Szymon Kołecki

Szymon Kołecki

Szymon Kołecki ( born October 12, 1981 in Oława ) is a Polish weightlifter.

Personal

Kołecki is the son of Leszek Kołecki, who was also a weightlifter and currently (as of February 2011) has been working as a coach. Szymon Kołecki is married and has two children. He also runs two gyms in Pultusk and Ciechanów.

Sporting career

Kołecki made ​​internationally at the age of 14 years intently as he took second place at the European Championships of young people in Burgas in the class to 83 kg. With a body weight of 77.80 kg, he scored 275.0 kg ( 122.5 / 152.5 kg ) and thus placed himself behind Vladimir Smortschkow, who lifted 292.5 kg.

In the next few years Kołecki was represented at every World Cup and European Championships for seniors and launched also at various meetings of the juniors. He used it to Junior European Championships 1998 to decide for themselves in the middle heavyweight to 94 kg and 382.5 kg ( 165.0 / 217.5 kg ). In his debut for the senior, he finished on the World Cup in Lahti with a duel income of 385.0 kg ( 167.5 / 218.0 kg ) fifth. His performance in pushing brought him the bronze medal.

1999 Kołecki occurred both at Junior European and World Championships, as well as on the World and European Championship. Except for the Senior World Championships in Athens, where he Acacius Kachiasvilis had to bow, he went from all these events emerged as the winner and tried in his last puncture tests partially setting new world records.

A year later he repeated this performance, and was also placed in all four title fights on the podium. Already the European Championships in Sofia in the Olympic year made ​​it clear that Kołecki was for the Olympic Games as one of the title favorites. At the age of 18, he tore 180.0 kg and pushed new world record of 232.5 kg on average heavyweight. Thus he presented with a 412.5 kg and the duel world record of Kachiasvilis. At the Junior World Championships in Prague, which he won with 395.0 kg, he failed because of improving his world record 233.0 kg.

At the Olympic Games in Sydney Kołecki be able to maintain in a very strong field, but had to re- Kachiasvilis beaten when he came in the second unfavorable impact test with 227.5 kg in the squat, was injured and had to quit the race early. Kachiasvilis thus won with 405.0 kg, before Kołecki, who also 405.0 kg ( 182.5 / 222.5 kg ) lifted but was heavier, and before Alexei Petrov, who scored 402.5 kg.

In the following years Kołecki occurred only sporadically in for competitions, as impeded his knee injuries and back.

At the 2001 European Championships in Trenčín Kołecki joined with overweight heavyweight at up to 105 kg. Here he could adjust his Zweikampfbestleistung and finished with 412.5 kg ( 180.0 / 232.5 kg ) in second place behind Evgeni Tschigischew, who scored 422.5 kg. The World Cup in Antalya graduated Kołecki again in the familiar medium heavyweight. After tearing it amounted to 172.5 kg in 9th place, but was able to secure with 230.0 kg in pushing for a podium finish. In recent penetration test, he failed to 237.5 kg, the gold would have meant, and was charged with 402.5 kg in single combat thus third behind Kouroush Bagheri and Nizami Paşayev that lifted 407.5 kg and 405.0 kg.

His next competition contested Kołecki again until 2003. At the European Championships in Loutraki, he joined again in the heavyweight division to 105 kg, which he made ​​full use of this time. With 410.0 kg ( 180.0 / 230.0 kg ) in a duel, he finished in fourth place. His performance in pushing enough but for the bronze medal. Winner of the competition was Ihor Rasorjonow with 425.0 kg, before Alan Zagaew with 420.0 kg.

During the Olympic Preparation 2004 Kołecki tested positive for nandrolone and was a lock, so he could run again in 2006. The European Championships in his own country, he won with 394.0 kg ( 175.0 / 219.0 kg ) before Andrei Demanow with 393.0 kg and Nikolaos Kourtidis, who lifted 387.0 kg, the World Cup in Santo Domingo to Kołecki, however, had Ilya Ilyin the emerging bow, which was changed into the Middle heavyweight recently. Here Ilyin lifted, Kołecki and Roman Konstantinov, all 392.0 kg, so the duel medals were awarded purely on body weight.

In preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games Kołecki denied 2007 European and World Championships, which he called with 395.0 kg ( 177.0 / 218.0 kg ) and 392.0 kg ( 173.0 / 219.0 kg ) first or third finished. In the Olympic year 2008, he won the European Championships in Italy with 397.0 kg ( 177.0 / 220.0 kg ) and 12.0 kg lead over Demanow, who lifted 385.0 kg. At the Olympic Games in Beijing, Kołecki could again increase to 403.0 kg, meant the silver behind Ilyin with 406.0 kg and above Chadschimurat Akkajew with 402.0 kg. On the contest stage Kolecki appeared with a bald head, to draw attention to the human rights violations in China. Since then Kołecki denied any international competitions more (February 2011).

Personal best

• Tear: 182.5 kg in class to 94 kg in 2000 in Sydney
• Launched: 232.5 kg in class to 94 kg in 2000 in Sofia (current world record of 232.0 kg )
• Duel: 412.5 kg ( 180.0 / 232.5 kg ) in the class up to 94 kg in 2000 in Sofia

Achievements

• 2nd place in 2000
• 2nd place in 2008

• 2nd place in the years 1999 and 2006
• 3rd place in the years 2001 and 2007