Krzysztof Lijewski

Krzysztof Lijewski (born 7 July 1983) is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th.^[1][2]

Krzysztof Lijewski
Personal information
Born	(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41) Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Barlinek Industria Kielce (assistant)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2000–2002	Śląsk Wrocław
2002–2005	Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski
2005–2011	HSV Hamburg
2011–2012	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2012–2021	Łomża Vive Kielce
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2017	Poland	182	(435)
Teams managed
2020–	Barlinek Industria Kielce (assistant)
Medal record World Championship 2007 Germany 2009 Croatia 2015 Qatar

His brother is Marcin Lijewski.

Sporting achievements

State awards

• 2007 Gold Cross of Merit
• 2015 Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

References

1. "Profile: Krzysztof Lijewski". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
2. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

External links

• Krzysztof Lijewski at the European Handball Federation
• Krzysztof Lijewski at Olympedia
• Krzysztof Lijewski at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)