Jakub Jarosz
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Full name | Jakub Władysław Jarosz | ||||
Nickname | Jarski | ||||
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Born | Nysa, Poland | 10 February 1987||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||
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Position | Opposite | ||||
Current team | ![]() | ||||
Number | 7 | ||||
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Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born 10 February 1987) is a Polish volleyball player, former member of the Poland men's national volleyball team, participant of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2009 European Champion, gold medalist of the 2012 World League, silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, bronze medalist of the 2011 World League and 2011 European Championship, Polish Champion (2009). On club level he plays for GKS Katowice
Personal life
Jakub Jarosz was born in Nysa, Poland. His grandfather and father Maciej (a three–time silver medalist at the European Championship) are former volleyball players. His brother Marcin is also a volleyball player. On 12 May 2012 he married Agnieszka (née Trzcińska). On 26 August 2013 their first child was born, a son named Kacper. In early 2017 his wife gave birth to their second son Leon.[1]
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Career
Clubs
In April 2017 he signed a contract with Asseco Resovia.
National team
In 2009 the Poland men's national volleyball team, including Jarosz, won a title of the European Champion.[2] On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[3] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With the Polish team he won three medals in 2011 – silver at the World Cup[4] and two bronzes in the World League[5] and European Championship.[6] He was a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7][8]
Sporting achievements
Clubs
- CEV Cup
2010/2011 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
2012/2013 – with Andreoli Latina
- National championships
- 2008/2009
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008/2009
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2010/2011
Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2016/2017
Qatari Championship, with El Jaish Doha
- 2008/2009
Youth national team
Individual awards
- 2005: CEV U19 European Championship – Most Valuable Player
State awards
External links
- Player profile at CEV.eu
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl
- Player profile at Volleybox.net
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References
- ^ Jakub Jarosz: mieszkam w kraju Big Brothera – onet.pl – 24-01-2017
- ^ 2009 CEV European Championships Results – cev.eu – 03-09-2009
- ^ Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta – prezydent.pl – 15-09-2009
- ^ Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver – fivb.org – 06-12-2011
- ^ 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League Final Report – fivb.org – 10-07-2011
- ^ Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley – cev.eu – 18-09-2011
- ^ Poland beat USA to claim first World League title – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
- ^ Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Nysa, Poland
- Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship
- Polish men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players of Poland
- Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Polish Champions of men's volleyball
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar
- ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players
- Skra Bełchatów players
- Trefl Gdańsk players
- Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz players
- Resovia Rzeszów players
- GKS Katowice (volleyball) players