Dawid Konarski
Polish volleyball player
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| Full name | Dawid Andrzej Konarski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Konar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 34) Świecie, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Skra Bełchatów | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dawid Andrzej Konarski (born 31 August 1989) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Skra Bełchatów.[1] He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016, and a two–time World Champion (2014, 2018).
Career
Club
In April 2015, Konarski moved to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[2]
National team
On 11 May 2012, Konarski debuted in the senior national team in a friendly match with Australia at Atlas Arena in Łódź. He played in the intercontinental round of the 2014 World League. On 16 August 2014, he was appointed to the national team for the 2014 World Championship held in Poland.[3][4] On 21 September 2014, he won a title of the World Champion.[5][6][7] On 27 October 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.[8]
On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the World Champions.[9] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3–0 and defended the title from 2014.
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia
- CEV Cup
2017–18 – with Ziraat Bankası Ankara
- Domestic
- 2013–14
Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia - 2014–15
Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia - 2015–16 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016–17 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2013–14
Individual awards
- 2013: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
- 2017: Polish Cup – Best opposite
- 2017: Polish Cup – Most valuable player
- 2019: Polish Cup – Best server
State awards
- 2014:
Gold Cross of Merit[10] - 2018:
Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta[11]
Statistics
- 2012–13 PlusLiga – Best scorer (506 points)
- 2012–13 PlusLiga – Best spiker (423 points)
References
- ^ "PGE Skra ogłosiła hitowy transfer! Utytułowany siatkarz zagra w Bełchatowie". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Dawid Konarski w ZAKSIE". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014". fivb.org. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Poland win second World Championship title at home". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil". fivb.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem". plusliga.pl (in Polish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 23 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dawid Konarski.
- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
- Player profile at Olympics.com
- Player profile at Olympedia
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Poland squad – 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Poland men's volleyball squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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