Zbigniew Andrzej Bartman (born 4 May 1987) is a Polish former professional

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. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player, a member of the Poland national team in 2008–2013, a participant in the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.

Personal life

Zbigniew Bartman was born in 1987 in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. He has a child born in 2019.

Career

Before his career as an indoor volleyball player, Bartman played beach volleyball with

Michał Kubiak Michał Jarosław Kubiak (born 23 February 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Shanghai Bright. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games (London 2012, ...

. They won a gold medal at the European U-18 Championship in 2004 and a silver medal at the World U-18 Championship, also in 2004. Both Kubiak and Bartman gave up playing beach volleyball.

Club

Bartman debuted in

PlusLiga The PlusLiga is the highest level of men's volleyball in Poland, a professional league competition featuring volleyball clubs located in this country. It is overseen by Polska Liga Siatkówki SA (PLS SA). It is currently a 14 teams league from Oc ...

for the club MOS Wola Warszawa during a match against

Skra Bełchatów Skra Bełchatów, competing for sponsorship reasons as PGE GiEK Skra Bełchatów and officially called KPS Skra Bełchatów SA, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Bełchatów in central Poland, founded in 1957. They compete in th ...

in 2003. In 2013/2014, he played for Italian club Casa Modena. With the Italian team, he played in the semifinals of the Italian Championship, but lost in matches against Lube Banca Macerata. In July 2014, Bartman announced he would be returning to Polish club,

Jastrzębski Węgiel Jastrzębski Węgiel, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój in southern Poland, founded in 1961. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga. Since foundation the club has been closely linked to coal mining in the region. H ...

, where he played in the 2012/2013 season. His team took 4th place in

2014–15 PlusLiga The 2014–15 PlusLiga was the 79th season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 15th season as a professional league organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of the Polish Volleyball Federation (). The n ...

. On 19 June 2015 he announced that he moved to Chinese team Sichuan Chengdu, together with Michal Lasko – one of his teammates from previous club. In February 2016 Bartman decided to change club and moved to French Stade Poitevin Poitiers because of the injury crisis affecting the French club.

National team

In 2009, he won a gold medal in the

European Championship A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

. He began his career as an outside hitter, but the coach of Polish national team at the time,

Andrea Anastasi Andrea Anastasi (born 8 October 1960) is an Italian professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Italy national team from 1981 to 1991, and during his career won the 1990 World Champion title. Career As a player Ana ...

, persuaded him to change his position on the court to wing-spiker. On 14 September 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,

Donald Tusk Donald Franciszek Tusk (born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk served as the president of the European Council (20 ...

. With the Polish national team, he won two medals in 2011: silver at

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...

and bronze at World League, where during the Poland – Bulgaria match, he was injured. For this reason, he did not participate in the

, where his teammates won bronze medals. He was a gold medalist at the World League 2012 in

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

.''Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League''
– fivb.org – 08-07-2012 In addition, he received an award for Best Spiker.

Honours

Club

* FIVB Club World Championship ** Silver medal world centered-2

Doha 2011 – with

* Domestic ** 2007–08 Silver medal with cup

Turkish Championship, with Halkbank Ankara ** 2012–13 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia ** 2017–18 Simple gold cup

Argentine SuperCup, with UPCN Vóley Club ** 2017–18 Gold medal with cup

Argentine Championship, with UPCN Vóley Club

Youth national team

* 2005

CEV U19 European Championship

Beach volleyball

* 2004

CEV U18 European Championship, with

* 2004

FIVB U19 World Championship, with

Individual awards

* 2012: FIVB World League – Best spiker

State awards

* 2009:

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

Statistics

2008–09 PlusLiga The 2008–09 PlusLiga was the 73rd season of the Polish Volleyball Championship, the 9th season as a professional league, the first season under the name PlusLiga organized by the Professional Volleyball League SA () under the supervision of th ...

�
Best scorer
(483 points) * 2008–09 PlusLiga �

(411 points)

External links

Player profile
at ''CEV.eu''
Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net''

References