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Zielinski, Tomasz
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| NOC |
Poland
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 29 Oct 1990
| | Height | 1.73 m |
| Weight | 94 kg |
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General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His older brother Adrian won gold in weightlifting at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (sports-reference.com, 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Polish |
| Residence |
Poland |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Zawisza Bydgoszcz: Poland |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning silver at the 2014 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, and competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2013 World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland. (tvp.pl, 13 Apr 2014; polskakadra.tv, 14 Oct 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
His father took him and his brother to a gym. |
| Name of coach |
Piotr Wysocki [club], POL; Ryszard Socko [national], POL |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting at age six and took up the sport more seriously at age 15. |
General Interest |
| Other information |
POSITIVE TEST
He was disqualified from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after testing positive for the substance 19-Norandrosterone. He was declared ineligible to compete at the Games and his accreditation was withdrawn. (ONS, 12 Aug 2016)
SIBLING RIVALRY
In 2014 his brother Adrian switched to the -94kg category, which meant the siblings began competing against each other. The pair both won medals at the 2014 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, with Adrian taking gold and Tomasz winning silver. "I hope that this medal proves that I am not just Adrian's brother, and that I can win medals too. Weightlifting is an individual sport so during competitions we are rivals. But, obviously, I don't wish for my brother to fail and I think he silently supports me as well." (rmf24.pl, 13 Apr 2014) |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
3 |
94kg |
 London |
| | World Championships |
| 2015 |
6 |
94kg |
 Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
7 |
94kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
10 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| 2014 |
6 |
94kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
7 |
94kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
6 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2013 |
6 |
94kg |
 Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
5 |
94kg - Snatch |
Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
6 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Wroclaw |
| 2010 |
12 |
94kg |
 Antalya |
| 2010 |
16 |
94kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2010 |
10 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| | European Championships |
| 2016 |
1 |
94kg |
 Førde |
| 2016 |
1 |
94kg - Snatch |
Førde |
| 2016 |
2 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Førde |
| 2014 |
2 |
94kg |
 Tel Aviv |
| 2014 |
4 |
94kg - Snatch |
Tel Aviv |
| 2014 |
1 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tel Aviv |
| 2012 |
4 |
94kg |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
6 |
94kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2012 |
6 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| 2011 |
5 |
94kg |
 Kazan |
| 2011 |
6 |
94kg - Snatch |
Kazan |
| 2011 |
5 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Kazan |
| | European Junior & Under 23 Championships |
| 2009 |
2 |
94kg |
 Landskrona |
| 2009 |
4 |
94kg - Snatch |
Landskrona |
| 2009 |
1 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Landskrona |
| 2008 |
6 |
85kg |
 Durrës |
| 2008 |
6 |
85kg - Snatch |
Durrës |
| 2008 |
4 |
85kg - Clean & Jerk |
Durrës |
| 2007 |
9 |
77kg |
 Puerto de la Cruz |
| 2007 |
9 |
77kg - Snatch |
Puerto de la Cruz |
| 2007 |
10 |
77kg - Clean & Jerk |
Puerto de la Cruz |
| | European Youth Championships |
| 2007 |
2 |
77kg |
 Pavia |
| 2007 |
3 |
77kg - Snatch |
Pavia |
| 2007 |
1 |
77kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pavia |
| 2006 |
4 |
77kg |
Landskrona |
| 2006 |
3 |
77kg - Snatch |
Landskrona |
| 2006 |
6 |
77kg - Clean & Jerk |
Landskrona |
| | IWF Grand Prix |
| 2014 |
3 |
94kg |
Noyabrsk |
| 2014 |
4 |
94kg - Snatch |
Noyabrsk |
| 2014 |
3 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Noyabrsk |
| 2013 |
4 |
94kg |
Moscow |
| 2013 |
4 |
94kg - Snatch |
Moscow |
| 2013 |
2 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Moscow |
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