There are many popular professional sports team in the Gdańsk and Tricity area. Amateur sports are played by thousands of Gdańsk citizens and also in schools of all levels.
Andrea Anastasi is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Italy national team from 1981 to 1991, and during his career won the 1990 World Champion title. Since the 2023–24 season, he has been serving as head coach for Gas Sales Piacenza.
Wojciech Dariusz Grzyb is a Polish former volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, silver medallist at the 2006 World Championship, Polish Champion.
Piotr Marcin Gacek is a former Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team in 2005–2010 and 2015–2016, 2009 European Champion, silver medallist of the 2006 World Championship, two–time Polish Champion.
Teodor Salparov is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and the Bulgarian club VC Hebar Pazardzhik. He was a participant in the Olympic Games, and was a bronze medalist in the 2006 World Championship, 2007 World Cup and 2009 European Championship.
Sebastian Schwarz is a German volleyball player, a member of Germany men's national volleyball team and Polish club Jastrzębski Węgiel, a gold medalist of the 2009 European League, a bronze medalist of the 2014 World Championship.
BIGBANK Tartu is an Estonian professional volleyball club based in Tartu, Estonia, that competes in the Baltic Men Volleyball League.
Todor Aleksiev is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who wore the No. 15 shirt in the national team which he had driven to major success in a number of competitions.
Piotr Nowakowski is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in 3 Olympic Games, two–time World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.
Trefl Gdańsk, previously known as Lotos Trefl Gdańsk, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Gdańsk in northern Poland. The club was founded in 2005 and promoted to the Polish PlusLiga in 2011.
Mateusz Włodzimierz Mika is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2014 World Champion.
Murphy Edward Troy is a former American volleyball player, a member of the United States men's national volleyball team, NORCECA Champion 2013, gold medalist of Pan-American Cup 2012 and World League 2014.
Marco Falaschi is an Italian volleyball player, a member of the Italy men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, bronze medalist of World League 2013, Montenegrin Champion (2014).
Damian Schulz is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for LUK Lublin. He is a former member of the Poland national team with which he won the 2018 World Champion title.
Tyler James "TJ" Sanders is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, a gold medallist at the 2015 NORCECA Championship, and a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games. Bronze medalist at the 2017 World League where he ranked statistically as the top setter. He won the Polish cup with Trefl Gdansk. He has been sidelined by a back injury, but has helped the Canadian team qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Henri Treial is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Belgian club Knack Roeselare.
Robert Täht is an Estonian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Berlin Recycling Volleys and the Estonia national team.
Renee Teppan is an Estonian volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team and Emirati club Al Wasl.
Jan Helenius is a Finnish male volleyball player. He is part of the Finland men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Bigbank Tartu.
Gjorgi Gjorgiev is a Macedonian professional volleyball player, a member of the North Macedonia national team. He participated at the 2019 European Championship. At the professional club level, he plays for Cambrai Volley.
