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Adam MalyszPolish ski jumper
Date of Birth: 03.12.1977
Country:  Poland |
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Adam Malysz - Polish Ski Jumper
Adam Malysz is a renowned Polish ski jumper, a four-time World Champion, and a four-time winner of the World Cup. He has also achieved podium finishes in three Olympic Games, earning a silver medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics on the large hill and a bronze medal on the normal hill. In the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal on the normal hill.
Career Highlights
Throughout his career, Adam Malysz represented Poland in the Olympics, participating in the 1998 and 2006 Games. He emerged as a four-time World Champion, winning the title in 2001, 2003, and 2007 on the normal hill, and in 2003 on the large hill. He also won a silver medal in the 2001 World Championship on the large hill.
Adam Malysz stands as a four-time winner of the World Cup, triumphing in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2007. He was the first and only ski jumper to win three consecutive titles and the second to win four times. He secured victory in 38 World Cup competitions from 1996 to 2007, second only to Matti Nykanen's 46 victories. Additionally, he achieved 40 second-third place finishes, totaling 78 podiums, the second-highest in history after Janne Ahonen.
Other Achievements
Malysz also excelled in other tournaments. In 2001, he won the Four Hills Tournament and became a bronze medalist in 2003. He emerged as a three-time champion in the Summer Grand Prix in 2001, 2004, and 2006. He won 10 stages of the tournament and achieved 11 podium finishes.
Adam Malysz's success began in 1996 when he first reached the podium in a World Cup event. His last podium finish to date was in December 2009. He holds the record for victories in six ski jumping hills, including Lahti and two in Val di Fiemme, Innsbruck, Salt Lake City, and Titisee-Neustadt.
Records and Personal Life
Adam Malysz holds 19 national titles in Poland, both on the normal hill and the large hill. He became the second Pole to jump over 200 meters, following Robert Mateja. He set the Polish flight record at 225 meters in 2003. He also held the world record on the large hill, with a jump of 151.5 meters in 2001 in Willingen, until 2005.
Adam Malysz is married to Isabella, and they have a daughter named Karolina. His idol is Jens Weißflog, a renowned German ski jumper. He has been honored with the Commander's Cross and Officer's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland.
