Szymon Kołecki

Szymon Kołecki

Szymon Kołecki
Personal information
Full name Szymon Piotr Kołecki
Nationality Polish
Born (1981-10-12) October 12, 1981
Oława, Poland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Website www.szymonkolecki.com
Sport
Country  Poland
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) – 94 kg

Szymon Kołecki (born October 12, 1981 in Oława) is a Polish weightlifter, silver medallist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He is around 6'1" (1.85 m).[1]

Kołecki represents the team of Górnik Polkowice, his career was put on hold in early 2000s (decade), because of a serious back injury. He qualified for the 2004 Polish team, but was disqualified from Olympic competition after a urine sample he provided tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone.[2] He returned to weightlifting in late 2005, winning European Championships a few months later. He was also a member of the Polish team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, during which he claimed that his recently shaved head had a covert political message.[3]

For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.

Achievements

Career bests

References

  1. "Szymon Kołecki Statistics". Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  2. "Polish weightlifter banned from Olympics". NBC Sports Online. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  3. Polish Silver Medallist Kolecki's Tibet protest, Phayul.com website
  4. "Progress of World Records, Men's 94 kg". International Weightlifting Federation.
  5. "Results". Official webpage. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

External links

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