Kamil Stoch
Encyclopedia
Kamil Stoch is a Polish
ski jumper
.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the team large hill at Turin
in 2006
. At the 2006 Ski-flying World Championships
in Kulm
, he finished ninth in the team event and 35th in the individual event. Stoch won Poland Championship in 2007. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Sapporo, he finished fifth in the team large hill and finished 11th in the individual normal hill. He also won a World Cup Summer Grand Prix competition in Oberhof 2007.
In 2008 Stoch was sixth in the individual world cup in Val di Fiemme. In 2009 he was 4th in individual World Championship in Liberec
on normal hill.
In 2010 he won a Summer World Cup competition in Wisła and in 2011 the World Cup events
in Zakopane (rescheduled from Harrachov), Klingenthal and Planica.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
ski jumper
Ski jumping
Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...
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Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the team large hill at Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
in 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
. At the 2006 Ski-flying World Championships
Ski-flying World Championships
The FIS Ski Flying World Championships is a competition that is held every two years, with the occasional exception. The Championship takes place in big ski jumping hills, with K-spots over 185 meters. Unlike ordinary ski jumping, the Ski Flying World Champion is determined after four jumps...
in Kulm
Kulm
The name Kulm is a German language toponym which is derived from the Latin culmen, meaning hill. It may be used as follows:-Places:Austria* Kulm bei Weiz, a municipality in Styria* Kulm am Zirbitz, a municipality in Styria...
, he finished ninth in the team event and 35th in the individual event. Stoch won Poland Championship in 2007. At the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place February 22 - March 4, 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. This was the second time this city has hosted these championships, doing so previously at the 1972 Winter Olympics, having been voted at the 43rd FIS World Congress in Portorož, Slovenia on June 6,...
in Sapporo, he finished fifth in the team large hill and finished 11th in the individual normal hill. He also won a World Cup Summer Grand Prix competition in Oberhof 2007.
In 2008 Stoch was sixth in the individual world cup in Val di Fiemme. In 2009 he was 4th in individual World Championship in Liberec
Liberec
Liberec is a city in the Czech Republic. Located on the Lusatian Neisse and surrounded by the Jizera Mountains and Ještěd-Kozákov Ridge, it is the fifth-largest city in the Czech Republic....
on normal hill.
In 2010 he won a Summer World Cup competition in Wisła and in 2011 the World Cup events
2010–11 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2010–11 Ski Jumping World Cup was the 32nd World Cup season in history. It began on 28 November 2010 at the Rukatunturi ski jumping hill in Kuusamo, Finland, and finished on 20 March 2011 at Planica, Slovenia.Defending champion was Simon Ammann. The overall world cup was...
in Zakopane (rescheduled from Harrachov), Klingenthal and Planica.
Victories
Season | Date | Location |
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2010-11 2010–11 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The 2010–11 Ski Jumping World Cup was the 32nd World Cup season in history. It began on 28 November 2010 at the Rukatunturi ski jumping hill in Kuusamo, Finland, and finished on 20 March 2011 at Planica, Slovenia.Defending champion was Simon Ammann. The overall world cup was... |
January 23, 2011 | Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a... |
February 2, 2011 | Klingenthal Klingenthal Klingenthal is a town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, south-eastern Germany. It is situated directly on the border with the Czech Republic opposite the Czech town of Kraslice, 29 km southeast of Plauen, and 33 km northwest of Karlovy Vary.The Aschberg towers above the... |
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March 20, 2011 | Planica Planica Planica is an alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking destination in Triglav National Park.Planica is famous for... |