Karol Kłos

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Karol Kłos
Personal information
Full nameKarol Kłos
NationalityPolish
Born (1989-08-08) August 8, 1989 (age 34)
Warszawa, Poland
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Spike357 cm (141 in)
Block326 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
PositionMiddle blocker
Current clubPGE Skra Bełchatów
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2007
2007–2008
2008–2010
2010–		Metro Warszawa
SKF Legia Warszawa
AZS Politechnika Warszawska
PGE Skra Bełchatów
National team
2009– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Poland
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Austria/Czech Republic
World League
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdańsk
Last updated: 24 September 2016

Karol Kłos (born 8 August 1989) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club PGE Skra Bełchatów, a participant of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016), 2014 World Champion, a bronze medalist of the 2011 European Championship and 2011 World League, Polish Champion (2011, 2014).

As the AZS Politechnika Warszawska player in 2010.
Kłos during a match of the Polish national team in 2010.
Karol Kłos before the match PGE Skra Bełchatów - Cerrad Czarni Radom on October 29, 2014.

Career

Clubs

Kłos moved to PGE Skra Bełchatów in 2010. He signed a new contract with PGE Skra towards the end of the 2014/2015 season.[1] On May 27, 2014 his team won a title of Polish Champion after final matches against Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. It was his second title of Polish Champion.[2] On October 8, 2014 his team won ENEA Polish SuperCup 2014.[3] On May 6, 2015 he won with PGE Skra Bełchatów bronze medal of Polish Championship.[4] In May 2015 he extended the contract with PGE Skra Bełchatów until the end of the season 2016/2017.[5] On February 7, 2016 he played with PGE Skra and won the 2016 Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final.[6] In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal in the 2015–16 PlusLiga championship.[7]

National team

On September 21, 2014 won a title of World Champion 2014 and received individual award for Best Middle Blocker.[8][9][10][11] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski - Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and to promote Polish in the world.[12] In April 2015 he was announced as the new captain of national team.[13] But he was injured and he did not take part in intercontinental round of the World League 2015, so he was replaced by Michał Kubiak.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Champions League

FIVB Club World Championship

National championships

National team

Individually

State awards

References

  1. ^ Karol Kłos podpisał nowy kontrakt z PGE Skrą - sport.wp.pl - 18-04-2012
  2. ^ PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014
  3. ^ ENEA Super Puchar w piłce siatkowej 2014 dla PGE Skry Bełchatów - plusliga.pl - 08-10-2014
  4. ^ PGE Skra z brązowym medalem - plusliga.pl - 06-05-2015
  5. ^ Kłos i Wrona zostają w PGE Skrze - plusliga.pl - 07-05-2015
  6. ^ POLISH CUP M: Venture of all time - Skra win trophy after annulling 3-8 in tie-break! - worldofvolley.com - 07-02-2016
  7. ^ BRĄZOWA PGE SKRA! - skra.pl - 26-04-2016
  8. ^ Poland win second World Championship title at home - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  9. ^ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  10. ^ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem - plusliga.pl - 21-09-2014
  11. ^ Poland in dreamland and in Dream Team - poland2014.fivb.org - 21-09-2014
  12. ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" - prezydent.pl - 27-10-2014
  13. ^ Kłos nowym kapitanem kadry siatkarzy - sport.wp.pl - 17-04-2015
  14. ^ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń - isap.sejm.gov.pl - 23-10-2014

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Awards
Preceded by Best Middle Blocker of
FIVB World Championship
2014
ex aequo Germany Marcus Böhme 		Succeeded by
TBD
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