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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]