Grzegorz Kosok
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| Nickname | Kosa | ||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||
| Born | 2 March 1986 Katowice, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
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Grzegorz Kosok (born 2 March 1986) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2011–2013, a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012, and the 2012 World League winner.
Personal life
[edit]He was born in Katowice, Poland. In 2014, he married Aleksandra. In June 2015, his wife gave birth to their daughter Amelia.
Career
[edit]Clubs
[edit]Kosok moved to Asseco Resovia in 2009. With the club from Rzeszów he achieved two gold (2012, 2013), silver (2014) and two bronze medals (2010, 2011) of the Polish Championship. He left Asseco Resovia after five years in May 2014.[1]
National team
[edit]First time, he was appointed to the Polish national team by Andrea Anastasi in 2011. He won a bronze medal of the 2011 FIVB World League and the 2011 CEV European Championship.[2] In November 2011 Poland won a silver medal of the 2011 FIVB World Cup and therefore qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He is a gold medalist of the 2012 FIVB World League in Sofia, Bulgaria.[3][4] In 2015 he was called up to the team B of the Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. Kosok took part in the 1st edition of the 2015 European Games.
Honours
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- CEV Cup
2011/2012 – with Asseco Resovia
- National championships
- 2011/2012
Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia - 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2013/2014
Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia - 2020/2021 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2011/2012
References
[edit]- ^ "Grzegorz Kosok opuszcza Asseco Resovię". assecoresovia.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Poland beat USA to claim first World League title". fivb.org. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League". fivb.org. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
External links
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- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Katowice
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Poland
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Poland
- Volleyball players at the 2015 European Games
- Polish Champions of men's volleyball
- Jadar Radom players
- Resovia (volleyball) players
- Jastrzębski Węgiel players
- BKS Visła Bydgoszcz players
- Middle blockers
- 21st-century Polish sportsmen