Jakub Jarosz

Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born 10 February 1987) is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as ano opposite spiker for GKS Katowice. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in the Olympic Games London 2012, 2009 European Champion and the 2012 World League winner.

Jakub Jarosz
Personal information
Full name	Jakub Władysław Jarosz
Nickname	Jarski
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 37) Nysa, Poland
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Spike	360 cm (142 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current team	GKS Katowice
Number	7
Career
Years Teams 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 Asseco Resovia GKS Katowice
National team
2009–2015  Poland (142)
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 are former volleyball players. His brother Marcin was 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]

Career

National team

In 2009, the Polish national volleyball team, including Jarosz, won a title of the European Champions. On 14 September 2009, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta.^[2] The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk. With the national team, he won three medals in 2011 – silver at the 2011 World Cup, bronze at the 2011 World League and 2011 European Championship.^[3][4] In 2012, he won a gold medal of the 2012 World League.^[5]

Honours

Club

• CEV Cup
  •   2010–11 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
  •   2012–13 – with Andreoli Latina
• Domestic
  • 2008–09   Polish Cup, with PGE Skra Bełchatów
  • 2008–09   Polish Championship, with PGE Skra Bełchatów

Youth national team

• 2005   CEV U19 European Championship

Individual awards

• 2005: CEV U19 European Championship – Most valuable player

State awards

• 2009:   Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta

Statistics

• 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best scorer (605 points)
• 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best spiker (514 points)
• 2009–10 PlusLiga – Best server (54 aces)

References

1. "Jakub Jarosz: mieszkam w kraju Big Brothera". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
2. . prezydent.pl (in Polish). 15 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
3. "Poland shoot up World Rankings on back of World Cup silver". worldofvolley.com. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
4. "Bartosz Kurek is the man of the day as Poland strikes bronze at EuroVolley". CEV. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
5. "WL M: Poland beat USA to claim first World League title". worldofvolley.com. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jakub Jarosz.

• Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
• Player profile at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
• Player profile at Volleybox.net