Artur Szalpuk
Artur Kacper Szalpuk (born 20 March 1995) is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team and VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa, 2018 World Champion.[1]
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| Full name | Artur Kacper Szalpuk | ||||
| Nationality |  Polish | ||||
| Born | 20 March 1995 Olsztyn, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | ||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | VERVA Warszawa ORLEN Paliwa | ||||
| Number | 21 | ||||
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Career
National team
On 2 April 2015 was appointed to the Polish national team by head coach Stephane Antiga. After the training camp in Spała he went to team B of Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. He took part in 1st edition of 2015 European Games, where his national team took 4th place. In July he joined team A of Poland on matches with United States during intercontinental round of World League 2015 in Kraków. He made his debut in senior team on 4 July 2015 in lost match with United States (1-3).
On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion.[2] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- National championships
- 2016/2017
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów - 2017/2018
Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk - 2018/2019 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2016/2017
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best Server
- 2018: Polish Cup – Best Opposite
- 2018: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Most Valuable Player
State awards
- 2018:
Gold Cross of Merit[3]
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- 2018 FIVB World Championship – Team Poland
- 2019 FIVB World Cup – Team Poland
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References
- "Artur Szalpuk odchodzi z Trefla Gdańsk". www.treflgdansk.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for years more years". www.fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.