Aleksander Śliwka

Aleksander Śliwka (born 24 May 1995) is a Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team and ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, 2018 World Champion, Polish Champion (2019).

Aleksander Śliwka
Personal information
Nickname	Śliwek
Nationality	Polish
Born	24 May 1995 Jawor, Poland
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Spike	342 cm (135 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018– AZS Politechnika Warszawska Asseco Resovia AZS Olsztyn Asseco Resovia ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
National team
2015–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship 2018 Bulgaria/Italy FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan CEV European Championship 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia

Career

National team

On April 2, 2015 was appointed to the Polish national team by head coach Stephane Antiga.[1] After the training camp in Spała he went to team B of Polish national team led by Andrzej Kowal. He took part in 1st edition of 2015 European Games. In season 2017/18 he was one of the main player in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.[2] Then in May 2018 he moved to PlusLiga runner-up from previous season ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[3]

On September 30, 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion.[4] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

• National championships
  • 2015/2016 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
  • 2018/2019 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2018/2019 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2019/2020 Polish SuperCup, with Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2020/2021 Polish SuperCup, with Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Youth national team

• 2013 CEV U19 European Championship
• 2013 FIVB U19 World Championship
• 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival
• 2014 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2019: Polish Cup – Most Valuable Player[5]
• 2020: Polish SuperCup – Most Valuable Player

State awards

• 2018: Gold Cross of Merit[6]

External links

• Player profile at CEV.eu
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
• Player profile at WorldofVolley.com
• Player profile at Volleybox.net

References

1. "Antiga podał szeroki skład kadry: Z Kurkiem, ale bez Żygadły i Bartmana!". Przegląd Sportowy. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
2. Sara Kalisz (19 May 2017). "Siatkówka. Aleksander Śliwka jednak nie dla Trefla, młody przyjmujący zostaje w Rzeszowie". sport.pl. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
3. Tomasz Rosiński (22 May 2018). "Kolejny reprezentant Polski w ZAKSIE Kędzierzyn-Koźle". WP. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
4. "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for years more years". FIVB. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
5. "Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019". polsatsport.pl. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.