Szymon Kołecki

Szymon Kołecki

Szymon Kołecki
Personal information
Full name	Szymon Piotr Kołecki
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1981-10-12) October 12, 1981 (age 35) 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
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 0 2 2 European Championships 5 1 0 Total 6 4 2 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing -94 kg 2000 Sydney -94 kg World Weightlifting Championships 1999 Athens -94 kg 2006 Santo Domingo -94 kg 2001 Santo Antalya -94 kg 2007 Chiang Mai -94 kg European Championships 1999 La Coruna -94 kg 2000 Sofia -94 kg 2006 Władysławowo -94 kg 2007 Strasbourg -94 kg 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro -94 kg 2001 Trencin -105 kg

Szymon Kołecki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂɨmɔn kɔˈwɛt͡ski]; born October 12, 1981 in Oława) is a Polish former competitive weightlifter. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Kołecki represented the team of Górnik Polkowice. He is around 6'1" (1.85 m). His career was put on hold in the 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.

Kołecki 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.

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

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