Karol Hoffmann

Karol Hoffmann

Hoffmann at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 Warsaw, Poland
Education	University of Łódź1
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)2
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Events	Triple jump, long jump
Club	MKS Aleksandrów Łódzki1
Coached by	Leszek Lipinski1
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	TJ – 17.16 m (2016) LJ – 7.31 m (2006)3
Medal record Representing  Poland European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Triple jump

Karol Hoffmann (born 1 June 1989) is a Polish triple jumper. He won a silver medal at the 2016 European Athletics 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.¹

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
2018	Athletics World Cup	London, United Kingdom	1st	16.74 m4
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	NM