Karol Hoffmann

Karol Hoffmann

Hoffmann at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989
Warsaw, Poland
Education University of Lodz[1]
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Triple jump, long jump
Club MKS Aleksandrow Lodzki[1]
Coached by Leszek Lipinski[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) TJ – 17.16 m (2016)
LJ – 7.31 m (2006)[3]

Karol Hoffmann (born 1 June 1989) is a Polish triple jumper. He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Championships and placed 12th at the 2016 Olympics.[2]

Hoffmann's father Zdzisław won the 1983 world title in the triple jump and still holds the Polish national record. Karol has a tattoo of that record on his leg. He first played football, but at the age of 10 had a bad hit to his nose. Doctors advised him to avoid any further nose injuries, so he changed to athletics.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Poland
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 22nd (q) 15.00 m
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th 15.42 m (−0.7 m/s)
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 10th 16.21 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 16.74 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th 16.89 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 17.16 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 16.31 m

References

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