Adrian Zieliński
Polish weightlifter (born 1989)
- London 2012: – 85 kg – Gold
Adrian Edward Zieliński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈadrjan ˈɛdvard ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi]; born 28 March 1989) is a Polish weightlifter. He is the 2012 Olympic champion in the men's 85 kg category.[1]
Personal life
Adrian Edward Zieliński was born on 28 March 1989 in Nakło nad Notecią. He is the brother of Tomasz Zieliński, who is also a weightlifter.
Career
Zieliński formerly competed in the 85 kg category. He won a gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in Antalya, Turkey with a 383 kg total.[2] He took bronze at the 2011 World Championships in Paris. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold with a total of 385 kg.[3][4]
In 2014, Zieliński moved to the 94 kg category. He won gold at the 2014 European Championships in Tel Aviv and silver at the 2015 World Championships in Houston. He was disqualified from the 2016 Summer Olympics after an illegal substance (nandrolone) was detected in his A sample from the Polish national championships in July.[5][6]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrian Zieliński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "MŚ w ciężarach: Sylwetka Adriana Zielińskiego – Inne – SportoweFakty.pl". sportowefakty.pl. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Adrian Edward Zielinski at london2012.com". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Poland's Zielinski wins weightlifting gold – Olympics – ESPN". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Rio 2016. To oficjalne: Adrian Zieliński złapany na dopingu. Wielki skandal!" [It's official: Adrian Zieliński has been caught doping. Huge scandal!] (in Polish). Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Adrian Zielinski joins brother Tomasz in being sent home". BBC News. 12 August 2016.
External links
Media related to Adrian Zieliński at Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Edward Zielinski at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Adrian Zieliński at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Adrian Zieliński at Olympedia
- Adrian Zieliński at Olympics.com
- Adrian Zieliński at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (archive) (in Polish)
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- 1920:
Ernest Cadine (FRA) - 1924: Charles Rigoulot (FRA)
- 1928:
El-Sayed Nosseir (EGY) - 1932: Louis Hostin (FRA)
- 1936: Louis Hostin (FRA)
- 1948:
Stanley Stanczyk (USA) - 1952:
Trofim Lomakin (URS) - 1956: Tommy Kono (USA)
- 1960:
Ireneusz Paliński (POL) - 1964:
Rudolf Plyukfelder (URS) - 1968: Boris Selitsky (URS)
- 1972:
Leif Jenssen (NOR) - 1976: Valery Shary (URS)
- 1980: Yurik Vardanyan (URS)
- 1984:
Petre Becheru (ROU) - 1988: Israil Arsamakov (URS)
- 1992:
Pyrros Dimas (GRE) - 1996: Pyrros Dimas (GRE)
- 2000: Pyrros Dimas (GRE)
- 2004:
Giorgi Asanidze (GEO) - 2008:
Lu Yong (CHN) - 2012:
Adrian Zieliński (POL) - 2016:
Kianoush Rostami (IRI)
- 82.5 kg (1920–1992)
- 83 kg (1996)
- 85 kg (2000–2016)
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