Tomasz Majewski

Polish shot putter (born 1981)

Tomasz Majewski

Majewski in 2013

Personal information
Nickname| The Silent Giant
Nationality| Polish
Born|  (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 (age 42)
Nasielsk, Poland
Education| Political science
Alma mater| Stefan Wyszyński University
Height| 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight| {142 kg
Website| tomasz-majewski.pl
Sport
Country| Poland
Sport| Track and field
Event| Shot put
Club| AZS AWF Warszawa
Turned pro| 1999-
Coached by| Henryk Olszewski
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals|  Gold in 2008 Gold in 2012
World finals|  Silver in 2009
Personal best(s)| 21.95 in outdoor (NR)
21.72 in indoor (NR)

Medal record

Men’s athletics
Representing  Poland
| Event  | 1st | 2nd | 3rd

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Olympic Games | 2  | 0  | 0
World Championships | 0  | 1  | 0
World Indoor Championships | 0  | 0  | 3
European Championships | 1  | 0  | 1
European Indoor Championships | 1  | 0  | 0
Continental Cup | 0  | 0  | 0
Summer Universiade | 1  | 0  | 0
Total | 5 | 1 | 4
Olympic Games
| 2008 Beijing | Shot put
| 2012 London | Shot put
World Championships
| 2009 Berlin | Shot put
World Indoor Championships
| 2008 Valencia | Shot put
| 2012 Istanbul | Shot put
European Championships
| 2010 Barcelona | Shot put
| 2014 Zürich | Shot put
European Indoor Championships
| 2009 Torino | Shot put
European Team Championships
| 2009 Leiria | Shot put
| 2010 Bergen | Shot put
| 2011 Stockholm | Shot put
| 2013 Gateshead | Shot put
| 2014 Braunschweig | Shot put
| 2015 Cheboksary | Shot put
European Cup Winter Throwing
| 2006 Tel Aviv | Shot put
Summer Universiade
| 2005 Izmir | Shot Put
Jeux de la Francophonie
| 2013 Nice | Shot put

Tomasz Majewski (born 30 August 1981) is a Polish shot putter and a double Olympic gold medalist. He is the third shot putter to successfully defend the Olympic title, first European to do so, and the first since Parry O'Brien in 1956.

## Career

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Majewski stands at 204 cm (6' 81⁄2") tall and weighs 140 kg (300 lb).

During the Olympic final in Beijing on 15 August 2008, he threw 21.51 meters for the gold medal, Poland's first Olympic medal in shot put since 1972 when the late Władysław Komar took the gold.[1] Majewski was also the first Pole to win gold at the 2008 Olympics.

On 25 July 2009 in Barcelona he threw a personal best of 21.64 m and few days later in DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden he improved upon this with a throw of 21.95 m, a new Polish record.[2]

At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships he threw a personal best and Polish indoor record of 21.20 m. However, the level of competition was so high that this was only enough for fifth place behind a Canadian record-breaking Dylan Armstrong. It was the first time in championships history that five men had gone beyond the 21 m mark.[3]

In the outdoor season, Majewski competed at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and won the shot put silver medal. His 21-metre throw was beaten by a single centimetre as Andrei Mikhnevich took the title. He had shoulder surgery in the latter half of the year. Focusing on the 2011 season, he said that the strong form of his opponents was more of an inspiration than an obstacle: "Christian Cantwell and Reese Hoffa [both] went over 22 metres last year, the good performances of my rivals doesn't make me angry or worried, instead it acts as the best sort of motivation to get up to their level".[4]

At the 2011 European Team Championships he was the silver medallist behind David Storl and while his young German rival went on to win at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, Majewski managed only ninth place with a best throw of 20.18 m. At the start of 2012 he broke his own Polish indoor record at the BW-Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe with a winning mark of 21.27 m.[5] In London 2012 he won the gold medal with a mark of 21.89 m and he became the first male shot-put thrower to defend his Olympic title since Parry O'Brien achieved that in Melbourne 1956.

