KACZMAREK Lukasz

Poland
Volleyball
29 Jun 1994
27
Male
2.04/6'8''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VVO Volleyball Men
POL
Poland
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A
#05
POL
Poland
2
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A
#09
POL
Poland
3
ITA
Italy
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A
#16
POL
Poland
3
VEN
Venezuela
1
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A
#21
JPN
Japan
0
POL
Poland
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A
#25
POL
Poland
3
CAN
Canada
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
Men's Quarterfinals
#31
POL
Poland
2
FRA
France
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Nations League - Final Round
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2021Italy
3Men2019United States of America

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2019Japan

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
10Men2017Poland
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Gardening, playing with his daughter. (zaksa.ne, 16 Apr 2020)
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Athlete
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One daughter
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Polish
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ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle [Poland] since 2018/19
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Vital Heynen [national], BEL
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Opposite spiker (Instagram profile, 03 Jun 2021)
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He played beach volleyball at youth international level, and won gold at the 2013 European U20 Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania, alongside partner Sebastian Kaczmarek. (fakt.pl, 03 Apr 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jun 2021)
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During the 2019/20 season he played only eight matches in the Polish PlusLiga. He first struggled with complications related to a bout of flu, and soon after returning to the court he suffered a fractured bone in his foot. (zaksa.ne, 16 Apr 2020)
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PlusLiga [POL] (polsatsport.pl, 14 Apr 2021)
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He had played beach volleyball before switching to the indoor version of the sport in 2015. (fakt.pl, 03 Apr 2021; fivb.org, 16 Aug 2015; plusliga.pl, 29 Jul 2020)
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His decision to switch from beach volleyball to indoor volleyball was due to financial reasons. "Beach volleyball and indoor volleyball were separate disciplines back then. In beach volleyball you could only earn money by winning tournaments, and in indoor volleyball you would join a club and get a contract. I had to do something with myself. I decided on indoor volleyball and, even though at the beginning I had to learn many things quickly, in retrospect it all turned out well." (fakt.pl, 03 Apr 2021)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportowefakty.wp.pl, 09 May 2021)
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Winning the 2020/21 CEV Champions League title with ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle. (polsatsport.pl, 14 Apr 2021)

General Interest

General
HEALTH SCARE
In late 2019 he was diagnosed with myocarditis [inflammation of the heart] following a bout of flu. He was told the condition could have ended his volleyball career, but ultimately he only missed three months. "I am incredibly lucky to be healthy. My career took a turn after I was diagnosed with myocarditis. I went to the hospital, I waited nervously for a key MRI scan, and the doctors warned that the severity of the illness would determine whether I could ever play volleyball again. It turned out that it was diagnosed at an early stage and after three months of rest I was given the green light. Luckily I received medical help quickly, because later I heard that if I had trained a day or two longer in that state, it could have ended tragically." (sport.se.pl, 18 Mar 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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