Łukasz Kaczmarek

Łukasz Kaczmarek
Łukasz Kaczmarek
Personal information
Nickname	Zwierzak
Nationality	Polish
Born	29 June 1994 (age 29); Krotoszyn, Poland
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Spike	345 cm (136 in)
Block	332 cm (131 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number	2
Career
2013–2015; 2015–2018; 2018–2024	Victoria Wałbrzych; Cuprum Lubin; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2017–	Poland
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Poland
FIVB World Championship
FIVB World Cup
FIVB Nations League
CEV European Championship

Łukasz Kaczmarek (born 29 June 1994) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the Poland national team. Kaczmarek took part in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and was a silver medallist at the 2022 World Championship. He is a three–time Champions League winner (2021, 2022, 2023) with ZAKSA.

Career[edit]

Kaczmarek began his sporting career as a beach volleyball player. In 2015, he debuted in PlusLiga as Cuprum Lubin player. In 2016, he signed a new two–year contract with Cuprum Lubin, and became one of the best scorers in PlusLiga.^[1] In 2018, after the successful season and debut in the national team, he joined ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[2]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

CEV Champions League
- 2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Domestic
- 2018–19 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2018–19 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2023–24 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Youth national team[edit]

Beach volleyball
- 2011 FIVB U19 World Championship, with Maciej Kosiak
- 2011 CEV U18 European Championship, with Sebastian Kaczmarek
- 2012 FIVB U19 World Championship, with Sebastian Kaczmarek
- 2013 CEV U20 European Championship, with Sebastian Kaczmarek

Individual awards[edit]

2019: Polish Cup – Best opposite^[3]
2019: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player^[4]
2023: FIVB Nations League – Best opposite spiker

References[edit]

^ "Debiutant zostaje w Cuprum Lubin. Łukasz Kaczmarek z przedłużonym kontraktem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Łukasz Kaczmarek nowym atakującym ZAKSY". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "Superpuchar Polski: Grupa Azoty ZAKSA – Projekt Warszawa 3:1. Pierwsze trofeum w sezonie dla mistrza Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

External links[edit]

Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Player profile at Olympedia
Player profile at Volleybox.net

Awards
Preceded by Jean Patry	Best Opposite Spiker of FIVB Nations League 2023	Succeeded by TBD

[1] "Debiutant zostaje w Cuprum Lubin. Łukasz Kaczmarek z przedłużonym kontraktem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[2] "Łukasz Kaczmarek nowym atakującym ZAKSY". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[3] "Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 27 January 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[4] "Superpuchar Polski: Grupa Azoty ZAKSA – Projekt Warszawa 3:1. Pierwsze trofeum w sezonie dla mistrza Polski". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

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