Mariola Katarzyna Zenik (née Barbachowska; born 3 July 1982) is a retired

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, a member of the

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, a participant in the

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, European Champion 2005, a bronze medalist of the European Championship 2009, and five-time Polish Champion (2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015).

Career

National team

In 2005 Zenik achieved the title of

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. In October 2009 with her teammates she won the bronze medal of European Championship 2009 after winning a match against

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.''Wielki mecz polskich siatkarek! Mamy brąz!''
- rmf24.pl - 04-10-2009 In August 2017 she took a break from her career because she was pregnant.

Sporting achievements

Clubs

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed to CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 to CEV Cup. T ...

2006/2007 - with

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National championships

* 2001/2002 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Skra Warszawa * 2003/2004 Bronze medal with cup

Polish Championship, with KPSK Stal Mielec * 2005/2006 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Nafta-Gaz Piła * 2006/2007 Simple gold cup

Russian Cup, with

* 2007/2008 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with MKS Muszynianka-Fakro Muszyna * 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with MKS Muszynianka-Fakro Muszyna * 2009/2010 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup 2009, with Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro Muszyna * 2009/2010 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro Muszyna * 2010/2011 Simple gold cup

Polish Cup, with Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro Muszyna * 2010/2011 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro Muszyna * 2011/2012 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup 2011, with Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro Muszyna * 2011/2012 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Bank BPS Muszynianka Fakro Muszyna * 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Atom Trefl Sopot * 2013/2014 Bronze medal with cup

Polish Championship, with PGE Atom Trefl Sopot * 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

Polish SuperCup 2014, with

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* 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

National team

* 1999

CEV U18 European Championship * 2000 Bronze medal with cup

CEV U20 European Championship * 2005 Gold medal with cup

CEV European Championship * 2009 Bronze medal with cup

CEV European Championship

Individually

* 1999 CEV U18 European Championship - Most Valuable Player * 2006 Polish Cup - Best Receiver * 2007

Montreux Volley Masters The Montreux Volley Masters (founded as the Coupe des Nations, later changed to BCV Volley Cup between 1990 and 1996 and to its final name in 1998) was an international invitational tournament for national teams in women's volleyball hosted by the ...

- Best Digger * 2009 Polish Cup - Best Digger * 2010 Polish Cup - Best Digger * 2011 Polish Cup - Best Receiver

State awards

* 2005 Gold Cross of Merit

References

External links

ORLENLiga player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zenik, Mariola 1982 births Living people People from Węgrów County Volleyball players from Masovian Voivodeship Polish women's volleyball players Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Olympic volleyball players for Poland Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Liberos 21st-century Polish sportswomen