Poland men's national volleyball team

The Poland national men's volleyball team is the national volleyball team from Poland, controlled by the Polski Zwiazek Pilki Siatkowej (PZPS), which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Poland is one of the world's strongest teams, it is the reigning world champion since 2014 and is ranked third (as of August 2015) in the FIVB world ranking.
Statistics
1Friendly tournament, not included in the statistics
Olympic Games
1964 -- did not participa
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1968 Mexico City -- 5th place
Ambroziak, Gosciniak, Jasiukiewicz, Paszkiewicz, Rutkowski, Siwek, Skiba, Skorek, Szymczyk, Wagner, Zarzycki, Zdunczyk. Head coach: Szlagor
1972 Munich -- 9th place
Ambroziak, Bebel, Bosek, Gawlowski, Gosciniak, Iwaniak, Karbarz, Skorek, Stefanski, Such, Swiderek, Zarzycki. Head coach: Szlagor
1976 Montreal -- Gold medal
Bebel, Bosek, Gawlowski, Karbarz, Lubiejewski, Lasko, Rybaczewski, Sadalski, Skorek (), Stefanski, Wojtowicz, Zarzycki. Head coach: Wagner
1980 Moscow -- 4th place
Bosek, Czaja, Drzyzga, Gawlowski, Jarosz, Kanicki, Kustra, Lasko, Malinowski, Molenda, Nalazek, Wojtowicz. Head coach: Skiba
1984 to 1992 -- did not participate
1996 Atlanta -- 11th place
Dacewicz, Gruszka, Janczak, Nowak, Prygiel, Roman (), A. Stelmach, K. Stelmach, Szyszko, Smigiel, Urbanowicz, Zagumny. Head coach: Krebok
2000 -- did not participate
2004 Athens -- 5th place
A. Stelmach, Gruszka, Zagumny (), Murek, Ignaczak, Kadziewicz, Rybak, Swiderski, Gabrych, Golas, Bakiewicz, Szczerbaniuk. Head coach: Gosciniak
2008 Beijing -- 5th place
Winiarski, Gruszka (), Plinski, Zagumny, Wika, Wlazly, Kadziewicz, Woicki, Swiderski, Gierczynski, Ignaczak, Mozdzonek. Head coach: Lozano
2012 London -- 5th place
Nowakowski, Winiarski, Kosok, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Mozdzonek (). Head coach: Anastasi
World Championship
1949 Czechoslovakia -- 4th place
Antczak, Grodecki, Frontczak, T. Maliszewski, W. Maliszewski, Markowski, Piechura, Piotrowski, Plejewski, Policewicz, Zaborzecki. Head coach: Kraus
1952 Soviet Union -- 7th place
Antczak, Czerwinski, Flont, Grodecki, Jarosinski, Radomski, Sliwka, Pindelski, Wlecial, Woluch, Policewicz, Zabokrzecki. Head coach: Piotrowski
1956 France -- 4th place
Czerski, Feliszewski, Mazurek, Pindelski, Radomski, Rutkowski, Szlagor, Szolomicki, Szperling, Szuppe, Wlecial, Woluch. Head coach: Busz
1960 Brazil -- 4th place
Cieniuch, Gediga, Rusek, Rutkowski, Schlief, Sierszulski, Siwek, Suchanek, Szperling, Tietianiec, Tomaszewski. Head coach: Grochowski
1962 Soviet Union -- 6th place
Flisiuk, Gediga, Kielpinski, Kolodziejczyk, Palaszewski, Rutkowski, Schlief, Sierszulski, Siwek, Szperling, Tietianiec, Tomaszewski. Head coach: Grochowski
1966 Czechoslovakia -- 6th place
Ambroziak, Kielpinski, Paszkiewicz, Rusek, Rutkowski, Sierszulski, Siwek, Skorek, Suchanek, Szymczyk, Tomaszewski, Wagner. Head coach: Szlagor
1970 Bulgaria -- 5th place
1974 Mexico -- Gold medal
Bosek, Czaja, Gawlowski, Gosciniak, Karbarz, Rybaczewski, Sadalski, Skiba, Skorek (), Stefanski, Wojtowicz, Zarzycki. Head coach: Wagner
1978 Italy -- 8th place
Bebel, Bosek, Czaja, Ciaszkiewicz, Drzyzga, Gawlowski, Karbarz, Klos, Lasko, Molenda, Nalazek, Stefanski. Head coach: Welcz
1982 Argentina -- 6th place
1986 France -- 9th place
1990 to 1994 -- did not participate
