Piotr Nowakowski

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Piotr Nowakowski

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| nickname = Cichy Pit

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Żyrardów, Poland

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| height = 2.05 m

| weight = 103 kg

| spike = 368 cm

| block = 340 cm

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| position = Middle blocker

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| years = 2006–2011
2011–2017
2017–2019
2019–2024

| teams = AZS Częstochowa
Asseco Resovia
Trefl Gdańsk
Projekt Warsaw

| nationalyears = 2008–2021

| nationalteam = {{vb|POL}} (230)

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Piotr Nowakowski (born 18 December 1987) is a Polish professional volleyball player. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in 3 Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), two–time World Champion (2014, 2018), 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.

Personal life

Nowakowski was born in Żyrardów, but he grew up in Międzyborów. On July 25, 2015 he married Aleksandra Wilczewska.{{cite web |url=https://www.fakt.pl/sport/inne-sporty/slub-piotra-nowakowskiego-siatkarz-poslubil-pieknosc/cvepf07 |title=Polski siatkarz wziął ślub |work=fakt.pl |language=pl |date=26 July 2017 |access-date=26 May 2020}} On January 1, 2017 he announced that he and his wife are expecting a first child.{{cite web |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/sportowybar/656073/nowakowski-jak-lewandowski-w-tym-roku-takze-zostanie-ojcem |title=Nowakowski jak Lewandowski. W tym roku także zostanie ojcem |work=sportowefakty.wp.pl |language=pl |date=1 January 2017 |access-date=26 May 2020}} On June 12, 2017 his wife gave birth to their daughter Oliwia.

Career

=Club=

He made his debut in PlusLiga for club AZS Częstochowa. In the season 2007/2008 he became a key player for the team, and they won the Polish Cup and the silver medal in the Polish Championship. In 2011, he moved to Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. In 2012 he won silver medal in the CEV Cup 2012. In 2012 after seven years of domination by PGE Skra Bełchatów, he was part of the Asseco Resovia Rzeszów team that won the Polish Championship. The next year he and his team repeated this success and gained the title of Polish Champions 2013. In the 2013/2014 season, they won the Polish SuperCup 2013 and the silver medal in the Polish Championship 2013/2014 after losing the final (0-3 in matches) against PGE Skra Bełchatów.{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/8831 |title=PGE Skra mistrzem Polski |work=plusliga.pl |language=pl |date=27 April 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}} On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Nowakowski, won the silver medal in the 2014–15 CEV Champions League.{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=736&NewsID=19956&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title= Three is the magic number for Russian armada from Tatarstan! |work=CEV |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=26 May 2020}} He was awarded Best Middle Blocker of the Final Four of the CEV Champions League.{{cite web |url=http://www.assecoresovia.pl/pl/aktualnosci/wiadomosci/art1993,piotr-nowakowski-i-fabian-drzyzga-w-dream-teamie-final-four.html#.VSU3P5Mm-9I |title=Piotr Nowakowski i Fabian Drzyzga w Dream Teamie Final Four |work=assecoresovia.pl |language=pl |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414104018/http://www.assecoresovia.pl/pl/aktualnosci/wiadomosci/art1993,piotr-nowakowski-i-fabian-drzyzga-w-dream-teamie-final-four.html#.VSU3P5Mm-9I |archive-date=14 April 2015}} In April 2015 he signed a contract for the next two years, keeping him at Asseco Resovia Rzeszów till 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?ID=736&NewsID=19998&TagType=0&TagContent=0&NewsType=0&Paging=0&Sd=1/1/1900&Ed=1/1/1900 |title=CL silver medallists and 'Dream Team' members Nowakowski and Drzyzga to stay with Asseco Resovia RZESZOW for another two seasons |work=CEV |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=26 May 2020}} In April 2015 he achieved his third Polish Championship with Resovia. On April 28, 2017 he moved to LOTOS Trefl Gdańsk.{{cite web |url=https://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2017-04-28/nowakowski-wzmocnil-lotos-trefl-gdansk/ |title=Nowakowski wzmocnił Lotos Trefl Gdańsk |work=polsatsport.pl |language=pl |date=28 April 2017 |access-date=26 May 2020}}

