Stefan Hula, Jr.

Stefan Hula, Jr.
Hula, Jr. in Engelberg, 2014
Country	Poland
Full name	Stefan Hula, Jr.
Born	(1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Ski club	WKS Zakopane
Personal best	210.5 m (691 ft) Vikersund, 13 Feb 2016
World Cup career
Seasons	2005–present
Team podiums	2
Medal record Men's ski jumping World Junior Championship 2004 Stryn Team NH
Updated on 14 February 2016.

Stefan Hula, Jr. (born 29 September 1986) is a Polish ski jumper who has competed since 2002.^[1] He competed twice at the Winter Olympic Games in Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010. His best result is the first place on the Continental Cup competition in Planica.

Personal life

Stefan Hula, Jr. was born in Szczyrk, Poland. His father Stefan Hula, Sr. is a former Nordic combined skier and bronze medalist at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Hula, Jr. has a brother, Przemysław, and two sisters, Katarzyna and Magdalena, who were trained in sledging. On May, 2012 he married Marcelina. They run together the company "Hooligans" in which Marcelina sews suits for ski jumpers (she sewed the suit, in which Kamil Stoch won two gold medals at Olympic Games in Sochi). Stefan and Marcelina have a daughter Milena (born 2011).

Career

At the 2006 Ski Flying World Championships, Hula finished ninth in the team and 37th in the individual events. His best individual World Cup finish was 7th in a large hill event in Engelberg, Switzerland in 2010. His best individual career finish was second twice in lesser events, both in 2005.

Olympic Games

Stefan Hula started at Olympic Games twice – in Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010.

Individual

2006 Turin/Pragelato	–	29th place (K-95)
2010 Vancouver/Whistler	–	31st place (K-95), 19th place (K-125)

Team

2006 Turin/Pragelato	–	5th place
2010 Vancouver/Whistler	–	6th place

Stefan Hula's starts at Olympic Games

Place	Day	Year	Locality	Hill	Point K	HS	Competition	Jump 1	Jump 2	Note (points)	Loss (points)	Winner
29.	February 12	2006	Pragelato	Trampolino a Monte	K-95	HS-106	individual	95.5 m	90.5 m	218.0	48.5	Lars Bystøl
5.	February 20	2006	Pragelato	Trampolino a Monte	K-125	HS-140	team	118.0 m	119.0 m	894.4 (201.1)	89.6	Austria
31.	February 13	2010	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park	K-95	HS-106	individual	95.0 m	-	112.5	164.0	Simon Ammann
19.	February 20	2010	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park	K-125	HS-140	individual	122.5 m	124.0 m	217.2	66.4	Simon Ammann
6.	February 22	2010	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park	K-125	HS-140	team	129.0 m	127.5 m	996.7 (240.7)	111.2	Austria

World Championships

Stefan Hula took part in FIS Nordic World Ski Championships twice. He debuted in Liberec, where he finished at 26th place on the normal hill. Later he appeared in Oslo. His best result is from team competitions (two 4th places at both World Championships).

Individual

2009 Liberec	–	26th place (K-90)
2011 Oslo	–	33rd place (K-120)

Team

2009 Liberec	–	4th place (K-120)
2011 Oslo	–	4th place (K-95), 5th place (K-120)

Stefan Hula's starts at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Place	Day	Year	Locality	Hill	Point K	HS	Competition	Jump 1	Jump 2	Note (points)	Loss (points)	Winner
26.	February 21	2009	Liberec	Ještěd	K-90	HS-100	individual	94.5 m	89.5 m	234.5	47.5	Wolfgang Loitzl
4.	February 28	2009	Liberec	Ještěd	K-120	HS-134	team	127.0 m	125.0 m	972.1 (252.6)	62.2	Austria
4.	February 27	2011	Oslo	Midtstubakken	K-95	HS-106	team	97.5 m	93.0 m	953.0 (212.9)	72.5	Austria
33.	March 3	2011	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken	K-120	HS-134	individual	118.0 m	-	104.8	172.7	Gregor Schlierenzauer
5.	March 5	2011	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken	K-120	HS-134	team	113.5 m	-	435.6 (64.4)	64.4	Austria

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