Zwarycz, Krzysztof

NOC Poland   
GenderMen
Born13 Dec 1990 in Gdynia, POL
Height1.70 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Gdynia, POL
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team KS Budowlani Opole: Poland
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? He went to a gym to work out and was discovered by a weightlifting coach. "I have always enjoyed watching those big, strong guys weightlifting on television."
Name of coach Ryszard Szewczyk [club], POL; Zdzislaw Faras [national], POL
When and where did you begin this sport? He began weightlifting in 2002.
Further Personal Information
Languages English, Polish
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto "When I come out on the platform I'm on my own, fighting myself and the weights." (polskakadra.tv, 14 Oct 2013)
Other information SANCTION
In 2014 he was banned from the sport for two years after he tested positive for the use of human growth hormone. He was eligible to return to competition in the early part of 2016. (fakt.pl, 06 Apr 2017; radio.opole.pl, 06 Apr 2016; polska-sztanga.pl, 21 Sep 2014; sport.onet.pl, 29 Jul 2014)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning silver in the 85kg category at the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (thenews.pl, 04 Dec 2017; pzpc.pl, 03 Dec 2017)
Injuries He was troubled by a back problem at the 2018 World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and the 2019 European Championships in Batumi, Georgia. (sportdziennik.com, 24 Jun 2019)
Ambitions To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gazetawroclawska.pl, 03 Jan 2018)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012 7 77kg   London
World Championships
2019 16 81kg   Pattaya
2019 22 81kg - Snatch   Pattaya
2019 20 81kg - Clean & Jerk   Pattaya
2018   81kg   Ashgabat
2018 18 81kg - Snatch   Ashgabat
2018   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Ashgabat
2017 2 85kg   Anaheim, CA
2017 4 85kg - Snatch   Anaheim, CA
2017 2 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Anaheim, CA
2013 5 77kg   Wroclaw
2013 3 77kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 7 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011   77kg   Paris
2011   77kg - Snatch   Paris
2011   77kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
European Championships
2021   81kg   Moscow
2021   81kg - Snatch   Moscow
2021   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Moscow
2019 11 81kg   Batumi
2019 10 81kg - Snatch   Batumi
2019 11 81kg - Clean & Jerk   Batumi
2018 6 85kg   Bucharest
2018 5 85kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2018 6 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2017 3 85kg   Split
2017 5 85kg - Snatch   Split
2017 3 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Split
2016   85kg   Førde
2016   85kg - Snatch   Førde
2016 7 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Førde
2014 5 85kg   Tel Aviv
2014 5 85kg - Snatch   Tel Aviv
2014 7 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Tel Aviv
2013 10 85kg   Tirana
2013 10 85kg - Snatch   Tirana
2013 10 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Tirana
2012 6 77kg   Antalya
2012 4 77kg - Snatch   Antalya
2012 10 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
2011 5 77kg   Kazan
2011 7 77kg - Snatch   Kazan
2011 5 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Kazan
European Junior & Under 23 Championships
2013 1 85kg   Tallinn
2013 1 85kg - Snatch   Tallinn
2013 1 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Tallinn
2011 5 77kg   Bucharest
2011 5 77kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2011 4 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2010 3 77kg   Limassol
2010 4 77kg - Snatch   Limassol
2010 2 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Limassol
2009 2 77kg   Landskrona
2009 5 77kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2009 1 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona
2008 5 69kg   Durrës
2008 6 69kg - Snatch   Durrës
2008 7 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Durrës
2007 8 69kg   Puerto de la Cruz
2007 5 69kg - Snatch   Puerto de la Cruz
2007 10 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Puerto de la Cruz
European Youth Championships
2007 2 69kg   Pavia
2007 2 69kg - Snatch   Pavia
2007 2 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Pavia
2006 4 62kg   Landskrona
2006 6 62kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2006 4 62kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona
IWF Grand Prix
2016 8 85kg   Tehran
2016 6 85kg - Snatch   Tehran
2016 7 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Tehran