Mateusz Gucman (born 19 April 1980 in
Głubczyce
Głubczyce ( or sparsely ''Glubčice'', or ''Gubczycy'', ) is a town in Opole Voivodeship in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Głubczyce County and Gmina Głubczyce.
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) is a Polish freestyle
wrestler
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who competed in the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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he finished 17th in the
heavyweight competition (96 kg) in wrestling.
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1980 births
Living people
Polish male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Poland
Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
People from Głubczyce
Martial artists from Opole Voivodeship
21st-century Polish sportsmen
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