Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland national team, he won the titles of the 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 World Champion.
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz | ||||
Born | Lublin, Poland | 22 September 1953||||
Died | 24 October 2022 | (aged 69)||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
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Wójtowicz was 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] In 2002, he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Wójtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022, at the age of 69.[4]
Honours
editClub
edit- CEV European Champions Cup
- 1984–85 – with Santal Parma
- 1985–86 – with Santal Parma
- Domestic
- 1982–83 Polish Championship, with Legia Warsaw
Youth national team
editIndividual awards
edit- 1977: FIVB World Cup – Most valuable player
- 1977: FIVB World Cup – Best blocker
State awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biography". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Maszyna do wygrywania". Przegląd Sportowy (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.
- ^ "Zmarł Tomasz Wójtowicz, jeden z najwybitniejszych polskich siatkarzy". PZPS (in Polish). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Tomasz Wójtowicz odznaczony Krzyżem Komandorskim". PZPS (in Polish). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Tomasz Wójtowicz.
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleyhall.org
- Player profile at Volleybox.net