Mariusz Jędra
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Mariusz Jędra is a retired male weightlifter from Poland
. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia, finishing in ninth place in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg). Jędra is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
in the men's heavyweight class (– 108 kg).
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia, finishing in ninth place in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg). Jędra is best known for winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships
1997 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14, 1997. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 189 athletes competing, while there were 143 women in action from 29 nations....
in the men's heavyweight class (– 108 kg).