Grzegorz Bociek
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| Full name | Grzegorz Bociek | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||
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June 6, 1991 Sielec, Poland |
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| Height | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Spike | 363 cm (143 in) | ||||||||||||
| Block | 337 cm (133 in) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||
| Current team | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle | ||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 26 October 2016 | |||||||||||||
Grzegorz Bociek (born 6 June 1991) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Polish Champion (2016, 2017).
Bociek was born in Sielec, Poland. He has two brothers - Łukasz, Piotr and a younger sister Monika (born 1996), who is also a volleyball player and has played in the Polish women's junior national team. On June 12, 2014 his fiancée Paulina gave birth to their daughter Alicja. On October 1, 2014 Bociek announced at a press conference that he was interrupting his sports career because of a serious disease. He is suffering from a tumor of the lymphoid tissues. On October 4, 2014 he got married to Paulina (née Bigos). Bociek disease began with lymphadenopathy in the neck. Upon further investigation, it turned out that this is a cancer of the lymphatic system. The whole environment of volleyball helps him financially and supports him, include of this a few Polish clubs - ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and PGE Skra. On April 2, 2015 he announced via Facebook that recent studies have shown that he is healthy and he is going to back to training. He got the call to the Polish national team in 2015.
Bociek moved to the club from Kędzierzyn-Koźle in June 2013. In the 2013/2014 season they won the Polish Cup. On October 1, 2014 Bociek interrupted his sports career. In April 2014 came back to trainings and signed new contract with ZAKSA.
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