Jakub Władysław Jarosz (born 10 February 1987) is a Polish professional

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player, a former member of the Polish national team, a participant at the

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, 2009 European Champion and the 2012 World League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for

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Personal life

Jakub Jarosz was born in

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. His grandfather and father

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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.

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. The Order was conferred on the following day by the Prime Minister of Poland,

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. 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. In 2012, he won a gold medal of the 2012 World League.

Honours

Clubs

CEV Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...

2010/2011 – with

ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Grupa Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Kędzierzyn-Koźle in southern Poland, founded in 1994. They compete in the Polish PlusL ...

2012/2013 – with

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* National championships ** 2008/2009 Simple gold cup

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, with PGE Skra Bełchatów ** 2008/2009 Gold medal with cup

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

References

External links

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Player profile
at ''PlusLiga.pl''
Player profile
at ''Volleybox.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jarosz, Jakub 1987 births Living people People from Nysa, Poland Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship Polish men's volleyball players Polish Champions of men's volleyball Olympic volleyball players of Poland Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Polish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Polish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate volleyball players in Qatar ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle players Skra Bełchatów players Trefl Gdańsk players Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz players Resovia (volleyball) players GKS Katowice (volleyball) players Opposite hitters 21st-century Polish people