Aleksander Śliwka

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.

Aleksander Śliwka
Personal information
Born	(1995-05-24) 24 May 1995 (age 29) Jawor, Poland
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Spike	342 cm (135 in)
Block	325 cm (128 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Suntory Sunbirds
Career
Years Teams 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2024 2024– AZS Politechnika Warszawska Asseco Resovia AZS Olsztyn Asseco Resovia ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Suntory Sunbirds
National team
2015–  Poland
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIVB World Championship 2018 Bulgaria/Italy 2022 Poland/Slovenia FIVB World Cup 2019 Japan FIVB Nations League 2023 Gdańsk 2021 Rimini 2022 Bologna 2024 Łódź CEV European Championship 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia 2021 Poland/Czechia/Estonia/Finland European League 2015 Poland

Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

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]

References

1. "Oficjalnie: Aleksander Śliwka zawodnikiem Suntory Sunbirds". TVP Sport (in Polish). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
2. "Siatkówka. Aleksander Śliwka jednak nie dla Trefla, młody przyjmujący zostaje w Rzeszowie". sport.pl (in Polish). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
3. "Kolejny reprezentant Polski w ZAKSIE Kędzierzyn-Koźle". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
4. "Antiga podał szeroki skład kadry: Z Kurkiem, ale bez Żygadły i Bartmana!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
5. "Poland triumph over Brazil to retain world title for four more years". fivb.com. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
6. "Poland claim Olympic silver in men's volleyball". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
7. "Śliwka MVP! Nagrody indywidualne Pucharu Polski siatkarzy 2019". polsatsport.pl. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
8. "Odznaczenia dla Mistrzów Świata w Piłce Siatkowej Mężczyzn 2018". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.

External links

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Olympics.com
• Player profile at Olympedia
• Player profile at Volleybox.net