TOMCZYK Mariusz

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	-60 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN	170.0
6	-60 kg	2012	London, GBR	171
7	-60 kg	2004	Athens, GRE	160.0
7	-56 kg	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	160.0
NoM	-59 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	NoM
World Championships
4	-60 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	180.0
4	-60 kg	2006	Busan, KOR	175.0
6	-59 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	165.0
6	-60 kg	2002	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	165.0
14	-59 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	161.0
DNS	-59 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	DNS
European Open Championships
4	-59 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	153

Athlete, Personal Trainer

Wife Malgorzata

Polish

START Wroclaw [Poland]

Mariusz Oliwa [national], POL

His wife Malgorzata Tomczyk has also competed in powerlifting. (gazetawroclawska.pl, 08 Jul 2012)

In November 2016 he missed the Polish national championships due to injury. (start.wroclaw.pl, 07 Nov 2016)

He competed with a shoulder injury at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (gazetawroclawska.pl, 08 Jul 2012)

He began powerlifting in 1989. (gazetawroclawska.pl, 08 Jul 2012)

He was encouraged to take up the sport by coach Jerzy Myslakowski. "When I was a kid I loved football and cycling. I dreamed of being an athlete, but I thought that it was impossible. When I left my hometown Bielawa to attend school in Wroclaw I met coach Jerzy Myslakowski. He invited me to the gym, and when I lifted 80kg, I was told, 'You will be a world champion'." (gazetawroclawska.pl, 08 Jul 2012; gosc.pl, 23 Aug 2012)

Competing at the Paralympic Games. (TV Sudecka, 17 Mar 2016; bibliothecabielaviana.info, 06 Feb 2017)

"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying." [Michael Jordan] (paralympic.org.pl, 08 Sep 2016)

In 2017 he was honoured with the title of Freeman of Bielawa in Poland. (ddz24.eu, 01 Sep 2017)