Zygmunt Smalcerz

Zygmunt Antoni Smalcerz (born 8 June 1941) is a retired Polish weightlifter who won the gold medal in the flyweight class at the 1972 Olympics. He also competed at the 1976 Games, but had to withdraw due to injury.[1]

Zygmunt Smalcerz
Zygmunt Smalcerz in 2007
Personal information
Born8 June 1941 (1941-06-08) (age 79)
Bestwinka, Śląskie, Poland
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubAZS Warszawa
Legia Warszawa

In 2002 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[2]

He was the head coach of the Polish weightlifting team for the run up and including the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[1]

As of 2010, he is the resident weightlifting coach at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

References

  1. Zygmunt Smalcerz. sports-reference
  2. "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
Zygmunt Smalcerz on a 1972 UAE stamp


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