Adam Małysz
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Adam Henryk Małysz ([ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ] ⓘ; born 3 December 1977) is a Polish former ski jumper and rally driver. He competed in ski jumping from 1995 to 2011 and is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport. His many accomplishments include four World Cup titles (a male record shared with Matti Nykänen), four individual Winter Olympic medals, four individual World Championship gold medals (an all-time record), 39 individual World Cup competition wins, 96 World Cup podiums (individual and team), and being the first male ski jumper to win three consecutive World Cup titles. He is also a winner of the Four Hills Tournament, the only three-time winner of the Nordic Tournament, and a former ski flying world record holder.
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Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Adam Henryk Małysz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-12-03) 3 December 1977 (age 46) Wisła, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 230.5 m (756 ft) Vikersund, 13 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1995–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 4 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Four Hills titles | 1 (2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nordic titles | 3 (2001, 2003, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Debut season | 2012 |
Championships | Dakar Rally |
Best finish | 13 in 2014 |
Last updated on: 21 January 2014. |
After retiring from ski jumping, Małysz competed in the Dakar Rally in 2012, 2013 and 2014 finishing 37th,[1] 15th[2] and 13th[3] respectively.
In 2018-2022 period he was a director-coordinator of ski jumping and Nordic combined at the Polish Ski Federation.[4] On 25 June 2022, he was elected CEO of Polish Ski Federation[5]