Dorota Świeniewicz

Dorota Świeniewicz
Medal record


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.

Evidence

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Position: receiver
Jump to attack: 316 cm
Jump to bloc: 293 cm
Number in representation: 8
Number in club: 3 (in season 1999/2000 number 11)
Marital status: divorced

Clubs

Polonia Świdnica (1988–1993)
BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała (1993–1997)
Despar Sirio Perugia (1997–2006)
Ícaro Alaró Mallorca (2007–2008)
Tena Santeramo (sezon 2008-2009)
BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biała (2009–2010)
Atom Trefl Sopot (2010-2012)

Biography

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.

Achievements

Most important successes with national team: European Championship in 2003 and in 2005, 6th place in European Championships 1999, 8th place in European Championships 1997, 9th place in European Championships 1995 and 1991
Most important successes with Despar Perugia: Champion League (2006), 2nd place in European Championship (2004), Cup of Cup's Champions (2000), Italian Championship (2003) - Dorota was chose as MVP of finals, Italian Cup (1999,2003,2005). Many times Dorota was chose as MVP.
Most important successes with BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała: Polish Championship (1996), 2nd place in Polish Championships (1994, 1995)

Individual awards

2005 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
2006 CEV Best European Player of the Year
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class)
- awarded her by president Aleksander Kwaśniewski on November 22, 2005.