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Bartosz Kurek Biography
Bartosz Kurek is one of the most popular and richest Volleyball Player who was born on August 29, 1988 in Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. A decorated Polish volleyball player that took home gold medals at the 2009 European Volleyball Championships and the 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League. He was also the recipient of awards for individual players, such as the best athlete in the CEV Champions League.
He was a teammate of He was teammates with Lukasz Zyagadlo on the Polish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. on the Polish team in 2012’s Summer Olympics.
Kurek began his career in a team from Nysa (2004–2005), where he played alongside his father. He then spent 3 years playing for a PlusLiga club, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (2005–2008).
Kurek was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight’s Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. On July 10, 2011 Kurek, with his national team, won the Poland’s first medal in the World League. They won bronze medal after defeating Argentina. Kurek received the award for Best Scorer of the finals tournament. Next for Poland was the European Championship 2011, where they were the defending champions. Kurek was his team’s key player throughout the tournament and Polish national team won a second medal in 2011 – a bronze after winning the bronze medal match against Russia. At this tournament Kurek won his second individual award in 2011, for Best Server. In November 2011, despite a back injury, Kurek went to Japan to participate in the World Cup and helped his team win silver medal and therefore qualify for the Olympic Games. On July 8, 2012 the Polish team won gold medal of the World League 2012. Kurek received the award for Most Valuable Player. Kurek was one of the key players of the Polish team at the Olympic Games London 2012, but Poland lost in the quarterfinal against Russia and was eliminated from the tournament.
Adam’s father, Adam also played volleyball for Poland.
| Name | Bartosz Kurek |
| First Name | Bartosz |
| Last Name | Kurek |
| Occupation | Volleyball Player |
| Birthday | August 29 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Wałbrzych |
| Home Town | Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Birth Country | Poland |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
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In 2008, he moved to PGE Skra Bełchatów, one of the most successful teams in the Polish PlusLiga, where he quickly became a key player. With PGE Skra he won the Polish Championship three times in 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 and claimed a silver medal in 2011/2012. He won the Polish Cup three times; in 2009, 2011 and 2012. He also has two Club World Championships silver medals, from 2009 and 2010. In 2010 PGE Skra Belchatów, with Bartosz Kurek, won the bronze medal in the CEV Champions League. On March 18, 2012 PGE Skra won the CEV Champions League silver medal after losing to Zenit Kazan in the final in Łódź, Poland. Kurek received the award for Best Spiker of CEV Champions League 2011/2012.
Bartosz Kurek Net Worth
Bartosz Kurek is one of the richest Volleyball Player from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bartosz Kurek's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He played basketball before he switched to volleyball.
He was awarded the 2009 Polish Cross. was awarded his Knight’s Cross of Polonia Restituta from the Polish government.
Bartosz Kamil Kurek (born 29 August 1988) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men’s national volleyball team. He was a participant at the Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016), and he is a 2018 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, a gold medalist of the 2012 World League, silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2011 World League, 2011 European Championship and 2015 World Cup, three–time Polish Champion (2009, 2010, 2011) and Italian Champion (2014). In 2019, he became the first volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Volleyball Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Bartosz Kurek was born in Wałbrzych, but raised in Nysa, Poland. His father, Adam Kurek, was also a volleyball player, winning several caps for Poland. Kurek played basketball in his early youth, but later moved to volleyball. He has a younger brother – Jakub. Kurek and his brother appeared together in a Polish TV advertisement for Zott yogurt Monte. Kurek is engaged to Anna Grejman.
In 2014 he was a member of the Polish national team during the 2015 Men’s European Volleyball Championship qualification, but then did not get a chance to play in the World League. He was not included in the Polish national team’s 14-player roster for the World Championship, held in Poland.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Bartosz Kurek height 6 ft 8 in Bartosz weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 6 ft 8 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
After the season 2011/2012 he left PGE Skra Bełchatów and signed a contract with Russian club VC Dynamo Moscow; however, due to injury, he was unable to play for his new club for large part of the season.
After year of break, he came back to national team on May 28, 2015 during first match of intercontinental round of World League against Russia (3–0). He was top scorer of match (15 points). In 2016, Kurek played in Olympic Games Rio.
Who is Bartosz Kurek Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Bartosz Kurek. You may help us to build the dating records for Bartosz Kurek!After one season in Russia, Kurek moved to Italian club Lube Banca Macerata. In 2013/2014, the team won Scudetto (Italian Championship) in the final against Sir Safety Perugia. On October 15, 2014 Lube Banca Macerata, including Kurek, won the Italian Super Cup, beating Copra Elior Piacenza (3-2). On May 4, 2015 Kurek signed a 1+1 contract with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. After winning a silver medal in the Polish Championship he left Resovia and signed a contract with Japanese club JT Thunders Hiroshima.
Top Facts about Bartosz Kurek
Facts & Trivia
Bartosz Ranked on the list of most popular Volleyball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. Bartosz Kurek celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.
On October 2, 2016 he announced interrupting of his sporting career because of physical and mental fatigue. At the same time he terminated the contract with the Japanese club JT Thunders Hiroshima. Later Kurek moved back to his former club PGE Skra Bełchatów, starting from September 2016.
Is Poland good at volleyball?
The Poland national men’s volleyball team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland is one of the world’s strongest teams, they are ranked first in the FIVB world ranking as of 11 September 2022.
Who has the highest spike in volleyball?
But just how high can top volleyballers jump and who are the springiest athletes in today’s game? The current highest vertical jump in volleyball belongs to Matey Kazyiski of Bulgaria with an astonishing 390cm spike height.
How tall is Kurek?
6′ 9″
How tall is Tomasz Fornal?
6′ 7″
Who is the best volleyball team in the world?
| 1 | Brazil | 399 |
| 2 | Poland | 384 |
| 3 | Russia | 352 |
| 4 | France | 341 |
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