Adam Henryk Malysz

Nick Name

: Adam Malysz

Born

:03 Dec,1977

Age

:41 years, 8 months

Location

:Grabow nad Wisla, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Debut On

:1995

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About Adam Henryk Malysz

Adam Henryk Malysz ( listen) (born 3 December 1977) is a Polish former ski jumper and current rally driver. One of the most successful ski jumpers of all time, Malysz's many significant accomplishments in the sport include four individual Winter Olympic medals (at Salt Lake City and Vancouver); four individual World Championship gold medals (an all-time record); four individual World Cup titles (all-time record shared with Matti Nykänen); 39 individual competition wins; a total of 96 podiums (individual and team); and being the only ski jumper to have won three consecutive World Cup titles, doing so from 2001 to 2003. He is also a winner of the Four Hills Tournament (2000–01) and the only three-time winner of the Nordic Tournament (2001, 2003, 2007).

After concluding his 16-year ski jumping career in 2011, Ma?ysz competed in the Dakar Rally in 2012, 2013 and 2014 finishing 37th,15th and 13threspectively.

Adam Henryk Malysz Achievements

Legacy and awards:

Malysz's success contributed to his enormous popularity not only among ski jumping fans but throughout Poland as well. Additionally, he is the only five-time winner of the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival (in 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007), earning 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), 2002

Commander's Cross Commander's Cross (3rd Class), 2007

Commander's Cross with Star Commander's Cross with Star (2nd Class), 2010

Medal record:

Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics Individual NH - Silver medal

Ski jumping at the 2010 Winter Olympics Individual NH - Silver medal

Ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics Individual NH - Bronze medal

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships:

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2001 Individual NH - Gold medal

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 Individual NH - Gold medal

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 Individual NH - Gold medal