Karol Hoffmann

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Karol Hoffmann
Hoffmann at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 34)
Warsaw, Poland
EducationUniversity of Łódź[1]
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
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  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 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]

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[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Karol Hoffmann. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ a b Karol Hoffmann Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ Karol Hoffmann at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Wlodarczyk shines for Poland as USA storm into the lead on day one". Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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