Krzysztof Ignaczak
Krzysztof Ignaczak (born 15 May 1978) is a former Polish volleyball player, member of the Poland men's national volleyball team in 1998–2014, participant of the Olympic Games (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion, gold medallist of the 2012 World League, silver medallist of the 2011 World Cup, six–time Polish Champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2015), 2017 English Champion.
Krzysztof Ignaczak | |||||
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Full name | Krzysztof Ignaczak | ||||
Nickname | Igła | ||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||
Born | Wałbrzych, Poland | 15 May 1978||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||
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Position | Libero | ||||
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Personal life
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.
Career
Clubs
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 March 29, 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 September 21, 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 March 10, 2017. His presence, as current World Champion, at the club serves to promote volleyball in Great Britain and in the world.[7]
National team
Krzysztof was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the European Championship 2009.[8] On September 14, 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 July 8, 2012, he won a gold medal at the World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[12][13] On September 21, 2014, the Polish national team, including Ignaczak, won the title of World Champion 2014.[14][15][16] On October 27, 2014 received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and to promote Polish in the world.[17] After the World Championship, he announced he is retiring from his career in the national team.
Sporting achievements
- CEV Cup
- 2011/2012 – with Asseco Resovia
- National championships
- 2000/2001 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2001/2002 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2002/2003 Polish Championship, with AZS Częstochowa
- 2004/2005 Polish Cup, with KPS Skra Bełchatów
- 2004/2005 Polish Championship, with KPS Skra Bełchatów
- 2005/2006 Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2005/2006 Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2006/2007 Polish Cup, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2006/2007 Polish Championship, with BOT Skra Bełchatów
- 2008/2009 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2011/2012 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2013/2014 Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia
- 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2015/2016 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2016/2017 English Cup, with IBB Polonia London
- 2016/2017 English Championship, with IBB Polonia London
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2005: Polish Championship – Best Libero
- 2010: Polish Cup – Best Receiver
- 2011: FIVB World League – Best Libero
- 2012: FIVB World League – Best Libero
- 2012: Olympic Games London – Best Receiver
- 2012: Polish Cup – Best Defender
- 2014: Memorial of Hubert Jerzy Wagner – Best Libero
- 2015: Polish Cup – Best Defender
State awards
- 2009: Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
- 2014: Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta[18]
- 2017: Gold Honor Badge Meritorious for the Lower Silesian Voivodeship
References
- Asseco Resovia mistrzem Polski – sport.wp.pl – 22-04-2012
- Asseco Resovia mistrzem Polski – plusliga.pl – 20-04-2013
- Asseco Resovia ze srebrnym medalem Ligi Mistrzów Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine – assecoresovia.pl – 29-03-2015
- Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan! – cev.eu – 29-03-2015
- POL M: Madhouse in Rzeszów – Resovia is new Polish champion! – worldofvolley.com – 28-04-2015
- Ignaczak: Dziękuję Wam. Nadszedł czas pożegnania z boiskiem – przegladsportowy.pl – 21-09-2016
- Ignaczak at IBB Polonia London – polonia.vc – 11-03-2017
- 2009 CEV European Championships Results – cev.eu – 03-09-2009
- Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta Archived 2014-03-09 at the Wayback Machine – prezydent.pl – 15-09-2009
- Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver – fivb.org – 06-12-2011
- Russia win second World League title in classic 2011 final – fivb.org – 11-07-2011
- Poland beat USA to claim first World League title – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
- Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
- Poland win second World Championship title at home – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil – fivb.org – 21-09-2014
- FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem – plusliga.pl – 21-09-2014
- "Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" Archived October 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine – prezydent.pl – 27-10-2014
- Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń – isap.sejm.gov.pl – 23-10-2014
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Awards | ||
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Preceded by Mario Pedreira |
Best Libero of FIVB World League 2011 2012 |
Succeeded by Mario Pedreira |
Preceded by Michał Winiarski |
Best Receiver Olympic Games London 2012 |
Succeeded by – |
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