Piotr Nowakowski
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Full name | Piotr Nowakowski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Cichy Pit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Żyrardów, Poland | December 18, 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Międzyborów, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 368 cm (145 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current club | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 (national team), 4 (club) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: April 28, 2015 |
Piotr Nowakowski (born December 18, 1987) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Polish national team and Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, a participant of the Olympic Games London 2012, World Champion 2014, European Champion 2009 and gold medalist of the World League 2012, silver medalist of the World Cup 2011, bronze medalist of the World League 2011 and the European Championship 2011, Polish Champion (2012, 2013, 2015).
Career
Clubs
He debuted in PlusLiga in club AZS Częstochowa. In the season 2007/2008 he became a key player in the team, when with won the Polish Cup and the silver medal of Polish Championship. In 201, he moved to Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.[1] With the club from Rzeszów he won two titles of Polish Champion (2012, 2013), Polish SuperCup 2013 and silver medal of CEV Cup 2012. In the 2013/2014 season, they won the Polish SuperCup 2012 and the silver medal of the Polish Championship 2013/2014 after losing the final (0-3 in matches, to three wins) against PGE Skra Bełchatów.[2] On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, inclunding Nowakowski, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.[3][4] He was awarded Best Middle Blocker of Final Four CEV Champions League.[5] In April 2015 he signed next two-year contract to 2017.[6]
National team
Nowakowski was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal of European Championship 2009.[7] On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[8] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. On July 10, 2011 Nowakowski with his national team won the first medal of the World League for Poland in history. They won a bronze medal after winning match with Argentina.[9] Then Poland played at European Championship 2011, where they had to defend the title of European Champion. Nowakowski was a major player in the team and Polish national team won a second medal in 2011 - a bronze after winning match with Russia.[10] In November 2011 won at World Cup silver medal and qualification at the Olympic Games.[11] On July 8, 2012 the Polish team won gold medal of the World League 2012.[12][13] Nowakowski was a main player of the Polish team at the Olympic Games London 2012, but Poland lost a quarterfinal with Russia. On August 16, 2014 was appointed to squad at World Championship held in Poland.[14][15] On September 21, 2014 won a title of World Champion 2014.[16][17][18]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
CEV Champions League
- 2014/2015 - with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
CEV Cup
- 2011/2012 - with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
National championships
- 2007/2008 Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2007/2008 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2011/2012 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
- 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
- 2013/2014 Polish SuperCup2013, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
- 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
- 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
National team
FIVB World Championship
FIVB World Cup
- 2011 Japan
FIVB World League
CEV European Championships
Individually
- 2010 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Blocker
- 2011 Polish Championship - Best Blocker
- 2014 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner - Best Server
- 2015 CEV Champions League - Best Middle Blocker
- 2015 Polish Cup - Best Blocker
State awards
References
- ↑ PlusLiga: Ruszyła transferowa karuzela - przegladsportowy.pl - 10-05-2011
- ↑ PGE Skra mistrzem Polski - plusliga.pl - 27-04-2014
- ↑ Asseco Resovia ze srebrnym medalem Ligi Mistrzów - assecoresovia.pl - 29-03-2015
- ↑ Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan! - cev.lu - 29-03-2015
- ↑ Piotr Nowakowski i Fabian Drzyzga w Dream Teamie Final Four - assecoresovia.pl - 29-03-2015
- ↑ CL silver medallists and ‘Dream Team’ members Nowakowski and Drzyzga to stay with Asseco Resovia RZESZOW for another two seasons - cev.lu - 02-04-2015
- ↑ 2009 CEV European Championships Results - cev.lu - 03-09-2009
- ↑ Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta - prezydent.pl - 15-09-2009
- ↑ 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League Final Report - fivb.org - 10-07-2011
- ↑ Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley - cev.lu - 18-09-2011
- ↑ Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver - fivb.org - 06-12-2011
- ↑ Poland beat USA to claim first World League title - fivb.org - 08-07-2012
- ↑ Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League - fivb.org - 08-07-2012
- ↑ FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład - plusliga.pl - 17-08-2014
- ↑ Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014 - fivb.org - 17-08-2014
- ↑ Poland win second World Championship title at home - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ↑ Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil - fivb.org - 21-09-2014
- ↑ FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem - plusliga.pl - 21-09-2014
External links
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Best Middle Blocker of CEV Champions League 2014/2015 ex aequo Rob Bontje |
Succeeded by TBD |