Wojciech Drzyzga

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Wojciech Drzyzga
Wojciech Drzyzga - FIVB World Championship European Qualification Women Lodz January 2014.jpg
Personal information
Born (1958-10-07) 7 October 1958 (age 65)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1992–1997
2000–2002
2000–2001
2002–2003
2005–2006
Legia Warsaw
Czarni Radom
Poland (AC)
AZS Olsztyn
Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Career
YearsTeams
1977–1986
1986–1987
1987–1992
Legia Warsaw
Filament Bursa
JSA Bordeaux
National team
1978–1985Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (291)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
CEV European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 France
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Bulgaria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Germany
Friendship Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Havana
Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice At Katowice 2024 254.jpg
Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Wojciech Drzyzga (born 7 October 1958) is a Polish former volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1978 to 1985 and a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games. Drzyzga works as a volleyball commentator.

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Wojciech Drzyzga and Tomasz Swedrowski as commentators during the 2014 Women's World Championship qualification in January at Atlas Arena, Lodz. Wojciech Drzyzga & Tomasz Swedrowski - FIVB World Championship European Qualification Women Lodz January 2014.jpg
Wojciech Drzyzga and Tomasz Swędrowski as commentators during the 2014 Women's World Championship qualification in January at Atlas Arena, Łódź.

Personal life

He is married to Janina. They have two sons, Tomasz (born 1985) and Fabian (born 1990). [1]

Honours

As a player

As a coach

Volleyball commentator

Since 2003, Wojciech Drzyzga has been working as a volleyball commentator at Polsat Sport (earlier also at TV4), often with Tomasz Swędrowski. He comments on the most important volleyball events broadcast in Poland. [2]

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References

  1. ""Chciałbym poznać powód". Wojciech Drzyzga o braku syna w kadrze siatkarzy". sport.pl (in Polish). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. "Swędrowski i Drzyzga z Telekamerą 2023!". Polsat Sport (in Polish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.