Tomasz Wójtowicz
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 at the European Championship (1975, 1977, 1979, 1983), 1983 Polish Champion.
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Full name | Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz | ||||
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Born | Lublin, Poland | 22 September 1953||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||
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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
- 1982/1983
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 1977: FIVB World Cup – Most Valuable Player
- 1977: FIVB World Cup – Best Blocker
State awards
References
- "Biography". volleyhall.org. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- "Maszyna do wygrywania". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "La Stagione 1983/84, quella del doppio straniero". volleyball.it (in Italian). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Tomasz Wójtowicz odznaczony Krzyżem Komandorskim". pzps.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
External links
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- Player profile at the International Olympic Committee
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleyhall.org
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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