Kurek to lead VNL silver medallists Poland at Olympics

The silver medallists of the recently completed 2021 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League Poland now look ahead to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 from July 24 to August 8.

Head coach Vital Heynen announced Poland's roster for Tokyo following the conclusion of the 2021 Men's VNL which saw Brazil defeat the back-to-back world champions 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-14) on Sunday in Rimini, Italy.

Poland's roster includes four players who made the 2021 VNL Dream Team, including setter Fabian Drzyzga, opposite Bartosz Kurek, outside hitter Michal Kubiak and middle blocker Mateusz Bieniek. Pawel Zatorski was selected as the team's libero for the Olympic tournament.

Poland's roster at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

Mateusz Bieniek - Middle blocker
Fabian Drzyzga - Setter
Łukasz Kaczmarek - Opposite
Jakub Kochanowski - Middle blocker
Michał Kubiak - Outside hitter
Bartosz Kurek - Opposite
Wilfredo Leon - Outside hitter
Grzegorz Łomacz - Setter
Piotr Nowakowski - Middle blocker
Kamil Semeniuk - Outside hitter
Aleksander Śliwka - Outside hitter
Paweł Zatorski - Libero

Reserves

Tomasz Fornal - Outside hitter
Norbert Huber - Middle blocker