Adam Małysz

Adam Henryk Małysz ([ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ] ; born 3 December 1977) is a Polish former ski jumper and rally 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 four World Cup titles (a male record shared with Matti Nykänen), four individual Winter Olympic medals, four individual World 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 the Four Hills Tournament, the only three-time winner of the Nordic Tournament, and a former ski flying world record holder.

Adam Małysz
Małysz at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Country Poland
Full nameAdam Henryk Małysz
Born (1977-12-03) 3 December 1977
Wisła, Poland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Personal best230.5 m (756 ft)
Vikersund, 13 February 2011
World Cup career
Seasons19952011
Starts350
Podiums92
Wins39
Overall titles4 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007)
Four Hills titles1 (2001)
Nordic titles3 (2001, 2003, 2007)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 3 1
Nordic World Championships 4 1 1
Ski Flying World Championships 0 0 0
Total 4 4 2
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Individual LH
2010 Vancouver Individual NH
2010 Vancouver Individual LH
2002 Salt Lake City Individual NH
Nordic World Championships
2001 LahtiIndividual NH
2003 Val di FiemmeIndividual LH
2003 Val di FiemmeIndividual NH
2007 Sapporo Individual NH
2001 Lahti Individual LH
2011 Oslo Individual NH
Updated on 30 March 2015.
Adam Małysz
Debut season2012
ChampionshipsDakar Rally
Best finish13 in 2014
Last updated on: 21 January 2014.

After retiring from ski jumping, Małysz competed in the Dakar Rally in 2012, 2013 and 2014 finishing 37th, 15th and 13th respectively.

In 2018-2022 period he was a director-coordinator of ski jumping and Nordic combined at the Polish Ski Federation. On 25 June 2022, he was elected CEO of Polish Ski Federation

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