Wójtowicz was considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row.[1] In 2001, he was listed by the International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world.[2][3] In 2002, he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Wójtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022, at the age of 69.[4]
tomasz, wójtowicz, tomasz, grzegorz, wójtowicz, september, 1953, october, 2022, polish, volleyball, player, later, life, worked, volleyball, commentator, member, poland, national, team, titles, 1976, olympic, champion, 1974, world, champion, 2013personal, info. Tomasz Grzegorz Wojtowicz 22 September 1953 24 October 2022 was a Polish volleyball player In his later life he worked as a volleyball commentator As a member of the Poland national team he won the titles of the 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 World Champion Tomasz WojtowiczTomasz Wojtowicz 2013Personal informationFull nameTomasz Grzegorz WojtowiczNationalityPolishBorn 1953 09 22 22 September 1953Lublin PolandDied24 October 2022 2022 10 24 aged 69 Height1 98 m 6 ft 6 in CareerYearsTeams1968 1972 1972 1978 1978 1983 1983 1984 1984 1986 1986 1987 1987 1989AZS Lublin Avia Swidnik Legia Warsaw Edilcuoghi Sassuolo Santal Parma Granarolo Ferrara Famila Citta di CastelloNational team1973 1984 Poland 325 Honours Men s volleyballRepresenting PolandOlympic Games1976 MontrealFIVB World Championship1974 MexicoCEV European Championship1975 Yugoslavia1977 Finland1979 France1983 East GermanyWojtowicz was considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row 1 In 2001 he was listed by the International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world 2 3 In 2002 he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame Wojtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022 at the age of 69 4 Contents 1 Honours 1 1 Clubs 1 2 Youth national team 1 3 Individual awards 1 4 State awards 2 References 3 External linksHonours EditClubs Edit CEV European Champions Cup 1984 1985 with Santal Parma 1985 1986 with Santal Parma National championships 1982 1983 Polish Championship with Legia WarsawYouth national team Edit 1971 CEV U20 European ChampionshipIndividual awards Edit 1977 FIVB World Cup Most Valuable Player 1977 FIVB World Cup Best BlockerState awards Edit 2021 Commander s Cross of Polonia Restituta 5 References Edit Biography volleyhall org Retrieved 16 January 2022 Maszyna do wygrywania przegladsportowy pl in Polish 22 May 2021 Retrieved 10 June 2021 La Stagione 1983 84 quella del doppio straniero volleyball it in Italian 21 December 2020 Retrieved 10 June 2021 Zmarl Tomasz Wojtowicz jeden z najwybitniejszych polskich siatkarzy PZPS in Polish 24 October 2022 Retrieved 24 October 2022 Tomasz Wojtowicz odznaczony Krzyzem Komandorskim PZPS in Polish 6 February 2021 Retrieved 6 February 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomasz Wojtowicz Player profile at the International Olympic Committee Player profile at Olympedia Player profile at LegaVolley it in Italian Player profile at Volleyhall org Player profile at Volleybox net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomasz Wojtowicz amp oldid 1118400129, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
