Mariusz Wlazły
Mariusz Wlazły | |
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Date of birth | 4th August 1983 |
place of birth | Wieluń , Poland |
size | 1.94 m |
position | Diagonal |
Mariusz Wlazły (born August 4, 1983 in Wieluń ) is a Polish volleyball player .
Mariusz Wlazły plays as a diagonal attacker for Skra Bełchatów and the Polish men's volleyball team . He was a member of the Polish team that won the Junior World Championships in 2003. He made his debut in the first national team during the summer season 2004, and in the volleyball world league in 2005 he was already one of the main players in the national team. In 2006 he won second place with Poland at the volleyball world championship in Japan. During that tournament, he was nominated for the Most Valuable Player Award and finished second to Brazilian star Giba .
In June 2006 Mariusz Wlazły married Paulina Drewicz. In January 2009 their first child, son Arkadiusz, was born.
In July 2008, Mariusz Wlazły became an ambassador for the Dr. Clown helping children with cancer.
Due to an injury he was unable to participate in the 2009 European men's volleyball championship in Turkey, where Poland won the title. In 2014 he became world champion with the Polish team. In April 2015 he was named World Sportsman of the Year 2014 by the central umbrella organization of the sports associations, Sportaccord .
societies
Career
- 2003 Junior World Championship
- 2005 4th place in the World League
- 2006 2nd place at the Volleyball World Championship in Japan
- 2007 4th place in the World League in Katowice
- 2008 5th place in the World League
- 2008 quarter-finals at the Beijing Olympics
- 2014 world champion
Club achievements
- 2005 Polish Cup with Skra Bełchatów
- 2005 Polish championship with Skra Bełchatów
- 2006 Polish Cup with Skra Bełchatów
- 2006 Polish championship with Skra Bełchatów
- 2007 Polish Cup with Skra Bełchatów
- 2007 Polish championship with Skra Bełchatów
- 2008 3rd place in the Champions League with Skra Bełchatów
- 2008 Polish championship with Skra Bełchatów
- 2009 Polish Cup with Skra Bełchatów
- 2009 Polish championship with Skra Bełchatów
- 2009 2nd place in the 2009 Men's Volleyball Club World Championship
- 2010 3rd place in the Champions League with Skra Bełchatów
- 2010 Polish championship with Skra Bełchatów
- 2010 2nd place in the 2010 Men's Volleyball Club World Championship
Individual rewards
- 2005 Best Polish attacker
- 2005 Best Polish Player
- 2006 Best player in the Polish Volleyball League
- In 2006 voted among the top three players at the World Volleyball Championships in Japan
- 2006 Golden Cross of Merit .
- In 2006 he was elected Sportsman of the Year by the Minister for Sport, alongside Otylia Jędrzejczak , Katarzyna Rogowiec and Marta Dziadura
- 2007 Best Polish attacker
- 2007 Best Polish Player
- 2007 Best Player of the CEV Champions League (Golden Ball CEV )
- 2008 Best attacker in the CEV Champions League
- 2008 Best player in the Polish Volleyball League
- 2008 Best attacker of the VI Memoriał Huberta Jerzego Wagnera Poland
- 2008 Best Server of the VI Memoriał Huberta Jerzego Wagnera Poland
- 2008 Most Valuable Player of the VI Memoriał Huberta Jerzego Wagnera Poland
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Wlazły, Mariusz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish volleyball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wieluń |