Marcin Dołęga
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Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Łuków, Poland | July 18, 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1999- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Olympic weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 105 kg, +105 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CWSPCiSS Zawisza Bydgoszcz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcin Dołęga (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmart͡ɕin dɔˈwɛnɡa]; born July 18, 1982) is a Polish weightlifter. He is a three-time World champion in the 105 kg weight division.
Personal life[]
Dołęga was born on July 18, 1982 in Łuków, Poland. His brothers Robert and Daniel are also weightlifters.
Career[]
Dołęga broke the snatch world record in 2002 with 198 kg, and in 2006 with 199 kg.[1]
In 2004 Dołęga was banned for two years because of doping use.[2]
He won at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 415 kg.[3] He also won at the 2006 European Weightlifting Championships. He represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, ranking 3rd with a total of 420 kg.[3]
He won the gold medal in the 105 kg category again at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 426 kg.[3]
Major results[]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2008 | Beijing, China | 105 kg | 195 | 2 | 225 | 6 | 420 | |||||
2012 | London, United Kingdom | 105 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2001 | Antalya, Turkey | 105 kg | 180 | 185 | 8 | 225 | 6 | 410 | 5 | |||
2002 | Warszawa, Poland | 105 kg | 192.5 | 220 | 8 | 412.5 | 6 | |||||
2003 | Vancouver, Canada | 105 kg | 190 | 4 | 220 | 8 | 410 | 5 | ||||
2006 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 105 kg | 193 | 222 | 415 | |||||||
2007 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 105 kg | -- | 226 | 4 | -- | -- | |||||
2009 | Goyang, South Korea | 105 kg | 191 | 195 | 221 | 226 | 421 | |||||
2010 | Antalya, Turkey | 105 kg | 188 | 218 | 227 | 415 | ||||||
2013 | Wrocław, Poland | 105 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
European Championships | ||||||||||||
World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
European Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
European Youth Championships |
Notes and references[]
- ^ "Progress of World Records, Men's 105 kg". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c "DOLEGA Marcin". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
External links[]
- IWF Profile
- IWRP Profile
- Profile at Lift Up (Retrieved on December 4, 2009).
- Living people
- 1982 births
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Polish male weightlifters
- Olympic weightlifters of Poland
- Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- People from Łuków County
- Polish sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in weightlifting
- Sportspeople from Lublin Voivodeship
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Polish weightlifting biography stubs