Mateusz Rutkowski, former junior ski jumping world champion, died at the age of 37. Information about his death was first published by the portal Sucha24.pl, later it was also confirmed by the Polish Skiing Association.
In the past, Mateusz Rutkowski was one of the most talented young ski jumpers not only in Poland, but also in the world. In February 2004, he took first place at the Junior World Championships in Stryna, Norway, and Thomas Morgenstern, the later Olympic champion, finished just behind him.
Unlike him, the Pole did not follow up on his success among the seniors. During his entire career, he scored only 17 points at the World Cup, all of which he achieved in the 2003/2004 season, when he took 15th place on his home bridge in Zakopane. In 2004, as the third Pole in history, he crossed the 200-meter mark by 1.5 meters.
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After that season, he was kicked out of the national team and his career took a bad turn. At the time, the Polish Skiing Association reported that the young athlete had problems with discipline, for which alcohol was also to blame.
“Mateusz has to decide for himself who he wants to be. He has a great talent, with which he can match even the best jumpers in the world.” national team coach Heinz Kuttin said about him, but he emphasized that Mateusz Rutkowski had lost his trust.
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We have received sad news – Mateusz Rutkowski, former Polish representative in ski jumping, junior world champion in 2004, has died at the age of 37.
The Polish Ski Association expresses its condolences and sympathy… pic.twitter.com/OacIWUId0r
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In 2007, the then 20-year-old jumper decided to end his career. “I regret some things, but time cannot be turned back. I succumbed to the temptation, now I would make a different decision. Above all, however, I would set goals.
When I became junior world champion, I should have focused on getting points in the World Cup, winning some competition and going to the Olympics.” said the native of Zakopane in one of the interviews for Eurosport.
The unofficial cause of Rutkowski’s death was reported by Fakt, citing information from the website goral.info.pl. She described the emergency service in the village of Skrzypne without personal information.
news-item-description">According to the head of jumping competitions of the International Ski Federation (FIS), in the future top events could take place, for example, at the famous Maracana football stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
According to this source, the man went into cardiac arrest and resuscitation was unsuccessful. The volunteer fire department did not confirm that it was Rutkowski, but according to anecdotal information, the former ski jumper was the man whose life could not be saved.
Recently, the former Polish athlete worked in a construction company and was a member of the board of directors of the Rutkow-ski club, which is run by his brother Lukasz.
2024-01-08 18:45:00
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