Paweł Zatorski

Paweł Zatorski (born 21 June 1990) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, a participant of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016), 2014 World Champion, 2018 World Champion, a gold medalist of the 2012 World League, silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2011 European Championship and the 2011 World League, Polish Champion (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019).

Paweł Zatorski
Personal information
NicknameZati
Duracell
Nationality Polish
Born (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990
Łódź, Poland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike328 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number1
Career
YearsTeams
2008–2010
2010–2014
2014–		 Domex Tytan AZS Częstochowa
PGE Skra Bełchatów
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2009– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
FIVB World Championship
2014 Poland
2018 Bulgaria/Italy
CEV European Championship
2011 Austria/Czech Republic
2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia
FIVB World Cup
2011 Japan
2019 Japan
2015 Japan
FIVB World League
2012 Sofia
2011 Gdańsk

Personal life

On September 10, 2016 he married to Agnieszka Ludkiewicz. In February 2017 he graduated the Academy of Management and Administration in Opole with master's degree in sports marketing.[1][2] On August 9, 2017 their son Samuel was born in Łódź. On July 4, 2019 his second child, a son Maksymilian was born.

Career

Clubs

Zatorski is an alumnus of Skra Bełchatów. He represented the second team of the club from Bełchatów. In this time, he won two title of Polish Champion (juniors and cadets) and silver medal of European Cadet Championship. In 2008 he moved to AZS Częstochowa and debuted in the top Polish league - PlusLiga. In 2010 he returned to PGE Skra Bełchatów.[3] He spent four seasons in this club, winning: two medals of FIVB Club World Championship – silver in 2010 and bronze in 2012; silver medal of CEV Champions League 2011/2012;[4] two Polish Cups (2011, 2012); Polish SuperCup 2012; silver medal of Polish Championship 2012;[5] two Polish Champion titles in season 2010/2011 and 2013/2014.[6] On May 6, 2014, it was officially announced that Zatorski had signed a contract with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle for the next two seasons.[7] On April 26, 2016 he won with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle a title of 2016 Polish Champion.[8] On May 2, 2016 was announced that Zatorski extended his contract for next two seasons (until 2018).[9]

National team

In 2011, he gained three medal with the Polish team - silver at World Cup,[10] bronze at European Championship and bronze at World League[11] in Gdańsk, Poland. On July 8, 2012 won a gold medal of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgary.[12][13] On August 16, 2014, Zatorski was appointed to squad at World Championship held in Poland.[14][15] On September 21, 2014 he won, with the team, the title of World Champion 2014.[16][17][18] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and to promote Polish in the world.[19]

On September 30, 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion[20]. Poland beat Brazil in the finale 3-0 and defended the title from 2014. Zatorski received an individual award for the Best Libero[21].

Sporting achievements

Individually

State awards

References
  1. WSZiA. Gwiazdy z dyplomami – nto.pl – 23-02-2017
  2. Mamy sportowców z wykształceniem wyższym – doxa.fm – 23-02-2017
  3. Zatorski i Kłos w Skrze. Gacek odchodzi – sport.wp.pl – 19-05-2010
  4. PGE Skra druga w Lidze Mistrzów – skra.pl – 18-03-2012
  5. PGE Skra ze srebrnym medalem (SKRA.TV) – skra.pl – 22-04-2012
  6. PGE Skra mistrzem Polski! – skra.pl – 27-04-2014
  7. Paweł Zatorski w ZAKSIE! Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine – zaksa.pl – 06-05-2014
  8. Wielki finał PlusLigi: Asseco Resovia Rzeszów – ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle 0:3. ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! – plusliga.pl – 26-04-2016
  9. Kapitanowie ZAKSY zagrają w mistrzowskiej drużynie w kolejnych sezonach. – zaksa.pl – 02-05-2016
  10. Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver – fivb.org – 06-12-2011
  11. Russia win second World League title in classic 2011 final – fivb.org – 11-07-2011
  12. Poland beat USA to claim first World League title – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
  13. Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
  14. FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład – plusliga.pl – 17-08-2014
  15. Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014 – fivb.org – 17-08-2014
  16. Poland win second World Championship title at home - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  17. Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
  18. FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem – plusliga.pl – 21-09-2014
  19. "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" Archived 2014-10-27 at the Wayback Machine – prezydent.pl – 27-10-2014
  20. "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for years more years". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  21. "Kurek MVP mistrzostw świata! Nagrody indywidualne dla Kubiaka, Nowakowskiego i Zatorskiego!". Dziennik. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  22. KMŚ: Zatorski najlepszym libero! – sport.wp.pl – 21-12-2010
  23. Paweł Zatorski: Nagrody indywidualne to tylko miły dodatek – siatka.org – 24-01-2011
  24. Paweł Zatorski najlepszym Libero w Memoriale Wagnera – piotrkow.bai.pl – 10-09-2013
  25. Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń - isap.sejm.gov.pl - 23-10-2014
  26. "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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