Aleksander Śliwka
Polish volleyball player (born 1995)
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Aleksander Śliwka (born 24 May 1995) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Projekt Warsaw and the Poland national team.[1][2][3] He won the silver medal in the Olympic Games Paris 2024. He is also the 2018 World Champion, and a three–time Champions League winner (2021, 2022, 2023) with ZAKSA.
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Śliwka in 2018 | |||||
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| Born | 24 May 1995 Jawor, Poland | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 342 cm (135 in) | ||||
| Block | 325 cm (128 in) | ||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Current club | Projekt Warsaw | ||||
| Number | 11 | ||||
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Career
Club
During the 2017–18 PlusLiga season, he was one of the main players of Asseco Resovia.[4] In May 2018, he moved to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[5]
National team
In 2015, he was called up to the national team by the head coach Stéphane Antiga.[6] After the training camp in Spała, he joined the team led by coach Andrzej Kowal which took part in the 2015 European Games.
On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its 3rd title of the World Champion.[7] Poland beat Brazil in the final and defended the title from 2014.
On 10 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.[8]
Honours
Club
- CEV Champions League
2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle- 2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- AVC Champions League
Japan 2025 – with Suntory Sunbirds
- Domestic
- 2018–19
Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2018–19
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle - 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2022–23 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2023–24 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2024–25 Emperor's Cup, with Suntory Sunbirds[9]
- 2024–25 Japanese Championship, with Suntory Sunbirds[10]
- 2018–19
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2019: Polish Cup – Most valuable player[11]
- 2020: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
- 2021: CEV Champions League – Most valuable player
- 2023: Polish Cup – Most valuable player
- 2023: FIVB Nations League – Best outside spiker
State awards
- 2018:
Gold Cross of Merit[12]
