Grzegorz Bociek
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| Nationality |  Polish | ||||
| Born | 6 June 1991 Opoczno, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 367 cm (144 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
| Current team | Cuprum Lubin | ||||
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Grzegorz Bociek (born 6 June 1991) is a Polish volleyball player. At the professional club level, he plays for Cuprum Lubin, two–time Polish Champion (2016, 2017).
Personal life
[edit]Bociek was born in Sielec, Poland. He has two brothers – Łukasz, Piotr and a younger sister Monika (born 1996), who is also a volleyball player and has played in the Polish women's junior national team. On June 12, 2014, his fiancée Paulina gave birth to their daughter Alicja.[1][2] On October 1, 2014, Bociek announced at a press conference that he is suspending his sports career because of a serious disease. He was suffering from a tumor of the lymphoid tissues.[3] On October 4, 2014, he married Paulina (née Bigos). Bociek disease began with lymphadenopathy in the neck. Upon further investigation, it turned out that it was a cancer of the lymphatic system. The whole volleyball environment helped him financially and supported him, including a few Polish clubs - ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and PGE Skra.[4] On April 2, 2015, he announced via Facebook that recent studies have shown that he is healthy and is going back to volleyball.[5] He got the call to the Polish national team in 2015.[6]
Career
[edit]Clubs
[edit]Bociek moved to the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in June 2013.[7] In the 2013/2014 season they won the Polish Cup. On October 1, 2014, Bociek suspended his sports career. In April 2014 came back to trainings and signed new contract with ZAKSA.[8]
Sporting achievements
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- National championships
- 2013/2014
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2015/2016
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2016/2017 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016/2017 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2013/2014
Universiade
[edit]- 2013
Summer Universiade
References
[edit]- ^ Grzegorz Bociek został ojcem, Bociek nie zagra z Niemcami - kontuzja – przegladsportowy.pl – 13-06-2014
- ^ Grzegorz Bociek został ojcem – ofsajd.onet.pl – 19-06-2014
- ^ Grzegorz Bociek poinformował o nowotworze – sport.wp.pl – 01-10-2014
- ^ Grzegorz Bociek dzielnie znosi walkę z rakiem – eurosport.onet.pl – 22-11-2014
- ^ Grzegorz Bociek wygrał walkę z chorobą nowotworową. "Za miesiąc będę gotowy do treningów" – sportowefakty.pl – 02-04-2015
- ^ Kadra Narodowa Siatkarzy na 2015 – pzps.pl – 02-04-2015
- ^ Grzegorz Bociek w ZAKSIE! – sportowefakty.pl – 17-06-2013
- ^ Grzegorz Bociek dołączy do ZAKSY w sezonie 2015/2016 – zaksa.pl – 24-04-2015
External links
[edit]- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Opoczno
- Sportspeople from Łódź Voivodeship
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland
- Skra Bełchatów players
- AZS Częstochowa players
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
- Warta Zawiercie (volleyball) players
- Gwardia Wrocław (men's volleyball) players
- Cuprum Lubin players
- Opposite hitters
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen