Zbigniew Kaczmarek (weightlifter)

Zbigniew Tadeusz 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]

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

At the 1976 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to test for anabolic steroids, he won the gold medal but tested positive for anabolic steroids and therefore disqualified for doping and was stripped of his gold medal and suspended.[2][3]

References
  1. "Zbigniew Kaczmarek". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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.
  3. "Doping cases at Summer Games since 1968". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2019-06-30.


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