Adam Malysz: The Polish Eagle

There are stories of athletes who, from the first moment they try a sport, end up mastering it. Generally, we hear stories of children who were born with an innate and preferred talent for a sport; This, however, is not the case of Adam Malysz, who grew up as a skier and after many years switched to motor sports. Learn his story here.

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Adam started his skiing career when he was six years old. In 1994, for the first time in his life, he jumped in the World Cup competition. Also that year, in Innsbruck, he earned his first points in the overall standings of this tournament.

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Throughout his career, he was a four-time medalist in the Olympics, four-time gold medalist in the Ski Jumping World Championships. He has won the World Cup four times, being the first jumper to do it three times in a row. All of this earned him the nickname "Polish Eagle."

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In 2011, he announced his retirement from the world of skiing but not from sports in general. After standing on the podium 92 times and finishing in the top 10 on 198 occasions, he moved to Off Road 4X4 and has not stopped since, stepping on the accelerator and crossing rugged terrains.

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He obtained his rally driver's license in 2011 and decided that 2012 would be his first year in the legendary Dakar rally, behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Montero. With Rafal Micha by his side and despite several setbacks in the final stages, he crossed the finish line in 38th place.

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Adam returned to the scene in the Dakar 2013 to once again feed his old dream of racing a rally as a driver. Not only did he finish, but he did so in 15th place, not bad for a second attempt! In 2014, his third participation in the Dakar, he achieved a couple of positions higher in the overall standings (13th place) and secured a fifth place in one of the stages.

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Everything was set to fight for the podium in 2015, but his car caught fire just 20 miles from the finish line of the second stage. Unharmed, he and his co-driver were forced to abandon the rally. It was a tough blow for the Polish driver, but knowing him, he will not stop until he climbs in the Dakar standings.

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