Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Warsaw, Poland | 1 June 1989|||||||||||
Education | University of Łódź [1] | |||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) [2] | |||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, long jump | |||||||||||
Club | MKS Aleksandrów Łódzki [1] | |||||||||||
Coached by | Leszek Lipinski [1] | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | TJ – 17.16 m (2016) LJ – 7.31 m (2006) [3] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Karol Hoffmann (born 1 June 1989) is a Polish triple jumper. He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships and placed 12th at the 2016 Olympics. [2]
Hoffmann's father Zdzisław won the 1983 world title in the triple jump and still holds the Polish national record. Karol has a tattoo of that record on his leg. [1]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Poland | ||||
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 22nd (q) | 15.00 m |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10th | 15.42 m (−0.7 m/s) |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 10th | 16.21 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 16.74 m |
2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 5th | 16.89 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 17.16 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12th | 16.31 m | |
2018 | Athletics World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 16.74 m [4] |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | NM |
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