Włodzimierz Jan Zawadzki (born 28 September 1967 in Polany,

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 ...

) is a Polish sport

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He is a member of MZKS Orzeł Wierzbica (1980–1987) and

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(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 The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

(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 Martial artists from Masovian Voivodeship Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-wrestling-bio-stub