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Matt Zbyszewski Personal information Full name Maciej Zbyszewski Nickname Matt Nationality 
CanadaBorn August 21, 1981
Jasień,
PolandHometown Toronto, CanadaHeight 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) Weight 86 kg (190 lb) Beach volleyball information Current teammate Years Teammate 2009 Josh Binstock HonoursMen’s Beach Volleyball Competitor for CanadaNORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Silver Puerto Vallarta 2009 Beach Bronze Manzanillo 2009 Beach Maciej "Matt" Zbyszewski (born August 21, 1981 in Jasień) is a male beach volleyball and volleyball player and coach[1] from Canada who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Puerto Vallarta playing with Josh Binstock.[2]
He won the silver medal at the 2008 SO Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament, partenering Jessi Lelliott.[3] That year he took the gold medal at the Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships, partnering Josh Binstock,[4][5] also in 2009.[6] At the Center of Gravity 2009 he won the silver medal, playing with Josh Binstock.[7]
Contents
College
He played with Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne where he became AVCA "All American" First Team[8] and also All American by Volleyball Magazine, 2004 MIVA Player of the Year, 6 times Player of the week between 2004[9] and 2005[10] also in 2005 MIVA All-Academic Team[11],. In 2005 he also won the Indiana-Purdue Student Newspapers award The Communicator’s "Most Valuable Athlete Award ".[12]
Clubs
Omonoia Nicosia (2006–2007)
UD Vecindario (2007–2008)
Awards
Individuals
NCAA
- 2005 The Communicator’s "Most Valuable Athlete Award "
- 2005 MIVA - Two times "Player of the Week"
- 2005 MIVA "All-Academic Team"
- 2004 MIVA - "Player of the Year"
- 2004 MIVA - Four times "Player of the Week"
- 2004 AVCA "All-American" first team
- 2004 Volleyball Magazine "All-American"
National Team
- NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Puerto Vallarta 2009
Silver Medal - NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit Manzanillo 2009
Bronze Medal
Beach volleyball
- 2009 Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships
Gold Medal - 2009 Center Of Gravity Tournament Silver Medal
- 2008 Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships Gold Medal
- 2007 Canadian National Beach Volleyball Championships Silver Medal
- 2007 So Pro Beach Volleyball Championships Gold Medal
External links
References
- ^ Beach Volleyball Academy. "Matt Zbyszewski". http://www.zephyrbeachclub.com/BeachVolleyballAcademy/apps/Instructors_Zbyszewski.shtml. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ Volleyball Canada. "Canada wins three medals at beach volleyball NORCECA event". http://www.volleyball.ca/news.asp?NewsID=1201. Retrieved 2009-10-15.[dead link]
- ^ Canadian So Pro. "Canadian So Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament". http://www.canadiansopro.com/MenFinal2008.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ NCAA. "IPFW: Former 'Don Zbyszewski Surprise Victor at Canada Beach Nationals". http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/092608aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ IPFW Athletics. "Former 'Don Zbyszewski Surprise Victor at Canada Beach Nationals". http://www.gomastodons.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/092608aab.html. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ yorkregion.com. "Two local sand spikers take national gold". http://www.yorkregion.com/article/96169. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ Center Of Gravity. "Hot Sands Beach". http://www.centerofgravity.ca/vball.php. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ AVCA. "AVCA Announces 2004 NCAA Division I-II Men's Volleyball All-America Teams". http://www.avca.org/articles/index.cfm?action=view&articleID=430&menuID=444. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. "Previous Players of the Week". http://miva.osu.edu/pow-past.html. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. "Players of the Week". http://miva.osu.edu/pow.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ IPFW Athletics. "MIVA All-Academic Team Announced". http://www.gomastodons.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/051605aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
- ^ The communicator. "Communicator’s Most Valuable Athletes". http://www.ipfwcommunicator.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=364:communicators-most-valuable-athletes&catid=42:main&Itemid=116. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
Categories:- Living people
- 1981 births
- Canadian beach volleyball players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian expatriates in Cyprus
- Canadian people of Polish descent
- Canadian volleyball players
- Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne alumni
- Polish emigrants to Canada
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Volleyball people from Ontario
- Canadian sportspeople stubs
- North American volleyball biography stubs
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