Łukasz Kaczmarek
Polish volleyball player (born 1994)
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| Nickname | Zwierzak | ||||
| Born | (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 30) Krotoszyn, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
| Block | 332 cm (131 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
| Current club | Jastrzębski Węgiel | ||||
| Number | 2 | ||||
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Łukasz Kaczmarek (born 29 June 1994) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Jastrzębski Węgiel and the Poland national team.[1] Kaczmarek took part in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won silver at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He was a silver medallist with Poland at the 2022 World Championship. He is a three–time Champions League winner (2021, 2022, 2023) with ZAKSA.
Career
Kaczmarek began his sporting career as a beach volleyball player. In 2015, he debuted in PlusLiga as Cuprum Lubin player. In 2016, he signed a new two–year contract with Cuprum Lubin, and became one of the best scorers in PlusLiga.[2] In 2018, after the successful season and debut in the national team, he joined ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[3]
On 10 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.[4]
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle- 2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- Domestic
- 2018–19
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2018–19
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2023–24 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19
Youth national team
- Beach volleyball
- 2011
FIVB U19 World Championship, with Maciej Kosiak - 2011 CEV U18 European Championship, with Sebastian Kaczmarek
- 2012
FIVB U19 World Championship, with Sebastian Kaczmarek - 2013 CEV U20 European Championship, with Sebastian Kaczmarek
- 2011
Individual awards
- 2019: Polish Cup – Best opposite[5]
- 2019: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player[6]
- 2023: FIVB Nations League – Best opposite spiker
References
- ^ "Mistrz Polski odkrywa karty. Nowy atakujący w Jastrzębskim Węglu". siatka.org (in Polish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Debiutant zostaje w Cuprum Lubin. Łukasz Kaczmarek z przedłużonym kontraktem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Łukasz Kaczmarek nowym atakującym ZAKSY". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Poland claim Olympic silver in men's volleyball". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Superpuchar Polski: Grupa Azoty ZAKSA – Projekt Warszawa 3:1. Pierwsze trofeum w sezonie dla mistrza Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
External links
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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| Preceded by | Best Opposite Spiker of FIVB Nations League 2023 | Succeeded by |
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Poland men's volleyball squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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Poland squad – 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Silver medal | ||
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Poland men's volleyball squad – 2023 CEV European Championship – Gold medal | ||
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