Klemens Murańka Explained

Klemens Murańka
Nationality: Poland
Fullname:Klemens Murańka
Birth Date:31 August 1994
Birth Place:Zakopane, Poland
Height:182 cm
Club:TS Wisła Zakopane
Personalbest:221.5m (726.7feet)
Planica, 20 March 2015
Seasons:2008–present
Teampodiums:2
Individual Starts:92
Show-Medals:yes
Updated:29 January 2021

Klemens Murańka (born 31 August 1994) is a Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team, a 2014 Junior World Champion in team, a bronze medalist of 2015 World Championship in team.

Personal life

On 28 August 2014 his fiancée gave birth to their son named Klemens Jr.[1] On 25 April 2015 he married Agnieszka Rzadkosz.[2] On 4 January 2021 their second son was born.[3]

Career

On 31 August 2004, his 10th birthday, he jumped 135.5 m at Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane (only 4.5 m shorter than the then-official record). On 14 October 2007 he took third place in Summer Polish Championship. In December 2006, 2007 he achieved bronze in Winter Polish Championship.[4]

Murańka debuted in World Cup during qualification to competition in Zakopane in season 2007/08 at age 13. He is the youngest competitor in history who was allowed to take part in World Cup.[4] He took 65th place in qualification.

On 1 February 2014 he won a gold medal with Polish team in squad Jakub Wolny, Krzysztof Biegun and Aleksander Zniszczoł at 2014 Junior World Championship held in Val di Fiemme.[5]

Murańka debuted in the World Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden. He was 17th on normal hill (K-90) and 20th in the competition on the large hill Lugnet (K-120). On 28 February 2015 Polish team in squad: Murańka, Piotr Żyła, Kamil Stoch and Jan Ziobro achieved bronze medal of World Championships 2015 in team.[6]

On 29 January 2021 he jumped 153 meters during the qualification round of the Willingen Six tournament on the Mühlenkopfschanze in Willingen and beat by one meter the previous hill record which belonged to Janne Ahonen (2005) and Jurij Tepes (2014). He became third Polish ski jumper who jumped 150 or more meters on this hill. It was the first hill record in his career.[7]

World Championships

Individual

width=29%2015 Falunwidth=5% align=center17th place (K-90), 20th place (K-120)

Team

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

Klemens Murańka's starts at World Championships

PlaceDayYearLocalityHillPoint KHSCompetitionJump 1Jump 2Note (points)Loss (points)Winner
17.21 February2015 FalunLugnetK-90HS-100individual92.0 m88.0 m220.232.5Rune Velta
20.26 February2015 FalunLugnetK-120HS-134individual123.0 m113.5 m205.663.1Severin Freund
3. 28 February2015 FalunLugnetK-120HS-134team120.5128.0848.1 (212.5)44.5Norway

World Cup

Season standings

SeasonOverallSki-FlyingFour Hills
Tournament
Raw AirWillingen Five
2010–11
2011–125540
2012–137551
2013–14383321
2014–15423961
2015–1650
2016–17655064
2019–206137
2020–21

Individual starts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klemens Murańka został ojcem. "Doczekałem się Klimka juniora" . wp.pl . 1 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127062440/http://sportowefakty.wp.pl/skoki-narciarskie/464662/klemens-muranka-zostal-ojcem-doczekalem-sie-klimka-juniora . 27 January 2017 . pl . 1 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Góralski ślub Klemensa Murańki! . fakt.pl . 1 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127151526/http://www.fakt.pl/sport/inne-sporty/huczny-slub-klemensa-muranki-impreza-roku-na-podhalu/tcxy603 . 27 January 2017 . pl . 27 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Klemens Murańka ma drugiego syna. Skoczek wrócił do domu, by pomóc żonie . 29 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210129202856/https://zakopane.naszemiasto.pl/klemens-muranka-ma-drugiego-syna-skoczek-wrocil-do-domu-by/ar/c2-8082335 . 29 January 2021 . pl . 11 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Klemens MURAŃKA - sylwetka . 29 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200423153059/https://www.skijumping.pl/zawodnicy/1207/klemens-muranka/ . 23 April 2020 . pl.
  5. Web site: JWSC: Gold for the team of Poland . fis-ski.com . 1 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180306022857/http://www.fis-ski.com/ski-jumping/news-multimedia/news/article=jwsc-gold-for-the-team-poland.html . 6 March 2018 . en . 1 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Mateusz Leleń . Drużyna na medal! Polacy z brązem MŚ . sport.tvp.pl . 1 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029120807/http://sport.tvp.pl/19063588/druzyna-na-medal-polacy-z-brazem-ms . 29 October 2018 . pl . 28 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Ski jumping: Murańka sets hill record, Stękała leads Willingen Six . 29 January 2021 . en . 29 January 2021.