Jakub Węgrzynkiewicz

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Jakub Węgrzynkiewicz Ski jumping
nation PolandPoland Poland
birthday July 21, 1928
place of birth Szczyrk ,  Poland
size 176 cm
Weight 68 kg
date of death June 18, 2006
Place of death Szczyrk, Poland
Career
society BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała
Medal table
National medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
Polish Ski Association logo Polish championships
silver 1952 Zakopane singles
bronze 1954 Wisła singles
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
 Four Hills Tournament 39. ( 1956/57 )
 

Jakub Węgrzynkiewicz (born July 21, 1928 in Szczyrk ; † June 18, 2006 ibid) was a Polish ski jumper and ski jumping coach.

Career

Węgrzynkiewicz went in the course of his career for several clubs at the start, where he started the longest for BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała . At Polish championships he won the silver medal behind Stanisław Marusarz in 1952 and bronze in Wisła in 1954 .

Węgrzynkiewicz was a participant in the Winter Olympics in Oslo in 1952 , where he finished 33rd with jumps on 60.5 and 58.5 meters. In addition, he took part in the Four Hills Tournament 1956/57 , in which he achieved his best result with the 34th place in the opening competition in Oberstdorf .

After the end of his career, Węgrzynkiewicz trained, among other things, later Olympians and Polish champions such as Piotr Fijas or Janusz Waluś . He died on Sunday June 18, 2006 in his hometown of Szczyrk.

Four Hills Tournament placement

season space Points
1956/57 39. 511.6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dziennik Zachodni: Odszedł nestor beskidzkich olimpijczyków Jakub Węgrzynkiewicz , on czestochowa.naszemiasto.pl , from June 20, 2006, accessed on April 3, 2019 (Polish).
  2. ^ Total status of the Four Hills Tournament 1956/57. In: berkutschi.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Węgrzynkiewicz, Jakub
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczyrk , Poland
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 2006
Place of death Szczyrk , Poland