Grzegorz Bociek
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| Full name | Grzegorz Bociek | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||
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June 6, 1991 Sielec, Poland | ||||||||||||
| Height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Spike | 363 cm (143 in) | ||||||||||||
| Block | 337 cm (133 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||
| Current team | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 26 October 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Grzegorz Bociek (born 6 June 1991) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2016 Polish Champion.
Personal life
Bociek was born in Sielec, Poland. He has two brothers - Łukasz, Piotr and a younger sister Monika (born 1996), who is also a volleyball player and has played in the Polish women's junior national team. On June 12, 2014 his fiancée Paulina gave birth to their daughter Alicja.[1][2] On October 1, 2014 Bociek announced at a press conference that he was interrupting his sports career because of a serious disease. He is suffering from a tumor of the lymphoid tissues.[3] On October 4, 2014 he got married to Paulina (née Bigos). Bociek disease began with lymphadenopathy in the neck. Upon further investigation, it turned out that this is a cancer of the lymphatic system. The whole environment of volleyball helps him financially and supports him, include of this a few Polish clubs - ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and PGE Skra.[4] On April 2, 2015 he announced via Facebook that recent studies have shown that he is healthy and he is going to back to training.[5] He got the call to the Polish national team in 2015.[6]
Career
Clubs
Bociek moved to the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in June 2013.[7] In the 2013/2014 season they won the Polish Cup. On October 1, 2014 Bociek interrupted his sports career. In April 2014 came back to trainings and signed new contract with ZAKSA.[8]
National team
He won a silver medal of Universiade 2013. He was appointed for the first time to the Poland men's national volleyball team by Andrea Anastasi in 2013. He was a member of the Polish team at European Championship 2013.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
National championships
- 2013/2014
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2015/2016
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
- 2013
Universiade
References
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek został ojcem, Bociek nie zagra z Niemcami - kontuzja - przegladsportowy.pl - 13-06-2014
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek został ojcem - ofsajd.onet.pl - 19-06-2014
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek poinformował o nowotworze - sport.wp.pl - 01-10-2014
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek dzielnie znosi walkę z rakiem - eurosport.onet.pl - 22-11-2014
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek wygrał walkę z chorobą nowotworową. "Za miesiąc będę gotowy do treningów" - sportowefakty.pl - 02-04-2015
- ↑ Kadra Narodowa Siatkarzy na 2015 - pzps.pl - 02-04-2015
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek w ZAKSIE! - sportowefakty.pl - 17-06-2013
- ↑ Grzegorz Bociek dołączy do ZAKSY w sezonie 2015/2016 - zaksa.pl - 24-04-2015
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