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| Country |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jakub Kot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1990 Limanowa, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | AZS Zakopane | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 182.5 m (599 ft) Oberstdorf, 29 Jan 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2009– | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 December 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jakub Kot (born 19 January 1990) is a Polish ski jumper,[1] and a member of the Polish youth ski jumping team.
Personal life
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
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
- ↑ Jakub Kot at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ↑ "Athlete Profile - Maciej KOT". Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.