Poland women's national volleyball team

Poland
AssociationPolski Związek Piłki Siatkowej
ConfederationCEV
Head coachStefano Lavarini
FIVB ranking6 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1964)
Best result (1964, 1968)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1952)
Best result (1952)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2003)
Best result6th (2007)
European Championship
Appearances29 (First in 1949)
Best result (2003, 2005)
www.pzps.pl (in Polish)
Honours
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Team
1968 Mexico Team
World Championship
1952 Soviet Union
1956 France
1962 Soviet Union
Nations League
2023 United States
2024 Thailand
European Championship
2003 Turkey
2005 Croatia
1950 Bulgaria
1951 France
1963 Romania
1967 Turkey
1949 Czechoslovakia
1955 Romania
1958 Czechoslovakia
1971 Italy
2009 Poland
European Games
2015 Baku Team
European League
2014

The Poland women's national volleyball team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce siatkowej kobiet) represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is controlled by the Polish Volleyball Federation (Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej, PZPS), the governing body for volleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.

Poland's greatest achievements to date have been winning bronze medals at the 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics, silver medal at the 1952 World Championship as well as gold medals at the 2003 and the 2005 European Championship.

The Polish national team is ranked 6th in the FIVB world ranking as of as of 8 January 2025.[1]

Results

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1964 Round robin Third place 5 3 2 10 6 Squad
1968 Round robin Third place 7 5 2 15 11 Squad
1972 did not qualify
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008 Group stage 9th place 5 1 4 9 12 Squad
2012 did not qualify
2016
2020
2024 Quarterfinals 6th place 4 2 2 6 7 Squad
Total 0 Title(s) 4/16 21 11 10 40 36 —

World Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1952 Round Robin Runners Up Squad
1956 Round Robin Third Place Squad
1960 Round Robin 4th Place Squad
1962 Round Robin Third Place Squad
1967 did not enter
1970 9th Place Squad
1974 9th Place Squad
1978 11th Place Squad
1982 did not qualify
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002 15th Place Squad
2006 15th Place Squad
2010 Second round 9th Place 11 7 4 24 17 Squad
2014 did not qualify
2018
2022 Quarterfinals 7th Place 10 6 4 23 17 Squad
2025 Qualified
Total 0 Titles 12/20 —

European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1973 did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003 8th Place 11 5 6 18 22 Squad
2007 6th Place 11 6 5 23 18 Squad
2011 did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
Total 0 Titles 2/14 22 11 11 41 40 —

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1993 did not enter
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 8th Place Squad
2005 7th Place Squad
2006 12th Place Squad
2007 6th Place Squad
2008 10th Place Squad
2009 7th Place Squad
2010 6th Place Squad
2011 10th Place Squad
2012 8th Place Squad
2013 15th Place Squad
2014 16th Place Squad
2015 14th place Squad
2016 14th place Squad
2017 13th place Squad
Total 0 Titles 14/25 —

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European League

European Games

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 6 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Stefano Lavarini[3]

Coach history

  • 1948–1948 – Walenty Kłyszejko
  • 1948–1949 – Romuald Wirszyłło
  • 1949–1950 – Lothar Geyer
  • 1950–1951 – Kazimierz Strycharzewski
  • 1951–1954 – Zygmunt Krzyżanowski
  • 1954–1955 – Lucjan Tyszecki
  • 1955–1957 – Zygmunt Krzyżanowski
  • 1957–1959 – Zbigniew Szpyt
  • 1959–1961 – Jerzy Szewczyk
  • 1961–1962 – Stanisław Mazur
  • 1962–1965 – Stanisław Poburka
  • 1965–1970 – Benedykt Krysik
  • 1970–1970 – Gwidon Grochowski
  • 1971–1974 – Zygmunt Krzyżanowski
  • 1974–1975 – Adam Żelazny
  • 1975–1978 – Andrzej Niemczyk
  • 1978–1980 – Hubert Jerzy Wagner
  • 1980–1981 – Stanisław Poburka
  • 1981–1983 – Andrzej Dulski
  • 1984–1986 – Jerzy Matlak
  • 1986–1988 – Jan Ryś
  • 1989–1989 – Janusz Badora
  • 1989–1993 – Edward Superlak
  • 1994–1995 – Tadeusz Chojnacki
  • 1995–1996 – Leszek Piasecki
  • 1996–2000 – Jerzy Skrobecki
  • 2000–2003 – Zbigniew Krzyżanowski
  • 2003–2006 – Andrzej Niemczyk
  • 2006–2007 – Ireneusz Kłos
  • 2007–2008 – Marco Bonitta
  • 2009–2011 – Jerzy Matlak
  • 2011–2011 – Wiesław Popik
  • 2011–2012 – Alojzy Świderek
  • 2013–2015 – Piotr Makowski
  • 2015–2021 – Jacek Nawrocki
  • 2022–present – Stefano Lavarini

References

  1. ^ "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ Daniluk, Anna (6 July 2024). "REPREZENTACJA POLSKI KOBIET - PARYŻ 2024" [POLISH WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM - PARIS 2024] (in Polish). Polish Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Poland" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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