Grzegorz Szymański

Grzegorz Szymański (born 12 July 1978) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team from 1998 to 2007, and a silver medalist of the World Championship 2006.

Grzegorz Szymański
Personal information
Full name	Grzegorz Szymański
Nickname	Gelu
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1978-07-12) July 12, 1978 (age 47) Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter
Number	10
Career
Years Teams 1994–1997 1997–2000 2000–2005 2005–2007 2007–2009 2009–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 Ostrovia Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Płomień Sosnowiec AZS Częstochowa Jastrzębski Węgiel Indykpol AZS Olsztyn Delecta Bydgoszcz AZS Politechnika Warszawska Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
National team
1998–2007  Poland
Honours Representing  Poland Men's Volleyball World Championship 2006 Japan
Last updated: 6 February 2017

Personal life

Szymański was born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. He is married to Magdalena. They have a daughter Oliwia and a son Arkadiusz.

Career

Clubs

He began to play with Ostrovia Ostrowiec Swiętokrzyski, when he was 16. After that, he started playing in Sosnowiec. In 2000 he went to AZS Częstochowa, where he spent 5 years. With AZS he won second and third place in Polska Liga Siatkówki. His next club was Jastrzębski Węgiel, where he won second place in PlusLiga. He has been playing for Indykpol AZS Olsztyn since 2013.^[1]

Sporting achievements

National team

• 1995 CEV U19 European Championship
• 1997 FIVB U21 World Championship
• 2006 FIVB World Championship

State awards

• 2006 Gold Cross of Merit