Maciej Kot (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 June 1991) is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and 2018. He is the 2017 World Champion and also a bronze medalist in the team large hill event at the 2013 World Championship.
Personal life Maciej Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał, a ski jumping expert for Polish national television, was formerly a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team. His older brother Jakub also competed in ski jumping. Kot graduated from the University School of Physical Education in Krakow with a master's degree in physical education (MPhEd). On 18 May 2019, he married Agnieszka Lewkowicz, a personal trainer and former athlete, whom he met at university. They have one son, born in 2021. His surname means 'cat' in Polish.
Career Kot's debut in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup took place in December 2007 in Villach. The 2011/2012 World Cup season marked first time he scored points on the tour. On December 3, 2011 took 19th place on the hill in Lillehammer. Finally made it twelve times that winter, his best score was 12th place (twice) in Lahti on March 4 and March 11 in Oslo. In the overall World Cup was on 35 position, which was the third best record among the Poles. On March 15, 2012 at Letalnica in Planica set his personal record in the length of the stroke – 200.5 meters.
2012/2013 On July 21, 2012, during the Summer Grand Prix competition in Wisla, Kot stood on the podium for the first time, finishing alongside Simon Ammann and Wolfgang Loitzl. On September 30, 2012 in Hinzenbach, he again was the winner of the Summer Grand Prix, ahead of the second-placed Severin Freund and third-placed Taku Takeuchi. In the 2012 season he placed 5th in the Summer Grand Prix. On January 1, 2013, in the 61st Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he placed 5th. In two consecutive contests he also placed in the top ten. Finally, he placed 20th in the overall tournament, thanks to a weak performance in the competition in Oberstdorf.
In individual competitions at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 took 11th place on the normal hill and 27th on the large hill. On March 2, 2013 he won a bronze medal in the team competition with his teammates: Kamil Stoch, Dawid Kubacki, and Piotr Żyła. The Polish team initially took fourth place, but after re-counting the scores because of Thomas Morgenstern, who noticed a mistake in the points and at the request of the Germans, they finished in third place (The Norwegian team was initially in front of the Polish team, but Anders Bardal's jump was badly counted).
The 2012/2013 season was the best in his career so far. He was in the top 10 on seven occasions. He ended the season in 18th place in the overall World Cup. At the end of the season, he won the title of team and individual Polish champion in ski jumping in Wisła, Poland.
2016/2017 In 2016 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix, Kot won 5 of 10 competitions. He held the yellow bib for the entire season and won overall.
On December 3, 2016, the Polish national team, again consisting of Żyła, Stoch, Kubacki and Kot, won their first team competition for Poland in history. In Zakopane, the Polish team, again consisting of Stoch, Kubacki, Kot, and Żyła, achieved second place in the team competition. On January 28, 2017 Poland won their second team competition in history in Willingen. On 11 February 2017, Kot achieved his first career victory in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. He won ex aequo with Peter Prevc; both achieved 260.2 points. The next day, he took fourth place.
On March 4, 2017, the Polish national team, again consisting of Żyła, Kubacki, Kot and Stoch, achieved their first title in the team event at the 2017 World Championships. They beat Norway and Austria at Salpausselkä K116 in Lahti, Finland.
2017/2018 On 19 February 2018, Kot and his teammates Stefan Hula, Dawid Kubacki and Kamil Stoch achieved Poland's first medal in the team event at the Olympics. They claimed a bronze behind Norway and Germany.
