Szymon Kołecki |
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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 12, 1981 Oława, Poland |
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| Height | 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kilograms (207 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.szymonkolecki.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | – 94 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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 a banned steroid.[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.
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