Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born 10 February 1987) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for Trefl Gdańsk.[1] He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, 2009 European Champion and the 2012 World League winner.
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| Full name | Jakub Władysław Jarosz | ||||
| Nickname | Jarski | ||||
| Born | 10 February 1987 Nysa, Poland | ||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 360 cm (142 in) | ||||
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| Position | Opposite | ||||
| Current team | Trefl Gdańsk | ||||
| Number | 87 | ||||
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Personal life
editJakub Jarosz was born in Nysa, Poland. His grandfather and father Maciej are former volleyball players. His brother Marcin was also a volleyball player. On 12 May 2012, he married Agnieszka (née Trzcińska). On 26 August 2013, their first child was born, a son named Kacper. In early 2017, his wife gave birth to their second son Leon.[2]
Career
editNational team
editIn 2009, the Polish national volleyball team, including Jarosz, won a title of the European Champions. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.[3] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With the national team, he won three medals in 2011 – silver at the 2011 World Cup, bronze at the 2011 World League and 2011 European Championship.[4][5] In 2012, he won a gold medal of the 2012 World League.[6]
Honours
editClub
edit- CEV Cup
2010–11 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle- 2012–13 – with Andreoli Latina
- Domestic
- 2008–09
Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów - 2008–09
Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
- 2008–09
Youth national team
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Individual awards
edit- 2005: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player
State awards
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Statistics
edit- 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best scorer (605 points)
- 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best spiker (514 points)
- 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best server (54 aces)
References
edit- ^ "Jakub Jarosz nowym atakującym Trefla Gdańsk". Trefl Gdańsk (in Polish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Jakub Jarosz: mieszkam w kraju Big Brothera". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver". worldofvolley.com. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "WL M: Poland beat USA to claim first World League title". worldofvolley.com. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
External links
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- Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
- Player profile at Volleybox.net