Adam Małysz

Adam Małysz
Adam Małysz at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.jpg
Personal information
Full name Adam Małysz
Date of birth 3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) (age 33)
Place of birth Wisła, Poland
Height 5' 6" (1.70 m)
Professional information
Club KS Wisła Ustronianka
Skis Fischer
Personal best 225 m
World Cup
Seasons 1995–
Wins 38
Other podiums 45
Total podiums 83
Infobox last updated on: 12 March 2010
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Competitor for  Poland
Olympic Games
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Individual large hill
Silver 2010 Vancouver Individual normal hill
Silver 2010 Vancouver Individual large hill
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Individual normal hill
World Championships
Gold 2001 Lahti Individual normal hill
Gold 2003 Val di Fiemme Individual large hill
Gold 2003 Val di Fiemme Individual normal hill
Gold 2007 Sapporo Individual normal hill
Silver 2001 Lahti Individual large hill

Adam Małysz [ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ] ( listen) (born 3 December 1977) is a Polish ski jumper born and still living in the town of Wisła in southern Poland. Małysz is considered to be one of the best and most successful ski jumpers of all time, winning 38 World Cup competitions, with only Finn Matti Nykänen having won more (46). Małysz is the only ski jumper ever to win the World Cup 4 times (equalling the result of Matti Nykänen) and 3 times in a row. He has also won the most titles in the history of the individual World Championships.

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Career

Małysz's career began in 1995. For two consecutive seasons, he was moderately successful in Ski Jumping World Cup (7th and 10th in the overall standings respectively). He re-emerged in the 2000/01 season when he won the Four Hills Tournament and the world championship in individual normal hill while finishing second in individual large hill. 2002 saw Małysz claim silver in individual large hill and bronze in individual normal hill at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Małysz took the silver in Normal Hill Individual Event and won another silver in the individual large hill. In 2003, he won both world championships titles and added another Ski Jumping World Cup (his third). Four years later, in 2007, he surprised his competitors with a streak of wins at the end of the season, including the world championship and overtook the young Norwegian Anders Jacobsen in World Cup standings, achieving his fourth victory and equalling Matti Nykänen's record of winning the World Cup four times.

His success contributed to his enormous popularity not only among ski jumping fans but throughout Poland as well. Most of all, he has won three World Cups in a row, which was an unprecedented achievement. In Poland, there still are thousands of his supporters. Additionally, Małysz is the only five-time winner of the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1996, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007). He earned the Holmenkollen medal in 2001 for his ski jumping victories (shared with Bente Skari and Thomas Alsgaard).

For his sporting achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:
Officer's Cross Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2002
Commander's Cross Commander's Cross (3rd Class) in 2007
Commander's Cross with Star Commander's Cross with Star (2nd Class) in 2010.

World Cup

Wins

  1. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – 17 March 1996
  2. Japan Sapporo – 18 January 1997
  3. Japan Hakuba – 26 January 1997
  4. Austria Innsbruck – 4 January 2001
  5. Austria Bischofshofen – 6 January 2001
  6. Czech Republic Harrachov (HS 205) – 13 January 2001
  7. Czech Republic Harrachov (HS 205) – 14 January 2001
  8. United States Salt Lake City – 20 January 2001
  9. Japan Sapporo – 27 January 2001
  10. Japan Sapporo – 28 January 2001
  11. Germany Willingen – 4 February 2001
  12. Sweden Falun – 7 March 2001
  13. Norway Trondheim – 9 March 2001
  14. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – 11 March 2001
  15. Finland Kuopio – 23 November 2001
  16. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – 1 December 2001
  17. Austria Villach – 8 December 2001
  18. Switzerland Engelberg – 16 December 2001
  19. Italy Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – 21 December 2001
  20. Italy Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – 22 December 2001
  21. Poland Zakopane – 20 January 2002
  22. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – 9 March 2003
  23. Finland Lahti – 14 March 2003
  24. Finland Lahti – 15 March 2003
  25. Czech Republic Harrachov (HS 142) – 11 December 2004
  26. Austria Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – 16 January 2005
  27. Poland Zakopane – 29 January 2005, tied with Roar Ljøkelsøy
  28. Poland Zakopane – 30 January 2005
  29. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – 12 March 2006
  30. Germany Oberstdorf (HS 137) – 27 January 2007
  31. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – 3 February 2007
  32. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – 4 February 2007
  33. Finland Lahti – 11 March 2007
  34. Finland Kuopio – 13 March 2007
  35. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – 17 March 2007
  36. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS 215) – 23 March 2007
  37. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS 215) – 24 March 2007
  38. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS 215) – 25 March 2007

