Grzegorz Kleszcz Explained

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Grzegorz Kleszcz
Fullname:Grzegorz Witold Kleszcz
Birth Date:12 November 1977
Birth Place:Oława, Poland
Weight:1310NaN0
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:+105 kg
Club:OKS Start Otwock
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Grzegorz Witold Kleszcz (born November 12, 1977, in Oława) is a Polish weightlifter.[1] He is a three-time Olympian and a bronze medalist for the super heavyweight class at the 2001 European Weightlifting Championships in Trenčín, Slovakia.[2]

Kleszcz made his official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he hauled 405 kilograms in total for an eighth-place finish in the men's heavyweight class (105 kg).

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kleszcz switched to a heavier class by competing this time in the +105 kg category. He was able to carry 190 kg in the snatch, and 225 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 415 kg, finishing only in tenth place.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kleszcz competed for his second time in the men's +105 kg class. Kleszcz placed seventh in this event, as he successfully lifted 185 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 234 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 419 kg.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Grzegorz Kleszcz. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015718/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/grzegorz-kleszcz-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 December 2012.
  2. News: Strossen. Randall. Scerbatihs Sweeps Supers. Iron Mind. 29 April 2001. 27 December 2012.
  3. Web site: Men's +105kg (+231 lbs). NBC Olympics. 19 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819135516/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DWLM025000/standings.html. 19 August 2012. dead.