Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland national team, he won the titles of the 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 World Champion.
Wójtowicz was considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row. In 2001, he was listed by the International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world. In 2002, he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Wójtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022, at the age of 69.
Honours Club CEV European Champions Cup 1984–85 – with Santal Parma 1985–86 – with Santal Parma Domestic 1982–83 Polish Championship, with Legia Warsaw
Youth national team 1971 CEV U20 European Championship
Individual awards 1977: FIVB World Cup – Most valuable player 1977: FIVB World Cup – Best blocker
State awards 2021: Commander's Cross of Polonia Restituta
References
External links
Player profile at LegaVolley.it Player profile at Volleyhall.org Player profile at Volleybox.net