Zbigniew Kaczmarek (weightlifter)

Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Poland
1972 Munich lightweight
Disqualified 1976 Montreal lightweight

Zbigniew Kaczmarek (born 31 July 1946 in Tarnowskie Góry) is a Polish former weightlifter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal, but was tested positive for anabolic steroids and was therefore disqualified for doping and was stripped of his gold medal.[2]

References

  1. "Zbigniew Kaczmarek". sports-reference. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. "IOC Takes Action: Weightlifters are Stripped of Medals". Observer–Reporter. Google News Archive. 16 October 1976. Retrieved 8 May 2016.


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