Tomasz Zieliński

Tomasz Bernard Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ ˈbɛrnard ʑɛˈliɲski]; 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 name	Tomasz Bernard Zieliński
Born	(1990-10-29) 29 October 1990 Nakło nad Notecią, Poland
Medal record Representing  Poland Men's Weightlifting Olympic Games 2012 London 94 kg European Championships 2016 Førde −94 kg 2014 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 at london2012.com". Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-07.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
2. https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37371735
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.

External links

• IWRP profile (ang.)