Łukasz Kadziewicz (born 20 September 1980) is a Polish former professional volleyball player, a member of the Poland national team in 2001–2009. A participant of the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), and a silver medalist at the 2006 World Championship. He worked as a volleyball commentator for Polsat Sport.
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Nickname | Kadziu | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
Born | Dobre Miasto, Poland | 20 September 1980||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editŁukasz Kadziewicz was born in Dobre Miasto, Poland. He was married to Kamila. Their daughter, Amelia was born on 21 March 2006. Łukasz and Kamila divorced in 2008. He is married, for a second time, to Barbara (née Gołąb).
When Łukasz was a member of the Polish national team he created the "Kadziu Project". He filmed videos that showed how the Polish team prepared for matches and their lifestyle during tournaments (for example the Olympics in Beijing, 2008). When Kadziewicz ended his career in the national team, Krzysztof Ignaczak took up his idea, continuing this work under the name "Igłą Szyte". In 2013, Kadziewicz reactivated the "Kadziu Project", but instead of showing life in the national team, he now films interviews with other volleyball players and talks about his thoughts related to volleyball.
He took part in the 17th season of Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with the professional dancer Agnieszka Kaczorowska.
Career
editClubs
editIn 2013, Kadziewicz moved to MKS Cuprum Lubin, which played in 1st league of Polish Volleyball League.[1] Club promoted to PlusLiga and debuted in the match with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów on October 6, 2014.[2] Kadziewicz is the captain of his current club.[3] He decided to end up his career as player in 2015.[4]
Honours
editClubs
edit- National championships
- 2003/2004 Polish Championship, with PZU AZS Olsztyn
- 2005/2006 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2006/2007 Polish Championship, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
- 2009/2010 Russian Championship, with Lokomotiv Belgorod
- 2012/2013 Belarusian Championship, with Shakhtar Soligorsk
Individual awards
edit- 2005: Polish Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2006: Polish Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2007: Polish Championship – Best Middle Blocker
- 2008: Polish Championship – Best Middle Blocker
State awards
edit- 2006: Gold Cross of Merit
References
edit- ^ Siatkówka: Łukasz Kadziewicz w Cuprum Lubin! - gazetawroclawska.pl - 26-07-2013
- ^ Cuprum zagra w PlusLidze! - ks.cuprum.pl
- ^ „Kadziu” nowym kapitanem Cuprum - lubin.pl - 25-08-2014
- ^ Kadziewicz: Czas powiedzieć sobie dość. Co dalej? Chcę zostać przy siatkówce - polsatsport.pl - 09-04-2015
External links
edit- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net