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.

Tomasz Wójtowicz
Personal information
Full nameTomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz
Nationality Polish
Born (1953-09-22) 22 September 1953
Lublin, Poland
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Career
YearsTeams
1968–1972
1972–1978
1978–1983
1983–1984
1984–1986
1986–1987
1987–1989
AZS Lublin
Avia Świdnik
Legia Warsaw
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo
Santal Parma
Granarolo Ferrara
Famila Città di Castello
National team
1973–1984 Poland (325)

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

Youth national team

Individual awards

State awards

References

  1. "Biography". volleyhall.org. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "Maszyna do wygrywania". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. "La Stagione 1983/84, quella del doppio straniero". volleyball.it (in Italian). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. "Tomasz Wójtowicz odznaczony Krzyżem Komandorskim". pzps.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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