Jakub Jarosz

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

Jakub Jarosz
Personal information
Full nameJakub Władysław Jarosz
NicknameJarski
Nationality Polish
Born (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987
Nysa, Poland
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Spike360 cm (142 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 Azoty Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Skra Bełchatów
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Top Volley Latina
Trefl Gdańsk
Transfer Bydgoszcz
El Jaish Doha
Asseco Resovia
GKS Katowice
National team
2009– Poland
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

Personal life

Jakub Jarosz was born in Nysa, Poland. His grandfather and father Maciej (a three–time silver medalist at the European Championship) are former volleyball players. His brother Marcin is also a volleyball player. 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.[1]

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

Career

Clubs

In April 2017 he signed a contract with Asseco Resovia.

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, Bulgaria.[7][8]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

Youth national team

Individual awards

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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