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Jakub Kochanowski (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw and the Poland national team. Kochanowski is a silver medallist in the 2024 Summer Olympics and is the 2018 World Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.
Career
= Club
=On 10 May 2018, after a successful season in Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, and achieving 4th place in the league, he was announced as a new player of PGE Skra Bełchatów. In 2020, Kochanowski joined ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
= National team
=On 12 April 2015, the Poland national U19 team, including Kochanowski, won a title of the U19 European Champions. They beat Italy in the final (3–1). In the same year, he also took part in the European Youth Olympic Festival, and on 1 August 2015 achieved a gold medal after the final match with Bulgaria (3–0). On 23 August 2015, Poland achieved its first title of the U19 World Champion. In the final his team beat Argentina.
On 10 September 2016, he achieved a title of the U20 European Champion after winning 7 out of 7 matches at the tournament, and beating Ukraine in the final (3–1). On 2 July 2017, Poland, including Kochanowski, achieved a title of the U21 World Champion, after beating Cuba in the final (3–0). Kochanowski was awarded an individual award for the Most Valuable Player of the whole tournament. His national team won 47 matches in the row and never lost. The U21 World Champion title ended his time in youth national teams.
In April 2017, for the first time in his career, he was called up for the senior national team by the head coach of that time – Ferdinando De Giorgi. Kochanowski joined the team at the 2017 World League before the first week of competition because of Andrzej Wrona's injury. He debuted in the senior national team on 3 June 2017, in the match against Italy (3–1).
On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its 3rd title of the World Champion. Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0), and defended the title from 2014.
On 10 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Honours
= Club
=CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
CEV Cup
2023–24 – with Asseco Resovia
Domestic
2018–19 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
= Youth national team
=2014 CEV U20 European Championship
2015 CEV U19 European Championship
2015 European Youth Olympic Festival
2015 FIVB U19 World Championship
2016 CEV U20 European Championship
2017 FIVB U21 World Championship
= Individual awards
=2017: FIVB U21 World Championship – Most valuable player
2023: FIVB Nations League – Best middle blocker
2024: FIVB Nations League – Best middle blocker
2024: Olympic Games – Best middle blocker
= State awards
=2018: Gold Cross of Merit
2024: Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
= Statistics
=2017–18 PlusLiga – Best blocker (100 blocks)
2022–23 PlusLiga – Best blocker (94 blocks)
References
External links
Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Player profile at Olympedia
Player profile at Volleybox.net
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Bola voli pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2024
- Bola voli pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2024 – Turnamen putra
- Tim nasional bola voli putra Polandia
- Zielona Góra
- Polandia pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2024
- Daftar penulis Katolik
- Jakub Kochanowski
- Kochanowski
- Jan Kochanowski
- Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
- 2024 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
- 2023 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
- Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters
- Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Projekt Warsaw
- 2024 Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner
