Zdzisław Ambroziak

Zdzisław Ambroziak
Personal information
Full name	Zdzisław Stanisław Ambroziak
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1944-01-01)1 January 1944 Warsaw, Poland
Died	23 January 2004(2004-01-23) (aged 60) Warsaw, Poland
Career
Years Teams 1963–1970 1970–1972 1972–1976 1976–1979 1979–1984 AZS AWF Warsaw Skra Warsaw Pallavolo Padova Volley Gonzaga Milano Di.Po. Vimercate
National team
1963–1972  Poland (220)
hide Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Cup 1965 Poland CEV European Championship 1967 Turkey

Zdzisław Stanisław Ambroziak (1 January 1944 – 23 January 2004) was a Polish volleyball player, sports journalist, sports commentator, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team in 1963–1972, participant of the Olympic Games (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972), silver medallist of the World Cup 1965, bronze medallist of the 1967 European Championship, three–time Polish Champion.

Personal life[]

Amroziak was born in Warsaw, he graduated from the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw. He was married to Ewa. In 1999, he appeared in the Polish film Kiler-ów 2-óch as a sports commentator. He died after a long illness in a hospital in Warsaw.

Sporting achievements[]

Clubs[]

• National championships
  • 1964/1965 Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warsaw
  • 1965/1966 Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warsaw
  • 1967/1968 Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warsaw

Memory[]

In 2007, was founded the Foundation of Zdzisław Ambroziak. The Foundation aims, among others, to support sports journalists attitude of fair play, support and promote various forms of youth education. Since 2006, the tournament named Memoriał of Zdzisław Ambroziak, is organized for volleyball clubs to honor his memory.

External links[]

• Player profile at Olympic.org
• Player profile at Volleybox.net

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