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Quick facts for kids Kamil Stoch
Stoch in 2016
Country	Poland
Full name	Kamil Wiktor Stoch
Born	(1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 (age 38) Zakopane, Poland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Ski club	KS Eve-nement Zakopane
Personal best	251.5 m (825 ft) Planica, 25 March 2017
World Cup career
Seasons	2004–present
Individual wins	39
Team wins	7
Indiv. podiums	80
Team podiums	31
Indiv. starts	442
Overall titles	2 (2014, 2018)
Four Hills titles	3 (2017, 2018, 2021)
Raw Air titles	2 (2018, 2020)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 0 1 World Championships 2 1 3 Ski Flying World Championships 0 1 2 Men's ski jumping Olympic Games Gold 2014 Sochi Individual NH Gold 2014 Sochi Individual LH Gold 2018 Pyeongchang Individual LH Bronze 2018 Pyeongchang Team LH World Championships Gold 2013 Val di Fiemme Individual LH Gold 2017 Lahti Team LH Silver 2019 Seefeld Individual NH Bronze 2013 Val di Fiemme Team LH Bronze 2015 Falun Team LH Bronze 2021 Oberstdorf Team LH Ski flying World Championships Silver 2018 Oberstdorf Individual Bronze 2018 Oberstdorf Team Bronze 2020 Planica Team
Updated on 16 May 2024.

Kamil Wiktor Stoch (born May 25, 1987) is a famous Polish ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport. Kamil has won many important titles. These include two World Cup titles and three Four Hills Tournaments. He also has three individual gold medals from the Winter Olympics.

Kamil Stoch has won gold medals at the Ski Jumping World Championships. He also earned a silver medal at the Ski Flying World Championships. Other big wins include the Raw Air tournament (twice) and the Willingen Five.

Stoch is one of only three ski jumpers ever to win all four competitions in a single Four Hills Tournament. The others are Sven Hannawald and Ryoyu Kobayashi. In 2018, at 30 years old, Kamil became the oldest person to win an individual Olympic gold medal in ski jumping. He was also voted Polish Sports Personality of the Year in 2014 and 2017.

About Kamil Stoch's Life

Kamil Stoch was born in Zakopane, Poland. His parents are Krystyna and Bronisław Stoch. He grew up in Ząb, a village near Zakopane. Kamil has two older sisters, Anna and Natalia.

He finished the School of Sports Championships in Zakopane in 2006. In 2012, he earned a master's degree in physical education. On August 7, 2010, he married Ewa Bilan.

Kamil Stoch at the Olympic Games 2010

Training jump in Oslo, Norway, 2011

With Adam Małysz at the medal ceremony of the World Championship 2011

After winning a FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event in Zakopane in 2012

During the medal ceremony with his gold medal from the World Championships 2013

Kamil Stoch during a normal hill competition at the World Championships 2013 in Predazzo, Italy

Stoch celebrating his World Champion 2013 title with teammates Piotr Żyła and Dawid Kubacki

Medal ceremony – Stoch with his gold medal from the World Championships 2013

Receiving a bronze medal at the World Championships 2013 in the team event. His teammates were Maciej Kot, Dawid Kubacki, and Piotr Żyła.

Kamil Stoch's Ski Jumping Journey

Kamil started skiing when he was three years old. A year later, he began ski jumping. When he was six, his uncle gave him his first ski-jumping skis. He joined the ŁKS Ząb club at age eight. Mirosław Małuda was his first coach. He first trained in Nordic combined, which combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing.

Early Career and First Olympics

In 2006, Kamil competed at the Ski-flying World Championships in Kulm. He placed 9th with his team and 35th individually. He also went to his first Olympics in 2006 in Turin, Italy. He made it to the finals in both normal and large hill events. He finished 16th and 26th. Poland's team, with Kamil, finished 5th in the team competition.

In 2007, Stoch won the Polish Championship. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo, he was 5th in the team large hill and 11th in the individual normal hill. He also won a World Cup Summer Grand Prix event in Oberhof that year. In 2008, he placed 6th in a World Cup event in Val di Fiemme. In 2009, he was 4th in the individual normal hill at the World Championship in Liberec.

Vancouver Olympics and First World Cup Wins (2009-2011)

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, Kamil was part of the Polish team. The team was led by Adam Małysz, who won two silver medals. Stoch reached the finals in all three events. He finished 27th in the Normal hill and 14th in the Large hill. The Polish team placed sixth.

Kamil won a Summer World Cup event in Wisła in 2010. He also won World Cup events in Zakopane, Klingenthal, and Planica in 2011.

