Piotr Nowakowski | |||||
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Full name | Piotr Nowakowski | ||||
Nickname | Cichy Pit | ||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||
Born |
Żyrardów, Poland |
December 18, 1987 ||||
Hometown | Międzyborów, Poland | ||||
Height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||
Spike | 368 cm (145 in) | ||||
Block | 338 cm (133 in) | ||||
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Position | Middle blocker | ||||
Current club | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów | ||||
Number | 1 (national team), 4 (club) | ||||
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Last updated: 11 April 2017 |
Piotr Nowakowski (born 18 December 1987) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Polish national team and Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, a participant of the Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016), 2014 World Champion, 2009 European Champion and gold medalist of the 2012 World League, silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, a bronze medalist of the 2011 European Championship and 2011 World League, three-time Polish Champion (2012, 2013, 2015).
Nowakowski was born in Żyrardów, but he was growing up in Międzyborów. On July 25, 2015 he married to Aleksandra Wilczewska. On January 1, 2017 he announced that he and his wife are expecting a first child.
He debuted in PlusLiga in club . In the season 2007/2008 he became a key player in the team, when with won the Polish Cup and the silver medal of Polish Championship. In 2011, he moved to Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. In 2012 he won silver medal of CEV Cup 2012. In 2012 after seven-year domination of PGE Skra Bełchatów, he won with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów title of Polish Champion. In next year his team and he replied this success and gained second title of Polish Champions 2013.). In the 2013/2014 season, they won the Polish SuperCup 2013 and the silver medal of the Polish Championship 2013/2014 after losing the final (0-3 in matches, to three wins) against PGE Skra Bełchatów. On March 29, 2015 Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, including Nowakowski, achieved silver medal of the 2014–15 CEV Champions League. He was awarded Best Middle Blocker of Final Four CEV Champions League. In April 2015 he signed next two-year contract to 2017. In April 2015 he achieved his third title of Polish Champion with club from Rzeszów.