Total Podiums

Adam Małysz in 2006.
  1. United States Iron Mountain – February 18, 1996 (2. place)
  2. Finland Lahti – March 1, 1996 (3. place ex-aequo with Primož Peterka)
  3. Sweden Falun – March 13, 1996 (2. place)
  4. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 17, 1996 (1. place)
  5. Austria Bischofshofen – January 6, 1997 (2. place)
  6. Switzerland Engelberg – January 11, 1997 (3. place)
  7. Japan Sapporo – January 18, 1997 (1. place)
  8. Japan Hakuba – January 26, 1997 (1. place)
  9. Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2001 (3. place)
  10. Austria Innsbruck – January 4, 2001 (1. place)
  11. Austria Bischofshofen – January 6, 2001 (1. place)
  12. Czech Republic Harrachov (HS 205) – January 13, 2001 (1. place)
  13. Czech Republic Harrachov (HS 205) – January 14, 2001 (1. place)
  14. United States Salt Lake City – January 20, 2001 (1. place)
  15. Japan Sapporo – January 27, 2001(1. place)
  16. Japan Sapporo – January 28, 2001 (1. place)
  17. Germany Willingen – February 3, 2001 (2. place)
  18. Germany Willingen – February 4, 2001 (1. place)
  19. Germany Oberstdorf (HS 213) – March 4, 2001 (2. place)
  20. Sweden Falun – March 7, 2001 (1. place)
  21. Norway Trondheim/Granasen – March 9, 2001 (1. place)
  22. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 11, 2001 (1. place)
  23. Finland Kuopio – November 23, 2001 (1. place)
  24. Finland Kuopio – November 24, 2001 (2. place)
  25. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – December 1, 2001 (1. place)
  26. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – December 2, 2001 (2. place)
  27. Austria Villach – December 8, 2001 (1. place)
  28. Switzerland Engelberg – December 16, 2001 (1. place)
  29. Italy Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – December 21, 2001 (1. place)
  30. Italy Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – December 22, 2001 (1. place)
  31. Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2002 (3. place)
  32. Austria Innsbruck – January 4, 2002 (2. place)
  33. Poland Zakopane – January 20, 2002 (1. place)
  34. Finland Lahti – March 1, 2002 (2. place)
  35. Norway Trondheim – March 15, 2002 (2. place)
  36. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 17, 2002 (3. place)
  37. Finland Kuusamo – November 29 2002 (2. place)
  38. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – December 14 2002 (3. place)
  39. Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2003 (2. place ex-aequo with Andreas Goldberger)
  40. Poland Zakopane – January 18, 2003 (3. place)
  41. Poland Zakopane – January 19, 2003 (3. place)
  42. Austria Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – February 1, 2003 (3. place)
  43. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 9, 2003 (1. place)
  44. Finland Lahti – March 14, 2003 (1. place)
  45. Finland Lahti – March 15, 2003 (1. place)
  46. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 22, 2003 (2. place)
  47. Finland Kuusamo – November 28, 2003 (2. place)
  48. Finland Kuusamo – November 30, 2003 (2. place)
  49. Poland Zakopane – January 17, 2004(2. place)
  50. Poland Zakopane – January 18, 2004 (2. place)
  51. Czech Republic Harrachov (HS 142) – December 11, 2004 (1. place)
  52. Germany Oberstdorf (HS 137) – December 29, 2004 (3. place)
  53. Austria Innsbruck – January 3, 2005 (2. place)
  54. Austria Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – January 15, 2005 (3. place)
  55. Austria Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – January 16, 2005 (1. place)
  56. Germany Titisee-Neustadt – January 23, 2005 (2. place)
  57. Poland Zakopane – January 29, 2005 (1. place ex-aequo with Roar Ljøkelsøy)
  58. Poland Zakopane – January 30, 2005 (1. place)
  59. Finland Kuopio – March 9, 2005 (3. place ex-aequo with Jakub Janda)
  60. Finland Kuopio – March 7, 2006 (3. place)
  61. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 12, 2006 (1. place)
  62. Norway Lillehammer – December 3, 2006 (3. place)
  63. Switzerland Engelberg – December 16, 2006 (3. place)
  64. Germany Oberstdorf (HS 137) – December 30, 2006 (3. place)
  65. Germany Oberstdorf (HS 137) – January 27, 2007 (1. place)
  66. Germany Titisee-Neustadt (HS 142) – February 3, 2007 (1. place)
  67. Germany Titisee-Neustadt (HS 142) – February 4, 2007 (1. place)
  68. Germany Klingenthal – February 7, 2007 (3. place)
  69. Finland Lahti (HS 130) – March 11, 2007 (1. place)
  70. Finland Kuopio (HS 127) – March 13, 2007 (1. place)
  71. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen (HS 128) – March 17, 2007 (1. place)
  72. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 23, 2007 (1. place)
  73. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 24, 2007 (1. place)
  74. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 25, 2007 (1. place)
  75. Finland Kuopio/Puijo – March 10, 2009 (3. place)
  76. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 20, 2009 (2. place)
  77. Slovenia Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 22, 2009 (2. place)
  78. Norway Lillehammer – December 5, 2009 (3. place)
  79. Germany Klingenthal – February 3, 2010 (2. place)
  80. Finland Lahti (HS 130) – March 7, 2010 (2. place)
  81. Finland Kuopio (HS 127) – March 9, 2010 (2. place)
  82. Norway Lillehammer – March 12, 2010 (3. place)
  83. Norway Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 14, 2010 (2. place)

