Klub Sportowy Górnik Radlin is a Polish

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based in Radlin. It has football, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming and fencing sections. The

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team plays in the Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS) and the

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team has previously played in the

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History

Górnik Radlin was founded in 1923. From 1975 until 1997, the club took the name ''"Górnik Radlin" Wodzisław Śląski'', as the Radlin was a district of the city of

Wodzisław Śląski Wodzisław Śląski (; , , , , ) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław County. It was previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998); close to the border with the Czech ...

Gymnastics

Gymnasts Paweł Gaca, Paweł Gawron, and Ryszard Kucjas, who competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

, were the first members of the gymnastics club to appear in Olympic competition. They were followed by Ernest Hawełek in 1960. A large contingent of members appeared between the 1964 and 1972 Olympics, which saw Jerzy Kruża alongside brothers

Mikołaj Kubica Mikołaj Kubica (27 October 1945 – 19 July 2020) was a Polish gymnast. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Ol ...

, Wilhelm Kubica, and Sylwester Kubica representing Poland during this period. Marian Pieczka was the last gymnast to represent the club at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Volleyball

2003–04 season

2nd place in Seria B, promotion to PLS Seria A.

2004–05 season

The team will play Polish Volleyball League (Seria A). Kadra III-liga – rozgrywki 2013–14. 1.Barteczko Adam - rozgrywający - kapitan 2. Gilner Kamil - libero 3.Porwoł Robert - atakujący 4.Wowra Bartłomiej - libero 5. Graff Karol - rozgrywający 6.Kołodziejski Sebastian - przyjmujący 7.Koczwara Adrian - środkowy 8.Mielnik Mateusz - przyjmujący 9.Radomski Krzysztof - przyjmujący 10. Grzywacz Patryk - środkowy 11. Harazim Damian - przyjmujący 12.Olszewski Dawid - środkowy 13.Turek Sebastian - atakujący 15.Marcol Jarosław - rozgrywający 16.Kaczmarek Kamil - środkowy I TRENER - Marek Przybys

Football

Achievements

Górnik Radlin's greatest Achievements in the

are: # Placing Second in the league in 1950/51. # The Polish Cup Quarter-Finals in the Season 1953/54. # Winning the Second League three times: 1949, 1956, and 1958.

References

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