Mariusz Jędra (born August 16, 1973 in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, Dolnośląskie) is a retired male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

from

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. He competed for his native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

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, finishing in ninth place in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg). Jędra is best known for winning the silver medal at the

1997 World Weightlifting Championships The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14, 1997. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 189 athletes (51 nations) competing, while there were 143 women in action from ...

in the men's heavyweight class (– 108 kg).

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1973 births Living people Polish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Poland Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wrocław European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-weightlifting-bio-stub