Jakub Kochanowski (born 17 July 1997) is a Polish professional

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player who plays as a middle blocker for Asseco Resovia and the Poland national team. Kochanowski was a participant in the 2020 Summer Olympics and is the 2018 World Champion and the 2021 Champions League winner with ZAKSA.

Career

Club

On 10 May 2018, after a successful season in

Indykpol AZS Olsztyn AZS Olsztyn, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Olsztyn in northeastern Poland, founded in 1950 as a university team (AZS), located near the University of Warmia a ...

, and achieving 4th place in the league, he was announced as a new player of PGE Skra Bełchatów. In 2020, Kochanowski joined

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusLi ...

National team

On 12 April 2015, the Poland national U19 team, including Kochanowski, won a title of the U19 European Champions. They beat Italy in the final (3–1). In the same year, he also took part in the

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, and on 1 August 2015 achieved a gold medal after the final match with Bulgaria (3–0). On 23 August 2015, Poland achieved its first title of the U19 World Champion. In the final his team beat Argentina. On 10 September 2016, he achieved a title of the U20 European Champion after winning 7 out of 7 matches at the tournament, and beating Ukraine in the final (3–1). On 2 July 2017,

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

, including Kochanowski, achieved a title of the U21 World Champion, after beating Cuba in the final (3–0). Kochanowski was awarded an individual award for the ''Most Valuable Player'' of the whole tournament. His national team won 47 matches in the row and never lost. The U21 World Champion title ended his time in youth national teams. In April 2017, for the first time in his career, he was called up for the senior

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by the head coach of that time –

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. Kochanowski joined the team at the 2017 World League before the first week of competition because of

Andrzej Wrona Andrzej Zdzisław Wrona (born 27 December 1988) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw. He is a former member of the Poland national team and the 2014 World Champion. Career Club He debuted ...

's injury. He debuted in the senior national team on 3 June 2017, in the match against Italy (3–1). On 30 September 2018, Poland achieved its 3rd title of the

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. Poland beat Brazil in the final (3–0), and defended the title from 2014.

Honours

Club

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– with

* Domestic ** 2018–19 Simple gold cup

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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2020–21 Simple gold cup

, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ** 2020–21 Simple gold cup

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, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle