Jan Ziobro

Jan Ziobro
Personal information
Born 24 June 1991
Poland Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Professional information
Club WKS Zakopane
Skis Sport 2000
Personal best 192 m (630 ft)
Tauplitz, 12 Jan 2014
World Cup
Seasons 2011–
Wins 1
Additional podiums 1
Total podiums 2

Jan Ziobro (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈʑɔbrɔ], born 24 June 1991) is a Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team, a participant of the Olympic Games Sochi 2014, bronze medalist in team at World Championships 2015.

Personal life

Jan Ziobro was born in Rabka Zdrój, Poland and raised in Spytkowice. He has a sister and four brothers. His brother-in-law is former ski jumper Krystian Długopolski. Ziobro works as a painter for his family's furniture company, Meble Ziobro, which sponsors him and Czech Jakub Janda. In August 2013, he proposed to his girlfriend, Angelika Kowalczyk. Their daughter, Wiwiana, was born on January 16, 2014.

Jan Ziobro during qualification round of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Zakopane, 2012.

Career

Ziobro made his first appearance in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup on November 27, 2011 in Kuusamo.

2013/2014

He won his first World Cup event on December 21, 2013 in Engelberg, while his countryman Kamil Stoch finished second. On that day he also equaled the hill's record with his jump of 141 meters. A day later, Ziobro landed on the podium again, finishing third as Stoch won. It was the first time in ski jumping history that two Poles finished on the podium in two consecutive contests.

Ziobro competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In the men's normal hill individual event, he finished in 13th place.[1] He was 15th on the large hill and 4th in the team event.

2014/2015

Ziobro debuted in the World Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden. He was 8th in the competition on the normal hill Lugnet (K-90). On February 28, 2015 Polish team in squad: Ziobro, Kamil Stoch, Piotr Żyła and Klemens Murańka achieved bronze medal of World Championships 2015 in team.[2]

Olympic Games

Individual

2014 Russia Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana – 13th place (K-90), 15th place (K-125)

Team

2014 Russia Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana – 4th place

Jan Ziobro's starts at Olympic Games

Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Lost (points) Winner
13. February 9 2014 Russia Krasnaya Polyana RusSki Gorki K-95 HS-106 individual 101.0 m 99.0 m 252.4 25.6 Kamil Stoch
15. February 15 2014 Russia Krasnaya Polyana RusSki Gorki K-125 HS-140 individual 128.5 m 129.5 m 246.6 32.1 Kamil Stoch
4. February 17 2014 Russia Krasnaya Polyana RusSki Gorki K-125 HS-140 team 130.5 m 133.0 m 1011.8 (257.5) 29.3 Germany

World Championships

Individual

2015 Sweden Falun – 8th place (K-90)

Team

2015 Sweden Falun – bronze medal (K-120)

Jan Ziobro's starts at World Championships

Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Loss (points) Winner
8. 21 February 2015 Sweden Falun Lugnet K-90 HS-100 individual 91.5 m 91.5 m 228.6 24.1 Rune Velta
3. 28 February 2015 Sweden Falun Lugnet K-120 HS-134 team 116.0 125.5 848.1 (192.8) 44.5 Norway

World Cup

Victories

Day Year Location Hill Point K HS Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points)
1. December 21 2013 Switzerland Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K-125 HS-137 134,0 m 141,0 m 275.4

Podiums

Day Year Location Hill Point K HS Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Place Lost (points) Winner
1. December 21 2013 Switzerland Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K-125 HS-137 134,0 m 141,0 m 275.4 1. –
2. December 22 2013 Switzerland Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K-125 HS-137 128,0 m 133,0 m 270.0 3. 4.7 Kamil Stoch

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round". SOOC. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ Drużyna na medal! Polacy z brązem MŚ - sport.tvp.pl - 28-02-2015

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