Dorota Swieniewicz
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Dorota Swieniewicz is a Polish
volleyball
player. She was chosen the best player of the tournament
at the 2005 European Championships.
At the European Championship in 2005, she was chosen as the best player. In the same year, FIVB chose her as the best player in Europe. In 2006 she decided to take a break from volleyball. First of March 2007 at 9:40 Świeniewicz born a son to her life partner, ex manager of polish representation - Marek Brandt. In April, Świeniewicz came back to sport, she started training in her ex club - BKS Bielsko-Biała. Polish coach, Marco Bonitta, chose her to national team for Montreux Volley Masters tournament. Świeniewicz trains girls in UKS "Hubert-Ochota" Warszawa.
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...
volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player. She was chosen the best player of the tournament
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
at the 2005 European Championships.
Evidence
- Height: 180 cm
- Weight: 64 kg
- Position: receiver
- Jump to attack: 316 cm
- Jump to bloc: 293 cm
- Number in representation: 8
- Number in club: 3 (in season 1999/2000 number 11)
- Marital status: divorced
Clubs
Polonia Świdnica (1988-1993) BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała (1993-1997) Despar Sirio Perugia (1997-2000) BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biała (2000-2007) Ícaro Alaró Mallorca (2007-2008) Tena Santeramo (sezon 2008-2009) BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biała (2009-2010) Atom Trefl Sopot (2010-?)Biography
Dorota Świeniewicz (nickname Dori). Although Świeniewicz was born in Głuszyca, she spent her teens in Świdnica. She learned playing volleyball in local club - Polonia. Begins of the career were hard. As a teenager, Świeniewicz was chose to the national junior team, but trainers sent her back from the teem meeting because they ascertained that Dorota is not tall enough. Her quite small height - she has hardly 180 cm - didn't prevent to succeed in sport. In 2003 she won championship of the Italy and Italian Cup with Despar Perugia. With representation of Poland, Dori won European Championship twice, in 2003 and 2005.At the European Championship in 2005, she was chosen as the best player. In the same year, FIVB chose her as the best player in Europe. In 2006 she decided to take a break from volleyball. First of March 2007 at 9:40 Świeniewicz born a son to her life partner, ex manager of polish representation - Marek Brandt. In April, Świeniewicz came back to sport, she started training in her ex club - BKS Bielsko-Biała. Polish coach, Marco Bonitta, chose her to national team for Montreux Volley Masters tournament. Świeniewicz trains girls in UKS "Hubert-Ochota" Warszawa.
Achievements
- Most important successes with national team: European Championship in 2003 and in 2005, 6th place in European Championships 1999, 8th place in European Championships 1997, 9th place in European Championships 1995 and 1991
- Most important successes with Despar Perugia: Champion League (2006), 2nd place in European Championship (2004), Cup of Cup's Champions (2000), Italian Championship (2003) - Dorota was chose as MVP of finals, Italian Cup (1999,2003,2005). Many times Dorota was chose as MVP.
- Most important successes with BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała: Polish Championship (1996), 2nd place in Polish Championships (1994, 1995)
Individual awards
- 2005 European Championship "Most Valuable Player"
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Polonia RestitutaThe Order of Polonia Restituta is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries...
(5th Class)
- awarded her by president Aleksander KwaśniewskiAleksander KwasniewskiAleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. He was born in Białogard, and during communist rule he was active in the Socialist Union of Polish Students and was the Minister for Sport in the communist government in the 1980s...
on November 22, 2005.