Tomasz Lipiec

Tomasz Lipiec

Tomasz Wojciech Lipiec (born 10 May 1971, in Warsaw) is a retired Polish race walker and former Polish Minister for Sport in the government of Jarosław Kaczyński.

In 1993, Lipiec has been banned for four years from professional competing in athletics due to the allegations of doping use. He was acquitted by the Polish Athletic Association after three years.^[1]

Lipiec has recently been released from prison after paying a $40K release bail, after being accused of corruption.

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
1993	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	13th	50 km
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	DNS	50 km
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	50 km
	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Podebrady, Czech Republic	5th	20 km
1998	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	1st	50 km
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	50 km
1999	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	2nd	50 km
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	DSQ	50 km
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	7th	20 km
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	DNF	50 km
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	9th	50 km
2002	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	3rd	50 km
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	DSQ	50 km
2003	World Championships	Saint-Denis, France	DSQ	50 km

References[]

External links[]

• Tomasz Lipiec at World Athletics

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