Background
Maciej Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał was a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team
Maciej Kot was born in Limanowa, Poland, but raised in Zakopane. His father Rafał was a physiotherapist for the Polish ski jumping team
Kot"s debut in FIS Ski Jumping took place in December 2007 in Villach. The 2011/2012 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 the best score it was 12th place (twice) in Lahti on March 4 and March 11 in Oslo.
In the overall 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 meter.
2012/2013
On July 21, 2012 during the Summer Grand Prix competition in Wisla to jump them. Maciej Kot stood on the podium first time in occupations that rank alongside Simon Ammann and Wolfgang Loitzl.
In the 2012 season the Summer Grand Prix finally came in fifth place.
On January 1, 2013 in New Year competition 61st Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was 5th. In two consecutive contests also take up space in the top ten. Finally, in the overall tournament he was, thanks to a weak performance in the competition in Oberstdorf, on the 20th position.
In individual competitions at FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 took 11th place on the normal hill and 27th on the large hill.
The primary outcome of the competition his team 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 (Norway was in front of the Polish, but Bardal"s jump was badly counted). Season 2012/2013 was the best in his career.
He was in top 10 seven times. The season ended on the 18th place in the overall
Maciej Kot competed for Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
He placed 7th on normal hill and 12th on large hill.
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