On January 23, 2011, Kamil won his first World Cup competition in Zakopane, Poland. This was his first time on the podium in this series. He became the fourth Polish ski jumper to win a World Cup event. A week later, his team got third place in a team competition in Willingen. On February 2, 2011, he won his second World Cup event in Klingenthal, Germany.

Kamil won his third Polish Champion title in Szczyrk on February 22, 2011. He jumped 101.5 meters twice. The Polish team finished third in a team event in Lahti, Finland. The 2010/2011 season ended in Planica, Slovenia. Kamil won his third World Cup competition there. He also set a new personal record of 226 meters during a trial run. The Polish national team finished third in the Nations Cup. Kamil Stoch ended the season in 10th place overall.

Strong Performances and World Champion Title (2011-2013)

On December 26, 2011, Kamil won the Polish Championship in Wisła Malinka. He set a new hill record with a jump of 136 meters. On January 20, 2012, he won his fourth World Cup victory in Zakopane. He jumped 135 meters, the longest distance in the competition.

In Predazzo, Italy, he won another World Cup event on February 5, 2012. He beat Gregor Schlierenzauer and Anders Bardal. This win moved him up to fourth place in the overall standings. The 2011/2012 season was his best yet. He finished fifth overall in the World Cup. He was on the podium seven times, with two wins, two second places, and three third places.

On January 25, 2013, Kamil tied the Polish ski flying distance record. He jumped 232.5 meters.

On February 28, 2013, Kamil became the World Champion 2013. He had the longest jump in the first round, 131.5 meters. He won the gold medal with 6.1 points more than Peter Prevc. This win came exactly ten years after Adam Małysz won his first World Champion title. On March 2, 2013, Kamil and his teammates Dawid Kubacki, Piotr Żyła, and Maciej Kot won a bronze medal in the team competition.

Kamil finished third in the overall World Cup season in 2012/2013. He won two World Cup competitions and was on the podium five times.

Olympic Glory and World Cup Title (2013-2014)

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Kamil was expected to win medals. On February 9, 2014, he won the gold medal in the normal hill competition. He had the longest jumps in both rounds. He won by 12.7 points, a big difference. This was Poland's first Olympic ski jumping gold medal since 1972. Kamil wore a helmet painted in military green to honor the Polish Air Force.

On February 15, 2014, Kamil Stoch won his second gold medal. This time, it was on the large hill. He became only the third man in history to win both individual events at a single Olympics. He jumped 139 meters and 132.5 meters. He won by a small margin over Noriaki Kasai from Japan.

In March 2014, he won the overall FIS World Cup title. He had six victories during the 2013/2014 season.

Injuries and Team Success (2014-2017)

Kamil hurt his ankle before the FIS World Cup season started in 2014. This stopped him from competing in the first events. He returned for the Four Hills Tournament, finishing 10th. On January 18, 2015, he won a FIS World Cup event in Zakopane. This was his first win after his injury. He won another World Cup event in Willingen on January 30, 2015.

In February 2015, he competed at the World Championships. He finished 17th in the normal hill and 12th in the large hill. On February 28, 2015, the Polish team, including Stoch, Piotr Żyła, Klemens Murańka, and Jan Ziobro, won a bronze medal in the team event. This was Kamil's second team bronze at the World Championships.

On March 21, 2015, Kamil set a new Polish record for ski flying. He jumped 238 meters in Planica. He finished 9th in the overall World Cup standings for the 2014/2015 season. He had two wins, two second places, and one third place.

On December 3, 2016, the Polish team, with Żyła, Stoch, Kubacki, and Kot, won their country's first-ever World Cup team event in Klingenthal. On December 11, 2016, Kamil achieved his 16th individual World Cup victory in Lillehammer.

During the 2016–17 Four Hills Tournament, he placed second twice. He fell during a trial jump in Innsbruck and hurt his shoulder. Despite the injury, he kept competing. On January 6, 2017, he won the final competition in Bischofshofen and won the overall tournament. He then won two individual competitions in Wisła and one in Zakopane. On January 28, 2017, Poland won their second team competition in Willingen.

On March 4, 2017, the Polish national team, including Stoch, won their first-ever World Champion title in the team event in Lahti, Finland.

More Records and Olympic Medals (2017-2018)

In the 2017-18 Four Hills Tournament, Kamil Stoch made history. He became the second jumper ever to win all four competitions in the tournament. He won his second tournament in a row.

On January 20, 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Ski Jumping World Championships. This was only the second medal for Poland in ski flying history. The next day, Kamil and his teammates Hula, Kubacki, and Żyła won Poland's first bronze medal in a ski flying team competition.

