Poland women's national volleyball team

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Poland
FIVB ranking
7 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 1964)
Best resultBronze (1964, 1968)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1952)
Best resultSilver (1952)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2003)
Best result6th (2007)
European Championship
Appearances29 (First in 1949)
Best resultGold (2003, 2005)
www.pzps.pl (in Polish)

The Poland women's national volleyball team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej kobiet) represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation (Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej, PZPS), the governing body for volleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.

Poland's greatest achievements to date have been winning bronze medals at the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics, silver medal at the 1952 World Championship as well as gold medals at the 2003 and the 2005 European Championship.

The Polish national team is currently ranked 7th in the FIVB world ranking as of 16 September 2023.[1]

Results

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 Round robin Third place 5 3 2 10 6 Squad
Mexico 1968 Round robin Third place 7 5 2 15 11 Squad
West Germany 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
2004
China 2008 Group stage 9th place 5 1 4 9 12 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Qualified
Total 0 Titles 3/15 17 9 8 34 29

World Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Soviet Union 1952 Round Robin Runners Up
Squad
France 1956 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Brazil 1960 Round Robin 4th Place Squad
Soviet Union 1962 Round Robin Third Place Squad
Japan 1967 Did not enter
Bulgaria 1970 9th Place Squad
Mexico 1974 9th Place Squad
Soviet Union 1978 11th Place Squad
Peru 1982 Did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1986
China 1990
Brazil 1994
Japan 1998
Germany 2002 15th Place Squad
Japan 2006 15th Place Squad
Japan 2010 Second round 9th Place 11 7 4 24 17 Squad
Italy 2014 Did not qualify
Japan 2018
Netherlands Poland 2022 Quarterfinals 7th Place 10 6 4 23 17 Squad
Total 0 Titles 11/19

European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Uruguay 1973 Did not qualify
Japan 1977
Japan 1981
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 1991
Japan 1995
Japan 1999
Japan 2003 8th Place 11 5 6 18 22
Squad
Japan 2007 6th Place 11 6 5 23 18 Squad
2011
Did not qualify
Japan 2015
Japan 2019
Japan 2023
Total 0 Titles 2/14 22 11 11 41 40

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1993
Did not enter
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
8th Place Squad
2005
7th Place Squad
2006
12th Place Squad
2007
6th Place Squad
2008
10th Place Squad
2009
7th Place Squad
2010
6th Place Squad
2011
10th Place Squad
2012
8th Place Squad
2013
15th Place Squad
2014
16th Place Squad
2015
14th place Squad
2016
14th place Squad
China 2017 13th place
Squad
Total 0 Titles 14/25

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European League

European Games

Team

Current squad

Head coach: Stefano Lavarini[2]

No. Name Date of birth Pos* Height Weight Spike Block 2023-24 club
1 Julia Nowicka 21 October 1998 ST 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 278 cm (109 in) Poland BKS Bielsko-Biała
2 Marta Wójcik 17 February 1982 ST 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 280 cm (110 in) Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
3 Klaudia Alagierska 2 January 1996 MB 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 297 cm (117 in) 0 cm (0 in) Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
4 Kamila Witkowska 2 December 1991 MB 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 301 cm (119 in) Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
5 Agnieszka Korneluk 17 October 1994 MB 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 309 cm (122 in) 295 cm (116 in) Italy Pomi Casalmaggiore
6 Martyna Łukasik 26 November 1999 OS 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 288 cm (113 in) Poland Chemik Police
7 Julia Twardowska 4 May 1995 OS 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 297 cm (117 in) 283 cm (111 in) Poland Grot Budowlani Łódź
8 Maria Stenzel 25 November 1998 LB 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 53 kg (117 lb) 278 cm (109 in) 262 cm (103 in) Poland Chemik Police
9 Magdalena Stysiak 3 December 2000 OP 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 295 cm (116 in) Italy Vero Volley Monza
10 Zuzanna Efimienko 8 August 1989 MB 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 318 cm (125 in) 303 cm (119 in) Poland Energa MKS Kalisz
11 Monika Galkowska 6 April 1996 OP 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 287 cm (113 in) Poland MOYA Radomka Radom
12 Malgorzata Jasek 14 March 1995 MB 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 240 cm (94 in) Serbia Crvena Zvezda
14 Joanna Wołosz 7 April 1990 ST 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 71 kg (157 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 281 cm (111 in) Poland Chemik Police
15 Martyna Grajber 28 March 1995 OS 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 280 cm (110 in) Poland Chemik Police
16 Natalia Mędrzyk 13 January 1992 OS 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 287 cm (113 in) Poland Chemik Police
17 Malwina Smarzek 3 June 1996 OP 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (180 lb) 318 cm (125 in) 292 cm (115 in) Italy Foppapedretti Bergamo
18 Emilia Mucha 7 December 1993 OS 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 300 cm (120 in) 283 cm (111 in) Poland KPSK Stal Mielec
19 Olivia Różański 5 June 1997 OS 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 300 cm (120 in)
Legionovia Legionowo
20 Marlena Kowalewska 9 January 1992 ST 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 61 kg (134 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 281 cm (111 in) Poland Chemik Police
21 Weronika Centka 6 September 2000 MB 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 312 cm (123 in) 297 cm (117 in) Poland DevelopRes Rzeszów
22 Natalia Murek 8 September 1999 OS 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 302 cm (119 in) 283 cm (111 in)
Impel Wrocław
23 Zuzanna Górecka 10 April 2000 OS 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 63 kg (139 lb) 301 cm (119 in) 284 cm (112 in) Poland ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
24 Monika Jagła 4 January 2000 LB 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 285 cm (112 in) Poland Pałac Bydgoszcz
28 Alicja Grabka 9 May 1998 ST 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 62 kg (137 lb) 271 cm (107 in) 0 cm (0 in) Poland Legionovia Legionowo
Positions
LB – Libero
MB – Middle Blocker
OP – Opposite
OS – Outside Hitter / Spiker
ST – Setter

Coach history

References

  1. ^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Players - Poland - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019".

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