Zbigniew Baranowski (born 2 July 1991 in

Białogard Białogard (pronounced , german: Belgard, ; Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivode ...

) is a Polish wrestler who competed at the

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. He took silver at the 2016

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& Nikola Petrov international wrestling tournament. At the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 he lost in the quarterfinals to eventual winner

J'den Cox J'den Michael Tbory Cox ( /ˈdʒeɪdən/ ''JAY-dən'', born March 3, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms. In freestyle, Cox is a two-time World Champion (bronze medalist in 20 ...

. However, due to Cox making the finals, he was able to compete in the

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where he won both a bronze medal and the final Olympic qualifying spot in the tournament 4-3. He has been ranked as high as 19th in the world. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. He competed in the 97kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baranowski, Zbigniew Polish male sport wrestlers 1991 births Living people People from Białogard Olympic wrestlers of Poland Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Poland European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Polish people 21st-century Polish people