Poland women's national volleyball team

Poland

Association	Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
Head coach	Stefano Lavarini
FIVB ranking	7 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1964)
Best result	(1964, 1968)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1952)
Best result	(1952)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2003)
Best result	6th (2007)
European Championship
Appearances	29 (First in 1949)
Best result	(2003, 2005)
www.pzps.pl (in Polish)
Honours Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team 1968 Mexico Team World Championship 1952 Soviet Union 1956 France Team 1962 Soviet Union Nations League 2023 United States European Championship 2003 Turkey 2005 Croatia 1950 Bulgaria 1951 France 1963 Romania 1967 Turkey 1949 Czechoslovakia 1955 Romania 1958 Czechoslovakia 1971 Italy 2009 Poland European Games 2015 Baku Team European League 2014

The Poland women's national volleyball team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej kobiet) represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation (Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej, PZPS), the governing body for volleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.

Poland's greatest achievements to date have been winning bronze medals at the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics, silver medal at the 1952 World Championship as well as gold medals at the 2003 and the 2005 European Championship.

The Polish national team is currently ranked 7th in the FIVB world ranking as of 16 September 2023.^[1]

Results

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	Round robin	Third place	5	3	2	10	6	Squad
1968	Round robin	Third place	7	5	2	15	11	Squad
1972	Did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Group stage	9th place	5	1	4	9	12	Squad
2012	Did not qualify
2016
2020
2024	Qualified
Total	0 Titles	3/15	17	9	8	34	29	—

World Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	Round Robin	Runners Up						Squad
1956	Round Robin	Third Place						Squad
1960	Round Robin	4th Place						Squad
1962	Round Robin	Third Place						Squad
1967	Did not enter
1970		9th Place						Squad
1974		9th Place						Squad
1978		11th Place						Squad
1982	Did not qualify
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002		15th Place						Squad
2006		15th Place						Squad
2010	Second round	9th Place	11	7	4	24	17	Squad
2014	Did not qualify
2018
2022	Quarterfinals	7th Place	10	6	4	23	17	Squad
Total	0 Titles	11/19						—

European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1949 Round Robin Third Place 6 4 2 12 6 Squad 1950 Round Robin Runners Up 5 4 1 12 4 Squad 1951 Round Robin Runners Up 5 4 1 12 4 Squad 1955 Round Robin Third Place 5 3 2 12 10 Squad 1958 Round Robin Third Place 9 7 2 25 10 Squad 1963 Round Robin Runners Up 9 8 1 26 8 Squad 1967 Round Robin Runners Up 10 9 1 27 9 Squad 1971 Round Robin Third Place 7 5 2 15 8 Squad 1975 Final Round 11th Place 8 2 6 14 19 Squad 1977 Semi-finals 4th Place 7 4 3 14 10 Squad 1979 Final Round 8th Place 8 6 2 18 11 Squad 1981 Final Round 5th Place 8 3 5 10 18 Squad 1983 Final Round 9th Place 8 6 2 19 12 Squad 1985 Final Round 7th Place 8 5 3 17 9 Squad 1987 Final Round 11th Place 7 2 5 7 16 Squad 1989 Final Round 9th Place 7 3 4 11 15 Squad

European Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1991 Preliminary 9th Place 5 1 4 6 14 Squad 1993 Did not qualify 1995 Preliminary 9th Place 5 1 4 7 13 Squad 1997 Final Round 8th Place 7 4 3 13 10 Squad 1999 Final Round 6th Place 5 1 4 7 14 Squad 2001 Final Round 6th Place 7 3 4 14 13 Squad 2003 Final Round Champions 7 6 1 19 11 Squad 2005 Final Round Champions 7 7 0 21 7 Squad / 2007 Semi-finals 4th Place 10 8 2 25 13 Squad 2009 Semi-finals Third Place 10 7 3 22 16 Squad / 2011 Quarter Finals 5th Place 4 3 1 9 3 Squad / 2013 Playoffs 11th Place 4 1 3 6 10 Squad 2015 Quarter Finals 8th Place 5 2 3 9 11 Squad 2017 Playoffs 10th Place 4 2 2 7 9 Squad /// 2019 Semi-finals 4th Place 9 6 3 21 14 Squad /// 2021 Quarter Finals 5th Place 7 5 2 16 9 Squad /// 2023 Quarter Finals 5th Place 7 5 2 16 8 Squad Total 2 Titles 32/33 220 137 83 469 344 —