The oath of the Olympic team of ski jumpers and figure skaters before the 2018 Olympics.

On February 4, 2018, Stoch won the overall title in the new Willingen Five tournament. He won the qualifications and placed 4th and 2nd in the competitions.

Kamil was in great shape at the start of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. He finished 4th in the normal hill event. On February 17, 2018, he won a gold medal in the large hill event. This was his third Olympic Champion title. Two days later, Stoch and his teammates Maciej Kot, Stefan Hula, and Dawid Kubacki won Poland's first Olympic medal in a team competition, a bronze.

Kamil Stoch at the Olympic Games

Kamil Stoch has competed in the Olympic Games four times: in Turin 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, and PyeongChang 2018.

In Turin 2006, he placed 16th on the normal hill and 26th on the large hill. The Polish team was 5th. In Vancouver 2010, he was 27th on the normal hill and 14th on the large hill. The team placed 6th.

In Sochi, Russia, he became an Olympic Champion on the normal hill. At the same Olympics, he also won the Olympic title on the large hill. He is one of only three men in history to win both individual events at a single Olympics.

On January 21, 2018, coach Horngacher chose Kamil Stoch for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Stoch finished 4th on the normal hill and won gold on the large hill. This was his third Olympic gold medal. Two days later, he won his fourth Olympic medal, a bronze, with the Polish team. This was Poland's first-ever Olympic team medal in ski jumping.

Place	Day	Year	Locality	Hill	Point K	HS	Competition	Jump 1	Jump 2	Note (points)	Loss (points)	Winner
16.	12 February	2006	Pragelato	Trampolino a Monte	K-95	HS-106	individual	100.0 m	98.5 m	247.0	19.5	Lars Bystøl
26.	18 February	2006	Pragelato	Trampolino a Monte	K-125	HS-140	individual	116.5 m	121.0 m	200.0	76.9	Thomas Morgenstern
5.	20 February	2006	Pragelato	Trampolino a Monte	K-125	HS-140	team	122.0 m	124.5 m	894.4 (220.7)	89.6	Austria
27.	13 February	2010	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park	K-95	HS-106	individual	98.5 m	95.5 m	232.0	44.5	Simon Ammann
14.	20 February	2010	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park	K-125	HS-140	individual	126.0 m	123.5 m	224.1	59.5	Simon Ammann
6.	22 February	2010	Whistler	Whistler Olympic Park	K-125	HS-140	team	126.5 m	134.5 m	996.7 (248.8)	111.2	Austria
1.	9 February	2014	Krasnaya Polyana	RusSki Gorki	K-95	HS-106	individual	105.5 m	103.5 m	278.0	—
1.	15 February	2014	Krasnaya Polyana	RusSki Gorki	K-125	HS-140	individual	139.0 m	132.5 m	278.7	—
4.	17 February	2014	Krasnaya Polyana	RusSki Gorki	K-125	HS-140	team	130.5 m	135.0 m	1011.8 (269.0)	29.3	Germany
4.	10 February	2018	Pyeongchang	Alpensia	K-98	HS-109	individual	106.5 m	105.5 m	249.3	10.0	Andreas Wellinger
1.	17 February	2018	Pyeongchang	Alpensia	K-125	HS-142	individual	135.0 m	136.5 m	285.7	—
3.	19 February	2018	Pyeongchang	Alpensia	K-125	HS-142	team	139.0 m	134.5 m	1072.4 (277.5)	26.1	Norway
6.	6 February	2022	Zhangjiakou	Snow Ruyi	K-95	HS-106	individual	101.5 m	97.5 m	260.9	14.1	Ryōyū Kobayashi
6.	7 February	2022	Zhangjiakou	Snow Ruyi	K-95	HS-106	mixed team	99.5 m	102.5 m	763.2 (256.1)	238.3	Slovenia
4.	12 February	2022	Zhangjiakou	Snow Ruyi	K-125	HS-140	individual	137.5 m	133.5 m	277.2	18.9	Marius Lindvik
6.	14 February	2022	Zhangjiakou	Snow Ruyi	K-125	HS-140	team	137.0 m	127.5 m	880.1 (247.9)	62.6	Austria

World Championships Achievements

Kamil Stoch has competed in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships eight times. His first appearance was in Oberstdorf in 2005. In 2013, he became a World Champion in Val di Fiemme. In 2017, he set a new hill record at Salpausselkä HS97 during qualifications.

