Bartosz Kwolek

Bartosz Kwolek (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa, 2018 World Champion, U19 European Champion 2015, U19 World Champion 2015, U20 European Champion 2016, U21 World Champion 2017.

Bartosz Kwolek
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1997-07-17) July 17, 1997
Płock, Poland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Spike343 cm (135 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current club VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa
Number2
Career
YearsTeams
2016– ONICO Warszawa
National team
2018– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
FIVB World Championship
2018 Bulgaria/Italy
FIVB World Cup
2019 Japan
FIVB Nations League
2019 Chicago

Career

On April 12, 2015 Poland men's national under-19 volleyball team, including Kwolek, won title of U19 European Champion 2015. They beat in final Italy U19 (3–1).[1][2] He was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He took part in European Youth Olympic Festival with Polish national U19 team. On August 1, 2015 he achieved gold medal (final match with Bulgaria 3–0). On August 23, 2015 Poland achieved first title of U19 World Champion. In the final his team beat hosts - Argentina (3–2).[3] On September 10, 2016 he achieved title of the 2016 CEV U20 European Champion after winning 7 of 7 matches in tournament and beating Ukraine in the final (3–1).[4] Also, Kwolek received individual award for the Best Outside Hitter. On July 2, 2017 Poland U21, including Kwolek, achieved title of U21 World Champion 2017 after beating Cuba in the final (3–0).[5][6] Kwolek was awarded an individual award for the Best Outside Spiker of the whole tournament.[7] His national team won 47 matches in the row and never lost.[8] The U21 World Champion title ended up his time in youth national teams.

He debuted in 2016–17 PlusLiga as player of AZS Politechnika Warszawska. In the following season, his team was doing great, and he was one of the main players. In February 2018, when ONICO Warszawa occupied the third place in the league, Kwolek signed the next two-year contract.

On September 30, 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion[9]. Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.

Sporting achievements

Individually

State awards

References
  1. "ME kadetów: Ogromny sukces reprezentacji Polski! Jest złoto!". www.sportowefakty.wp.pl. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Poland crown fabulous campaign with gold, Italy and Turkey complete podium". www.cev.eu. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. "History rewritten for Poland as they grab first ever Boys' U19 gold medal". www.fivb.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  4. "Poland triumph with U20 European gold in Plovdiv". www.cev.eu. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. "Poland shut out Cuba to triumph with U21 World Championship gold!". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. "Great generation of Polish players celebrate time together with U21 world title". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. "Poland's leader Kochanowski recognized as U21 World Champ". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. "47 games without losing! I am so proud of these boys – coach Pawlik". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  9. "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". www.fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. "PL: Mistrzostwo Polski dla ZAKSY Kędzierzyn-Koźle". www.siatka.org (in Polish). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. "ZAKSA NAJLEPSZA JEST – Plusliga's trophy moves to Kędzierzyn-Koźle again!". www.worldofvolley.com. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.