Krzysztof Ignaczak | |||||
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Nickname | Igła | ||||
Born | Wałbrzych, Poland | 15 May 1978||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
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Position | Libero | ||||
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Krzysztof Ignaczak (born 15 May 1978) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1998 to 2014, a participant in 3 Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), the 2014 World Champion, 2012 World League winner, and the 2009 European Champion.
Krzysztof Ignaczak was born in Wałbrzych, Poland. He is married to Iwona. They have two children: a son, Sebastian, and a daughter, Dominika (who was born after the European Championship 2009). His best friend was volleyball player Arkadiusz Gołaś, who died in a tragic car accident in 2005. Since then Ignaczak played with his shirt number – 16.
With BOT Skra Bełchatów he achieved three titles of Polish Champion and won Polish Cup three times.
In 2012 after seven-year domination of PGE Skra Bełchatów, he won with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów title of Polish Champion. [1] In next year his team and he replied this success and gained second title of Polish Champions 2013. [2] ). In season 2013/2014 won Polish SuperCup 2013 and Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Ignaczak, lost with PGE Skra Bełchatów in the final of Polish Championship and gained silver medal. On 29 March 2015 his team lost in final of 2014–15 CEV Champions League and achieved silver medal. [3] [4] In April 2015 Ignaczak won third title of Polish Champion with Asseco Resovia and sixth title in career. [5] On 21 September 2016 Ignaczak ended up his sporting career and announced it on media. [6]
Despite previously having announced the end of his sporting career, he decided to sign a contract for the rest of the season with the team IBB Polonia London in the English volleyball league on 10 March 2017. His presence, as current World Champion, at the club serves to promote volleyball in Great Britain and in the world. [7]
Krzysztof was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009. [8] On 14 September 2009 he was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta. [9] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. In 2011 he gained three medals with the Polish team – silver at the World Cup, [10] bronze at the European Championship and bronze at the World League [11] in Gdańsk, Poland, where he also won an award for Best Libero. On 8 July 2012 he won a gold medal at the World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria. [12] [13] On 21 September 2014 the Polish national team, including Ignaczak, won the title of World Champion 2014. [14] [15] [16] On 27 October 2014 he received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland. [17] After the World Championship, he announced he is retiring from his career in the national team.
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