Jacek Fafiński (born 21 October 1970 in

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) is a Polish

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. Fafiński won the silver medal at the

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in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division. Fafinski went 3–0 in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division, defeating Abdelaziz Essafoui of

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, Rozy Redzhepov of

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, and Iordanis Konstantinidis of

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before losing to Vyacheslav Oleynyk of

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in the gold medal match. For his sport achievements, he received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 1996.

References

Jacek Fafiński - Biography and Olympic Results
1970 births Living people Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Polish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in wrestling People from Lubawa Sportspeople from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub