Karol Kłos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Karol Kłos
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 34) Warsaw, Poland
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Spike	355 cm (140 in)
Block	340 cm (134 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Asseco Resovia
Number	6
Career
Years Teams 2008–2010 2010–2023 2023– AZS Politechnika Warszawska Skra Bełchatów Asseco Resovia
National team
2009–  POL
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Championship Gold 2014 Poland Silver 2022 Poland/Slovenia FIVB World Cup Silver 2019 Japan Bronze 2015 Japan FIVB Nations League Gold 2023 Gdańsk Silver 2021 Rimini Bronze 2019 Chicago Bronze 2022 Bologna FIVB World League Bronze 2011 Gdańsk CEV European Championship Gold 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel Bronze 2011 Austria/Czech Republic Bronze 2019 Belgium/France/Netherlands/Slovenia

Karol Kłos (born 8 August 1989) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Asseco Resovia and the Poland national team. He was a participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and is the 2014 World Champion.

Personal life

On 15 July 2017, he married Aleksandra Dudzicka. He is a graduate of the Miguel de Cervantes Liceum in Warsaw.

Career

Club

Kłos moved to Skra Bełchatów in 2010. He signed a new contract with Skra towards the end of the 2014/2015 season. On 27 May 2014 his team won the Polish Championship after final matches against Asseco Resovia. That was his second national title. On 8 October 2014 his team won the Polish SuperCup. On 6 May 2015 he won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.

In May 2015 he extended his contract with Skra Bełchatów until the end of the 2016/2017 season. On 7 February 2016 alongside PGE Skra he won the Polish Cup after beating ZAKSA in the final. In April 2016 he was a member of the same team which won a bronze medal of the Polish Championship.

National team

On 21 September 2014 he won a title of the 2014 World Champion and received an individual award for the Best Middle Blocker of the tournament. On 27 October 2014 Kłos received a state award granted by the Polish President Bronisław Komorowski – Gold Cross of Merit for outstanding sports achievements and worldwide promotion of Poland. In April 2015 he was announced as a new captain of the national team. Due to an injury, he did not take part in the intercontinental round of the 2015 World League and was replaced by Michał Kubiak.

Honours

Club

• CEV Champions League
  • 2011–12 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• FIVB Club World Championship
  • Doha 2010 – with PGE Skra Bełchatów
• Domestic
  • 2010–11 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2010–11 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2011–12 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2012–13 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2013–14 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2014–15 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2015–16 Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2017–18 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2017–18 Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2018–19 Polish SuperCup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

• 2007 CEV U19 European Championship

Universiade

• 2013 Summer Universiade

Individual awards

• 2014: FIVB World Championship – Best middle blocker
• 2022: Polish Championship – Best blocker

State awards

• 2014: Gold Cross of Merit