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Szymon Kołecki

Kołecki in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Szymon Piotr Kołecki
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1981-10-12) 12 October 1981 (age 43) Oława, Poland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	– 94 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 182.5 kg (2000, Sydney) Clean & Jerk: 232.5 kg (2000 WR, Sofia) Total: 412.5 kg (2000, Sofia)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 0 2 2 European Championships 5 1 0 Total 6 4 2 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing -94 kg 2000 Sydney -94 kg World Championships 1999 Athens -94 kg 2006 Santo Domingo -94 kg 2001 Antalya -94 kg 2007 Chiang Mai -94 kg European Championships 1999 A Coruña -94 kg 2000 Sofia -94 kg 2006 Władysławowo -94 kg 2007 Strasbourg -94 kg 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro -94 kg 2001 Trenčín -105 kg

Szymon Piotr Kołecki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂɨmɔn kɔˈwɛt͡skʲi]; born 12 October 1981) is a Polish former Olympic Champion weightlifter and current mixed martial artist. He was the silver medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and a gold medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, both in the 94 kg categories.

Weightlifting career

Olympics

In 2000, he competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in the 94 kg category as a junior. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in third place, behind Kourosh Bagheri and Kakhi Kakhiashvili. During the clean & jerk portion of the competition he was in second place with his first lift of 222.5 kg, that brought his total to 405.0 kg which tied the total of Kakhi Kakhiashvili. He attempted a lift of 227.5 kg, but was unable to make the lift and did not take another attempt. Kakhi Kakhiashvili, due to a light bodyweight (92.06 kg vs. 93.58 kg) was the gold medallist, with Kołecki taking home the silver medal. The 94 kg category had a spread of only 7.5 kg separating the 6th place finisher and the gold medalist.

He was unable to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games due to a failed drug test. His B samples tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone.

In 2008, he returned to the Olympics and competed in the 94 kg category at the 2008 Olympic Games. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in fourth place, behind Khadzhimurat Akkaev, Ilya Ilyin, Asghar Ebrahimi and Nizami Pashayev. In the clean & jerk portion he lifted 224 kg placing him in second place behind Ilya Ilyin's lift of 226 kg, he attempted a would-be Olympic Record lift of 228 kg but was unable to make the lift. Ilya Ilyin was the original gold medalist with Kołecki taking home the silver medal. In 2016 Ilya Ilyin was suspended due to failed samples containing Stanozolol and was disqualified from the 2008 Olympic Games, as a result Kołecki was awarded the gold medal.

Other Information

Kołecki represented team Górnik Polkowice. He is 6'1" (1.85 m). His career was put on hold in the early 2000s (decade), due to a serious back injury.

Kołecki returned to weightlifting in late 2005, winning European Championships a few months later. He was also a member of Polish national team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, during which he claimed that his recently shaved head had a covert political message.

For his sport achievements, Kołecki received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2000	Sydney, Australia	94 kg	175.0	180.0	182.5	3	222.5	227.5	—	2	405.0
2008	Beijing, China	94 kg	174	177	179	2	217	224	228	1	403
World Championships
1998	Lahti, Finland	94 kg	160.0	165.0	167.5	12	205.0	212.5	218.0		385.0	5
1999	Athens, Greece	94 kg	175.0	180.0	182.5	4	222.5	225.0	235.0		405.0
2001	Antalya, Turkey	94 kg	172.5	177.5	177.5	9	220.0	230.0	237.5		402.5
2006	Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep	94 kg	173	173	176	4	214	219	219		392
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	94 kg	173	176	176	7	219	225	225		392
European Championships
1999	A Coruña, Spain	94 kg	172.5	177.5	180.0		217.5	222.5	225.0		405.0
2000	Sofia, Bulgaria	94 kg	175.0	180.0	182.5		222.5	232.5 WR	—		412.5
2001	Trenčín, Slovakia	105 kg	180.0	185.0	185.0	6	227.5	227.5	232.5		412.5
2003	Loutraki, Greece	105 kg	180.0	185.0	185.0	6	225.0	230.0	237.5		410.0	4
2006	Władysławowo, Poland	94 kg	175	179	179	4	214	219	—		394
2007	Strasbourg, France	94 kg	173	177	181		216	218	—		395
2008	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	94 kg	173	177	177		220	220	226		397

Mixed martial arts career

After amassing a professional mixed martial arts record of 6–1, Kołecki was signed to KSW. He made his promotional debut against Mariusz Pudzianowski in a heavyweight bout at KSW 47. Kołecki won the fight after Pudzianowski suffered a leg injury in the first round.

Next, Kołecki faced Damian Janikowski at KSW 52 on 7 December 2019. He won the fight via a second round knockout.

Kołecki was scheduled to face Łukasz Jurkowski at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 on 10 October 2020. However, Kołecki had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury.

Kołecki then competed at KSW 58: Kołecki vs. Zawada against Martin Zawada on 30 January 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Kołecki faced Akop Szostak on 17 July 2021 at KSW 62: Kołecki vs. Szostak. He won the bout via knockout in the first minute off the bout.

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• List of current KSW fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Results". Official webpage. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
2. "Progress of World Records, Men's 94 kg". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008.
3. "Kakiasvilis clinches third gold". ESPN. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. "Polish weightlifter banned from Olympics". NBC Sports Online. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
5. "Kolecki's absence a 'great loss' for Pole team". ESPN. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. "Men's 94 kg: Kazakhstan's first Beijing gold and at the same time the country's first ever Olympic weightlifting gold medal". IWF.net. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
7. "Szymon Kołecki Statistics". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
8. "Szymon Kolecki Undergoing Surgery". www.ironmind.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
9. Polish Silver Medallist Kolecki's Tibet protest Archived 22 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Phayul.com website
10. Peter Carroll (7 December 2019). "KSW 52 results: Champions Scott Askham, Salahdine Parnasse shine in Gliwice". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
11. KSW (14 September 2020). "Niestety, Szymon Kołecki wypada z #KSW55 z powodu kontuzji. Jego walka z "Jurasem" zostanie przeniesiona" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. Damon Martin (19 December 2020). "Olympic gold medalist Szymon Kolecki headlines KSW 58 alongside featherweight title fight". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
13. Rob Tatum (30 January 2021). "KSW 58 Results: Torres Unseats Parnasse, Kołecki Tops Zawada". combatpress.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
14. Sherdog.com. "KSW 62: Szymon Kolecki Obliterates Akop Szostak, Andrzej Grzebyk Gets Revenge". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Szymon Kołecki at Olympedia (archive)
• Szymon Kołecki at the International Weightlifting Results Project
• Szymon Kołecki at the International Weightlifting Federation

• 1981 births
• Living people
• Olympic silver medalists for Poland
• Olympic weightlifters for Poland
• Polish male weightlifters
• Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• World record setters in weightlifting
• Olympic medalists in weightlifting
• People from Oława
• Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Polish sportspeople in doping cases
• Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
• Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for Poland
• Polish male mixed martial artists
• Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
• Heavyweight mixed martial artists
• Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• European Weightlifting Championships medalists
• World Weightlifting Championships medalists
• Polish practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• 21st-century Polish sportsmen