Jakub Jarosz

Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born February 10, 1987) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club GKS Katowice, a participant of the Olympic Games (London 2012), 2009 European Champion, a gold medalist of the 2012 World League, a silver medalist of the 2011 World Cup, a bronze medalist of the 2011 World League 2011 and 2011 European Championship and Polish Champion (2009).

Jakub Jarosz
Personal information
Full nameJakub Władysław Jarosz
NicknameJarski
Nationality Polish
Born (1987-02-10) February 10, 1987
Nysa, Poland
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike360 cm (140 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current team GKS Katowice
Number7
Career
YearsTeams
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2011
2011–2013
2013–2014
2014–2016
2016–2017
2017–2019
2019–		 Mostostal Kędzierzyn-Koźle
PGE Skra Bełchatów
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Andreoli Latina
Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
Transfer Bydgoszcz
El Jaish
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
GKS Katowice
National team
2009– Poland
Honours
Representing  Poland
Men's volleyball
CEV European Championship
2009 Turkey
2011 Austria/Czech Republic
FIVB World Cup
2011 Japan
FIVB World League
FIVB 2012 Sofia
2011 Gdańsk

Personal life

Jakub Jarosz was born in Nysa, Poland. His grandfather and father Maciej (a three time silver medalist at the European Championships) are a former volleyball players. His brother Marcin is also volleyball player. On May 12, 2012 he married Agnieszka (née Trzcińska). On August 26, 2013 their first child was born, a son named Kacper. In early 2017 his wife gave birth to their second son Leon.[1]

As server (#3) in a match his team ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle with Asseco Resovia Rzeszow on February 20, 2010.
Jarosz as player of ZAKSA on February 20, 2010.

Career

Clubs

In April 2017 he signed contract with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów.

National team

In 2009 the Poland men's national volleyball team, including Jarosz, won a title of the European Champion.[2] On September 14, 2009 he was awarded 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 Polish team he won three medals in 2011 – silver at the World Cup[4] and two bronzes in the World League[5] and European Championship.[6] He was a gold medalist of World League 2012 in Sofia, Bulgary.[7][8]

Sporting achievements

Individually

State awards

References
  1. Jakub Jarosz: mieszkam w kraju Big Brothera – onet.pl – 24-01-2017
  2. 2009 CEV European Championships Results – cev.eu – 03-09-2009
  3. Reprezentacja siatkarzy odznaczona przez prezydenta – prezydent.pl – 15-09-2009
  4. Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver – fivb.org – 06-12-2011
  5. 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League Final Report – fivb.org – 10-07-2011
  6. Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley – cev.eu – 18-09-2011
  7. Poland beat USA to claim first World League title – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
  8. Poland wins historical gold at the 2012 World League – fivb.org – 08-07-2012
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