Edward Skorek

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Edward Skorek
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Personal information
NicknameSzabla
NationalityPolish
Born (1943-06-13) 13 June 1943 (age 80)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1975–1978
1978
1978–1979
1990–1992
1992–1993
1997–2000
2001–2002
2003–2006
Modena Volley
Italy
Pallavolo Loreto
Poland
AZS Częstochowa
Czarni Radom
Kuwait
AZS Częstochowa
Volleyball information
Number4 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1961–1963
1963–1967
1967–1975
1975–1977
Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki
AZS AWF Warsaw
Legia Warsaw
Panini Modena
National team
1964–1976Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (284)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Montreal
FIVB World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Mexico
FIVB World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1965 Poland
CEV European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Turkey

Edward Skorek (born 13 June 1943) is a Polish former volleyball player and coach. As a member of the Poland national team, he won gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1974 FIVB World Championship. Skorek was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2006. [1]

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Honours

As a player

As a coach

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References

  1. "Edward Skorek". International Volleyball Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Poland.svg Leszek Milewski
Head coach of Poland
1990–1992
Succeeded by