Grzegorz Kleszcz

Grzegorz Kleszcz

Personal information
Full name	Grzegorz Witold Kleszcz
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1977-11-12) 12 November 1977 Oława, Poland
Height
Weight	131 kg (289 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	+105 kg
Club	OKS Start Otwock
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing Poland European Championships 2001 Trenčín +105 kg

Grzegorz Witold Kleszcz (born November 12, 1977 in Oława) is a Polish weightlifter. He is a three-time Olympian and a bronze medalist for the super heavyweight class at the 2001 European Weightlifting Championships in Trenčín, Slovakia.

Kleszcz made his official debut for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he hauled 405 kilograms in total for an eighth-place finish in the men's heavyweight class (105 kg).

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kleszcz switched to a heavier class by competing this time in the +105 kg category. He was able to carry 190 kg in the snatch, and 225 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 415 kg, finishing only in tenth place.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kleszcz competed for his second time in the men's +105 kg class. Kleszcz placed seventh in this event, as he successfully lifted 185 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 234 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 419 kg.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile