| Medal record | ||
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Dorota Świeniewicz |
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| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2003 Ankara | Team competition |
| Gold | 2005 Croatia | Team competition |
Dorota Swieniewicz (born 27 July 1972 in Głuszyca) is a Polish volleyball player. She was chosen the best player of the tournament at the 2005 European Championships.
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Dorota Świeniewicz (nickname Dori). Although Świeniewicz was born in Głuszyca, she spent her teens in Świdnica. She learned playing volleyball in local club - Polonia. Begins of the career were hard. As a teenager, Świeniewicz was chose to the national junior team, but trainers sent her back from the teem meeting because they ascertained that Dorota is not tall enough. Her quite small height - she has hardly 180 cm - didn't prevent to succeed in sport. In 2003 she won championship of the Italy and Italian Cup with Despar Perugia. With representation of Poland, Dori won European Championship twice, in 2003 and 2005.
At the European Championship in 2005, she was chosen as the best player. In the same year, FIVB chose her as the best player in Europe. In 2006 she decided to take a break from volleyball. First of March 2007 at 9:40 Świeniewicz born a son to her life partner, ex manager of polish representation - Marek Brandt. In April, Świeniewicz came back to sport, she started training in her ex club - BKS Bielsko-Biała. Polish coach, Marco Bonitta, chose her to national team for Montreux Volley Masters tournament. Świeniewicz trains girls in UKS "Hubert-Ochota" Warszawa.