World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1973	Did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003		8th Place	11	5	6	18	22	Squad
2007		6th Place	11	6	5	23	18	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
Total	0 Titles	2/14	22	11	11	41	40	—

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	Did not enter
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004		8th Place						Squad
2005		7th Place						Squad
2006		12th Place						Squad
2007		6th Place						Squad
2008		10th Place						Squad
2009		7th Place						Squad
2010		6th Place						Squad
2011		10th Place						Squad
2012		8th Place						Squad
2013		15th Place						Squad
2014		16th Place						Squad
2015		14th place						Squad
2016		14th place						Squad
2017		13th place						Squad
Total	0 Titles	14/25						—

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2018 Preliminary Round 9th place 15 8 7 29 29 Squad 2019 Final Round 5th place 17 9 8 36 35 Squad 2021 Preliminary Round 11th place 15 5 10 24 36 Squad 2022 Preliminary Round 13th place 12 4 8 18 29 Squad 2023 Final Round 3rd place 15 12 3 38 19 Squad Total 0 Titles 5/5 74 38 36 145 148 —

European League

• 2014 – 3rd place

European Games

• 2015 Baku – 2nd place
• 2023 Kraków – Qualified

Team

Current squad

Head coach: Stefano Lavarini^[2]

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos*	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2023-24 club
1	Julia Nowicka	21 October 1998	ST	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	278 cm (109 in)	BKS Bielsko-Biała
2	Marta Wójcik	17 February 1982	ST	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	280 cm (110 in)	ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
3	Klaudia Alagierska	2 January 1996	MB	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	0 cm (0 in)	ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
4	Kamila Witkowska	2 December 1991	MB	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	301 cm (119 in)	ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
5	Agnieszka Korneluk	17 October 1994	MB	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Pomi Casalmaggiore
6	Martyna Łukasik	26 November 1999	OS	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Chemik Police
7	Julia Twardowska	4 May 1995	OS	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Grot Budowlani Łódź
8	Maria Stenzel	25 November 1998	LB	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	53 kg (117 lb)	278 cm (109 in)	262 cm (103 in)	Chemik Police
9	Magdalena Stysiak	3 December 2000	OP	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Vero Volley Monza
10	Zuzanna Efimienko	8 August 1989	MB	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	303 cm (119 in)	Energa MKS Kalisz
11	Monika Galkowska	6 April 1996	OP	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	287 cm (113 in)	MOYA Radomka Radom
12	Malgorzata Jasek	14 March 1995	MB	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	240 cm (94 in)	Crvena Zvezda
14	Joanna Wołosz	7 April 1990	ST	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	281 cm (111 in)	Chemik Police
15	Martyna Grajber	28 March 1995	OS	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Chemik Police
16	Natalia Mędrzyk	13 January 1992	OS	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	287 cm (113 in)	Chemik Police
17	Malwina Smarzek	3 June 1996	OP	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	318 cm (125 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Foppapedretti Bergamo
18	Emilia Mucha	7 December 1993	OS	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	300 cm (120 in)	283 cm (111 in)	KPSK Stal Mielec
19	Olivia Różański	5 June 1997	OS	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	315 cm (124 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Legionovia Legionowo
20	Marlena Kowalewska	9 January 1992	ST	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	61 kg (134 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	281 cm (111 in)	Chemik Police
21	Weronika Centka	6 September 2000	MB	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	312 cm (123 in)	297 cm (117 in)	DevelopRes Rzeszów
22	Natalia Murek	8 September 1999	OS	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	283 cm (111 in)	Impel Wrocław
23	Zuzanna Górecka	10 April 2000	OS	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	301 cm (119 in)	284 cm (112 in)	ŁKS Commercecon Łódź
24	Monika Jagła	4 January 2000	LB	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Pałac Bydgoszcz
28	Alicja Grabka	9 May 1998	ST	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	271 cm (107 in)	0 cm (0 in)	Legionovia Legionowo

Coach history

References

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile
• Poland national team Volleybox