Mateusz Rutkowski
Rutkowski in 2005
Country Poland
Born(1986-04-18)18 April 1986
Skrzypne, Poland
Died7 January 2024(2024-01-07) (aged 37)
Skrzypne, Poland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubWisła Zakopane
Personal best201.5 m (Planica, 2004)
World Cup career
Seasons2004–2005
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Representing  Poland
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 StrynIndividual NH
Silver medal – second place2004 StrynTeam NH
Updated on 26 February 2014.

Mateusz Rutkowski (18 April 1986 − 7 January 2024) was a Polish ski jumper.[1] He represented the Polish national team to win a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships individually, and silver medal with the team at the same championships.

Personal life

Mateusz Rutkowski was born in Skrzypne, Poland. He had a younger brother Łukasz, who is also a ski jumper. Mateusz was considered the most talented Polish ski jumper and Adam Małysz's successor.

In 2017, together with his brother Łukasz, he founded the Rutkow-Ski Sports Club dedicated to training children and youth.[2]

Mateusz Rutkowski died on 7 January 2024, at the age of 37 due to sudden cardiac arrest.[3][4]

Career

On 7 February 2004, he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships, the first Pole in history to do so. During the competition he set a record (104.5 m) of Bjørkelibakken hill in Stryn, Norway. As the third Pole in history to do so, he jumped more than 200 m during the World Cup competition on Letalnica in Planica. After his problems with alcohol, weight, and lack of discipline, he was kicked out of the Polish national ski jumping team after the 2004–05 season. Later, he trained only at his club Wisła Zakopane.

References

  1. ↑ Mateusz Rutkowski at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ↑ "Mateusz Rutkowski nie żyje. Ujawniono przyczynę śmierci 37-letniego skoczka narciarskiego". Pudelek (in Polish). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Znamy okoliczności nagłej śmierci Mateusza Rutkowskiego. Ratownicy do końca walczyli o jego życie". Super Express – Sports (in Polish).
  4. ↑ Zmarł Mateusz Rutkowski mistrz świata w skokach narciarskich. Kilka lat temu wystąpił w Skawicy (in Polish)


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