VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS from Poland

Top 6

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

1. Bartosz Kurek (1988 - )

With an HPI of 37.44, Bartosz Kurek is the most famous Polish Volleyball Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.

Bartosz Kamil Kurek (born 29 August 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Wolfdogs Nagoya and the Poland national team. Kurek took part in 3 Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), and won the 2018 World Champion and the 2009 European Champion title. In 2019, he became the first ever volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.

2. Michał Kubiak (1988 - )

With an HPI of 33.47, Michał Kubiak is the 2nd most famous Polish Volleyball Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Michał Jarosław Kubiak (born 23 February 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Shanghai Bright. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), two–time World Champion (2014, 2018), and the 2012 World League winner.

3. Mariusz Wlazły (1983 - )

With an HPI of 29.64, Mariusz Wlazły is the 3rd most famous Polish Volleyball Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Mariusz Łukasz Wlazły (born 4 August 1983) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 2005 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and the 2014 World Champion. Wlazły spent most of his career in Skra Bełchatów, the club with which he won 9 league titles and multiple medals in international competitions.

4. Paweł Zagumny (1977 - )

With an HPI of 28.61, Paweł Zagumny is the 4th most famous Polish Volleyball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Paweł Zagumny [ˈpavɛw zaˈɡumnɨ] (born 18 October 1977) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. Zagumny was a member of the Poland national team in 1996–2014 and a participant in 4 Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012). During his career, he won the 2014 World Champion title, 2012 World League, and the 2009 European Champion title.

5. Agata Mróz-Olszewska (1982 - 2008)

With an HPI of 28.38, Agata Mróz-Olszewska is the 5th most famous Polish Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Agata Danuta Mróz-Olszewska (7 April 1982 – 4 June 2008) was a Polish volleyball player, a member of the Poland women's national volleyball team in 1997–2007, double European Champion (Turkey 2003, Croatia 2005). She died of an infection following a bone marrow transplant to treat Myelodysplastic syndrome, which she had suffered from since the age of 17.

6. Michał Winiarski (1983 - )

With an HPI of 26.22, Michał Winiarski is the 6th most famous Polish Volleyball Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Michał Jerzy Winiarski (born 28 September 1983) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. Winiarski was a member of the Poland national team from 2004 to 2014, a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), 2014 World Champion, and the 2012 World League winner. He currently serves as head coach for the Germany national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie.