Karol Hoffmann

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Karol Hoffmann
Karol Hoffmann Rio2016.jpg
Hoffmann at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 36)
Warsaw, Poland
Education University of Łódź [1]
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in) [2]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Triple jump, long jump
ClubMKS Aleksandrów Łódzki [1]
Coached byLeszek Lipinski [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)TJ – 17.16 m (2016)
LJ – 7.31 m (2006) [3]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam Triple jump

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]

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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]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands22nd (q)15.00 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland10th 15.42 m (−0.7 m/s)
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic10th 16.21 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland6th 16.74 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland5th 16.89 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands2nd 17.16 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil12th 16.31 m
2018 Athletics World Cup London, United Kingdom1st 16.74 m [4]
European Championships Berlin, Germany– NM

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Karol Hoffmann. nbcolympics.com
  2. 1 2 Karol Hoffmann Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. ↑ Karol Hoffmann at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Wlodarczyk shines for Poland as USA storm into the lead on day one" . Retrieved 15 July 2018.

Karol Hoffmann at the Polish Athletic Association database (in Polish) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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