Personal life

He is married to Izabela and has one daughter, Karolina. His life motto is "Be good and just" and his idol is former German ski jumper Jens Weißflog.

References

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup champions

1979–80: Hubert Neuper (AUT) • 1980–81: Armin Kogler (AUT) • 1981–82: Armin Kogler (AUT) • 1982–83: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1983–84: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1984–85: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1985–86: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1986–87: Vegard Opaas (NOR) • 1987–88: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1988–89: Jan Boklöv (SWE) • 1989–90: Ari-Pekka Nikkola (FIN) • 1990–91: Andreas Felder (AUT) • 1991–92: Toni Nieminen (FIN) • 1992–93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1993–94: Espen Bredesen (NOR) • 1994–95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1995–96: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1996–97: Primož Peterka (SLO) • 1997–98: Primož Peterka (SLO) • 1998–99: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 1999–00: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 2000–01: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2001–02: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2002–03: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2003–04: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2004–05: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2005–06: Jakub Janda (CZE) • 2006–07: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2007–08: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) • 2008–09: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) • 2009–10: Simon Ammann (SUI)
World champions in ski jumping individual normal hill

1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) • 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS) • 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) • 1978: Matthias Buse (GDR) • 1982: Armin Kogler (AUT) • 1985: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1987: Jiří Parma (TCH) • 1989: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1991: Heinz Kuttin (AUT) • 1993: Masahiko Harada (JPN) • 1995: Takanobu Okabe (JPN) • 1997: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) • 2001: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2003: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2005: Rok Benkovič (SLO) • 2007: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2009: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT)
World Champions in Ski Jumping Individual Large Hill

1925: Willen Dick (TCH) • 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams (NOR) • 1927: Tore Edman (SWE) • 1929: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) • 1930: Gunnar Andersen (NOR) • 1931: Birger Ruud (NOR) • 1933: Marcel Reymond (SUI) • 1934: Kristian Johansson (NOR) • 1935: Birger Ruud (NOR) • 1937: Birger Ruud (NOR) • 1938: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) • 1939: Josef Bradl (GER)
World War II
1950: Hans Bjørnstad (NOR) • 1954: Matti Pietikäinen (FIN) • 1958: Juhani Kärkinen (FIN) • 1962: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1966: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1970: Gariy Napalkov (URS) • 1974: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) • 1978: Tapio Räisänen (FIN) • 1982: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1985: Per Bergerud (NOR) • 1987: Andreas Felder (AUT) • 1989: Jari Puikkonen (FIN) • 1991: Franci Petek (YUG) • 1993: Espen Bredesen (NOR) • 1995: Tommy Ingebrigtsen (NOR) • 1997: Masahiko Harada (JPN) • 1999: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 2001: Martin Schmitt (GER) • 2003: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2005: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2007: Simon Ammann (SUI) • 2009: Andreas Küttel (SUI)
Four Hills Tournament winners

