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) |