Poland men's national volleyball team

National team representing Poland in men's volleybal matches

The Poland national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Poland, controlled by the Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland is one of the world's strongest teams, it is the reigning world champion since 2014 and is ranked third (as of August 2015) in the FIVB world ranking. This team has been named as country's Team of the Year at the Polish Sports Personality of the Year awards in Warsaw.[1]

Poland
Nickname(s)Biało–Czerwoni
AssociationPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
ConfederationCEV
Head coachNikola Grbić
FIVB ranking2 (as of May 31, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances9 (First in 1968)
Best resultGold medal – Olympics (1976)
World Championship
Appearances18 (First in 1949)
Best resultGold (1974, 2014, 2018)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1965)
Best resultSilver cup – World (1965, 2011, 2019)
European Championship
Appearances25 (First in 1950)
Best resultGold (2009)
pzps.pl (in Polish)

Statistics

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Competition       Total
Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
World Championship 2 1 0 3
World Cup 0 2 0 2
World Grand Champions Cup 0 0 0 0
World League 1 0 1 2
European Championship 1 5 2 8
European Games 0 0 0 0
European League 0 0 1 1
Universiade 0 1 0 1
Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner¹ 6 4 2 12
Total 5 9 4 18

¹Friendly tournament, not included in the statistics

Olympic Games

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1964 — did not participa
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1984 to 1992 — did not participate
2000 — did not participate

World Championship

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1990 to 1994 — did not participate

World Cup

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European Championship

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1948 — did not participate
1951 — did not participate
1987 — did not participate
1997 to 1999 — did not participate

World Grand Champions Cup

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1993 to 2005 — did not participate
2013 — did not participate

World League

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1990 to 1997 — did not participate

¹ players during all matches of intercontinental round

European League

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¹ Polish national team B

European Games

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¹ Polish national team B

Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner

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Individual awards for players

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Current roster

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Team A

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Updated: 25 August 2015
Represent Poland at::

Head coach:   Stéphane Antiga
Assistant:   Philippe Blain
Coach of physical preparation:   Wojciech Janas
Scoutman:   Oskar Kaczmarczyk
  Robert Kaźmierczak
Doctor:   Jan Sokal
Physiotherapist:   Paweł Brandt
  Tomasz Pieczko
Manager:   Hubert Tomaszewski
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015 club
1 Piotr Nowakowski 18 December 1987 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 340 cm (130 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
3 Dawid Konarski 31 August 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 353 cm (139 in) 335 cm (132 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
6 Bartosz Kurek 29 August 1988 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 375 cm (148 in) 340 cm (130 in)   Cucine Lube Treia
7 Karol Kłos 8 August 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 357 cm (141 in) 326 cm (128 in)   PGE Skra Bełchatów
11 Fabian Drzyzga 3 January 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 304 cm (120 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
12 Grzegorz Łomacz 1 October 1987 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 336 cm (132 in) 309 cm (122 in)   MKS Cuprum Lubin
13 Michał Kubiak (C) 23 February 1988 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 328 cm (129 in) 312 cm (123 in)   Halkbank Ankara
15 Piotr Gacek 16 September 1978 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 328 cm (129 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
17 Paweł Zatorski 21 June 1990 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 328 cm (129 in) 304 cm (120 in)   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
18 Marcin Możdżonek 9 February 1985 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 338 cm (133 in)   Halkbank Ankara
20 Mateusz Mika 21 January 1991 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
21 Rafał Buszek 28 April 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 327 cm (129 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
23 Mateusz Bieniek 5 April 1994 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 329 cm (130 in)   Effector Kielce
25 Artur Szalpuk 20 March 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 325 cm (128 in)   AZS Politechnika Warszawska

Team B

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Represent Poland at::

Head coach:   Andrzej Kowal
Assistant:   Michał Gogol
No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2015 club
1 Dawid Dryja 21 July 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
2 Jan Nowakowski 17 May 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 335 cm (132 in)   Transfer Bydgoszcz
3 Michał Kędzierski 9 August 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in)   Effector Kielce
4 Grzegorz Kosok 2 March 1986 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Jastrzębski Węgiel
5 Wojciech Ferens 5 April 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 351 cm (138 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Transfer Bydgoszcz
6 Dawid Konarski 31 August 1989 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in)   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
7 Wojciech Włodarczyk 28 October 1990 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 320 cm (130 in)   MKS Cuprum Lubin
9 Adam Kowalski 16 September 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 325 cm (128 in) 300 cm (120 in)   Cerrad Czarni Radom
10 Szymon Romać 1 October 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 330 cm (130 in)   MKS Cuprum Lubin
11 Aleksander Śliwka 24 May 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 341 cm (134 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
12 Paweł Woicki (C) 29 June 1983 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
13 Adrian Buchowski 30 September 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Effector Kielce
14 Grzegorz Pająk 1 January 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 319 cm (126 in)   ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
16 Bartłomiej Grzechnik 8 February 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Cerrad Czarni Radom
17 Artur Szalpuk 20 March 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 348 cm (137 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Cerrad Czarni Radom
18 Damian Wojtaszek 7 September 1988 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 305 cm (120 in)   Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
20 Michał Filip 31 August 1994 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 341 cm (134 in) 325 cm (128 in)   AZS Politechnika Warszawska
22 Bartosz Bednorz 25 July 1994 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Indykpol AZS Olsztyn

Coach History

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Current head coach - Stéphane Antiga.
 
Current coach assistant - Philippe Blain.

HEAD COACHES

ASISSTANTS

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FIVB World League 2011

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FIVB World League 2012

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FIVB World League 2013

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Other websites

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  1. JTACommunications (2023-01-11). "Polish men's national volleyball team named Poland's Team of the Year". FIVB. Retrieved 2024-12-12.