Grzegorz Łomacz

Grzegorz Łomacz
Personal information
Born	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 37) Ostrołęka, Poland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Spike	336 cm (132 in)
Block	315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Current club	Skra Bełchatów
Number	12
Career
Years Teams 2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–2014 2014–2017 2017– AZS Politechnika Warszawska Jastrzębski Węgiel Trefl Gdańsk Cuprum Lubin Skra Bełchatów
National team
2009–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIVB World Championship 2018 Bulgaria/Italy 2022 Poland/Slovenia FIVB World Cup 2015 Japan FIVB Nations League 2023 Gdańsk 2021 Rimini 2022 Bologna 2024 Łódź CEV European Championship 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland

Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Grzegorz Łomacz (born 1 October 1987) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for Skra Bełchatów and the Poland national team. With Poland, Łomacz won the 2018 World Champion title and took part in 3 Olympic Games – Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, winning a silver medal at the latter.

Career

Club

Łomacz is a silver medallist of the 2013 Summer Universiade held in Kazan. For 3 seasons, he was a player and captain of Trefl Gdańsk. In 2014, he signed a contract with Cuprum Lubin.^[1] After a good season and 6th place in PlusLiga, he decided to leave the club from Lubin. On 27 April 2017, it was announced that Łomacz signed a two–year contract with Skra Bełchatów.^[2]

National team

On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of the World Champion.^[3] 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.^[4]

Honours

Club

• CEV Challenge Cup
  • 2008–09 – with Jastrzębski Węgiel
• Domestic
  • 2009–10 Polish Cup, with Jastrzębski Węgiel
  • 2017–18 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2017–18 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2018–19 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

• 2005 CEV U19 European Championship

Universiade

• 2013 Summer Universiade

State awards

• 2018: Gold Cross of Merit^[5]
• 2024: Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta^[6]

References

1. "Łomacz i Rusek już z nami". ks.cuprum.pl (in Polish). 12 June 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. "Siatkówka. Rozgrywający reprezentacji Polski wzmocnił PGE Skrę Bełchatów". sport.pl (in Polish). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
3. "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain World title for four more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
4. "Poland claim Olympic silver in men's volleyball". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
5. "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.
6. "Uroczystość wręczenia odznaczeń medalistom oraz trenerom Igrzysk XXXIII Olimpiady Paryż 2024". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

External links

• 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