1998 Japan -- 17th place
2002 Argentina -- 9th place
Gruszka, Nowak, Murek (), Wagner, Ignaczak, Serafin, Prygiel, Stancelewski, Swiderski, Papke, Lipinski, Golas. Head coach: Wspanialy
2006 Japan -- Silver medal
Winiarski, Gruszka, Plinski, Zagumny, Grzyb, Zygadlo, Wlazly, Kadziewicz, Szymanski, Swiderski, Gacek, Bakiewicz. Head coach: Lozano
2010 Italy -- 13th place
Nowakowski, Winiarski, Gruszka (), Zagumny, Kurek, Bartman, Wlazly, Czarnowski, Ruciak, Ignaczak, Mozdzonek, Lomacz. Head coach: Castellani
2014 Poland -- Gold medal
Nowakowski, Winiarski (), Konarski, Zagumny, Klos, Wrona, Wlazly, Drzyzga, Kubiak, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Mozdzonek, Mika, Buszek. Head coach: Antiga
World Cup
1965 Poland -- Silver medal
Ambroziak, Kielpinski, Paszkiewicz, Rusek, Rutkowski, Sierszulski, Siwek, Skorek, Suchanek, Szczepanowski, Szymczyk, Tomaszewski. Head coach: Kraus
1969 East Germany -- 8th place
Bebel, Bosek, Gawlowski, Jasiukiewicz, Paszkiewicz, Radomski, Rogowicz, Skiba, Tyborowski, Wagner, Zdunczyk. Head coach: Szlagor
1977 Japan -- 4th place
1981 Japan -- 4th place
1985 to 2007 -- did not participate
2011 Japan -- Silver medal
Nowakowski, Winiarski, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Wisniewski, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Mozdzonek (), Czarnowski. Head coach: Anastasi
2015 Japan -- did qualify
Nowakowski, Konarski, Kurek, Klos, Drzyzga, Lomacz, Kubiak (), Gacek, Zatorski, Mozdzonek, Buszek, Bieniek, Mika, Szalpuk. Head coach: Antiga
European Championship
1948 -- did not participate
1950 Bulgaria -- 6th place
Antczak, Binkowski, Grodecki, Frontczak, Laszcz, Maliszewski, Piechura, Pindelski, Policewicz, Zaborzecki. Head coach: Kraus
1951 -- did not participate
1955 Romania -- 6th place
Adamczyk, Feliszewski, Kurpios, Lewkowicz, Poleszczuk, Radomski, Rutkowski, Schlief, Szolomnicki, Szuppe, Wlecial, Woluch. Head coach: Michniewski
1958 Czechoslovakia -- 6th place
Gediga, Mazurek, Poleszczuk, Radomski, Rutkowski, Schlief, Sierszulski, Siwek, Szlagor, Szolomnicki, Szperling, Tietianiec. Head coach: Sliwka
1963 Romania -- 6th place
Ambroziak, Gediga, Kielpinski, Paszkiewicz, Rutkowski, Rusek, Sierszulski, Siwek, Suchanek, Szczepanowski, Tomaszewski, Wagner. Head coach: Grochowski
1967 Turkey -- Bronze medal
Ambroziak, Gosciniak, Jasiukiewicz, Paszkiewicz, Rutkowski, Skiba, Sierszulski, Siwek, Skorek, Szymczyk, Wagner, Zdunczyk. Head coach: Szlagor
1971 Italy -- 6th place
1975 Yugoslavia -- Silver medal
Bosek, Czaja, Gawlowski, Iwaniak, Jasiukiewicz, Kustra, Lubiejewski, Lasko, Rybaczewski, Sadalski, Stefanski, Wojtowicz. Head coach: Wagner
1977 Finland -- Silver medal
Bebel, Bosek, Ciaszkiewicz, Czaja, Gawlowski, Jarosz, Karbarz, Kustra, Molenda, Sadalski, Stefanski, Wojtowicz. Head coach: Welcz
1979 France -- Silver medal
1981 Bulgaria -- Silver medal
1983 East Germany -- Silver medal
1985 Netherlands -- 4th place
1987 -- did not participate
1989 Sweden -- 7th place
1991 Germany -- 7th place
1993 Finland -- 7th place
1995 Greece -- 6th place
1997 to 1999 -- did not participate
2001 Czech Republic -- 5th place
Stelmach, Gruszka, Nowak, Zagumny, Murek, Michalczyk, Stancelewski, Swiderski, Papke, Szczerbaniuk, Musielak, Wojcik.
2003 Germany -- 5th place
Gruszka, Nowak, Murek, Zagumny, Ignaczak, Szczerbaniuk, Prygiel, Dacewicz, Swiderski, Papke, Lipinski, Bakiewicz.
