(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
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.
TomaszMajewski (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...
rotational technique. Almost all throwers start by using the glide. TomaszMajewski notes that although most athletes use the spin, he and some other top...
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cyclists in team pursuit Franciszek Szymczyk, Jan Lazarski, Józef Lange and Tomasz Stankiewicz at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris while the first gold medal...
species. The genus was circumscribed by Isabelle Irene Tavares and TomaszMajewski in Mycotaxon vol.3 (2) on page 202 in 1976. The genus name of Siemaszkoa...
and weightlifting. Among the nation's medalists were shot putter TomaszMajewski, who successfully defended his Olympic title from Beijing, and double...
Global Information
Gold in 2008
Silver in 2009
