Piotr Gruszka

Personal information

Full name

Piotr Łukasz Gruszka

Nickname

Grucha

Nationality

Polish

Born

March 8, 1977 (age 40)
Oświęcim, Poland

Hometown

Kęty, Poland

Height

2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)

Weight

100 kg (220 lb)

Spike

354 cm (139 in)

Block

325 cm (128 in)

Coaching information

Current team

GKS Katowice

Previous teams coached
Years	Teams
2014–2015 2016–	BBTS Bielsko-Biała GKS Katowice

Volleyball information

Position

Opposite

Number

Career

Years	Teams
1989–1993 1993–1995 1995–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013	Hejnał Kęty BBTS Bielsko-Biała Sempre Volley Cagliari Volley AdriaVolley Trieste Tourcoing LM KPS Skra Bełchatów KS PZU AZS Olsztyn PGE Skra Bełchatów Arkas Izmir Delecta Bydgoszcz Halkbank Ankara CMC Ravenna Indykpol AZS Olsztyn

National team

1995–2011

Poland (450)

Honours

Representing Poland
Men's volleyball
World Championship
	2006 Japan
European Championship
	2009 Turkey
	2011 Austria/Czech Republic
World League
	2011 Gdańsk

Last updated: 1 January 2016

Piotr Łukasz Gruszka (born 8 March 1977) is a former Polish volleyball player, a member of Polish national team in 1995–2011 and coach of Polish club GKS Katowice, a participant of the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), European Champion 2009, silver medalist of the World Championship 2006, bronze medalist of the World League 2011 and the European Championship 2011, five-time Polish Champion (1995, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2008).

Piotr Gruszka was born in Oświęcim, but raised in Kęty, Poland. He is married to Aleksandra (née Szettel). They have two children: daughter Maria Aleksandra (born August 26, 2005) and son named Julian (born March 1, 2010).

In 2014 he took part in 14th season of Polish version of Dancing with the Stars. His pro dancer was Nina Tyrka. They were eliminited as 8th copule and took 5th place.

Piotr Gruszka was member of the national Polish team that won silver medal of World Championship 2006. Gruszka won gold medal of European Championship 2009, where he was Most Valuable Player. On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. He won with Polish team two bronze medals in 2011 at World League and European Championship.

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