Stanisław Gościniak


Stanisław Kazimierz Gościniak is a former Polish volleyball player, coach, a member of Polish national team in 1965-1974 and coach, World Champion 1974, silver medalist of the World Cup 1965, bronze medalist of the European Championship 1967. He also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Career as a coach

In 1986-1987 was a head coach of Poland men's national volleyball team, which was 9th at the World Championship 1986 in Paris. Then he led the club AZS Częstochowa till 2003. He came back to work with the Polish national team on season 2003/2004. From Olympic Games 2004 his team came back at 5th place. He was the head coach of Polish juniors.

State awards

In 1995 received a state award - Gold Cross of Merit for his contribution to the development of physical culture. On April 4, 2012 was announced the next state award for Gościniak – Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta given by the President of Poland Bronisław Komorowski for outstanding contributions to the Polish Olympic movement, for sporting achievements.