Robert Dołęga

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Robert Dołęga
Personal information
Nationality Poland
Born (1977-12-31) 31 December 1977 (age 46)
Łuków, Poland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event105 kg
ClubOKS Start Otwock
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sofia 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro 105 kg

Robert Dołęga (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt dɔˈwɛnɡa]; born 31 December 1977 in Łuków) is a Polish weightlifter.[1] He won a silver medal for the heavyweight division at the 2000 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and bronze at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.[citation needed]

Dołęga competed in the men's heavyweight class (105 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He did not finish the event, after failing to lift a snatch of 180 kg in three attempts.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dołęga competed for his second time in the men's 105 kg class, along with his younger brother Marcin. Unlike his previous Olympics, he placed eighth in this event, as he successfully lifted 184 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 221 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 405 kg.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Dołęga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's 105kg (231 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

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