Zielinski, Adrian Edward

NOC Poland   
GenderMen
Born28 Mar 1989
Height1.70 m
Weight 94 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Mrocza, POL
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Zawisza Bydgoszcz: Poland
Further Personal Information
Higher education Sports Management - Bydgoszcz School of Economy: Poland
General Interest
Hobbies Speedway, wrestling, cars. (wypracujmysukces.pl, 24 Mar 2016; Facebook profile, 08 Apr 2014)
Most influential person in career Coach Ireneusz Chelmowski. (tvp.pl, 01 Nov 2012)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Piotr Wysocki [club], POL; Ryszard Socko [national], POL
When and where did you begin this sport? He began training in the gym at age seven and decided to take weightlifting seriously at age 16.
General Interest
Other information LOSS OF COACH
In July 2011 his coach Ireneusz Chelmowski died at age 38. "He was my mentor, my coach and my friend. He treated me like a son." (tvp.pl, 01 Nov 2012)

HOUSTON 2015
He originally came fifth in the -94kg total category at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, United States of America, however, silver and bronze medallists from Kazakhstan, Almas Uteshov and Zhassulan Kydyrbayev, as well as fourth placed Aleksandr Venskel from Belarus, were all later disqualified due to anti-doping violations. (sport.pl, 26 Dec 2015; przegladsportowy.pl, 25 Dec 2015)

WORK FOR SUCCESS
He has launched a project called 'Work For Success' ['wypracujMysukces'] where any company that supports him on his way to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will also get him to work for them for one day after he returns from Rio de Janeiro. He will visit every company and work there for a day, and record and publish pictures and notes of the occasion on social media and on his personal website. "It will be interesting experience. I have never had a main sponsor, and I've always worked hard for all my successes. That's why I really appreciate support from each company. To be honest, I'm very curious how I get by with new roles." (wypracujmysukces.pl, 24 Mar 2016)
Injuries In December 2015 he underwent a surgery for a patellar ligament injury. (sport.interia.pl, 06 Dec 2015)

In January 2013 he tore a tendon in his left quadriceps and was forced to undergo surgery. He returned to training in May 2013. (gwizdek24.se.pl, 22 May 2013)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and at the 2010 World Championships in Antalya, Turkey. (sport.tvp.pl, 19 Oct 2013)
Famous relatives His brother Tomasz has represented Poland in weightlifting and his fiancee Iwona Kepa has also competed internationally for Poland in weightlifting. (tvp.pl, 13 Apr 2014; Facebook profile, 12 Oct 2015; sportowy-ciechanow.pl, 23 Jun 2015)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? "There are only two sports in my town, weightlifting and football. I've never been interested in football."
General Interest
Awards and honours In 2013 he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. (thenews.pl, 10 Jun 2013)
Further Personal Information
Languages Polish
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "Go hard or go home." (Facebook page, 02 Mar 2016)
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Family Engaged to Iwona Kepa

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 1 85kg   London
World Championships
2015 2 94kg   Houston, TX
2015 2 94kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 3 94kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2014   94kg   Almaty
2014   94kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014   94kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013 4 85kg   Wroclaw
2013 4 85kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 5 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 3 85kg   Paris
2011 2 85kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 8 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 1 85kg   Antalya
2010 2 85kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 3 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
2009 6 85kg   Goyang
2009 4 85kg - Snatch   Goyang
2009 8 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Goyang
European Championships
2014 1 94kg   Tel Aviv
2014 1 94kg - Snatch   Tel Aviv
2014 2 94kg - Clean & Jerk   Tel Aviv
2009 6 85kg   Bucharest
2009 2 85kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2009 8 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
European Junior & Under 23 Championships
2009 1 85kg   Landskrona
2009 1 85kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2009 2 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona
2008 2 85kg   Durrės
2008 1 85kg - Snatch   Durrės
2008 5 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Durrės
2007 2 85kg   Puerto de la Cruz
2007 2 85kg - Snatch   Puerto de la Cruz
2007 4 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Puerto de la Cruz
2006 7 85kg   Palermo
2006 5 85kg - Snatch   Palermo
2006 7 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Palermo
European Youth Championships
2006 2 94kg   Landskrona
2006 2 94kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2006 5 94kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona