Joanna Kaczor (born 16 September 1984) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team and Polish club Impel Wrocław, a participant of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, bronze medalist of European Championship 2009), Polish Champion (2009, 2011).

Joanna Kaczor
Personal information
Full nameJoanna Kaczor
NicknameAsia
NationalityPolish
Born (1984-09-16) September 16, 1984 (age 40)
Wrocław, Poland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike314 cm (124 in)
Block301 cm (119 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current teamPoland Impel Wrocław
Number17 (club), 7 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1995–2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–2013
2013–
Poland Gwardia Wrocław
United States Idaho Twin Falls
United States USC Trojans
Poland Gwardia Wrocław
Poland Muszynianka Muszyna
Italy River Volley Piacenza
Poland Muszynianka Muszyna
Poland MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Poland Impel Wrocław
National team
2003– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Women's Volleyball
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland
Last updated: 12 June 2015

Early life

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Kaczor was born on September 16, 1984, in Wroclaw, Poland to Stanisław and Helena Kaczor.

College career

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Kaczor was the National Junior College Athletic Association Player of the Year in her 2005 freshman season after the team went 50–2 to win the NJCAA national championship under head coach Ben Stroud. Kaczor led the team with 605 kills on the season (4.96 kpg) with a .456 hitting percentage.

University of Southern California

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Kaczor transferred to USC in 2006, and was a two time All-American and set several school single-season and career marks She set the top two single-season records for kills (659 in 2007 and 563 in 2006), top two marks for attempts (1,542 in 2007 and 1,272 in 2006), top two marks for total points (745.5 in 2007 and 642.5 in 2006) and top mark for points per game (5.83 in 2007). Her 5.64 ppg in 2006 tied the former record held by Bibiana Candelas in 2005.

National team

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Kaczor has been in the Polish National Team program since 2000 and is a current member of the National Team. As a member of the Junior National Team, her squad finished third at the 2003 World Junior Championship and won the 2002 European Junior Championship.

Kaczor played with Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Asia Kaczor heads to the Olympics for Poland". Archived from the original on 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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