Paulina Maj-Erwardt (née Maj, born 22 March 1987)[1] is a Polish volleyball player, who plays as a libero. She was part of the Polish team that came third at the 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship and the 2009 Summer Universiade. She currently plays for KPS Chemik Police.

Paulina Maj-Erwardt
Paulina Maj-Erwardt in 2016
Personal information
NationalityPolish
BornPaulina Maj
(1987-03-22) 22 March 1987 (age 37)
Złotów, Poland
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubKPS Chemik Police
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2008BKS Bielsko-Biała
2008–2010PTPS Piła
2010–2012Atom Trefl Sopot
2012–2015Muszynianka Muszyna
2015–2016KPS Chemik Police
2016–2017Budowlani Łódź
2018–2019BKS Bielsko-Biała
2019–2021KPS Chemik Police
2021–ŁKS Łódź [pl]
National team
2006 –Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
European Volleyball Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Poland Volleyball
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade Volleyball
Last updated: 23 September 2021

Domestic career

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Maj-Erwadt has played in Poland for her entire career. Between 2005 and 2008, she played for BKS Bielsko-Biała,[2] and later played for PTPS Piła, Atom Trefl Sopot, Muszynianka Muszyna, KPS Chemik Police, and Budowlani Łódź.[3][4] Maj-Erwardt took time away from the sport for the birth of her child.[5][6] She returned for the 2018–2019 season,[6][2] playing for BKS Bielsko-Biała, in a second stint for the club.[4][2] For the 2019–20 season, Maj-Erwardt signed for KPS Chemik Police.[1] She was the fifth best receiver in the 2019–20 season, and resigned for Chemik Police for the 2020–21 season.[7] In 2021, she signed for ŁKS Łódź [pl] for the 2021–22 season.[8]

International career

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Maj-Erwadt has made 108 appearances for the Poland national team.[5] Maj was part of the Polish team that came third at the 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship,[5][6][9] and came third in the women's volleyball event at the 2009 Summer Universiade.[10]: 53  She was named the tournament's sixth best libero.[10]: 42  She represented Poland in qualifying for the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] She played at the 2019 Montreux Volley Masters[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paulina Maj-Erwardt" (in Polish). TAURON Liga. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "(POL) PAULINA MAJ-ERWARDT COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT, JOINS BIELSKO-BIAŁA". Volley Mob. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Paulina Maj-Erwardt". European Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Paulina Maj-Erwardt" (in Polish). Orlen Liga. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Kowalczyk, Edyta (16 May 2019). "Paulina Maj-Erwardt: igrzyska to moje marzenie". Onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Górecki, Mateusz (11 May 2019). "Paulina Maj-Erwardt: jeśli jest chociaż jeden procent szansy, warto walczyć". Telewizja Polska (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Paulina Maj-Erwardt rinnova con il Chemik Police". Volley News (in Italian). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Tauron Liga: ŁKS Commercecon Łódź – podtrzymać medalową passę". Polsat (in Polish). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  9. ^ "2008/2009 Sech: Classification Match 3/4 in Lodz (WF-45)". European Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "The 25th Universiade Belgrade 2009: Volleyball" (PDF) (pdf). Universiade. 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2021 – via Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband [de].
  11. ^ "Team Roster – Poland – Montreux Volley Masters 2019". 15 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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