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Polonia London
Full namePolonia London Volleyball Club
NicknameIBB Polonia London (male)
Polonia SideOut London (female)
Founded1973 (male)
1980 (female)
GroundBrentford Fountain Leisure Centre, London
LeagueVolleyball England Super League

Polonia London VC is a semi-professional volleyball team based in London, England. The club plays in the Super League, highest level of the English Volleyball League. The male section of the club is named IBB Polonia London (since 2013), the female section is named Polonia SideOut London.

Achievements

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Men's

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Women's

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History

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The club was set up in 1973 by Maciej Behnke and Henryk Pauliński, members of the Polish YMCA.[1] The female section of the club was founded by sisters Bożena and Grażyna Zajączkowska in 1980. Both sections, male and female, compete in the highest level of the English National Volleyball League, the National Super League.

In 2013, IBB Polonia London established a partnership with one of the most successful clubs in Poland, PGE Skra Bełchatów, with the aim of popularising volleyball in the UK, promoting both clubs and exchanging experience in the field of training.[2]

In March 2017, ex–Polish national team player, libero - Krzysztof Ignaczak, came out of retirement to join the club for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. As a then current World Champion, his presence at the club helped raise the profile of volleyball in Great Britain and in the world.[3]

Teams

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  • Men's volleyball
Team roster - season 2017/2018
IBB Polonia London
No. Name Date of birth Position
1 Poland Damian Bykowski November 4, 1998 Opposite
2 Poland Adrian Machowicz April 19, 1996 Setter
4 Poland Dorian Poinc May 23, 1990 Outside hitter
5 Latvia Gvido Petersons February 25, 1997 Outside hitter
6 United Kingdom Philip Smith January 24, 1986 Outside hitter
7 United Kingdom Robert Nicholson (1990-01-19)January 19, 1990 Middle blocker
8 Poland Tomasz Wysocki June 30, 1987 Middle blocker
9 Russia Konstantin Khramtcov October 29, 1991 Setter
10 France Nicolas Bigot April 28, 1997 Outside hitter
11 Slovakia Marcel Sivak September 18, 1982 Libero
12 United States Derek Guimond (1992-09-16)September 16, 1992 Middle blocker
14 United States Brendan Chang May 8, 1994 Libero
16 Poland Michał Bartoszak (1993-08-24)August 24, 1993 Opposite
17 United Kingdom Connor Boyle July 30, 1993 Middle blocker
18 Brazil Vitor de Oliveira Wanderley (1994-01-11)January 11, 1994 Middle blocker
Head coach: Piotr Graban
Assistant: Patrik Selep

References

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  1. ^ "Polonia London History". polonia.vc. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Współpraca PGE Skrt i Polonii Londyn". skra.pl. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ignaczak at IBB Polonia London". polonia.vc. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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