Ryszard Bosek (born 12 April 1950) is a Polish former

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player and coach. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1969 to 1986, and a participant in three

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

). During his career, he won gold medals in the 1974 World Championship and the

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Personal life

Bosek was born in

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. In 2008, he had

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, and returned to health after receiving treatment. He worked as a

expert for

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, and as a manager of a few volleyball players (

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Career

National team

Bosek participated in several

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(5th place),

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

, and

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(8th place). In 1974,

won the

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title for the very first time. Among Bosek's achievements, he has three silver medals of the

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(

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

). In all three cases, Poland lost to the

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. Bosek was a participant in the following

: 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal, and 1980 Moscow. In 1976, as one of the players of the team led by Hubert Jerzy Wagner, he won a gold medal. Poland won the final match of the tournament against the Soviet Union on 30 July 1976.

Honours

As a player

* CEV European Champions Cup ** Gold medal europe

1977–78 – with

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* Domestic ** 1976–77 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice ** 1978–79 Gold medal with cup

Polish Championship, with Płomień Milowice

References

External links

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