Karol Bielecki

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Karol Bielecki
Medal record
Karol Bielecki

Competitor for Poland
Men's handball
World Championships
Silver	2007 Germany	Team
Bronze	2009 Croatia	Team

Karol Bielecki (born 23 January 1982 in Sandomierz) is a Polish handball player, currently under contract at Rhein-Neckar Löwen. He is known for his powerful throws. His Polish clubs have been Vive Kielce and Wisła Sandomierz.

He also played for Poland national handball team, winning a silver medal in the World Handball Championship in 2007 and a bronze in 2009. He announced his retirement from the national team on 13 April 2012, following the unsuccessful Olympic campaign of Poland.^[1]

On June 11, 2010, Bielecki suffered a severe eye injury during a test match against Croatia. After additional tests and eye surgeries, it turned out that his left eye will remain blind.^[2] Although he first said that his years as a player were over, he decided to continue his career - he now plays in special goggles and has scored 11 goals in his Bundesliga debut after the injury.^[3]

Awards

For his sport achievements, he received the Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.

References

↑ "Karol Bielecki retires from National Team!". Planet Handball. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
↑ Verletzung im Testspiel - Handballprofi Bielecki bleibt auf linkem Auge blind (German)
↑ Piłka ręczna. 11 bramek Karola Bieleckiego (Polish)

External links

Player profile on Polish Handball Association

v t e Rhein-Neckar Löwen – current squad

1 Svensson 2 Schmid 3 Gensheimer 4 Roggisch 5 Šešum 8 Bielecki 9 Lund 10 Gunnarsson 12 Fritz 14 Ruß 15 Müller 16 Stojanović 18 Myrhol 19 Lijewski 24 Groetzki 27 Čupić Head Coach: Guðmundsson

v t e Poland squad – 2012 European Championship – 9th place

2 Jaszka 3 Lijewski 4 Kuchczyński 6 Tkaczyk 8 Bielecki 11 Wiśniewski 12 Wichary 13 B. Jurecki 15 M. Jurecki 16 Wyszomirski 19 Tłuczyński 20 Jurkiewicz 23 Syprzak 29 Kwiatkowski 41 Zaremba 43 Orzechowski Head Coach: Wenta

Persondata
Name	Bielecki, Karol
Alternative names
Short description	Polish handball player
Date of birth	23 January 1982
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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