Tomasz Wójtowicz
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| Full name | Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz | ||||
| Born | 22 September 1953 Lublin, Poland | ||||
| Died | 24 October 2022 (aged 69) | ||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
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Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz (22 September 1953 – 24 October 2022) was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland national team, he won the titles of the 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 World Champion.
Wójtowicz was considered one of the first volleyball players in the world to start attacking from the back row. In 2001, he was listed by the International Volleyball Federation as one of the top eight volleyball players in the world. In 2002, he became the first Polish volleyball player to be inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Wójtowicz died after a long illness on 24 October 2022, at the age of 69.