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 at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th.[1][2]

Krzysztof Lijewski
Personal information
Born (1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 40)
Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Nationality Polish
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Barlinek Industria Kielce (assistant)
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2002
Śląsk Wrocław
2002–2005
Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski
2005–2011
HSV Hamburg
2011–2012
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2012–2021
Łomża Vive Kielce
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2017
Poland 182 (435)
Teams managed
2020–
Barlinek Industria Kielce (assistant)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Qatar

His brother is Marcin Lijewski.

Sporting achievements edit

State awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile: Krzysztof Lijewski". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

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