| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| Men'sweightlifting | ||
| Representing | ||
| 1972 Munich | lightweight | |
| Disqualified | 1976 Montreal | lightweight |
| World Championships | ||
| 1970 Columbus | Lightweight | |
| 1971 Lima | Lightweight | |
Zbigniew Tadeusz Kaczmarek (31 July 1946 – 15 May 2023) was a Polishweightlifter who competed in the1972 Summer Olympics, in the1976 Summer Olympics, and in the1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
At the 1976 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to test foranabolic steroids, he won the gold medal but tested positive for said substances and therefore was disqualified fordoping. He was stripped of his gold medal and suspended from the current and future Olympic events.[2][3]
Kaczmarek died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 76.[4]
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