Adam Małysz

Adam Małysz
Personal information
Full name	Adam Małysz
Nickname	Batman, Flying Moustache
Date of birth	3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) (age 32)
Place of birth	Wisła, Poland
Height	5' 8" (1.73 m)
Professional information
Club	KS Wisła Ustronianka
Skis	Fischer
Personal best	225 m
World Cup
Seasons	1995–
Wins	38
Other podiums	40
Total podiums	78
Infobox last updated on: 22 March 2009

Adam Małysz [ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ] ( listen) (born 3 December 1977) is a Polish ski jumper. He was born and still lives in the town of Wisła in southern Poland. He is considered one of the best and most successful ski jumpers of all time. Małysz has won 38 World Cup competitions; in the history of ski jumping only Finn Matti Nykänen has won more (46). Małysz is the only ski jumper ever to win the World Cup 4 times (with Matti Nykänen) and 3 times in a row - that is why he is considered the best ever ski jumper, by some. He is also the most titled ski jumper in the history of individual World Championships.

Career

His career began in 1995. For two consecutive seasons, he was moderately successful in Ski Jumping World Cup (7th and 10th in the overall standings respectively). He re-emerged in the 2000/01 season when he won the Four Hills Tournament and the world championship in individual normal hill while finishing second in individual large hill. 2002 saw Małysz claim silver in individual large hill and bronze in individual normal hill at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games. In 2003, he won both world championships titles and added another Ski Jumping World Cup (his third). Four years later, in 2007, he surprised his competitors with a streak of wins at the end of the season, including the world championship and overtook the young Norwegian Anders Jacobsen in World Cup standings, achieving his fourth victory and equalling Matti Nykänen's record of winning the World Cup four times.

His success contributed to his enormous popularity not only among ski jumping fans but throughout Poland as well. Most of all, he has won three World Cups in a row, which was an unprecedented achievement. In Poland, there still are thousands of his supporters. When Małysz was most successful, more than 100 thousands fans came to Zakopane to watch his performances. Additionally, Małysz is the only five-time winner of the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1996, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007). He earned the Holmenkollen medal in 2001 for his ski jumping victories (shared with Bente Skari and Thomas Alsgaard).

For his sporting achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta:
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2002
Commander's Cross (3rd Class) in 2007.

World Cup

Wins

1. Oslo/Holmenkollen – 17 March 1996
2. Sapporo – 18 January 1997
3. Hakuba – 26 January 1997
4. Innsbruck – 4 January 2001
5. Bischofshofen – 6 January 2001
6. Harrachov (HS 205) – 13 January 2001
7. Harrachov (HS 205) – 14 January 2001
8. Salt Lake City – 20 January 2001
9. Sapporo – 27 January 2001
10. Sapporo – 28 January 2001
11. Willingen – 4 February 2001
12. Falun – 7 March 2001
13. Trondheim – 9 March 2001
14. Oslo/Holmenkollen – 11 March 2001
15. Kuopio – 23 November 2001
16. Titisee-Neustadt – 1 December 2001
17. Villach – 8 December 2001
18. Engelberg – 16 December 2001
19. Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – 21 December 2001
20. Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – 22 December 2001
21. Zakopane – 20 January 2002
22. Oslo/Holmenkollen – 9 March 2003
23. Lahti – 14 March 2003
24. Lahti – 15 March 2003
25. Harrachov (HS 142) – 11 December 2004
26. Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – 16 January 2005
27. Zakopane – 29 January 2005, tied with Roar Ljøkelsøy
28. Zakopane – 30 January 2005
29. Oslo/Holmenkollen – 12 March 2006
30. Oberstdorf (HS 137) – 27 January 2007
31. Titisee-Neustadt – 3 February 2007
32. Titisee-Neustadt – 4 February 2007
33. Lahti – 11 March 2007
34. Kuopio – 13 March 2007
35. Oslo/Holmenkollen – 17 March 2007
36. Planica (letalnica, HS 215) – 23 March 2007
37. Planica (letalnica, HS 215) – 24 March 2007
38. Planica (letalnica, HS 215) – 25 March 2007

