Mateusz Bieniek
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||
| Born | 5 April 1994 Blachownia, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||
| Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | ||||
| Current club | PGE Skra Bełchatów | ||||
| Number | 20 | ||||
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Mateusz Bieniek (born 5 April 1994) is a Polish professional volleyball player. He is a member of the Poland national team, a participant at the Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), and the 2018 World Champion. At the professional club level, he plays for PGE Skra Bełchatów.
Career
National team
On 2 April 2015, he was called up to the Polish national team led by Stéphane Antiga.[1] He debuted in the national team on 28 May 2015 in a match of the 2015 World League against Russia (3–0).[2] He achieved 14 points and was named the Most Valuable Player of the match.[3] On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the World Champions.[4] Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0) and defended the title from 2014.
Honours
Clubs
- FIVB Club World Championship
Betim 2019 – with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- National championships
- 2016/2017
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2016/2017
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2018/2019 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2019/2020 Italian Cup, with Cucine Lube Civitanova
- 2016/2017
Individual awards
- 2021: FIVB Nations League – Best Middle Blocker
- 2022: Polish Championship – Best Server
- 2022: FIVB Nations League – Best Middle Blocker
- 2022: FIVB World Championship – Best Middle Blocker
State awards
- 2018:
Gold Cross of Merit[5]
References
- ^ "Antiga podał szeroki skład kadry: Z Kurkiem, ale bez Żygadły i Bartmana!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Opening victory for reigning world champions Poland". fivb.com. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "LŚ: Świetne otwarcie biało-czerwonych, wymarzony debiut Bieńka". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mateusz Bieniek.
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Częstochowa County
- Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Poland
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Effector Kielce players
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
- Volley Lube players
- Skra Bełchatów players
- Middle blockers