Edward Skorek

Edward Skorek (born 13 June 1943) is a former Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team in 1964–1976, Olympic Champion 1976, World Champion 1974, silver medalist of the World Cup 1965, bronze medalist of the European Championship 1967.

Edward Skorek
Personal information
Full nameEdward Skorek
NicknameSzabla
Nationality Polish
Born (1943-06-14) June 14, 1943
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1975–1977
1990–1992
1992–1993
1997–2000
2001–2002
2003–2006
2006–2007		 Panini Modena
Poland
AZS Yawal Częstochowa
Warka Czarni Radom
Kuwait
Pamapol AZS Częstochowa
AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Career
YearsTeams
1961–1963
1963–1968
1968–1975
1975–1977		 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki
AZS AWF Warszawa
Legia Warszawa
Panini Modena
National team
1964–1976 Poland (284)
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal
World Championship
1974 Mexico
World Cup
1965 Poland
European Championship
1967 Turkey

Career as coach

Following his successful player career, Skorek has tried his luck as a coach in various European Leagues.

State awards

In 1998 received a state award - Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contributions to the Polish Olympic movement, for his contribution to the development of physical culture, for sporting achievements.

References
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Skorek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    Leszek Milewski    		 Head coach of Poland
    1990–1992    		 Succeeded by
    Zbigniew Zarzycki


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