Jakub Jarosz

Jakub Jarosz
Jakub Jarosz
Personal information
Full name	Jakub Władysław Jarosz
Nickname	Jarski
Nationality	Polish
Born	February 10, 1987 (age 37); Nysa, Poland
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Spike	360 cm (140 in)
Block	335 cm (132 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Number	6
Career
; ; 2003–2006; 2006–2008; 2008–2009; 2009–2011; 2011–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2016; 2016-	Gwardia Wrocław; Delic-Pol Częstochowa; SMS PZPS Spała; Mostostal Kędzierzyn-Koźle; PGE Skra Bełchatów; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Andreoli Latina; Lotos Trefl Gdańsk; Transfer Bydgoszcz; El Jaish
National team
2009–	Poland
Honours
Representing Poland
Men's volleyball
World Cup
World League
European Championship
	Last updated: 31 July 2016

Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born February 10, 1987) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team, a participant of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2009 European Champion, a gold medalist of the 2012 World League, a silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, a bronze medalist of the 2011 World League 2011 and 2011 European Championship and Polish Champion (2009).

Personal life

Jakub Jarosz was born in Nysa, Poland. His grandfather and father Maciej (a three time silver medalist at the European Championships) are a former volleyball players. His brother Marcin is also volleyball player. On May 12, 2012 he married Agnieszka (née Trzcińska). On August 26, 2013 their first child was born, a son named Kacper.

Career

National team

In 2009 the Poland men's national volleyball team, including Jarosz, won a title of the European Champion.^[1] On September 14, 2009 he was awarded Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.^[2] 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^[3] and two bronzes in the World League^[4] and European Championship.^[5] He was a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgary.^[6]^[7]