Jan Ziobro Explained

Jan Ziobro
Nationality: Poland
Fullname:Jan Ziobro
Birth Date:24 June 1991
Birth Place:Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Club:WKS Zakopane
Personalbest:216m (709feet)
Oberstdorf, 4 Feb 2017
Seasons:2011–2018
Wins:1
Totalpodiums:2
Individual Starts:76
Updated:19 March 2017

Jan Ziobro (Polish pronunciation:, 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 .

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. 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]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Olympic Games

Individual

width=28%2014 Sochi/Krasnaya Polyanawidth=5% align=center13th place (K-90), 15th place (K-125)

Team

width=28%2014 Sochi/Krasnaya Polyanawidth=5% align=center4th place

Jan Ziobro's starts at Olympic Games

PlaceDayYearLocalityHillPoint KHSCompetitionJump 1Jump 2Note (points)Lost (points)Winner
13.February 92014Krasnaya PolyanaRusSki GorkiK-95HS-106individual101.0 m99.0 m252.425.6Kamil Stoch
15.February 152014Krasnaya PolyanaRusSki GorkiK-125HS-140individual128.5 m129.5 m246.632.1Kamil Stoch
4.February 172014Krasnaya PolyanaRusSki GorkiK-125HS-140team130.5 m133.0 m1011.8 (257.5)29.3Germany

World Championships

Individual

width=29%2015 Falunwidth=5% align=center8th place (K-90)

Team

width=29%2015 Falunwidth=5% align=centerbronze medal (K-120)

Jan Ziobro's starts at World Championships

PlaceDayYearLocalityHillPoint KHSCompetitionJump 1Jump 2Note (points)Loss (points)Winner
8.21 February2015FalunLugnetK-90HS-100individual91.5 m91.5 m228.624.1Rune Velta
3. 28 February2015FalunLugnetK-120HS-134team116.0125.5848.1 (192.8)44.5Norway

World Cup

Season standings

SeasonOverallSki-FlyingFour Hills
Tournament
Raw Air
2011–12
2012–1365
2013–14252422
2014–155066
2015–16
2016–1731273158

Podiums

DayYearLocationHillPoint KHSJump 1Jump 2Note (points)PlaceLost (points)Winner
1.December 212013EngelbergGross-Titlis-SchanzeK-125HS-137134,0 m141,0 m275.41.
2.December 222013EngelbergGross-Titlis-SchanzeK-125HS-137128,0 m133,0 m270.03.4.7Kamil Stoch

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fakt.pl/sport/inne-sporty/jan-ziobro-wzial-slub/k1z1yk4 Znany polski skoczek wziął ślub!
  2. http://www.dziennikpolski24.pl/artykul/9157638,jan-ziobro-za-nim-sezon-pelen-sukcesow,id,t.html Jan Ziobro. Za nim sezon pełen sukcesów
  3. Web site: Men's Normal Hill Individual Final Round. SOOC. February 9, 2014. February 9, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209195237/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/ski-jumping-men-s-normal-hill-ind-final-round. dead.
  4. http://sport.tvp.pl/19063588/druzyna-na-medal-polacy-z-brazem-ms Drużyna na medal! Polacy z brązem MŚ