## Hobbies

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His hobbies include basketball and playing video games.[6]

## National honours

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For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.[7]
Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (4th Class) in 2009.[8]

## Personal bests

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* Outdoor – 21.95 m (2009)
* Indoor – 21.72 m (2012)

His best attempt was in Sweden DN Galan (21.65 m, 21.95 m, 21.44 m, x, x, 21.83 m).

## Achievements

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Majewski took gold in Turin in 2009 Putting at the 2010 Bislett Games Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes

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Representing  Poland
2003  | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th  | 19.92 m
Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 5th  | 19.90 m
2004  | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th  | 20.83 m
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th (q)  | 19.55 m
2005  | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 10th (q)  | 19.57 m
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th  | 20.23 m
Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 1st  | 20.60 m
2006  | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th  | 20.07 m
European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th  | 19.85 m
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th  | 20.13 m
2007  | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th  | 20.87 m
2008  | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain  | 3rd  | 20.93 m
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 1st  | 21.51 m
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany  | 1st  | 20.88 m
2009  | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 1st  | 21.02 m
European Team Championships | Leiria, Portugal | 1st  | 20.81 m
World Championships | Berlin, Germany  | 2nd  | 21.91 m
World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 2nd  | 21.21 m
2010  | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th  | 21.20 m (iNR)
European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st[9] | 21.00 m
2011  | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea  | 8th  | 20.18 m
2012  | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd  | 21.72 m (iNR)
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 1st  | 21.89 m
2013  | World Championships | Moscow, Russia  | 6th  | 20.98 m
Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 1st  | 20.18 m
2014  | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 4th  | 21.04 m
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 3rd  | 20.83 m
2015  | World Championships | Beijing, China  | 6th  | 20.82 m
2016  | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th  | 20.72 m

## References

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1. ^ "A Polish 'pirate' steals Shot Put booty in Beijing". IAAF. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
2. ^ Nesi, Lorenzo (30 July 2009). "Majewski launches 21.95m Shot Put national record and world lead in Stockholm – IAAF World Athletics Tour". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
3. ^ Landells, Steve (12 March 2010). "EVENT REPORT – MEN's Shot Put Final". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
4. ^ "Majewski ready to rumble after shoulder surgery". European Athletics. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
5. ^ Gordon, Ed (13 February 2012). "Three world leads as middle distances steal the spotlight in Karlsruhe". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
6. ^ "Tomasz Majewski". Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
7. ^ "Prezydent RP odznaczył olimpijczyków". 13 October 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
8. ^ "Lista odznaczonych medalistów". President of Poland. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
9. ^ (13 June 2013), at Championskips was 2nd, but Andriei Michniewicz was stripped of his gold medal in 2013, after failure of anti-drug test in the 2005, according to prosecution Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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Olympic champions in men's shot put

* 1896:  Robert Garrett (USA)
* 1900:  Richard Sheldon (USA)
* 1904:  Ralph Rose (USA)
* 1908:  Ralph Rose (USA)
* 1912:  Pat McDonald (USA)
* 1920:  Ville Pörhölä (FIN)
* 1924:  Bud Houser (USA)
* 1928:  John Kuck (USA)
* 1932:  Leo Sexton (USA)
* 1936:  Hans Woellke (GER)
* 1948:  Wilbur Thompson (USA)
* 1952:  Parry O'Brien (USA)
* 1956:  Parry O'Brien (USA)
* 1960:  Bill Nieder (USA)
* 1964:  Dallas Long (USA)
* 1968:  Randy Matson (USA)
* 1972:  Władysław Komar (POL)
* 1976:  Udo Beyer (GDR)
* 1980:  Vladimir Kiselyov (URS)
* 1984:  Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
* 1988:  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
* 1992:  Mike Stulce (USA)
* 1996:  Randy Barnes (USA)
* 2000:  Arsi Harju (FIN)
* 2004:  Adam Nelson (USA)
* 2008:  Tomasz Majewski (POL)
* 2012:  Tomasz Majewski (POL)
* 2016:  Ryan Crouser (USA)
* 2020:  Ryan Crouser (USA)

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European Athletics Championships champions in men's shot put

