Grzegorz Szymański

Grzegorz Szymański
Grzegorz Szymański
Personal information
Full name	Grzegorz Szymański
Nickname	Gelu
Nationality	Polish
Born	July 12, 1978 (age 46); Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite hitter
Number	10
Career
1994–1997; 1997–2000; 2000–2005; 2005–2007; 2007–2009; 2009–2011; 2011–2013; 2013–2015	Ostrovia Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski; Płomień Sosnowiec; AZS Częstochowa; Jastrzębski Węgiel; Indykpol AZS Olsztyn; Delecta Bydgoszcz; AZS Politechnika Warszawska; Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
National team
1998–2007	Poland
Honours
Representing Poland
Men's Volleyball
World Championship
	Last updated: 6 February 2017

Grzegorz Szymański (born 12 July 1978) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team from 1998 to 2007, and a silver medalist of the World Championship 2006.

Personal life

Szymański was born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. He is married to Magdalena. They have a daughter Oliwia and a son Arkadiusz.

He began to play with Ostrovia Ostrowiec Swiętokrzyski, when he was 16. After that, he started playing in Sosnowiec. In 2000 he went to AZS Częstochowa, where he spent 5 years. With AZS he won second and third place in Polska Liga Siatkówki. His next club was Jastrzębski Węgiel, where he won second place in PlusLiga. He has been playing for Indykpol AZS Olsztyn since 2013.^[1]