Tomasz Wójtowicz


Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland national team, he won the titles of the 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 World Champion.
Wójtowicz was considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row. In 2001, he was listed by the International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world. In 2002, he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Wójtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022, at the age of 69.

Honours

Club

CEV European Champions Cup

Youth national team

1971 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

1977: FIVB World CupMost valuable player1977: FIVB World CupBest blocker

State awards

2021: Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta