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Adam Henryk Małysz ([ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ]ⓘ; born 3 December 1977) is a Polish formerski jumper andrally driver. He competed in ski jumping from 1995 to 2011 and is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport. His many accomplishments include fourWorld Cup titles (a male record shared withMatti Nykänen), four individualWinter Olympic medals, four individualWorld Championship gold medals (an all-time record), 39 individual World Cup competition wins, 96 World Cup podiums (individual and team), and being the first male ski jumper to win three consecutive World Cup titles. He is also a winner of theFour Hills Tournament, the only three-time winner of theNordic Tournament, and a formerski flying world record holder.
After retiring from ski jumping, Małysz competed in theDakar Rally in 2012, 2013 and 2014 finishing 37th,[1] 15th[2] and 13th[3] respectively.
In 2018-2022 period he was a director-coordinator of ski jumping andNordic combined at the Polish Ski Federation.[4] On 25 June 2022, he was elected CEO of Polish Ski Federation.[5]
Małysz began his senior-level ski jumping career on4 January 1995, finishing seventeenth at the third event of the Four Hills Tournament inInnsbruck. In his first twoWorld Cup seasons, he was moderately successful, winning inOslo on17 March 1996; inSapporo on18 January 1997; and inHakuba on 26 January. His breakthrough season came in2000–01, when he won the Four Hills Tournament and endedMartin Schmitt's long run of success dating back to1998–99.[6] Małysz went on to dominate the season by reeling off five consecutive individual victories in Innsbruck,Bischofshofen, bothski flying competitions inHarrachov, andPark City. Further success came at the2001 World Championships, in which he won a gold medal on the individual normal hill and silver on the individual large hill. He finished the season by a landslide points margin with three more consecutive wins inFalun,Trondheim and Oslo to claim his firstNordic Tournament title.[7]
The2001–02 season saw Małysz pick up where he left off, as he never once lost the lead in the World Cup standings. A streak of five wins by a highly motivatedSven Hannawald in December 2001 through January 2002 looked to threaten Małysz's run, but burnout prematurely ended Hannawald's challenge.[8] Małysz picked up one last win of the season inZakopane to the delight of his Polish fans, thereafter finishing consistently on the podium to claim his second World Cup title by a comfortable points margin. He also won silver on the individual large hill and bronze on the individual normal hill at the2002 Winter Olympics in Park City.[9]
Małysz faced stiff competition in defence of his World Cup title throughout the2002–03 season. Despite second place at the season-opener inKuusamo, he failed to win a competition for nearly four months. The lead of the overall standings changed hands several times until the final month of the season, by which time Małysz began to regain his form. At the2003 World Championships inPredazzo, he won the gold medal in both the individual normal and large hill competitions. This was followed up by three straight wins in Oslo andLahti (twice in the latter), securing his second Nordic Tournament title. Małysz ended the season on a high by equalling the then-world record of 225 metres (738 ft) inPlanica,[10] as well as fending off a late challenge by Sven Hannawald, who again finished runner-up in the overall World Cup standings—albeit with six wins to Małysz's three, and by a closer margin than before.
In the following years, as is the case with almost all ski jumpers in the prime of their career, Małysz was unable to maintain his previous form. He only managed twelfth in the2003–04 season, finishing on the podium four times but without a win.2004–05 saw an improvement with fourth place in the overall standings as well as four wins; these came on the large hill in Harrachov, the ski flying hill inKulm, and a double win in Zakopane. The only highlights of Małysz's2005–06 campaign, in which he finished ninth overall, were third place inKuopio and a win in Oslo.[11]
Małysz experienced a significant career resurgence in2006–07, which began with a surprise win inOberstdorf in January 2007. This was followed up by a double victory inTitisee-Neustadt, an individual gold medal on the normal hill at the2007 World Championships, and a hat-trick of wins during the Nordic Tournament (Lahti, Kuopio, and Oslo) to win his third and final such title. The season was punctuated with a clean sweep of all three competitions in Planica, which enabled him to leapfrog his younger competitorAnders Jacobsen with only two competitions remaining. This secured Małysz a fourth World Cup title, equallingMatti Nykänen's record total in the 1980s.[12]
Sporadic success from 2008 to 2011 saw Małysz achieve seventeen podiums, as well as silver medals in both theindividual normal hill andlarge hill competitions at the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver. A fitting end to Małysz's career came in the form of a home victory in Zakopane on21 January 2011, an individual bronze medal on thenormal hill at the2011 World Championships in Oslo on 26 February, and third place at the season finale in Planica on 20 March. Małysz publicly announced his retirement from ski jumping six days later.[13]
Małysz'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 theHolmenkollen Ski Festival (in 1996, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2007), earning theHolmenkollen Medal in 2001 for his ski jumping victories (shared withBente Skari andThomas Alsgaard). He was also voted four times the Polish sportsman of the year (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007).
Adam Małysz was born inWisła, Poland, to Ewa and Jan Małysz. He has an older sister – Iwona (born 1975). He graduated from a vocational high school in Ustroń, where he learned a profession (specialisation: tinsmith-roofer). He speaks German very well. On 16 June 1997, he married Izabella Polok (born 4 December 1978). The wedding took place at the Evangelical Church of St. Peter and Paul in the Wisła (Izabella is Catholic). On 31 October 1997, Izabella gave birth to their daughter – Karolina. His life motto is"Be good and that's it" and his idol is a German former ski jumperJens Weißflog. His religion isLutheranism.[14]
On 1 April 2007 Małysz opened a Trophy Gallery, which includes all the major medals and trophies he won during his career, including the Crystal Globe trophies for victories in the World Cup. The Gallery is located in the building of the Izabella and Adam Małysz Foundation in Wisła, Poland.