1952-53: Sepp Bradl (AUT) • 1953-54: Olaf B. Bjørnstad (NOR) • 1954-55: Hemmo Silvennoinen (FIN) • 1955-56: Nikolay Kamenskiy (URS) • 1956-57: Pentti Uotinen (FIN) • 1957-58: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1958-59: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1959-60: Max Bolkart (GER) • 1960-61: Helmut Recknagel (GDR) • 1961-62: Eino Kirjonen (FIN) • 1962-63: Toralf Engan (NOR) • 1963-64: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN) • 1964-65: Torgeir Brandtzæg (NOR) • 1965-66: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN) • 1966-67: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1967-68: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1968-69: Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) • 1969-70: Horst Queck (GDR) • 1970-71: Jiří Raška (TCH) • 1971-72: Ingolf Mork (NOR) • 1972-73: Rainer Schmidt (GDR) • 1973-74: Hans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) • 1974-75: Willi Pürstl (AUT) • 1975-76: Jochen Danneberg (GDR) • 1976-77: Jochen Danneberg (GDR) • 1977-78: Kari Ylianttila (FIN) • 1978-79: Pentti Kokkonen (FIN) • 1979-80: Hubert Neuper (AUT) • 1980-81: Hubert Neuper (AUT) • 1981-82: Manfred Deckert (GDR) • 1982-83: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1983-84: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1984-85: Jens Weißflog (GDR) • 1985-86: Ernst Vettori (AUT) • 1986-87: Ernst Vettori (AUT) • 1987-88: Matti Nykänen (FIN) • 1988-89: Risto Laakkonen (FIN) • 1989-90: Dieter Thoma (FRG) • 1990-91: Jens Weißflog (GER) • 1991-92: Toni Nieminen (FIN) • 1992-93: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1993-94: Espen Bredesen (NOR) • 1994-95: Andreas Goldberger (AUT) • 1995-96: Jens Weißflog (GER) • 1996-97: Primož Peterka (SLO) • 1997-98: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) • 1998-99: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 1999-2000: Andreas Widhölzl (AUT) • 2000-01: Adam Małysz (POL) • 2001-02: Sven Hannawald (GER) • 2002-03: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2003-04: Sigurd Pettersen (NOR) • 2004-05: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2005-06: (tie) Janne Ahonen (FIN) & Jakub Janda (CZE) • 2006-07: Anders Jacobsen (NOR) • 2007-08: Janne Ahonen (FIN) • 2008-09: Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) • 2009-10: Andreas Kofler (AUT)
Holmenkollen Medal
1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) * 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) * 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR) * 1901: Askel Refstad (NOR) * 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR) * 1904: Harald Smith (NOR) * 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR) * 1907: Per Bakken * 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR) * 1909: Thorvald Hansen * 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl * 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR) * 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR) * 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) * 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR) * 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR) * 1918: Hans Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR) * 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR) * 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) * 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) * 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR) * 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams * 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR) * 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) * 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR) * 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) * 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) * 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) * 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) * 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR) * 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR) * 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR) * 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) * 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) * 1950: Olav Økern (NOR) * 1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) * 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE) * 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR) * 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR) * 1955: King Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR) * 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR) * 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) * 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR) * 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR) * 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR) * 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR) * 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) * 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) * 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR) * 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR) * 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) * 1968: King Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) * 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR) * 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR) * 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) * 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR) * 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG) * 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN) * 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR) * 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) * 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI) * 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS) * 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) * 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR) * 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR) * 1984: Lars-Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jacob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT) * 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE) * 1986: Britt Pettersen (NOR) * 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) * 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) * 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER) * 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS) * 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR) * 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR) * 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) * 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) * 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) * 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) * 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN) * 2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) * 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER) * 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) * 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) * 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), King Harald V (NOR), Queen Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI) * 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Poland Robert Korzeniowski		 Polish Sportspersonality of the Year
2001 – 2003		 Succeeded by
Poland Otylia Jędrzejczak
Preceded by
Poland Otylia Jędrzejczak		 Polish Sportspersonality of the Year
2007		 Succeeded by
Poland Robert Kubica