Artur Szalpuk
Artur Szalpuk | |||||
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Full name | Artur Kacper Szalpuk | ||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||
Born | Olsztyn, Poland | 20 March 1995||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | ||||
Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Outside hitter | ||||
Current club | Epicentr Podolyany | ||||
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Artur Kacper Szalpuk (born 20 March 1995) is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, 2018 World Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for the Ukrainian team, Epicentr Podolyany.[1]
Career[]
National team[]
On 2 April 2015 was appointed to the Polish national team by head coach Stephane Antiga. After the training camp in Spała he went to team B of Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. He took part in 1st edition of 2015 European Games, where his national team took 4th place. In July he joined team A of Poland on matches with United States during intercontinental round of World League 2015 in Kraków. He made his debut in senior team on 4 July 2015 in lost match with United States (1-3).
On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion.[2] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.
Sporting achievements[]
Clubs[]
- National championships
- 2017/2018 Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk
- 2018/2019 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
Youth national team[]
Individual awards[]
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best Server
- 2018: Polish Cup – Best Opposite
State awards[]
- 2018: Gold Cross of Merit[3]
References[]
- ^ "Artur Szalpuk odchodzi z Trefla Gdańsk". www.treflgdansk.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for years more years". www.fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links[]
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Olsztyn
- Polish men's volleyball players
- European Games competitors for Poland
- Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
- AZS Warszawa players
- Czarni Radom players
- Skra Bełchatów players
- Trefl Gdańsk players
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate volleyball players in Ukraine