Ryszard Marcin Wolny (born 24 March 1969 in

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) is a Polish

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and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Olympics

Wolny has competed in five Olympics, from 1988 to 2004. At the

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where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the ''lightweight'' class.

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* 1969 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Poland Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Polish male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in wrestling People from Racibórz Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish people {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub