Karol Bielecki

Karol Bielecki (born 23 January 1982) is a former Polish handball player who played for the Polish national team.[1]

Karol Bielecki
Personal information
Born (1982-01-23) 23 January 1982
Sandomierz, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–1999
 Wisła Sandomierz
1999–2004
 Vive Targi Kielce
2004–2007
 SC Magdeburg
2007–2012
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2012–2018
 PGE Vive Kielce
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2018
 Poland 255 (955)
Medal record
World Championship
2007 Germany
2009 Croatia
2015 Qatar

Career

He played for the national team, winning a silver medal in the World Handball Championship in 2007 and a bronze in 2009 and 2015. He announced his retirement from the national team on 13 April 2012, following the unsuccessful Olympic campaign of Poland.[2]

Karol Bielecki during a match with the national team

On 11 June 2010, Bielecki suffered a severe eye injury during a friendly match against Croatia. After additional tests and eye surgeries, it was determined that his left eye will remain blind.[3] Although he first said that his years as a player were over, he decided to continue his career. He then played in special goggles and had scored 11 goals in his Bundesliga debut after the injury.[4]

On 1 February 2015, Poland, including Bielecki, won the bronze medal of the 2015 World Championship.[5][6]

He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he was the topscorer in the men's handball tournament.

On 20 May 2018, he announced his retirement as a player.[7]

Achievements
PGE Vive Kielce
SC Magdeburg
Individual

State awards

References
  1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Karol Bielecki retires from National Team!". Planet Handball. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. Verletzung im Testspiel - Handballprofi Bielecki bleibt auf linkem Auge blind (in German)
  4. Piłka ręczna. 11 bramek Karola Bieleckiego Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  5. France on top again, silver for Qatar, bronze for Poland Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine - qatarhandball2015.com - 01-02-2015
  6. Bronze goes to Poland - ihf.info - 01-02-2015
  7. Karol Bielecki kończny kariere (in Polish)
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Agnieszka Radwańska		 Flagbearer for  Poland
Rio de Janeiro 2016		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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