Edward Skorek

Edward Skorek
Personal information
Full name	Edward Skorek
Nickname	Szabla
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1943-06-14) June 14, 1943 Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached Years Teams 1975–1977 1990–1992 1992–1993 1997–2000 2003–2006 2006–2007 Panini Modena Poland AZS Yawal Częstochowa Warka Czarni Radom Kuwait Pamapol AZS Częstochowa AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Career
Years Teams 1963–1968 1968–1975 1975–1977 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki AZS AWF Warszawa Legia Warszawa Panini Modena
National team
1964–1976  Poland (284)
Honours Representing  Poland Men's volleyball Olympic Games 1976 Montreal World Championship 1974 Mexico World Cup 1965 Poland European Championship 1967 Turkey
Last updated: 6 February 2017

Edward Skorek (born 13 June 1943) is a former Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team in 1964–1976, Olympic Champion 1976, World Champion 1974, silver medalist of the World Cup 1965, bronze medalist of the European Championship 1967.

Career as coach

Following his successful player career, Skorek has tried his luck as a coach in various European Leagues. Currently works as a Head Coach for the University of Warsaw.

State awards

In 1998 received a state award - Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding contributions to the Polish Olympic movement, for his contribution to the development of physical culture, for sporting achievements.^[1]

• 1998 Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

External links

• "Edward Skorek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 

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Poland squads
Poland – 1974 FIVB World Championship – Gold Medal Bosek Czaja Gawłowski Gościniak Karbarz Rybaczewski Sadalski Skiba Skorek Stefański Wójtowicz Zarzycki Coach: Wagner Poland – 1976 Olympic Games – Gold Medal Bosek Bebel Gawłowski Karbarz Lubiejewski Łasko Rybaczewski Sadalski Skorek Stefański Wójtowicz Zarzycki Coach: Wagner

Sporting positions
Preceded by Leszek Milewski	Head coach of Poland 1990–1992	Succeeded by Zbigniew Zarzycki