Jakub Kot

Jakub Kot (born 19 January 1990) is a Polish ski jumper,^[1] and a member of the Polish youth ski jumping team.

Jakub Kot
Country	Poland
Full name	Jakub Kot
Born	(1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 35) Limanowa, Poland
Ski club	AZS Zakopane
Personal best	182.5 m (599 ft) Oberstdorf, 29 Jan 2010
World Cup career
Seasons	2009–
Indiv. starts	4
Medal record Men's ski jumping Representing  Poland Universiade 2011 Erzurum Team NH 2013 Osrblie Team NH World Junior Championship 2009 Štrbské Pleso Team NH
Updated on 13 December 2016.

Personal life

Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał was a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team. Jakub's younger brother Maciej (born 1991) is also a ski jumper.^[2] On 22 October 2016 in Zakopane, he married Joanna Pilch. On 17 March 2017 his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Otylia. In September 2018 his second daughter was born.

Career

He is currently in the youth team of Poland. He debuted in the Continental Cup in the season 2007/2008. He competed at the World Junior Championships 2009 in Štrbské Pleso, where the individual was 20th and won a bronze medal in the normal hill with Polish team – Maciej Kot, Grzegorz Miętus and Andrzej Zapotoczny. On 26 March 2013 he won the Polish Championship with the team AZS Zakopane – Krzysztof Miętus, Grzegorz Miętus and his brother Maciej Kot.