* 1934:  Arnold Viiding (EST)
* 1938:  Aleksander Kreek (EST)
* 1946:  Gunnar Huseby (ISL)
* 1950:  Gunnar Huseby (ISL)
* 1954:  Jiří Skobla (TCH)
* 1958:  Arthur Rowe (GBR)
* 1962:  Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
* 1966:  Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
* 1969:  Dieter Hoffmann (GDR)
* 1971:  Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
* 1974:  Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
* 1978:  Udo Beyer (GDR)
* 1982:  Udo Beyer (GDR)
* 1986:  Werner Günthör (SUI)
* 1990:  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
* 1994:  Aleksandr Klimenko (UKR)
* 1998:  Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
* 2002:  Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
* 2006:  Ralf Bartels (GER)
* 2010:  Tomasz Majewski (POL)
* 2012:  David Storl (GER)
* 2014:  David Storl (GER)
* 2016:  David Storl (GER)
* 2018:  Michał Haratyk (POL)
* 2022:  Filip Mihaljević (CRO)
* 2024:  Leonardo Fabbri (ITA)

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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's shot put

* 1966:  Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
* 1967:  Nikolay Karasyov (URS)
* 1968:  Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG)
* 1969:  Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG)
* 1970:  Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
* 1971:  Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
* 1972:  Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
* 1973:  Jaroslav Brabec (TCH)
* 1974:  Geoff Capes (GBR)
* 1975:  Valcho Stoev (BUL)
* 1976:  Geoff Capes (GBR)
* 1977:  Hreinn Halldórsson (ISL)
* 1978:  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
* 1979:  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
* 1980:  Zlatan Saračević (YUG)
* 1981:  Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
* 1982:  Vladimir Milić (YUG)
* 1983:  Jānis Bojārs (URS)
* 1984:  Jānis Bojārs (URS)
* 1985:  Remigius Machura (TCH)
* 1986:  Werner Günthör (SUI)
* 1987:  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
* 1988:  Remigius Machura (TCH)
* 1989:  Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
* 1990:  Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT)
* 1992:  Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
* 1994:  Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
* 1996:  Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA)
* 1998:  Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)
* 2000:  Timo Aaltonen (FIN)
* 2002:  Manuel Martínez (ESP)
* 2005:  Joachim Olsen (DEN)
* 2007:  Mikuláš Konopka (SVK)
* 2009:  Tomasz Majewski (POL)
* 2011:  Ralf Bartels (GER)
* 2013:  Asmir Kolašinac (SRB)
* 2015:  David Storl (GER)
* 2017:  Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)
* 2019:  Michał Haratyk (POL)
* 2021:  Tomáš Staněk (CZE)
* 2023:  Zane Weir (ITA)

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Universiade champions in men's shot put

* 1959: Hermann Lingnau (FRG)
* 1961: Viktor Lipsnis (URS)
* 1963: Zsigmond Nagy (HUN)
* 1965: Randy Matson (USA)
* 1967: Neal Steinhauer (USA)
* 1970: Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
* 1973: Valeriy Voykin (URS)
* 1975: Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN)
* 1977: Valcho Stoev (BUL)
* 1979: Udo Beyer (GDR)
* 1981: Michael Carter (USA)
* 1983: Michael Carter (USA)
* 1985: Remigius Machura (TCH)
* 1987: Klaus Görmer (GDR)
* 1989: Lars Arvid Nilsen (NOR)
* 1991: Aleksandr Klimenko (URS/UKR)
* 1993: Aleksandr Klimenko (URS/UKR)
* 1995: Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
* 1997: Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
* 1999: Andy Bloom (USA)
* 2001: Manuel Martínez (ESP)
* 2003: Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR)
* 2005: Tomasz Majewski (POL)
* 2007: Maksim Sidorov (RUS)
* 2009: Soslan Tsirikhov (RUS)
* 2011: O'Dayne Richards (JAM)
* 2013: Aleksandr Lesnoy (RUS)
* 2015: Inderjeet Singh (IND)
* 2017: Francisco Belo (POR)
* 2019: Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)
* 2021: Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)

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