Bartosz Jurecki
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Bartosz Jurecki is a Polish
handball
player and a member of the Polish Handball Team in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
.
Jurecki, who is 191 centimeters tall, started his career with Tęcza Kościan, later moving to Olimpia Piekary Śląskie and Chrobry Głogów
. While playing in Głogów, his skills (152 goals scored in the 2005/2006 season) were noticed by scouts by the German
side SC Magdeburg
, and he was purchased in 2006. Jurecki is a starter in the National Team of Poland, he won silver in the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
and bronze in 2009
.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.
His younger brother Michał Jurecki also plays handball and is a member of the national team.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player and a member of the Polish Handball Team in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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Jurecki, who is 191 centimeters tall, started his career with Tęcza Kościan, later moving to Olimpia Piekary Śląskie and Chrobry Głogów
Chrobry Głogów
Chrobry Głogów is a Polish football club based in Głogów, Poland. It was founded in 1946. The team's official colors are orange and black. Chrobry currently competes in Polish Second League, the third tier of Polish league football.- Current squad :...
. While playing in Głogów, his skills (152 goals scored in the 2005/2006 season) were noticed by scouts by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
side SC Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965...
, and he was purchased in 2006. Jurecki is a starter in the National Team of Poland, he won silver in the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
2007 World Men's Handball Championship
The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
and bronze in 2009
2009 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and...
.
For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2007.
His younger brother Michał Jurecki also plays handball and is a member of the national team.