Martin Zawieja
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| Born | 31 January 1963 Dortmund, West Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 128 kg (282 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
| Club | AC Soest, Soest | |||||||||||
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Martin Zawieja (born 31 January 1963) is a retired West German weightlifter who was active between 1985 and 1992.[1] He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics in the super heavyweight category and finished in third and ninth place, respectively.[2][3] He finished third in the snatch at the 1991 World Weightlifting Championships and won three national titles in 1984, 1990 and 1991.[4]
After retiring from competitions he studied physical education, graduating in 1995, and later worked as a weightlifting coach. He was the head coach of the national junior (2001–2006) and women's teams (2002–2005).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Zawieja Martin (GER). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Martin Zawieja. sports-reference.com
- ^ Martin Zawieja. chidlovski.net
- ^ a b Martin Zawieja. bwg-gewichtheben.com
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