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 2014 Winter Olympic Games, a bronze medalist at 2015 World Championship in team .

Jan Ziobro
CountryPoland Poland
Full nameJan Ziobro
Born (1991-06-24) 24 June 1991 (age 32)
Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Ski clubWKS Zakopane
Personal best216 m (709 ft)
Oberstdorf, 4 Feb 2017
World Cup career
Seasons2011–2018
Starts76
Podiums2
Wins1
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun Team LH
Updated on 19 March 2017.

Personal life edit

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. Their daughter, Wiwiana, was born on January 16, 2014. On September 20, 2014, he married Angelika Kowalczyk in private ceremony in Spytkowice.[1] In October 2016 his wife gave birth to their second daughter named Sonia.[2]

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

Career edit

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

2013/2014 edit

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.[3] He was 15th on the large hill and 4th in the team event.

2014/2015 edit

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.[4]

Olympic Games edit

Individual edit

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

Team edit

2014   Sochi/Krasnaya Polyana 4th place

Jan Ziobro's starts at Olympic Games edit

Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Lost (points) Winner
13. February 9 2014 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 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 Krasnaya Polyana RusSki Gorki K-125 HS-140 team 130.5 m 133.0 m 1011.8 (257.5) 29.3 Germany

World Championships edit

Individual edit

2015   Falun 8th place (K-90)

Team edit

2015   Falun bronze medal (K-120)

Jan Ziobro's starts at World Championships edit

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

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

Season Overall Ski-Flying Four Hills
Tournament
Raw Air
2011–12
2012–13 65
2013–14 25 24 22
2014–15 50 66
2015–16
2016–17 31 27 31 58

Individual starts edit

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Points
2010/11                                                     0
q
2011/12                                                     0
46 39 49 q 48 44 q q
2012/13                                                       11
q 20
2013/14                                                         312
9 37 44 44 44 48 1 3 17 33 24 24 17 30 6 21 21 38 21 q 38 q 21 43 q 47
2014/15                                                               55
34 q q 19 31 31 40 20 36 50 q 23 43 18 27 32 25 37 40 31 44 28 q
2015/16                                                           0
34 33 39 47 31 45 42 47
2016/17                                                     122
42 44 23 22 19 38 14 15 12 27 9 39 30 36 46 q q q 28
2017/18                                              

Victories edit

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

Podiums edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Znany polski skoczek wziął ślub! - fakt.pl - 21-09-2014
  2. ^ Jan Ziobro. Za nim sezon pełen sukcesów - dziennikpolski24.pl - 07-12-2015
  3. ^ "Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round". SOOC. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Drużyna na medal! Polacy z brązem MŚ - sport.tvp.pl - 28-02-2015

External links edit