Tomasz Wójtowicz
Tomasz Wójtowicz | |||||
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Full name | Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz | ||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||
Born | Lublin, Poland | 22 September 1953||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||
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Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (born 22 September 1953) is a Polish sports commentator and former volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team in 1973–1984, 1976 Olympic Champion, 1974 World Champion, silver medallist of the European Championship (1975, 1977, 1979, 1983), 1983 Polish Champion.
Wójtowicz is considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row.[1] In 2001, he was listed by the International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world.[2][3] Wójtowicz was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Sporting achievements[]
Clubs[]
- CEV European Champions Cup
- 1984/1985 – with Santal Parma
- 1985/1986 – with Santal Parma
- National championships
- 1982/1983 Polish Championship, with Legia Warsaw
Youth national team[]
Individual awards[]
- 1977: FIVB World Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 1977: FIVB World Cup – Best Blocker
State awards[]
References[]
- ^ "POL M: Will Anastasi repeat Wagner's success?". www.WorldofVolley.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Maszyna do wygrywania". www.przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "La Stagione 1983/84, quella del doppio straniero". www.volleyball.it (in Italian). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Tomasz Wójtowicz odznaczony Krzyżem Komandorskim". www.pzps.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
External links[]
- Player profile at Olympic.org
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it
- Player profile at Volleyhall.org
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lublin
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Poland
- Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Legia Warsaw (volleyball) players