Bartosz Kurek

Bartosz Kurek
Personal information
Full name	Bartosz Kamil Kurek
Nickname	Kuraś
Born	(1988-08-29) 29 August 1988 (age 36) Wałbrzych, Poland
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Spike	370 cm (146 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite / Outside hitter
Current club	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number	1
Career
Years Teams 2004–2005 2005–2008 2008–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018 2018–2019 2019–2020 2020–2024 2024– Stal Nysa ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Skra Bełchatów Dynamo Moscow Volley Lube Asseco Resovia Skra Bełchatów Ziraat Bankası Ankara Stocznia Szczecin Onico Warsaw Vero Volley Monza Wolfdogs Nagoya ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2007–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIVB World Championship 2018 Bulgaria/Italy 2022 Poland/Slovenia FIVB World Cup 2011 Japan 2015 Japan FIVB World League 2012 Sofia 2011 Gdańsk FIVB Nations League 2023 Gdańsk 2021 Rimini 2022 Bologna 2024 Łódź CEV European Championship 2009 Turkey 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel 2011 Austria/Czech Republic 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland

Bartosz Kamil Kurek (born 29 August 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the Poland national team.^[1] Kurek took part in 4 Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) winning silver medal in Paris. He also won the 2018 World Champion title as well as the 2009 and the 2023 European Championship titles. In 2019, he became the first ever volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.