Sławomir Szmal

Sławomir Szmal (born 2 October 1978) is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship (silver in 2007, bronzes in 2009, 2015). Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team.[1]

Sławomir Szmal
Personal information
Born (1978-10-02) 2 October 1978
Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Poland (GK Coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–1997
 Gwardia Opole
1997–1999
 Huntnik Kraków
1999–2002
 KS Warszawianka
2002–2003
 Wisła Płock
2003–2005
 TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2005–2010
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2010–2018
 Vive Kielce
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2018
 Poland 298 (3)
Teams managed
2018–
 PGE Vive Kielce (GK Coach)
Medal record
World Championship
2007 Germany
2009 Croatia
2015 Qatar

Career

National team

On 19 August 1998 he debuted for the national team in a match against Lithuania (31:20). On 4 February 2007 he won a silver medal at the World Championship, after losing the final match with Germany (24:29). For his sport achievements he received the Gold Cross of Merit in 2007.

He won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship. In 2009 Szmal was voted IHF World Player of the Year, while Igor Vori came 2nd and Nikola Karabatić came 3rd.[2]

On 1 February 2015 Poland, including Szmal, won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championship. They won the bronze medal match (29:28) against Spain.[3][4]

Personal life

Szmal was born in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland. He is married to Aneta, who is a former handball player. They have a son named Filip.

Sporting achievements

State awards

References
  1. Patryk Rombel kompletuje sztab. Będzie w nim Sławomir Szmal - sportowefakty.wp.pl
  2. Player of the Year - Men 2009 - ihf.info
  3. France on top again, silver for Qatar, bronze for Poland Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine - qatarhandball2015.com - 01-02-2015
  4. Bronze goes to Poland - ihf.info - 01-02-2015


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