Lech Stoltman

Lech Stoltman (born 2 February 1985)[1] is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F55-classification shot put events. He represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F55 event.[2] Stoltman also won the bronze medal in this event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Lech Stoltman
Personal information
Born (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985
Bytów, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
SportPara-athletics
DisabilitySpinal cord injuries
Disability classF55
Event(s)Shot put
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put F55
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F55
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Shot put F55
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Shot put F55
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris Shot put F55
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F55
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Grosseto Shot put F55

Career

At the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy, Stoltman won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F55 event.

At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom, he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F55 event. At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he also won the silver medal in this event.[3][4] As a result, he qualified to represent Poland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan in the men's shot put F55 event.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
2016 European Championships Grosseto, Italy 3rd Shot put 10.75 m
Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd Shot put 11.39 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 11.37 m
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd Shot put 12.22 m
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd Shot put 12.07 m
Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Shot put 12.15 m
2023 World Championships Paris, France 2nd Shot put 12.27 m

References
  1. "Lech Stoltman Profile". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Lech Stoltman". paralympic.org. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Day 1 As it happened | 2019 World Para Athletics Championships". Olympic Channel. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "Dubai 2019: Brazilian Rayane soars high on debut". paralympic.org. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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