Bartosz Kurek
Personal information
Full name	Bartosz Kurek
Nickname	Kuraś
Born	(1988-08-29) August 29, 1988 (age 23) Wałbrzych, Poland
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Spike	360 cm
Block	340 cm
Volleyball information
Current team	Skra Bełchatów (2008-?)
National team
2007-	Poland
Honours Competitor for  Poland World League Bronze 2011 Gdańsk Team European Championships Gold 2009 Turkey Team Bronze 2011 Austria/Czech Republic Team

Bartosz Kurek (born August 29, 1988 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish men's volleyball player, member of the team that won the 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship. His father, Adam Kurek, also was a volleyball player, capping several times for Poland.

Career[link]

Kurek began his career in a team from Nysa (2004–2005), then moving to Kedzierzyn-Kozle (2005–2008). Now he plays for Skra Bełchatów, where he won both Championship and Cup of Poland games for the season 2008 - 2009.

On September 14, 2009 he was awarded The Order of Polonia Restituta.^[1] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk.

Bartosz Kurek played with the Poland squad who won the Bronze Medal at the 2011 FIVB World League, winning also the Best Scorer award.^[2]

In the 2011–12 CEV Champions League, Kurek win the Best Spiker award, and the silver medal, playing with Skra Bełchatów.^[3]

Clubs[link]

• AZS PWSZ Nysa (2004–2005),
• ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle (2005–2008)
• Skra Bełchatów (2008-)

Awards[link]

Individuals[link]

• 2011 World League "Best Scorer"
• 2011 European Championships "Best Server"
• 2011–12 CEV Champions League "Best Spiker"

Clubs[link]

• 2011–12 CEV Champions League - Runner-Up, with Skra Bełchatów

References[link]

External links[link]

• Kurek's profile at portal Wirtualna Polska

See also[link]

• Poland men's national volleyball team
• Polish Volleyball League
• Volleyball in Poland
• Sports in Poland

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Pleumjit Thinkaow
Personal information
Full name	Pleumjit Thinkaow
Nickname	Nhong
Nationality	Thailand
Born	(1983-11-09) 9 November 1983 (age 28) Chaiyo, Ang Thong, Thailand
Hometown	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	63 kg (140 lb)
Spike	289 cm (114 in)
Block	279 cm (110 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Fujian Xi Meng Bao
Number	5
National team
2001 –	Thailand
Honours Women’s Volleyball Competitor for  Thailand
Last updated: October 2011

Pleumjit Thinkaow (Thai : ปลื้มจิตร์ ถินขาว; RTGS: Pluemchit Thinkhao) (born 9 November 1983) is a Thai volleyball player.^[1]

She is a member of the Thailand women's volleyball team.^[2] Her international debut was at the 21st SEA Games in Malaysia.

Personal Life[link]

Pleumjit grew up in a sport-loving family in Angthong (a province about 100 km. north of Bangkok), having an elder brother. Her parents are civil servants. Before she started playing volleyball, she had been rather into table tennis. She switched to volleyball following her father’s advice that volleyball was more fun and more likely to become popular. Afterwards, a volleyball coach of Bodindecha School in Bangkok was so impressed by her playing that he brought her to the school during her high-school level. At first, she did not play as a middle blocker but an outside hitter.^[3]

Pleumjit was first capped for the national junior team in 2000. A year later, she was chosen to join the national team. She went to play professional volleyball overseas for the first time in China for a month when she was 20 years old.

Pleumjit got her first and master’s degrees in Business Administration from Ratana Bundit University, Bangkok.

Clubs[link]

• Hong Her (2004)
• Aurum (2005)
• Tan Hao (2006–2007)
• Sang Som (2007)
• Ereğli Belediye (2007–2010)
• Federbrau (2010)
• Fujian Xi Meng Bao (2010–2011)
• Chang (2011)
• Fujian Xi Meng Bao (2011–2012)

Awards[link]

Individuals[link]

• 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship : Best Blocker
• 2007 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship : Best Server

National team[link]

Asian Cup

• 2008: Bronze Medal
• 2010: Silver Medal

Volleyball World Grand Prix

• 2011: 6th place
• 2010: 10th place
• 2009: 8th place
• 2008: 11th place
• 2006: 11th place
• 2005: 12th place
• 2004: 10th place
• 2003: 9th place
• 2002: 8th place

Woman Senior Asian Volleyball Championship

• 2011: 4th place
• 2009: Gold Medal
• 2007: Bronze Medal
• 2005: 6th place
• 2003: 4th place
• 2001: Bronze Medal

World Championship

• 2010: 13th place
• 2002: 17th place

World Cup

• 2007: 10th place

References[link]

• [shows.voicetv.co.th/voice-of-the-day/9254.html]

External links[link]

• Website
• Fan Page
• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
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