2005 Italy/Serbia and Montenegro -- 5th place
Gruszka, Golas, Murek, Zygadlo, Gacek, Grzyb, Wlazly, Plinski, Swiderski, Szymanski, Winiarski, Woicki. Head coach: Lozano
2007 Russia -- 11th place
Winiarski, Plinski, Zagumny, Kurek, Grzyb, Prygiel, Zygadlo, Kadziewicz, Szymanski, Swiderski, Gacek, Bakiewicz. Head coach: Lozano
2009 Turkey -- Gold medal
Nowakowski, Gruszka (), Plinski, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Gromadowski, Woicki, Ruciak, Gacek, Ignaczak, Bakiewicz, Mozdzonek. Head coach: Castellani
2011 Austria/Czech Republic -- Bronze medal
Nowakowski, Zatorski, Gruszka (), Kosok, Klos, Kurek, Jarosz, Mika, Drzyzga, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Mozdzonek. Head coach: Anastasi
2013 Denmark/Poland -- 9th place
Nowakowski, Winiarski, Kurek, Jarosz, Bociek, Wisniewski, Drzyzga, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Zatorski, Mozdzonek (). Head coach: Anastasi
2015 Bulgaria/Italy - did qualify
World Grand Champions Cup
1993 to 2005 -- did not participate
2009 -- 4th
Nowakowski, Lomacz, Plinski, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Gromadowski, Woicki, Ruciak, Gacek, Bakiewicz (), Mozdzonek. Head coach: Castellani
2013 -- did not participate
World League
1990 to 1997 -- did not participate
1998 Milan -- 10th place
1999 Mar del Plata -- 8th place
2000 Rotterdam -- 8th place
2001 Katowice -- 7th place
2002 Belo Horizonte -- 5th place
Siezieniewski, Gruszka, Nowak, Zagumny (), Murek, Wagner, Musielak, Prygiel, Stancelewski, Swiderski, Golas, Szczerbaniuk. Head coach: Wspanialy
2003 Madrid -- 9th place
Stelmach, Siezieniewski, Gruszka, Nowak, Zagumny, Murek, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Jurkiewicz, Prygiel, Michalczyk, Kadziewicz, Swiderski, Rybak, Lipinski, Golas, Bakiewicz, Szczerbaniuk. Head coach: Wspanialy
2004 Rome -- 7th place
Stelmach, Winiarski, Gruszka, Dacewicz, Zagumny, Murek, Grzyb, Ignaczak, Oczko, Wlazly, Kadziewicz, Gabrych, Swiderski, Papke, Ruciak, Golas, Bakiewicz, Szczerbaniuk. Head coach: Gosciniak
2005 Belgrade -- 4th place
Stelmach, Winiarski, Gruszka (), Zagumny, Murek, Grzyb, Ignaczak, Szymanski, Wlazly, Kadziewicz, Swiderski, Golas. Head coach: Lozano
2006 Moscow -- 7th place
2007 Katowice -- 4th place
Winiarski, Gruszka (), Plinski, Zagumny, Grzyb, Zygadlo, Wlazly, Kadziewicz, Szymanski, Swiderski, Gacek, Bakiewicz. Head coach: Lozano
2008 Rio de Janeiro -- 5th place
Winiarski, Gruszka (), Plinski, Zagumny, Wika, Wlazly, Kadziewicz, Woicki, Swiderski, Gierczynski, Ignaczak, Mozdzonek. Head coach: Lozano
2009 Belgrade -- 9th place
Nowakowski, Lomacz, Jarosz, Kurek, Grzyb, Bartman, Gromadowski, Kadziewicz, Woicki, Ruciak, Ignaczak, Bakiewicz (), Mozdzonek, Zatorski. Head coach: Castellani
2010 Cordoba -- 10th place1
Winiarski, Gruszka, Plinski, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Klos, Bartman, Wlazly, Zygadlo, Zatorski, Mika, Ruciak, Gacek, Czarnowski, Bakiewicz, Mozdzonek, Lomacz. Head coach: Castellani
2011 Gdansk -- Bronze medal
Nowakowski, Gruszka (), Kosok, Klos, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Woicki, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Bakiewicz, Mozdzonek. Head coach: Anastasi
2012 Sofia -- Gold medal
Nowakowski, Winiarski, Kosok, Zagumny, Kurek, Jarosz, Bartman, Wisniewski, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Mozdzonek (). Head coach: Anastasi
2013 Mar del Plata -- 11th place1
Nowakowski, Winiarski, Konarski, Kosok, Kurek, Jarosz, Wrona, Bartman, Drzyzga, Kubiak, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Mozdzonek (). Head coach: Anastasi
2014 Florence -- Overall 7th place1
Nowakowski, Winiarski (), Konarski, Kurek, Klos, Wrona, Bociek, Wlazly, Drzyzga, Woicki, Ruciak, Zygadlo, Ignaczak, Zatorski, Ferens, Mika, Buszek, Perlowski. Head coach: Antiga
2015 Rio de Janeiro -- G1 FR 4th place and Overall 3rd place
Nowakowski, Konarski, Kurek, Wrona, Drzyzga, Lomacz, Kubiak (), Gacek, Zatorski, Mozdzonek, Mika, Buszek, Bieniek, Szalpuk. Head coach: Antiga
1 players during all matches of intercontinental round
European League
2014 - 6th place1
Nowakowski, Zurek, Stepien, Kaczynski, Boladz, Muzaj, Filip, Kedzierski, Stolc, Bieniek, Hain, Dryja, Kowalski. Head coach: Kowal.