SKIERS from Poland

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Polish Skiers of all time. This list of famous Polish Skiers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Polish Skiers.

1. Adam Małysz (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 45.63, Adam Małysz is the most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 42 different languages on wikipedia.

Adam Henryk Małysz ([ˈadam ˈmawɨʂ] ; born 3 December 1977) is a Polish former ski jumper and rally driver. He competed in ski jumping from 1995 to 2011 and is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport. His many accomplishments include four World Cup titles (a male record shared with Matti Nykänen), four individual Winter Olympic medals, four individual World Championship gold medals (an all-time record), 39 individual World Cup competition wins, 96 World Cup podiums (individual and team), and being the first male ski jumper to win three consecutive World Cup titles. He is also a winner of the Four Hills Tournament, the only three-time winner of the Nordic Tournament, and a former ski flying world record holder. After retiring from ski jumping, Małysz competed in the Dakar Rally in 2012, 2013 and 2014 finishing 37th, 15th and 13th respectively. In 2018-2022 period he was a director-coordinator of ski jumping and Nordic combined at the Polish Ski Federation. On 25 June 2022, he was elected CEO of Polish Ski Federation.

2. Wojciech Fortuna (b. 1952)

With an HPI of 43.56, Wojciech Fortuna is the 2nd most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Wojciech Fortuna (born 6 August 1952) is a Polish former ski jumper who won the Olympic gold medal in the Large Hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. In the Normal Hill he finished 6th. The Gold Medal was Poland's first – and the only gold until Vancouver 2010 – in the Winter Olympics history. Four time participant of the Four Hills Tournament, with his best ranking was during the XXI edition, achieving 18th place. He competed from 1969 to 1979.

3. Kamil Stoch (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 41.38, Kamil Stoch is the 3rd most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 41 different languages.

Kamil Wiktor Stoch (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkamil stɔx]; born 25 May 1987) is a Polish ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers in the history of the sport, having won two World Cup titles, three Four Hills Tournaments (two of them consecutive), three individual gold medals at the Winter Olympics, individual and team gold at the Ski Jumping World Championships, and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships. His other tournament wins include Raw Air (twice), the Willingen Five, and Planica7. Stoch is among only three ski jumpers in history, alongside Sven Hannawald and Ryoyu Kobayashi, to win the "grand slam" of all four competitions in a single Four Hills Tournament. In 2018, at age 30, Stoch became the oldest individual Olympic gold medallist and World Cup titlist in the history of ski jumping. He was voted Polish Sports Personality of the Year in 2014 and 2017.

4. Piotr Fijas (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 38.60, Piotr Fijas is the 4th most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Piotr Fijas (born 27 July 1958) is a Polish former ski jumper.

5. Justyna Kowalczyk (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 37.72, Justyna Kowalczyk is the 5th most famous Polish Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 32 different languages.

Justyna Maria Kowalczyk-Tekieli (Polish: [jusˈtɨna kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk tɛˈkjɛli]; born 19 January 1983) is a Polish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers (the other being Finn Marjo Matikainen) to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row. Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for wins in the Tour de Ski with 14, and had 29 podiums in total. She also won the Vasaloppet women's edition in 2015. She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year a record five times. She is a member of cross country ski department of AZS AWF Katowice and is coached by Aleksander Wierietielny.

6. Dawid Kubacki (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 35.19, Dawid Kubacki is the 6th most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Dawid Grzegorz Kubacki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈdavid kuˈbat͡ski]; born 12 March 1990) is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the Winter Olympics in 2014, 2018 and 2022, winning two bronze medals. He is the 2019 World Champion on the normal hill and winner of the 2019-20 Four Hills Tournament, as well as the 2017 World Champion and bronze medal winner at the 2013 World Championships in the large hill team competitions.

7. Piotr Żyła (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 32.79, Piotr Żyła is the 7th most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Piotr Paweł Żyła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr ˈʐɨwa]; born 16 January 1987) is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He is the 2021 and 2023 World Champion on the normal hill, a bronze medalist of 2017 World Championships in individual large hill event, 2017 World Champion and a two-time World Championship bronze medalist (2013, 2015) and in the team large hill event, also the two time Ski Flying World Championships bronze medalist in team (2018, 2020). Żyła held the Polish record (together with Kamil Stoch) for ski flight length (232.5 m) from 26 January 2013 to 21 March 2015, when Kamil Stoch attained 238 m at Letalnica bratov Gorišek. Żyła was the holder of the Polish national distance record with a jump of 245.5 m (805 ft) at the Vikersund ski flying hill from 18 March 2017 during team competition to 25 March 2017.

8. Maciej Kot (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 26.24, Maciej Kot is the 8th most famous Polish Skier.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Maciej Kot (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmat͡ɕɛj ˈkɔt]; born 9 June 1991) is a Polish ski jumper. He is a member of the national team and competed at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and 2018. He is a 2017 World Champion and bronze medalist of 2013 World Championship in the team large hill event.

9. Stefan Hula Jr. (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 25.68, Stefan Hula Jr. is the 9th most famous Polish Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Stefan Jarosław Hula Jr. (born 29 September 1986) is a Polish ski jumper, four-time Olympian (2006, 2010, 2018 and 2022), a bronze medalist of the 2018 Olympic Games in team.

10. Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 24.00, Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel is the 10th most famous Polish Skier.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel (born 19 February 1994) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Poland. She competed for Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events, and was 32nd in the giant slalom. She finished 34th in the giant slalom at the World Championships in 2013, and won a gold medal in giant slalom at the 2013 Winter Universiade. She is the sister of alpine racer Agnieszka Gąsienica-Daniel.