Artur Szalpuk
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| Full name | Artur Kacper Szalpuk | ||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||
| Born | 20 March 1995 Olsztyn, Poland | ||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 348 cm (137 in) | ||||
| Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Projekt Warsaw | ||||
| Number | 12 | ||||
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Artur Kacper Szalpuk (born 20 March 1995) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the Poland national team.[1] Szalpuk won a gold medal at the 2018 World Championship held in Italy.
Career[edit]
National team[edit]
On 2 April 2015, Szalpuk was called up to the Poland national team by head coach Stéphane Antiga. After the training camp in Spała he went to team B of Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. He took part in 1st edition of 2015 European Games, where his national team took 4th place. In July he joined team A of Poland on matches with United States during intercontinental round of World League 2015 in Kraków. He made his debut in senior team on 4 July 2015 in lost match with United States (1–3).
On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion.[2] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3–0 and defended the title from 2014.
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Domestic
- 2017–18
Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk - 2018–19 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2021–22
Ukrainian Championship, with Epicentr-Podolyany
- 2017–18
Youth national team[edit]
Individual awards[edit]
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best server
- 2018: Polish Cup – Best opposite
State awards[edit]
- 2018:
Gold Cross of Merit[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Artur Szalpuk odchodzi z Trefla Gdańsk". treflgdansk.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for years more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Title". CEV. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links[edit]
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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