Tomasz Zieliński

Tomasz Bernard Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʐ ˈbɛrnard ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi]; born 29 October 1990 in Nakło nad Notecią) is a Polish weightlifter. He won gold at the 2016 European Championships in the −94 kg category.

Tomasz Zieliński
Personal information
Full nameTomasz Bernard Zieliński
Born (1990-10-29) 29 October 1990
Nakło nad Notecią, Poland
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 London94 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Førde−94 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Tel Aviv−94 kg
Updated on 11 April 2014.

Personal life

Zieliński was born 29 October 1990 in Nakło nad Notecią. He is the brother of Adrian Zieliński, who is also a weightlifter.

Career

Zieliński represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1] He placed 9th in the men's 94 kg event but was eventually awarded the bronze medal as 6 athletes ahead him tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs when their 2012 samples were retested in 2016.[2]

Competing in the −94 kg category, Zieliński won silver at the 2014 European Championships in Tel Aviv and gold at the 2016 European Championships in Førde. He was included in Poland's squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics after the national weightlifting federation's board over-ruled its own president, Szymon Kołecki, who had wanted him off the team after Zieliński decided to train outside the federation's framework.[3] At the Olympics in Rio, Zieliński tested positive for spironolactone and was sent home.[4]

References
  1. "Tomasz Bernard Zielinski". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. "Ninth-placed weightlifter to get bronze". BBC Sport.
  3. "Poland weightlifter Zielinski slapped with Rio doping ban". Agence France-Presse. 9 August 2016.
  4. "Rio Olympics 2016: Adrian Zielinski joins brother Tomasz in being sent home". BBC News. 12 August 2016.
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