Edward Skorek

Polish volleyball player and coach
Edward Skorek
Personal information
NicknameSzabla
NationalityPolish
Born (1943-06-13) 13 June 1943 (age 80)
Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1975–1978
1978
1978–1979
1990–1992
1992–1993
1997–2000
2001–2002
2003–2006
Modena Volley
Italy
Pallavolo Loreto
Poland
AZS Częstochowa
Czarni Radom
Kuwait
AZS Częstochowa
Volleyball information
Number4 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
1961–1963
1963–1967
1967–1975
1975–1977
Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki
AZS AWF Warsaw
Legia Warsaw
Panini Modena
National team
1964–1976 Poland (284)

Edward Skorek (born 13 June 1943) is a Polish former volleyball player and coach. As a member of the Poland national team, he won gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1974 FIVB World Championship. Skorek was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2006.[1]

Honours

As a player

  • Domestic
    • 1964–65 Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warsaw
    • 1965–66 Polish Championship, with AZS AWF Warsaw
    • 1968–69 Polish Championship, with Legia Warsaw
    • 1969–70 Polish Championship, with Legia Warsaw
    • 1975–76 Italian Championship, with Panini Modena

As a coach

State awards

References

  1. ^ "Edward Skorek". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Skorek.
  • Player profile at Olympics.com
  • Player profile at Olympedia
  • Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
  • Player profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
  • Player profile at Volleyhall.org
  • Coach/Player profile at Volleybox.net
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Poland Leszek Milewski
Head coach of Poland
1990–1992
Succeeded by
Poland squads
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Poland squad1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Gold medal
Poland
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Poland men's volleyball squad1976 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
Poland
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Players (men)
Players (women)
Coaches
Officials
  • Glen Davies
  • Alton Fish
  • George J. Fisher
  • Catalino Ignacio
  • Merton H. Kennedy
  • C.L. Miller
  • Endre Holvay
  • Paul Libaud
Leaders