Jan Mela, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Mela

Polish explorer

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1988

Place of Birth: Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: social activist, traveller

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Jan "Jasiek" Mela (born December 30, 1988 in Gdansk) is a Polish explorer who, as a teenage double amputee, was the youngest person to reach the North Pole in 2004, and eight months later the South Pole.
He created the Foundation "Poza horyzonty" ("Beyond the horizons").