Olympic Games Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Lost (points) Winner7.February 92014Krasnaya PolyanaRusSki GorkiK-95HS-106individual101.5 m98.5 m255.822.2Kamil Stoch12.February 152014Krasnaya PolyanaRusSki GorkiK-125HS-140individual126.0 m123.5 m250.428.3Kamil Stoch4.February 172014Krasnaya PolyanaRusSki GorkiK-125HS-140team131.5 m129.0 m1011.8 (251.8)29.3Germany19.10 February2018PyeongchangAlpensiaK-98HS-109individual99.0 m102.0 m217.042.3Andreas Wellinger19.17 February2018PyeongchangAlpensiaK-125HS-140individual128.5 m129.5 m244.641.1Kamil Stoch3. 19 February2018PyeongchangAlpensiaK-125HS-142team129.5 m133.0 m1072.4 (255.3)26.1 Norway
World Championships Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Lost (points) Winner45.21 February2009LiberecJeštědK-90HS-100individual86 m—103.5175.5Wolfgang Loitzl11.23 February2013PredazzoTrampolino Dal BenK-95HS-106individual101.5 m97 m234.717.9Anders Bardal27.28 February2013PredazzoTrampolino Dal BenK-120HS-134individual125.0 m122.5 m258.737.1Kamil Stoch3. 2 March2013PredazzoTrampolino Dal BenK-120HS-134team123.0 m128.5 m1121.0 (272.3)14.9Austria5.25 February2017LahtiSalpausselkäK-90HS-97individual95.0 m95.5 m255.115.7Stefan Kraft 6.2 March2017LahtiSalpausselkäK-116HS-130individual 123.5 m 126.5 m 266.9 12.4Stefan Kraft1. 4 March2017LahtiSalpausselkäK-116HS-130team 130,5 m 121,5 m 1104.2 (276.1)——
Ski Flying World Championships Place Day Year Locality Hill Point K HS Competition Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 3 Jump 4 Note (points) Loss (points) Winner38.24–25 February2012VikersundVikersundbakkenK-195HS-225individual 159.5 m — — — 90.1 318.6 Robert Kranjec7.26 February2012VikersundVikersundbakkenK-195HS-225team 174.0 m 178.5 m 1444.5 (300.0) 203.9 Austria10.14–15 March2014HarrachovČerťákK-185HS-205individual184.5 m183.5 m—— 347.8 43.2Severin Freund
World Cup Season standings Season Overall Ski-Flying Four HillsTournament Raw Air Willingen Five/ Willingen Six Planica 7 Titisee-Neustadt Five 2007–08 – – 54 – – – – 2008–09 – – 58 – – – – 2009–10 – – – – – – – 2010–11 – – – – – – – 2011–12 35 32 34 – – – – 2012–13 18 16 20 – – – – 2013–14 17 15 12 – – – – 2014–15 65 – – – – – – 2015–16 31 32 32 – – – – 2016–17 5 13 4 7 – – – 2017–18 21 31 23 32 17 28 – 2018–19 47 – 61 – 36 44 – 2019–20 42 – 31 28 – – 49 2020–21 58 – 42 – (tournament cancelled) – – – (tournament not held)2021-22––––– (tournament not held)––2022-2378––––––2023-2455–4331–51–2024-2552––41–––
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Victories Day Year Location Hill Point K HS Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points)1.11 February2017SapporoŌkurayamaK-120HS-134139.0 m138.0 m260.22.16 February2017PyeongchangAlpensiaK-98HS-109108.5 m110.5 m256.2
Podiums Day Year Location Hill Point K HS Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points) Place Lost (points) Winner1.11 December2016LillehammerLysgårdsbakkenK-123HS-138129.5 m136.0 m289.32.0.6Kamil Stoch2.11 February2017SapporoŌkurayamaK-120HS-134139.0 m138.0 m260.21. – –3.16 February2017PyeongchangAlpensiaK-98HS-109108.5 m110.5 m256.21. – –
Team victories Day Year Location Hill Point K HS Jump 1 Jump 2 Note (points)1. 3 December2016 Klingenthal VogtlandarenaK-125HS-140139.0 m139.0 m1128.7 pkt (296.9)2. 28 January2017 Willingen MühlenkopfschanzeK-130HS-145137.5 m133.5 m931.5 pkt (229.4)3. 27 January2018 Zakopane Wielka KrokiewK-125HS-140133.0 m130.0 m1092.0 pkt (260.1)
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