Włodzimierz Jan Zawadzki (born 28 September 1967 in
Polany,
Poland
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) is a Polish sport
wrestler. He is a member of
MZKS Orzeł Wierzbica (1980–1987) and
Legia Warszawa (since 1987).
He was a gold medalist at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in Atlanta in the Men's
Featherweight (57-62 kg) category. Medalist of wrestling world championships (silver: 1995, 2002; bronze: 1994, 1997), wrestling European championships (gold: 1991, 1995, 1999; bronze: 2001).
For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta
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(5th Class) in 1996.
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1967 births
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for Poland
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Polish male sport wrestlers
Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in wrestling
People from Radom County
Sportspeople from Masovian Voivodeship
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
20th-century Polish sportsmen
21st-century Polish people
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