Poland Announces Women’s European Championship Roster

  0 Liam Smith | September 15th, 2017 | European volleyball, International Volleyball, News

2017 CEV EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN

Poland’s female national team was once one of the best teams in the world. It dominated European play in the 1940’s and 1950’s. It won World Championship silver in 1952 and bronze in 1956 and 1962. Poland took Olympic bronze medals in Tokyo 1964 and Mexico City 1968 (and have classified for only one game since then, in 2008).

More recently Poland has won back-to-back gold medals at the European Championships in 2003 and 2005, followed by a bronze in 2009, behind Katarzyna Skowronska’s superb play, probably the best Polish female volleyball player to have played the game. Katarzyna, still active, but retired from the national team due to age, has left a big void in the team that is yet to be filled.

To solve this, coach Jacek Nawrocki kick-started an effort to rebuild Polish women’s volleyball. To make this happen, he hopes to develop Poland’s youth players. It will be a slow process, but Poland has already managed to win Group 2 of this year’s Grand Prix, which is good enough for 13th place overall, a result that is much better than its actual FIVB ranking (22nd), but even more importantly, a result that guarantees its promotion to Group A for the next Grand Prix.

The players called upon by coach Nawrocki are having a solid 2017. In Poland’ 2017 Grand Prix’s Group 2 run, several national teamers appeared in the list of the tournament’s stats leaders. Grajber Martyna was its best receiver, with an average of 70.0%. Agata Witkowska was its best digger wit 5.14 digs per set, and its 2nd best receiver, with an efficiency of 69.23%. Agnieszka Kakowleska was the competition’s 3rd highest scorer and 2nd best blocker, with 0.86 blocks per set. Malwina Smarzek was the tournament’s sixth most efficient spiker, with a 32.81% efficiency. Zuzanna Efimienko was its third best blocker, with 0.86 blocks per set. Finally, Joanna Wolosz was its 2nd best setter, with an average of 10.86 running sets per set.

During CEV’s classification tournament for the 2017 European Championships, Agnieszka Kakowleska led the tournament’s blocking statistics, being 1st in blocks per set (1.3). She was also the tournament’s sixth most efficient spiker, with a 45.31% efficiency. In addition, Kamila Ganzczyk also figured in the blocking stats, being the tournament’s 4th most efficient blocker, with a 37.93% success rate.

Here is the full extended roster:

NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTH YEAR SPIKE REACH BLOCK REACH
Klaudia ALAGIERSKA  Middle-blocker 190 76 1996 297 290
Monika BOCIEK  Opposite 188 74 1996 306 290
Roksana BRZOSKA  Outside-spiker 185 70 1993 300 290
Zuzanna EFIMIENKO  Middle-blocker 197 72 1989 318 303
Kamila GANSZCZYK  Middle-blocker 191 76 1991 299 289
 Alicja GRABKA Setter 178 62 1998 290 275
Martyna GRAJBER  Outside-spiker 182 70 1995 305 292
Anna GREJMAN  Outside-spiker 183 70 1993 307 295
Magdalena HAWRYLA  Middle-blocker 190 72 1989 315 305
Malgorzata JASEK  Opposite 191 78 1995 300 283
Agnieszka KAKOLEWSKA  Middle-blocker 199 75 1994 309 295
Tamara KALISZUK  Outside-spiker 181 73 1990 296 281
Aleksandra KRZOS  Libero 171 71 1989 275 260
Martyna LUKASIK  Opposite 185 62 1999 300 290
Natalia MEDRZYK  Outside-spiker 184 73 1992 305 295
Emilia MUCHA  Outside-spiker 186 73 1993 306 295
Natalia MUREK  Outside-spiker 180 67 1999 302 290
Marlena PLESNIEROWICZ  Setter 176 61 1992 295 280
Patrycja POLAK  Outside-spiker 183 82 1991 307 295
Gabriela POLANSKA  Middle-blocker 202 81 1988 324 307
Olivia ROZANSKI  Opposite 184 70 1997 298 290
Agata SAWICKA Libero 180 64 1985 295 277
Malwina SMARZEK  Opposite 191 80 1996 318 300
Maria STENZEL  Libero 168 54 1998 286 275
Ewelina TOBIASZ  Setter 178 69 1994 300 289
Maja TOKARSKA  Middle-blocker 193 72 1991 325 293
Berenika TOMSIA  Opposite 189 65 1988 318 305
Julia TWARDOWSKA  Outside-spiker 188 75 1995 301 290
Agata WITKOWSKA  Libero 170 62 1989 288 270
Joanna WOLOSZ  Setter 181 71 1990 303 295

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