Zygmunt Smalcerz
 Zygmunt Smalcerz in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
8 June 1941 (age 74) Bestwinka, Śląskie, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zygmunt Antoni Smalcerz (born 8 June 1941) is a retired Polish weightlifter who won the gold medal in the flyweight class at the 1972 Olympics. He also competed at the 1976 Games, but had to withdraw due to injury.[1]
In 2002 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[2]
He was the head coach of the Polish weightlifting team for the run up and including the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]
As of 2010, he is the resident weightlifting coach at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
References
- 1 2 Zygmunt Smalcerz. sports-reference
- ↑ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
Zygmunt Smalcerz on a 1972 UAE stamp
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