Jakub Jarosz

Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born 10 February 1987) is a Polish former professional volleyball player.^[1][2] 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.

Jakub Jarosz
Personal information
Full name	Jakub Władysław Jarosz
Nickname	Jarski
Born	(1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 38) Nysa, Poland
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Career
Years Teams 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016–2017 2017–2019 2019–2024 2024–2025 Mostostal Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle Skra Bełchatów ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle Top Volley Latina Trefl Gdańsk Transfer Bydgoszcz El Jaish Asseco Resovia GKS Katowice Trefl Gdańsk
National team
2009–2015  Poland (142)
Honours Men's volleyball Representing  Poland FIVB World Cup 2011 Japan FIVB World League 2012 Sofia 2011 Gdańsk CEV European Championship 2009 Turkey 2011 Austria/Czech Republic

Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice

Personal life

Jakub Jarosz was born in Nysa, Poland. His grandfather and father Maciej are former volleyball player as was his brother, Marcin. 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.^[3]

Career

National team

In 2009, he won the European Champion title. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.^[4] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With his national team, he won three medals in 2011 – silver at the 2011 World Cup, bronze at the 2011 World League and the 2011 European Championship.^[5][6] In 2012, he won the 2012 World League gold medal.^[7]

Honours

Club

• 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

Youth national team

• 2005 CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2005: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player

State awards

• 2009: Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

Statistics

• 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best scorer (605 points)
• 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best spiker (514 points)
• 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best server (54 aces)