Klemens Murańka

Klemens Murańka (born 31 August 1994) is a retired Polish ski jumper, a member of the national team, a 2014 Junior World Champion in team, a bronze medalist of 2015 World Championship in team.

Klemens Murańka
Country	Poland
Full name	Klemens Murańka
Born	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30) Zakopane, Poland
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Ski club	TS Wisła Zakopane
Personal best	221.5 m (727 ft) Planica, 20 March 2015
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–present
Indiv. starts	92
Team podiums	2
Medal record Men's ski jumping World Championships 2015 Falun Team LH World Junior Championship 2014 Val di Fiemme Team NH 2012 Erzurum Team NH 2013 Liberec Individual NH 2013 Liberec Team NH
Updated on 29 January 2021.

Personal life

On 28 August 2014 his fiancée gave birth to their son named Klemens Jr.^[1] On 25 April 2015 he married Agnieszka Rzadkosz.^[2] On 4 January 2021 their second son was born.^[3]

Career

On 31 August 2004, his 10th birthday, he jumped 135.5 m at Wielka Krokiew in Zakopane (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.^[4]

Murańka debuted in World Cup during qualification to competition in Zakopane in season 2007/08 at age 13. He is the youngest competitor in history who was allowed to take part in World Cup.^[4] He took 65th place in qualification.

On 1 February 2014 he won a gold medal with Polish team in squad Jakub Wolny, Krzysztof Biegun and Aleksander Zniszczoł at 2014 Junior World Championship held in Val di Fiemme.^[5]

Murańka debuted in the World Championships 2015 in Falun, 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, Piotr Żyła, Kamil Stoch and Jan Ziobro achieved bronze medal of World Championships 2015 in team.^[6]

On 29 January 2021 he jumped 153 meters during the qualification round of the Willingen Six tournament on the Mühlenkopfschanze in Willingen and beat by one meter the previous hill record which belonged to Janne Ahonen (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.^[7]

World Championships

Individual

2015 Falun

–

17th place (K-90), 20th place (K-120)

Team

2015 Falun

–

bronze medal (K-120)

Klemens Murańka's starts at World Championships

Place	Day	Year	Locality	Hill	Point K	HS	Competition	Jump 1	Jump 2	Note (points)	Loss (points)	Winner
17.	21 February	2015	Falun	Lugnet	K-90	HS-100	individual	92.0 m	88.0 m	220.2	32.5	Rune Velta
20.	26 February	2015	Falun	Lugnet	K-120	HS-134	individual	123.0 m	113.5 m	205.6	63.1	Severin Freund
3.	28 February	2015	Falun	Lugnet	K-120	HS-134	team	120.5	128.0	848.1 (212.5)	44.5	Norway

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Overall	Ski-Flying	Four Hills Tournament	Raw Air	Willingen Five
2010–11	–	–	–	–	–
2011–12	55	40	–	–	–
2012–13	75	–	51	–	–
2013–14	38	33	21	–	–
2014–15	42	39	61	–	–
2015–16	50	–	–	–	–
2016–17	65	–	50	64	–
2019–20	61	–	–	–	37
2020–21

Individual starts

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	Points
2007/08																																0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009/10																																0
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010/11																																0
	q	q	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011/12																																26
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	39	40	–	–	–	–	–	–	21	33	24	22	–
2012/13																																6
	–	–	–	–	–	28	40	28	q	–	–	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	33	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013/14																																132
	–	–	–	–	24	39	7	24	14	17	20	37	–	27	18	13	–	–	–	–	29	q	q	31	39	q	35	45
2014/15																																102
	–	–	–	21	q	35	45	38	40	q	47	–	–	–	22	26	–	–	30	–	34	21	–	–	38	46	17	18	10	17	–
2015/16																																36
	49	23	q	44	19	41	28	q	q	–	–	–	q	–	30	–	–	–	–	22	28	32	–	–	44	–	–	–	–
2016/17																																4
	37	44	35	27	q	43	44	40	q	41	–	q	39	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	34	q	–	–
2017/18																																0
	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018/19																																0
	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019/20																																8
	q	46	45	39	27	39	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	q	41	46	38	40	27	42	58	—	—
2020/21																																61
	22	9	q	–	–	34	22	30	22	41	32	–	–	27	–

References

1. "Klemens Murańka został ojcem. "Doczekałem się Klimka juniora"" (in Polish). wp.pl. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Góralski ślub Klemensa Murańki!" (in Polish). fakt.pl. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
3. "Klemens Murańka ma drugiego syna. Skoczek wrócił do domu, by pomóc żonie" (in Polish). 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
4. "Klemens MURAŃKA - sylwetka" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
5. "JWSC: Gold for the team of Poland". fis-ski.com. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
6. Mateusz Leleń (28 February 2015). "Drużyna na medal! Polacy z brązem MŚ" (in Polish). sport.tvp.pl. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
7. "Ski jumping: Murańka sets hill record, Stękała leads Willingen Six". 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

External links

• Klemens Murańka at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation