Robert Dołęga

Robert Dołęga
Personal information
Nationality  Poland
Born (1977-12-31) 31 December 1977
Łuków, Poland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 105 kg
Club OKS Start Otwock

Robert Dołęga (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt dɔˈwɛnɡa]; born December 31, 1977 in Łuków) is a Polish weightlifter.[1] He won a silver medal for the heavyweight division at the 2000 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, and bronze at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.[2]

Dołęga competed in the men's heavyweight class (105 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He did not finish the event, after failing to lift a snatch of 180 kg in three attempts.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dołęga competed for his second time in the men's 105 kg class, along with his younger brother Marcin. Unlike his previous Olympics, he placed eighth in this event, as he successfully lifted 184 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 221 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 405 kg.[3]

References

  1. "Robert Dołęga". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. "Russia's Berestov grabs gold at Europe Weightlifting Championship". RIA Novosti. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 105kg (231 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 27 December 2012.


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