Tomasz Fornal

Tomasz Fornal (born 31 August 1997) is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team and Jastrzębski Węgiel, PlusLiga.

Tomasz Fornal
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997
Kraków, Poland
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Spike348 cm (137 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current club Jastrzębski Węgiel
Number21
Career
YearsTeams
2016–2019
2019–		 Czarni Radom
Jastrzębski Węgiel
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB Nations League
2019 Chicago

Personal life

His father Marek is a former volleyball player, Polish Champion (1988, 1989). He has an older brother Jan (born 1995) who also plays volleyball professionally.[1][2]

Career

National team

On 12 April 2015 the Polish national team, including Fornal, won a title of the U19 European Champions. They beat Italy in the final (3–1).[3][4] He took part in the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival and on 1 August 2015 achieved a gold medal after the final match with Bulgaria (3–0). On 23 August 2015 Poland achieved its first title of the U19 World Champion. In the final his team beat hosts – Argentina (3–2).[5] On 10 September 2016 he achieved a title of the U20 European Champion after winning 7 out of 7 matches in the tournament and beating Ukraine in the final (3–1).[6] On 2 July 2017, Poland, including Fornal, achieved a title of the U21 World Champion after beating Cuba in the final (3–0).[7][8] His national team won 47 matches in the row and never lost.[9] The U21 World Champion title ended his time in youth national teams.

Sporting achievements

Youth national team

Individual awards

References
  1. "Po latach Fornal znowu w Czarnych. Kiedyś grał Marek, teraz zagra Tomasz". www.echodnia.eu (in Polish). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Jan Fornal. Przez Kraków do ekstraklasy". www.dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). 26 November 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "ME kadetów: Ogromny sukces reprezentacji Polski! Jest złoto!". www.sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. "Poland crown fabulous campaign with gold, Italy and Turkey complete podium". www.cev.eu. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. "History rewritten for Poland as they grab first ever Boys' U19 gold medal". www.fivb.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. "Poland triumph with U20 European gold in Plovdiv". www.cev.eu. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. "Poland shut out Cuba to triumph with U21 World Championship gold!". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. "Great generation of Polish players celebrate time together with U21 world title". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. "47 games without losing! I am so proud of these boys – coach Pawlik". www.fivb.org. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.