Aleksander Śliwka Explained

Aleksander Śliwka
Birth Date:	24 May 1995
Birth Place:	Jawor, Poland
Height:	1.98 m
Weight:	83 kg
Spike:	342 cm
Block:	325 cm
Position:	Outside hitter
Currentclub:	Suntory Sunbirds
Years:	2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2024 2024–
Teams:	AZS Politechnika Warszawska Asseco Resovia AZS Olsztyn Asseco Resovia ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Suntory Sunbirds
Nationalyears:	2015–

Aleksander Śliwka (born 24 May 1995) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Suntory Sunbirds and the Poland national team.^[1] He won the silver medal in the Olympic Games Paris 2024. He is also the 2018 World Champion, and a three–time Champions League winner (2021, 2022, 2023) with ZAKSA.

Career

Club

During the 2017–18 PlusLiga season, he was one of the main players of Asseco Resovia.^[2] In May 2018, he moved to ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle.^[3]

National team

In 2015, he was called up to the national team by the head coach Stéphane Antiga.^[4] After the training camp in Spała, he joined the team led by coach Andrzej Kowal which took part in the 2015 European Games.

On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its 3rd title of the World Champion.^[5] Poland beat Brazil in the final and defended the title from 2014.

On 10 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.^[6]

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2020–21 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2022–23 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
• Domestic
  • 2018–19 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2018–19 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2019–20 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2020–21 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2020–21 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2022–23 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  • 2023–24 Polish SuperCup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle

Youth national team

• 2013 CEV U19 European Championship
• 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival
• 2014 CEV U20 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2019: Polish Cup – Most valuable player^[7]
• 2020: Polish SuperCup – Most valuable player
• 2021: CEV Champions League – Most valuable player
• 2023: Polish Cup – Most valuable player
• 2023: FIVB Nations League – Best outside spiker

State awards

• 2018: Gold Cross of Merit^[8]

External links

• • Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
    • Player profile at Volleybox.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oficjalnie: Aleksander Śliwka zawodnikiem Suntory Sunbirds . TVP Sport . pl . 31 May 2024 . 31 May 2024.
2. Web site: Siatkówka. Aleksander Śliwka jednak nie dla Trefla, młody przyjmujący zostaje w Rzeszowie . sport.pl . pl . 19 May 2017 . 26 September 2021.
3. Web site: Kolejny reprezentant Polski w ZAKSIE Kędzierzyn-Koźle . sportowefakty.wp.pl . pl . 22 May 2018 . 26 September 2021.
4. Web site: Antiga podał szeroki skład kadry: Z Kurkiem, ale bez Żygadły i Bartmana! . przegladsportowy.pl . pl . 2 April 2015 . 26 September 2021.
5. Web site: Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years . fivb.com . 30 September 2018 . 26 September 2021.
6. Web site: Poland claim Olympic silver in men's volleyball . polskieradio.pl . 10 August 2024.
7. Web site: Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019 . 27 January 2019 . polsatsport.pl . 14 April 2020.
8. Web site: Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018 . prezydent.pl . 2 October 2018 . pl . 2 October 2018 . 2 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002135720/http://www.prezydent.pl/aktualnosci/ordery-i-odznaczenia/art,313,odznaczenia-dla-mistrzow-swiata-w-pilce-siatkowej-mezczyzn-2018.html . dead .