Place	Day	Year	Locality	Hill	Point K	HS	Competition	Jump 1	Jump 2	Note (points)	Loss (points)	Winner
—	18 February	2005	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-90	HS-100	individual	Did not qualify				Rok Benkovič
6.	20 February	2005	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-90	HS-100	team	86.5 m	82.0 m	859.0 (202.0)	111.5	Austria
37.	25 February	2005	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-120	HS-137	individual	117.5 m	—	108.5	204.7	Janne Ahonen
9.	26 February	2005	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-120	HS-137	team	117.0 m	—	449.7 (108.1)	687.6	Austria
13.	24 February	2007	Sapporo	Ōkurayama	K-120	HS-134	individual	117.5 m	121.0 m	221.3	44.8	Simon Ammann
5.	25 February	2007	Sapporo	Ōkurayama	K-120	HS-134	team	129.0 m	120.0 m	857.2 (241.7)	143.0	Austria
11.	3 March	2007	Sapporo	Miyanomori	K-90	HS-98	individual	92.5 m	93.0 m	238.5	38.5	Adam Małysz
4.	21 February	2009	Liberec	Ještěd	K-90	HS-100	individual	99.5 m	100.5 m	270.0	12.0	Wolfgang Loitzl
24.	27 February	2009	Liberec	Ještěd	K-120	HS-134	individual	119.5 m	—	113.6	27.7	Andreas Küttel
4.	28 February	2009	Liberec	Ještěd	K-120	HS-134	team	122.0 m	126.0 m	972.1 (246.2)	62.2	Austria
6.	26 February	2011	Oslo	Midtstubakken	K-95	HS-106	individual	94.0 m	101.0 m	240.5	28.7	Thomas Morgenstern
4.	27 February	2011	Oslo	Midtstubakken	K-95	HS-106	team	101.0 m	102.5 m	953.0 (247.3)	72.5	Austria
19.	3 March	2011	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken	K-120	HS-134	individual	131.0 m	124.5 m	235.7	41.8	Gregor Schlierenzauer
5.	5 March	2011	Oslo	Holmenkollbakken	K-120	HS-134	team	113.5 m	—	435.6 (100.6)	64.4	Austria
8.	23 February	2013	Predazzo	Trampolino Dal Ben	K-95	HS-106	individual	102.0 m	97.0 m	237.4	15.2	Anders Bardal
1.	28 February	2013	Predazzo	Trampolino Dal Ben	K-120	HS-134	individual	131.5 m	130.0 m	295.8	—	—
3.	2 March	2013	Predazzo	Trampolino Dal Ben	K-120	HS-134	team	134.0 m	130.0 m	1121.0 (301.9)	14.9	Austria
17.	21 February	2015	Falun	Lugnet	K-90	HS-100	individual	90.0 m	89.5 m	220.2	32.5	Rune Velta
12.	26 February	2015	Falun	Lugnet	K-120	HS-134	individual	125.0 m	124.5 m	225.0	43.7	Severin Freund
3.	28 February	2015	Falun	Lugnet	K-120	HS-134	team	129.5 m	126.0 m	848.1 (227.0)	44.5	Norway
4.	25 February	2017	Lahti	Salpausselkä	K-90	HS-97	individual	96.5 m	99.0 m	262.5	8.3	Stefan Kraft
7.	2 March	2017	Lahti	Salpausselkä	K-116	HS-130	individual	127.5 m	124.5 m	264.8	14.5	Stefan Kraft
1.	4 March	2017	Lahti	Salpausselkä	K-116	HS-130	team	130.5 m	124.5 m	1104.2 (288.6)	—	—
5.	23 February	2019	Innsbruck	Bergisel	K-120	HS-130	individual	128.5 m	129.5 m	259.4	20.0	Markus Eisenbichler
4.	24 February	2019	Innsbruck	Bergisel	K-120	HS-130	team	125.0 m	122.5 m	909.1 (246.3)	78.4	Germany
2.	1 March	2019	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze	K-99	HS-109	individual	91.5 m	101.5 m	215.5	2.8	Dawid Kubacki
6.	2 March	2019	Seefeld	Toni-Seelos-Olympiaschanze	K-99	HS-109	mixed team	100.0 m	105.5 m	914.9 (253.2)	97.3	Germany
22.	27 February	2021	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-95	HS-106	individual	96.0 m	96.0 m	236.0	32.8	Piotr Żyła
19.	5 March	2021	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-120	HS-137	individual	120.0 m	129.5 m	230.0	46.5	Stefan Kraft
3.	6 March	2021	Oberstdorf	Schattenbergschanze	K-120	HS-137	team	133.0 m	132.5 m	1031.2 (255.8)	15.4	Germany
6.	25 February	2023	Planica	Srednja skakalnica	K-95	HS-102	individual	99.0 m	102.0 m	256.3	5.5	Piotr Żyła
8.	26 February	2023	Planica	Srednja skakalnica	K-95	HS-102	mixed team	97.5 m	92.0 m	846.0 (241.6)	171.2	Germany
4.	3 March	2023	Planica	Bloudkova velikanka	K-125	HS-138	individual	131.5 m	134.5 m	272.1	15.4	Timi Zajc
4.	4 March	2023	Planica	Bloudkova velikanka	K-125	HS-138	team	136.0 m	135.0 m	1129.1 (284.1)	49.8	Slovenia

