chinese volleyb ...

, a member of

Poland men's national volleyball team The Poland men's national volleyball team (Polish language, Polish: ''Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn'') represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is directed by the Polish Volleyball Federation (''Pol ...

from 1998 to 2007, and a silver medalist of the World Championship 2006.

Personal life

Szymański was born in

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (), often referred to as Ostrowiec, is a city in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, with 66,258 residents (as of 2021). The town is one of the historic centers of Polish industry and metallurgy ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. He is married to Magdalena. They have a daughter Oliwia and a son Arkadiusz.

Career

Clubs

He began to play with Ostrovia Ostrowiec Swiętokrzyski, when he was 16. After that, he started playing in

Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association.—— Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Re ...

. In 2000 he went to

AZS Częstochowa KS AZS Częstochowa SSA was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Częstochowa, founded in 1945 as a university team (AZS). They competed in the Polish top league from 1979 to 2017. During its existence, Częstochowa won 6 national ...

, where he spent 5 years. With AZS he won second and third place in Polska Liga Siatkówki. His next club was

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 ...

, where he won second place 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 ...

. He has been playing for

Indykpol AZS Olsztyn AZS Olsztyn, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Olsztyn in northeastern Poland, founded in 1950 as a university team (AZS), located near the University of Warmia and ...

since 2013.''PlusLiga: Były as kadry zmienia klub''
- przegladsportowy.pl - 17-07-2013

Sporting achievements

National team

* 1995

CEV U19 European Championship * 1997 Gold medal with cup

FIVB U21 World Championship * 2006 Silver medal with cup

FIVB World Championship

State awards

* 2006 Gold Cross of Merit

References

External links

PlusLiga player profile
1978 births Living people People from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Jastrzębski Węgiel players AZS Częstochowa players BKS Visła Bydgoszcz players Projekt Warsaw players AZS Olsztyn (volleyball) players Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Opposite hitters {{Poland-volleyball-bio-stub