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Jakub Kot

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Jakub Kot
Country Poland
Full nameJakub Kot
Born (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34)
Limanowa, Poland
Ski clubAZS Zakopane
Personal best182.5 m (599 ft)
Oberstdorf, 29 Jan 2010
World Cup career
Seasons2009–
Indiv. starts4
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Poland
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Erzurum Team NH
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Osrblie Team NH
World Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Štrbské Pleso Team NH
Updated on 13 December 2016.

Jakub Kot (born 19 January 1990) is a Polish ski jumper,[1] and a member of the Polish youth ski jumping team.

Personal life

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Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał was a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team. Jakub's younger brother Maciej (born 1991) is also a ski jumper.[2] On 22 October 2016 in Zakopane, he married Joanna Pilch. On 17 March 2017 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Otylia. In September 2018 his second daughter was born.

Career

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He is currently in the youth team of Poland. He debuted in the Continental Cup in the season 2007/2008. He competed at the World Junior Championships 2009 in Štrbské Pleso, where the individual was 20th and won a bronze medal in the normal hill with Polish team - Maciej Kot, Grzegorz Miętus and Andrzej Zapotoczny. On 26 March 2013 he won the Polish Championship with the team AZS Zakopane - Krzysztof Miętus, Grzegorz Miętus and his brother Maciej Kot.

References

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  1. ^ Jakub Kot at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile - Maciej KOT". Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.