Bartosz Kwolek

Bartosz Kwolek (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and the Poland national team.

Bartosz Kwolek
Personal information
Born	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 28) Płock, Poland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Spike	343 cm (135 in)
Block	320 cm (126 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Warta Zawiercie
Number	2
Career
Years Teams 2016–2022 2022– Projekt Warsaw Warta Zawiercie
National team
2018–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 2018 Bulgaria/Italy 2022 Poland/Slovenia FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan FIVB Nations League 2019 Chicago

Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Career

Club

He made his debut in the Polish PlusLiga as a player of AZS Politechnika Warszawska in 2016.

National team

On 12 April 2015 the Polish national U19 team, including Kwolek, won a title of the CEV U19 European Champions. They beat Italy in the final (3–1).^[1][2] He was named the Most valuable player of the tournament. He took part in European Youth Olympic Festival with Polish national U19 team. On 1 August 2015 he achieved gold medal (final match with Bulgaria 3–0). On 23 August 2015 Poland achieved first title of U19 World Champion. In the final his team beat hosts – Argentina (3–2).^[3] On September 10, 2016 he achieved title of the 2016 CEV U20 European Champion after winning 7 of 7 matches in tournament and beating Ukraine in the final (3–1).^[4] Also, Kwolek received individual award for the Best Outside Hitter. On July 2, 2017 Poland U21, including Kwolek, achieved title of U21 World Champion 2017 after beating Cuba in the final (3–0).^[5][6] Kwolek was awarded an individual award for the Best outside spiker of the whole tournament.^[7] His national team won 47 matches in the row and never lost.^[8] The U21 World Champion title ended his time in youth national teams.

On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved its third title of the World Champion.^[9] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3–0 and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2024–25 – with Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
• Domestic
  • 2023–24 Polish Cup, with Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie
  • 2024–25 Polish SuperCup, with Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie

Youth national team

• 2015 CEV U19 European Championship
• 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival
• 2015 FIVB U19 World Championship
• 2016 CEV U20 European Championship
• 2017 FIVB U21 World Championship

Individual awards

• 2015: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player
• 2015: FIVB U19 World Championship – Most valuable player
• 2016: CEV U20 European Championship – Best outside spiker
• 2017: FIVB U21 World Championship – Best outside spiker

State awards

• 2018: Gold Cross of Merit^[10]