Łukasz Rutkowski (born 22 January 1988 in

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been ...

) is a Polish

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

Personal life

Łukasz Rutkowski was born in

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. He has an older brother

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, who is a ski jumper too.

Career

He made his Continental Cup debut in February 2006, his best result being a sixth place from

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in March 2008. He also finished seventh in the normal hill at both the 2006 and 2008 Junior World Championships; at the latter event he also won a bronze medal in the team competition. He made his

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debut in January 2008 in

, and collected his first World Cup points with a 27th place in December 2008 in

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. His best result is a 24th place in January 2009 in Zakopane. At the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 ( cs, Mistrovství světa v klasickém lyžování Liberec 2009) took place 18 February – 1 March 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. This was the fourth time these championships were hosted either i ...

in Liberec, he finished fourth in the team large hill event. Rutkowski finished sixth in the team large hill event at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gret ...

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References

1988 births Living people Olympic ski jumpers of Poland Polish male ski jumpers Sportspeople from Zakopane Ski jumpers at the 2010 Winter Olympics 21st-century Polish men {{Poland-skijumping-bio-stub