Kamil Stoch facts for kids

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 considered one of the best ski jumpers of all time. Stoch has won many major titles, including two World Cup championships and three individual gold medals at the Winter Olympics. He has also won the prestigious Four Hills Tournament three times.

Stoch is one of only three ski jumpers in history to win the "grand slam" at the Four Hills Tournament. This means he won all four events in a single tournament. The other two jumpers to do this are Sven Hannawald and Ryoyu Kobayashi. In 2018, at age 30, Stoch became the oldest ski jumper to win an individual Olympic gold medal. He was named the Polish Sports Personality of the Year in both 2014 and 2017.

Personal Life

Kamil Stoch was born in Zakopane, Poland. He grew up in the nearby village of Ząb. He has two older sisters, Anna and Natalia. He started his education at a sports school in Zakopane and later earned a master's degree in physical education from the University School of Physical Education in Krakow in 2012. On August 7, 2010, he married Ewa Bilan.

Ski Jumping Career

How It All Started

Kamil Stoch first tried skiing when he was only three years old. A year later, he began ski jumping. His uncle gave him his first real ski-jumping skis when he was six. At age eight, he joined a sports club called ŁKS Ząb, where he began his training.

Stoch competed in his first Winter Olympics in 2006 in Turin, Italy. He placed 16th on the normal hill and 26th on the large hill. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he improved his large hill result to 14th place.

First Big Wins

On January 23, 2011, Stoch won his first World Cup competition in his hometown of Zakopane. This was a huge moment for him and for Polish ski jumping. He became the fourth Polish ski jumper ever to win a World Cup event. He went on to win two more competitions that season and finished 10th overall.

The next season (2011-2012), he continued to succeed. He won the Polish Championship and two more World Cup events. He finished the season in 5th place in the overall World Cup standings, his best result at the time.

Becoming a World and Olympic Champion

The 2012-2013 season was a major breakthrough for Stoch. On February 28, 2013, he won the gold medal on the large hill at the World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy. He also helped the Polish team win a bronze medal in the team event. He finished the World Cup season in 3rd place overall.

After his jump on normal hill – Sochi 2014.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Stoch was a star. He won the gold medal in the individual normal hill event. A few days later, he won another gold medal on the large hill. He became only the third man in history to win both individual ski jumping events at a single Olympics. That same year, he won the overall World Cup title, securing his place as the world's top ski jumper.

Continued Success and Historic Achievements

After an ankle injury, Stoch returned to win a World Cup event in Zakopane in January 2015. In 2017, he won his first Four Hills Tournament title. He also led the Polish team to its first-ever team gold medal at the 2017 World Championships.

The 2017-2018 season was one of his best ever. He won the Four Hills Tournament again, this time winning all four events. This "grand slam" made him only the second jumper in history to achieve this feat.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Stoch won his third individual Olympic gold medal on the large hill. He also helped the Polish team win a bronze medal, which was Poland's first-ever Olympic medal in the team ski jumping event. He finished the season by winning the overall World Cup title for the second time.

In the following years, Stoch continued to be one of the world's top jumpers. He won his third Four Hills Tournament in 2021. He has won a total of 39 individual World Cup competitions.

Olympic Games Results

Kamil Stoch has competed in five Olympic Games. He has won three individual gold medals and one team bronze medal.

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

Images for kids

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  Kamil Stoch at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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  Training jump in Oslo, Norway, 2011.

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  With Adam Małysz during the medal ceremony of the 2011 World Championship.

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  After winning a FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Zakopane in 2012.

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

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

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  Stoch after winning the 2013 World Champion title with teammates Piotr Żyła and Dawid Kubacki.

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

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  Receiving the bronze medal for the team competition at the 2013 World Championships with his teammates.

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  Stoch in 2014.

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  Stoch on the podium with the trophy for the 2016–17 Four Hills Tournament.

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  The Polish Olympic ski jumping team taking an oath before the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

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  Stoch after the medal ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019 in Seefeld.

See also

In Spanish: Kamil Stoch para niños

• Sport in Poland
• Poland at the Winter Olympics
• List of Poles