Total Podiums

1. Iron Mountain – February 18, 1996 (2. place)
2. Lahti – March 1, 1996 (3. place ex-aequo with Primož Peterka)
3. Falun – March 13, 1996 (2. place)
4. Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 17, 1996 (1. place)
5. Bischofshofen – January 6, 1997 (2. place)
6. Engelberg – January 11, 1997 (3. place)
7. Sapporo – January 18, 1997 (1. place)
8. Hakuba – January 26, 1997 (1. place)
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2001 (3. place)
10. Innsbruck – January 4, 2001 (1. place)
11. Bischofshofen – January 6, 2001 (1. place)
12. Harrachov (HS 205) – January 13, 2001 (1. place)
13. Harrachov (HS 205) – January 14, 2001 (1. place)
14. Salt Lake City – January 20, 2001 (1. place)
15. Sapporo – January 27, 2001(1. place)
16. Sapporo – January 28, 2001 (1. place)
17. Willingen – February 3, 2001 (2. place)
18. Willingen – February 4, 2001 (1. place)
19. Oberstdorf (HS 213) – March 4, 2001 (2. place)
20. Falun – March 7, 2001 (1. place)
21. Trondheim/Granasen – March 9, 2001 (1. place)
22. Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 11, 2001 (1. place)
23. Kuopio – November 23, 2001 (1. place)
24. Kuopio – November 24, 2001 (2. place)
25. Titisee-Neustadt – December 1, 2001 (1. place)
26. Titisee-Neustadt – December 2, 2001 (2. place)
27. Villach – December 8, 2001 (1. place)
28. Engelberg – December 16, 2001 (1. place)
29. Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – December 21, 2001 (1. place)
30. Val di Fiemme/Predazzo – December 22, 2001 (1. place)
31. Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2002 (3. place)
32. Innsbruck – January 4, 2002 (2. place)
33. Zakopane – January 20, 2002 (1. place)
34. Lahti – March 1, 2002 (2. place)
35. Trondheim – March 15, 2002 (2. place)
36. Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 17, 2002 (3. place)
37. Kuusamo – November 29 2002 (2. place)
38. Titisee-Neustadt – December 14 2002 (3. place)
39. Garmisch-Partenkirchen – January 1, 2003 (2. place ex-aequo with Andreas Goldberger)
40. Zakopane – January 18, 2003 (3. place)
41. Zakopane – January 19, 2003 (3. place)
42. Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – February 1, 2003 (3. place)
43. Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 9, 2003 (1. place)
44. Lahti – March 14, 2003 (1. place)
45. Lahti – March 15, 2003 (1. place)
46. Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 22, 2003 (2. place)
47. Kuusamo – November 28, 2003 (2. place)
48. Kuusamo – November 30, 2003 (2. place)
49. Zakopane – January 17, 2004(2. place)
50. Zakopane – January 18, 2004 (2. place)
51. Harrachov (HS 142) – December 11, 2004 (1. place)
52. Oberstdorf (HS 137) – December 29, 2004 (3. place)
53. Innsbruck – January 3, 2005 (2. place)
54. Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – January 15, 2005 (3. place)
55. Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf – January 16, 2005 (1. place)
56. Titisee-Neustadt – January 23, 2005 (2. place)
57. Zakopane – January 29, 2005 (1. place ex-aequo with Roar Ljøkelsøy)
58. Zakopane – January 30, 2005 (1. place)
59. Kuopio – March 9, 2005 (3. place ex-aequo with Jakub Janda)
60. Kuopio – March 7, 2006 (3. place)
61. Oslo/Holmenkollen – March 12, 2006 (1. place)
62. Lillehammer – December 3, 2006 (3. place)
63. Engelberg – December 16, 2006 (3. place)
64. Oberstdorf (HS 137) – December 30, 2006 (3. place)
65. Oberstdorf (HS 137) – January 27, 2007 (1. place)
66. Titisee-Neustadt (HS 142) – February 3, 2007 (1. place)
67. Titisee-Neustadt (HS 142) – February 4, 2007 (1. place)
68. Klingenthal – February 7, 2007 (3. place)
69. Lahti (HS 130) – March 11, 2007 (1. place)
70. Kuopio (HS 127) – March 13, 2007 (1. place)
71. Oslo/Holmenkollen (HS 128) – March 17, 2007 (1. place)
72. Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 23, 2007 (1. place)
73. Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 24, 2007 (1. place)
74. Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 25, 2007 (1. place)
75. Kuopio/Puijo – March 10, 2009 (3. place)
76. Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 20, 2009 (2. place)
77. Planica (letalnica, HS215) – March 22, 2009 (2. place)
78. Lillehammer – December 5, 2009 (3. place)

Personal life

He is married with Izabela and has one daughter, Karolina. His life motto is "Be good and just" and his idol is former German ski jumper Jens Weißflog.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Adam Małysz

• FIS-Ski: Adam Małysz – statistics
• Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Ski jumping website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Robert Korzeniowski	Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 2001 – 2003	Succeeded by Otylia Jędrzejczak
Preceded by Otylia Jędrzejczak	Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Robert Kubica
Preceded by Kazuyoshi Funaki	Holmenkollen medal with Bente Skari & Thomas Alsgaard 2001	Succeeded by Felix Gottwald and Ronny Ackermann