Ryszard Bosek
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Full name | Ryszard Bosek | ||||
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Born | Kamienna Góra, Poland | 12 April 1950||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||
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Ryszard Bosek (born 12 April 1950) is a former Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team in 1969–1986, a participant of the Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1980), Olympic Champion 1976, World Champion 1974, silver medalist of the European Championship (1975, 1977, 1979).
Personal life
Bosek was born in Kamienna Góra, Poland. In 2008 he had cancer.[1] After removing the salivary glands and nerve shoulder he returned to health. Currently, he is an expert of volleyball in Polsat Sport and he worked as manager of a few volleyball players (Bartosz Kurek, Piotr Nowakowski, Jakub Jarosz).
Career
National team
Bosek took part in World Championships three times in: 1970 (5th place), 1974 and 1978 (8th place). In 1974 Poland, including Bosek, achieved title of World Champion 1974. It was first title of World Champion in history of Polish volleyball.
He has in his achievements three silver medals of European Championship (1975, 1977, 1979). In all three cases, Polish national team lost with Soviet Union.
He was a participant of the Olympic Games three times in: Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980. In 1976 as one of main player in Polish national team led by Hubert Jerzy Wagner he achieved title of Olympic Champion 1976. The final match was against Soviet Union on July 30, 1976 held in Mexico.
Sporting achievements
1977/1978 – with Płomień Milowice
National championships
- 1969/1970
Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warszawa
- 1971/1972
Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warszawa
- 1973/1974
Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice
- 1974/1975
Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice
- 1975/1976
Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice
- 1976/1977
Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice
- 1978/1979
Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice
National team
- 1974
FIVB World Championship
- 1975
CEV European Championship
- 1977
CEV European Championship
- 1979
CEV European Championship
- 1976
Olympic Games
State awards
References
- ^ Bosek walczy z chorobą – siatka.org – 05-03-2008
External links
- Ryszard Bosek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ryszard Bosek at Olympics.com
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- People from Kamienna Góra
- Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic volleyball players of Poland
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic medalists in volleyball
- Polish volleyball coaches
- Cancer survivors
- Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland)
- Polish expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Jastrzębski Węgiel coaches