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Artur Szalpuk

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Artur Szalpuk
Personal information
Full nameArtur Kacper Szalpuk
Born (1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 29)
Olsztyn, Poland
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike348 cm (137 in)
Block338 cm (133 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubProjekt Warsaw
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–
AZS Politechnika Warszawska
Czarni Radom
Skra Bełchatów
Trefl Gdańsk
Skra Bełchatów
Projekt Warsaw
Epicentr-Podolyany
Projekt Warsaw
National team
2015– Poland
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Poland
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bulgaria/Italy
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan
CEV European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia

Artur Kacper Szalpuk (born 20 March 1995) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the Poland national team.[1] Szalpuk won a gold medal at the 2018 World Championship held in Italy.

Career

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National team

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On 2 April 2015, Szalpuk was called up to the Poland national team by head coach Stéphane Antiga. 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, where his national team took 4th place. In July he joined team A of Poland on matches with United States during intercontinental round of World League 2015 in Kraków. He made his debut in senior team on 4 July 2015 in lost match with United States (1–3).

On 30 September 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion.[2] Poland beat Brazil in the final 3–0 and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

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Club

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Youth national team

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Individual awards

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State awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Artur Szalpuk odchodzi z Trefla Gdańsk". treflgdansk.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for years more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Title". CEV. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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