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Szymon Ziółkowski

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Szymon Jerzy Ziółkowski (pronounced [ˈʂɨmɔn ʑuwˈkɔfskʲi]; born 1 July 1976 in Poznań) is a retired Polish hammer thrower and politician. An Olympic gold medal winner from Sydney 2000, he also won a gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton with a career best throw of 83.38 metres, and two silvers at the 2005 and 2009 editions in Helsinki and Berlin respectively. After retiring from athletics he became a politician. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Szymon Ziółkowski is the 3,975th most popular athlete (down from 3,810th in 2024), the 1,502nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,517th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Polish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Szymon Ziółkowski ranks 3,975 out of 6,025. Before him are Juan Holgado, Duff Gibson, Andriy Protsenko, Michel Andrieux, Annekatrin Thiele, and Denean Howard. After him are Aleksey Voyevodin, Lee Lai Shan, Pavel Muslimov, Justine Braisaz, Tesfaye Tola, and Mohammed Shahid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Szymon Ziółkowski ranks 859. Before him are Susan Ward, Joey Lawrence, Lise Legrand, Ruud Jolie, Dmitry Debelka, and Manja Kowalski. After him are Agnieszka Chylińska, Todd Lodwick, Elliot Cowan, Ivan Tomić, Iván Fundora, and Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Szymon Ziółkowski ranks 1,502 out of 1,694. Before him are Dariusz Adamczuk (1969), Kamil Kosowski (1977), Tomasz Kłos (1973), Anna Rogowska (1981), Adam Krzesiński (1965), and Anna Mucha (1980). After him are Agnieszka Chylińska (1976), Adam Ledwoń (1974), Lidia Kopania (1978), Weronika Rosati (1984), Paweł Kryszałowicz (1974), and Wojciech Kowalewski (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In Poland

Among athletes born in Poland, Szymon Ziółkowski ranks 83. Before him are Ryszard Sobczak (1967), Olena Pidhrushna (1987), Ewa Swoboda (1997), Renata Mauer (1969), Anna Rogowska (1981), and Adam Krzesiński (1965). After him are Wojciech Nowicki (1989), Jason Rogers (null), Filip Adamski (1983), Marek Kolbowicz (1971), Piotr Małachowski (1983), and Paweł Fajdek (1989).

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