Piotr Gruszka | |
Fullname: | Piotr Łukasz Gruszka |
Nickname: | Grucha |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1977 |
Birth Place: | Oświęcim, Poland |
Height: | 2.06 m |
Nationalteam: | (450) |
Nationalyears: | 1995–2011 |
Coachyears: | 2014–2015 2016–2019 2017 2019–2020 2021–2022 |
Coachteams: | BBTS Bielsko-Biała GKS Katowice Poland Asseco Resovia Norwid Częstochowa |
Position: | Outside hitter / Opposite |
Years: | 1993–1995 1995–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 |
Clubs: | BBTS Bielsko-Biała AZS Częstochowa Zeta Line Padova Alimenti Sardi Cagliari AdriaVolley Trieste Tourcoing LM Skra Bełchatów AZS Olsztyn Skra Bełchatów Arkas İzmir Delecta Bydgoszcz Halkbank Ankara CMC Ravenna AZS Olsztyn |
Piotr Łukasz Gruszka (born 8 March 1977) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1995 to 2011, and took part in 3 Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008).
Piotr Gruszka was born in Oświęcim, but raised in Kęty. He is married to Aleksandra (née Szettel). They have two children: daughter Maria Aleksandra (born 26 August 2005) and son named Julian (born 1 March 2010).
In 2014, he took part in the 14th season of Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. His pro dancer was Nina Tyrka. They were eliminated as 8th couple and took 5th place.
Piotr Gruszka was a member of the Polish national team that won a silver medal at the 2006 World Championship. In 2009, Gruszka won a gold medal of the European Championship, where he was named the Most Valuable Player. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[1] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With his national team, he won two bronze medals in 2011: of the 2011 World League and 2011 European Championship.[2]