Ski Flying World Championships

Kamil Stoch earned a silver medal at the 2018 Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf. This was Poland's second medal in ski flying in 39 years. The next day, he and the Polish team won their first-ever team medal in ski flying.

Place	Day	Year	Locality	Hill	Point K	HS	Competition	Jump 1	Jump 2	Jump 3	Jump 4	Note (points)	Loss (points)	Winner
35.	13–14 January	2006	Tauplitz	Kulm	K-185	HS-203	individual	152.0 m	—	—	—	129.9	658.1	Roar Ljøkelsøy
9.	15 January	2006	Tauplitz	Kulm	K-185	HS-203	team	137.5 m		—		463.7 (105.0)	1044.2	Norway
34.	22–23 February	2008	Oberstdorf	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze	K-185	HS-213	individual	174.0 m	—	—	—	158.3	695.1	G. Schlierenzauer
10.	24 February	2008	Oberstdorf	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze	K-185	HS-213	team	167.0 m		—		573.8 (148.9)	979.5	Austria
16.	19–20 March	2010	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek	K-185	HS-215	individual	186.5 m	207.5 m	203.5 m	218.0 m	770.0	165.8	Simon Ammann
4.	21 March	2010	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek	K-185	HS-215	team	197.5 m		222.5 m		1452.5 (402.8)	188.9	Austria
10.	24–25 February	2012	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken	K-195	HS-225	individual	191.0 m	211.5 m	—	—	353.9	54.8	Robert Kranjec
7.	26 February	2012	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken	K-195	HS-225	team	208.0 m		196.5 m		1444.5 (372.0)	203.9	Austria
5.	14–15 March	2014	Harrachov	Čerťák	K-185	HS-205	individual	186.0 m	190.0 m	—	—	363.8	27.2	Severin Freund
—	15–16 January	2016	Tauplitz	Kulm	K-200	HS-225	individual	134.5 m	—			90.3	Did not qualify.
5.	17 January	2016	Tauplitz	Kulm	K-200	HS-225	team	207.0 m		202.5 m		1211.9 (345.5)	255.8	Norway
2.	19–20 January	2018	Oberstdorf	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze	K-200	HS-235	individual	230.0 m	219.0 m	211.5 m	—	638.6	13.3	Daniel A. Tande
3.	21 January	2018	Oberstdorf	Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze	K-200	HS-235	team	209.5 m		204.0 m		1592.1 (416.7)	70.1	Norway
8	11–12 December	2020	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek	K-200	HS-240	individual	213.0 m	229.0 m	223.0 m	222.5 m	808.5	68.7	Karl Geiger
3.	13 December	2020	Planica	Letalnica bratov Gorišek	K-200	HS-240	team	205.5 m		224.0 m		1665.5 (410.7)	62.2	Norway
22.	11–12 March	2022	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken	K-200	HS-240	individual	206.5 m	196.0 m	223.5 m	175.5 m	679.6	174.6	Marius Lindvik
5.	13 March	2022	Vikersund	Vikersundbakken	K-200	HS-240	team	194.0 m		221.5 m		1495.8 (341.5)	215.7	Slovenia
8.	28 January	2024	Tauplitz	Kulm	K-200	HS-235	team	211.0 m		210.0 m		1279.1 (389.3)	336.3	Slovenia

World Cup Success

Stoch after a medal ceremony at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 in Seefeld

Kamil Stoch has achieved great success in the World Cup. He has won many individual competitions and team events.

World Cup Season Standings

Individual World Cup Wins

Kamil Stoch has won 39 individual World Cup competitions.

Team World Cup Wins

Kamil Stoch has been part of 7 winning teams in World Cup events.

Awards and Honors

Kamil Stoch has received several important awards for his achievements:

• 2014 He was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. This is a high Polish honor.
• 2017 He received the Honorary Badge of Lesser Poland Voivodeship – Cross of Małopolska.

Other Recognitions

• 2014, 2017 He was named Polish Sportspersonality of the Year.
• 2015 He received the Holmenkollen Medal, a very special award in Nordic skiing.

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