| Sławomir Szmal | |||||||||||||||||
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(1978-10-02) 2 October 1978 (age 46) Strzelce Opolskie, Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | PGE Vive Kielce (GK Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Gwardia Opole | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Huntnik Kraków | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | KS Warszawianka | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Wisła Płock | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Vive Kielce | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2016 | Poland | 298 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2018– | PGE Vive Kielce (GK Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Poland (GK Coach) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sławomir Szmal (born 2 October 1978) is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship (silver in 2007, bronzes in 2009, 2015). Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team.
Career
National team
On 19 August 1998, he debuted for the national team in a match against Lithuania (31:20). On 4 February 2007, he won a silver medal at the World Championship, after losing the final match with Germany (24:29). For his sport achievements he received the Gold Cross of Merit in 2007.
He won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship. In 2009, Szmal was voted IHF World Player of the Year, while Igor Vori came 2nd and Nikola Karabatić came 3rd.
On 1 February 2015, Poland, including Szmal, won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championship. They won the bronze medal match (29:28) against Spain.
Personal life
Szmal was born in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland. He is married to Aneta, who is a former handball player. They have a son named Filip.
Sporting achievements
State awards
References
- Media, Wirtualna Polska. "Patryk Rombel kompletuje sztab. Będzie w nim Sławomir Szmal". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Player of the Year - Men 2009". 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "France on top again, silver for Qatar, bronze for Poland - Qatar Handball 2015". 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Bronze goes to Poland". archive.ihf.info. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
External links
| IHF World Player of the Year – Men | |
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| Rankings before 1988: Ștefan Birtalan (1974, 1976, 1977) Best Player of All Time: Gheorghe Gruia (1992) Player of the 20th Century: Magnus Wislander (2000) IHF Best Player in History: Ivano Balić (2010) |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Strzelce Opolskie
- Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship
- Polish male handball players
- Polish handball coaches
- Olympic handball players for Poland
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Wisła Płock (handball) players
- Vive Kielce players
- Polish expatriate handball players in Germany
- TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke players
- Polish handball biography stubs