HANDBALL PLAYERS from Poland

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Polish Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Günther Ortmann (1916 - 2002)

With an HPI of 43.44, Günther Ortmann is the most famous Polish Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Günther Ortmann (30 November 1916 – 10 January 2002) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.

2. Sławomir Szmal (1978 - )

With an HPI of 33.55, Sławomir Szmal is the 2nd most famous Polish Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Sławomir Szmal (born 2 October 1978) is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship (silver in 2007, bronzes in 2009, 2015). Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team.

3. Karol Bielecki (1982 - )

With an HPI of 32.68, Karol Bielecki is the 3rd most famous Polish Handball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Karol Bielecki (born 23 January 1982) is a Polish former handball player who played for the Polish national team.

4. Bartosz Jurecki (1979 - )

With an HPI of 28.08, Bartosz Jurecki is the 4th most famous Polish Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Bartosz Jurecki (born 31 January 1979) is a former Polish handball player who is currently the manager of Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski.

5. Krzysztof Lijewski (1983 - )

With an HPI of 26.91, Krzysztof Lijewski is the 5th most famous Polish Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Krzysztof Lijewski (born 7 July 1983) is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th. His brother is Marcin Lijewski.