Mateusz Bieniek | |||||
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Born | (1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (age 31) Blachownia, Poland | ||||
Height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||
Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||
Block | 330 cm (130 in) | ||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||
Current club | Warta Zawiercie | ||||
Number | 20 | ||||
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Honours |
Mateusz Bieniek (born 5 April 1994) is a Polish professionalvolleyball player who plays as a middle blocker forAluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and thePoland national team.[1] With Poland, Bieniek won the2018 World Champion title and took part in 3Olympic Games –Rio 2016,Tokyo 2020 andParis 2024, winning a silver medal at the latter.
On 2 April 2015, he was called up to the Polish national team led byStéphane Antiga.[2] He debuted in the national team on 28 May 2015 in a match of the2015 World League againstRussia (3–0).[3] He achieved 14 points and was named theMost Valuable Player of the match.[4] On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its third title of theWorld Champions.[5] Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0) and defended the title from 2014.
On 10 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.[6]
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Preceded by | Best Middle Blocker of FIVB Nations League 2021 ex aequo ![]() 2022 ex aequo ![]() | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Best Middle Blocker of FIVB World Championship 2022 ex aequo ![]() | Succeeded by TBD |