Łukasz Rutkowski (born 22 January 1988 in

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) is a Polish

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Personal life

Łukasz Rutkowski was born in

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. He had an older brother Mateusz (1986–2024), who was a ski jumper too. In 2017, along with his brother Mateusz, he founded the Rutkow-Ski Sports Club that is dedicated to training children and youth.

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

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

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References

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