Szymon Piotr Kołecki (; born 12 October 1981) is a Polish former Olympic Champion weightlifter and current mixed martial artist. He was the silver medalist at the

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in Sydney and a gold medalist at the

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, both in the 94 kg categories.

Weightlifting career

Olympics

In 2000, he competed at the

in the 94 kg category as a junior. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in third place, behind

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and

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. During the clean & jerk portion of the competition he was in second place with his first lift of 222.5 kg, that brought his total to 405.0 kg which tied the total of Kakhi Kakhiashvili. He attempted a lift of 227.5 kg, but was unable to make the lift and did not take another attempt. Kakhi Kakhiashvili, due to a light bodyweight (92.06 kg vs. 93.58 kg) was the gold medallist, with Kołecki taking home the silver medal. The 94 kg category had a spread of only 7.5 kg separating the 6th-place finisher and the gold medalist. He was unable to participate in the

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due to a failed drug test. His B samples tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid

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. In 2008, he returned to the

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and competed in the 94 kg category at the

. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in fourth place, behind

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and

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. In the clean & jerk portion he lifted 224 kg placing him in second place behind Ilya Ilyin's lift of 226 kg, he attempted a would-be Olympic Record lift of 228 kg but was unable to make the lift. Ilya Ilyin was the original gold medalist with Kołecki taking home the silver medal. In 2016 Ilya Ilyin was suspended due to failed samples containing

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and was disqualified from the

, as a result Kołecki was awarded the gold medal.

Other Information

Kołecki represented team

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. He is . His career was put on hold in the early 2000s (decade), due to a serious back injury. Kołecki returned to weightlifting in late 2005, winning European Championships a few months later. He was also a member of Polish national team for the

, during which he claimed that his recently shaved head had a covert political message. For his sport achievements, Kołecki received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the

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(5th Class) in 2008.

Major results

Mixed martial arts career

After amassing a professional mixed martial arts record of 6–1, Kołecki was signed to KSW. He made his promotional debut against

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in a heavyweight bout at KSW 47. Kołecki won the fight after Pudzianowski suffered a leg injury in the first round. Next, Kołecki faced

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at KSW 52 on 7 December 2019. He won the fight via a second-round knockout. Kołecki was scheduled to face Łukasz Jurkowski at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 on 10 October 2020. However, Kołecki had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Kołecki then competed at KSW 58: Kołecki vs. Zawada against Martin Zawada on 30 January 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Kołecki faced Akop Szostak on 17 July 2021 at KSW 62: Kołecki vs. Szostak. He won the bout via knockout in the first minute off the bout.

Mixed martial arts record

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