Karol Kłos | |||||
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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 8 August 1989||||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||
Spike | 355 cm (140 in) | ||||
Block | 340 cm (134 in) | ||||
Volleyball information | |||||
Position | Middle blocker | ||||
Current club | Asseco Resovia | ||||
Number | 6 | ||||
Career | |||||
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Honours |
Karol Kłos (born 8 August 1989) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Asseco Resovia and the Poland national team. He was a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and is the 2014 World Champion. [1]
On 15 July 2017, he married Aleksandra Dudzicka. He is a graduate of the Miguel de Cervantes Liceum in Warsaw. [2]
Kłos moved to Skra Bełchatów in 2010. He signed a new contract with Skra towards the end of the 2014/2015 season. [3] On 27 May 2014 his team won the Polish Championship after final matches against Asseco Resovia. That was his second national title. On 8 October 2014 his team won the Polish SuperCup. [4] On 6 May 2015 he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship. [5]
In May 2015 he extended his contract with Skra Bełchatów until the end of the 2016/2017 season. [6] On 7 February 2016 alongside PGE Skra he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship. [7]
On 21 September 2014 he won a title of the 2014 World Champion and received an individual award for the Best Middle Blocker of the tournament. [8] [9] [10] [11] On 27 October 2014 Kłos received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland. [12] In April 2015 he was announced as a new captain of the national team. [13] Due to an injury, he did not take part in the intercontinental round of the 2015 World League and was replaced by Michał Kubiak.