Klemens Murańka (born 31 August 1994) 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 ...

, a member of the national team, a 2014 Junior World Champion in team, a bronze medalist of 2015 World Championship in team.

Personal life

On 28 August 2014 his fiancée gave birth to their son named Klemens Jr. On 25 April 2015 he married Agnieszka Rzadkosz. On 4 January 2021 their second son was born.

Career

On 31 August 2004, his 10th birthday, he jumped 135.5 m at

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(only 4.5 m shorter than the then-official record). On 14 October 2007 he took third place in Summer Polish Championship. In December 2006, 2007 he achieved bronze in Winter Polish Championship. Murańka debuted in

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during qualification to competition in

in season 2007/08 at age 13. He is the youngest competitor in history who was allowed to take part in World Cup. He took 65th place in qualification. On 1 February 2014 he won a gold medal with Polish team in squad

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, Krzysztof Biegun and Aleksander Zniszczoł at 2014 Junior World Championship held in

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. Murańka debuted in the World Championships 2015 in

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, Sweden. He was 17th on normal hill (K-90) and 20th in the competition on the large hill Lugnet (K-120). On 28 February 2015 Polish team in squad: Murańka,

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and

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achieved bronze medal of World Championships 2015 in team. On 29 January 2021 he jumped 153 meters during the qualification round of the Willingen Six tournament on the

Mühlenkopfschanze Mühlenkopfschanze is a ski jumping hill located in Willingen, Germany. The audience capacity is 35,000. With a K-point of , it is the largest ski jumping hill in the world, and holds World Cup events every year. The current hill record of was s ...

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and beat by one meter the previous hill record which belonged to

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(2005) and Jurij Tepes (2014). He became third Polish ski jumper who jumped 150 or more meters on this hill. It was the first hill record in his career.

World Championships

Individual

Team

Klemens Murańka's starts at World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual starts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muranka, Klemens Polish male ski jumpers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Sportspeople from Zakopane Living people 1994 births 21st-century Polish people