=National team=

Nowakowski was in the Polish squad when the Polish national team won the gold medal at the 2009 European Championship. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. On July 10, 2011 Nowakowski, with the national team, won the first medal of the World League for Poland in history. They won a bronze medal after winning the match with Argentina. Then Poland played at the European Championship 2011, where they had to defend the title of European Champion. Nowakowski was a major player in the team and Polish national team won a second medal in 2011 - a bronze after winning match with Russia.{{cite web |url=https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/CompetitionNews.aspx?NewsID=10999&ID=14 |title= Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley |work=CEV |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=26 May 2020}} In November 2011 Poland won a silver medal at the World Cup and therefore qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldCup/2011/Men/viewPressRelease.asp?No=33340&Language=en |title=Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver |work=fivb.org |date=6 December 2011 |access-date=26 May 2020}} On July 8, 2012 the Polish team won gold medal of the World League 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2012/viewPressRelease.asp?No=35977&Language=en# |title=Poland beat USA to claim first World League title |work=fivb.org |date=8 July 2012 |access-date=26 May 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldLeague/2012/viewPressRelease.asp?No=35974&Language=en# |title=Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League |work=fivb.org |date=8 July 2012 |access-date=26 May 2020}} Nowakowski was a main player of the Polish team at the Olympic Games London 2012, but Poland lost a quarterfinal with Russia. On August 16, 2014 he was named in the World Championship squad for the World Championship held in Poland.{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/9425.html |title=FIVB Mistrzostwa świata w piłce siatkowej mężczyzn Polska 2014. Trener Antiga ogłosił skład |work=plusliga.pl |language=pl |date=17 August 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/news/polish-team-named-for-the-fivb-mens?id=48351 |title=Polish team named for the FIVB Men's World Championship Poland 2014 |work=fivb.org |date=17 August 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}} On September 21, 2014 the Polish team won the title of World Champion 2014.{{cite web |url=http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/news/poland-win-second-world-championship-title-at?id=49498 |title=Poland win second World Championship title at home |work=fivb.org |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://poland2014.fivb.org/en/news/poland-put-an-end-to-the-reign?id=49500 |title=Poland put an end to the reign of Brazil |work=fivb.org |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.plusliga.pl/news/id/9650.html |title=FIVB MŚ Polska 2014: Polska ze złotym medalem |work=plusliga.pl |language=pl |date=21 September 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}} On October 27, 2014, he received a state award granted by the Polish President, Bronisław Komorowski: the Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland.{{cite web |url=http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,1382,dziekuje-za-chwile-wzruszenia-i-dumy.html |title="Dziękuję za chwile wzruszenia i dumy" |work=prezydent.pl |language=pl |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027165935/http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,1382,dziekuje-za-chwile-wzruszenia-i-dumy.html |archive-date=27 October 2014}}

On September 30, 2018 Poland achieved title of the 2018 World Champion.{{cite web |url=http://italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com/en/news/poland-triumph-over-brazil-to-retain-world?id=79190 |title=Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years |work=fivb.com |date=30 September 2018 |access-date=26 May 2020}} Poland beat Brazil in the final 3-0 and defended the title from 2014. Nowakowski received an individual award for the Best Middle Blocker.{{cite web |url=https://sport.dziennik.pl/siatkowka/artykuly/582195,kurek-mvp-mistrzostw-swiata-nagrody-indywidualne-dla-kubiaka-nowakowskiego-i-zatorskiego.html |title= Kurek MVP mistrzostw świata! Nagrody indywidualne dla Kubiaka, Nowakowskiego i Zatorskiego! |work=sport.dziennik.pl |language=pl |date=30 September 2018 |access-date=26 May 2020}}

Honours

=Club=

CEV Champions League
16px 2014–15 – with Asseco Resovia
CEV Cup
16px 2011–12 – with Asseco Resovia
CEV Challenge Cup
16px 2023–24 – with Projekt Warsaw{{cite web |url=https://www.cev.eu/articles/club-volleyball/poland-s-projekt-warszawa-claims-cev-challenge-cup-2024-men-s-title/ |title=Poland's Projekt Warszawa Claims CEV Challenge Cup 2024 Men's Title |work=CEV |date=27 February 2024 |access-date=27 February 2024}}
Domestic
2007–08 16px Polish Cup, with AZS Częstochowa
2011–12 16px Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
2012–13 16px Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
2013–14 16px Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia
2014–15 16px Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
2017–18 16px Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk

=Individual awards=

2015: Polish Cup – Best blocker
2015: CEV Champions League – Best middle blocker
2018: Polish Cup – Best server
2018: FIVB World Championship – Best middle blocker
2021: CEV European Championship – Best middle blocker

=State awards=

2009: File:POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta
2014: File:POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR.svg Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta{{cite web |url=http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP20150000014 |title=Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 października 2014 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń |work=sejm.gov.pl |language=pl |date=23 October 2014 |access-date=26 May 2020}}
2018: File:POL Polonia Restituta Komandorski BAR.svg Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta{{cite web |url=http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,313,odznaczenia-dla-mistrzow-swiata-w-pilce-siatkowej-mezczyzn-2018.html |title=Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018 |work=prezydent.pl |language=pl |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=2 October 2018}}

=Statistics=

2010–11 PlusLiga – [https://www.plusliga.pl/statsRanking/tournament_1/2010.html Best blocker] (96 blocks)
2020–21 PlusLiga – [https://www.plusliga.pl/statsRanking/tournament_1/2020.html Best blocker] (98 blocks)

References

External links

{{CEV player|4538|Player profile}}
[https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/71 Player profile] at PlusLiga.pl {{in lang|pl}}
[https://volleybox.net/piotr-nowakowski-p925 Player profile] at Volleybox.net
{{Olympics.com profile|piotr-nowakowski|Player profile}}
{{Olympedia|121773|Player profile}}

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