Sławomir Szmal

Sławomir Szmal
Personal information
Born (1978-10-02) October 2, 1978
Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–1997 Gwardia Opole
1997–1999 Huntnik Kraków
1999–2002 KS Warszawianka
2002–2003 Wisła Płock
2003–2005 TuS N-Lübbecke
2005–2010 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2010–2018 Vive Kielce
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2018 Poland 298 (3)
Medal record
World Championship
2007 Germany
2009 Croatia
2015 Qatar

Sławomir Szmal (born 2 October 1978) is a former Polish handball player, who played for Vive Targi Kielce and the Poland national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship (silver in 2007, bronzes in 2009, 2015).

Career

National team

On August 19, 1998 he debuted in the Poland national handball team in a match against Lithuania (31:20). He took part in the European Championship 2002, but Poland took 16th place. One year later the national team, including Szmal, took 10th place at the World Championship 2003. On February 4, 2007 he won a silver medal at the World Championship, after losing the final match with Germany (24:29). For his sport achievements he received the Gold Cross of Merit in 2007.

In 2009 Szmal was voted IHF World Player of the Year, the 2nd and 3rd were Igor Vori, and Nikola Karabatić, respectively.[1]

On January 24, 2014 the Polish national team, including Szmal, took 6th place at the European Championship. On February 1, 2015 Poland, including Szmal, won the bronze medal at the World Championship 2015. They won the bronze medal match (29:28) against Spain.[2][3]

Personal life

Szmal was born in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland. He is married to Aneta, who is a former handball player. They have a son named Filip.

Sporting achievements

State awards

References

  1. ↑ Player of the Year - Men 2009 - ihf.info
  2. ↑ France on top again, silver for Qatar, bronze for Poland Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine. - qatarhandball2015.com - 01-02-2015
  3. ↑ Bronze goes to Poland - ihf.info - 01-02-2015


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