Bartosz Kurek

Bartosz Kurek
Bartosz Kurek
	Kurek in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Bartosz Kamil Kurek
Nickname	Kuraś
Born	29 August 1988; Wałbrzych, Poland
Height	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Spike	370 cm (146 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite / Outside hitter
Current club	Tokyo Great Bears
Number	1
Career
2004–2005; 2005–2008; 2008–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015–2016; 2016–2017; 2017–2018; 2018; 2018–2019; 2019–2020; 2020–2024; 2024–2025; 2025–	Stal Nysa; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Skra Bełchatów; Dynamo Moscow; Volley Lube; Asseco Resovia; Skra Bełchatów; Ziraat Bankası Ankara; Stocznia Szczecin; Onico Warsaw; Vero Volley Monza; Wolfdogs Nagoya; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Tokyo Great Bears
National team
2007–	Poland
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Poland
Olympic Games
FIVB World Championship
FIVB World Cup
FIVB World League
FIVB Nations League
CEV European Championship

Bartosz Kamil Kurek (born 29 August 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Tokyo Great Bears and captains the Poland national team. Kurek took part in 4 Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) winning silver medal in Paris. He also won the 2018 World Champion title, as well as the 2009 and the 2023 European Champion titles. In 2019, he became the first ever volleyball player to be voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year.