Marcin Lijewski (born 21 September 1977) is a former Polish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player and the current coach of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. As a player he received a silver medal with the Polish team at the

2007 World Men's Handball Championship The 2007 World Men's Handball Championship took place from 19 January to 4 February 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities. It was the 20th edition of the World Championship in team handball and was won by the hosts. Stadi ...

in Germany and a bronze medal at the

2009 World Men's Handball Championship The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship (21st tournament) took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hos ...

in Croatia. He participated at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, where

finished 5th.

Sporting achievements

State awards

* 2007

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...

Personal life

His brother

Krzysztof Lijewski Krzysztof Lijewski (born 7 July 1983) is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and ...

is also a former handball player and current assistant coach at Industria Kielce.

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* 1977 births Living people 21st-century Polish people People from Krotoszyn Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship Polish male handball players Wisła Płock (handball) players SG Flensburg-Handewitt players Handball-Bundesliga players Polish expatriate handball players in Germany Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Poland Polish expatriate sportspeople in Iran Polish handball coaches Handball coaches of international teams {{Poland-handball-bio-stub