Szymon Jerzy Ziółkowski (pronounced [ˈʂɨmɔn ʑuwˈkɔfskʲi]; born 1 July 1976 in Poznań) is a retired Polish hammer thrower and 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.

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Szymon Ziółkowski

Szymon Ziółkowski in 2013.
Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 47) Poznań, Poland
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	AZS AWF Poznan
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Hammer throw World Championships 2001 Edmonton Hammer throw 2005 Helsinki Hammer throw 2009 Berlin Hammer throw European Championships 2012 Helsinki Hammer throw European Team Championships 2009 Leiria Hammer throw European Cup Winter Throwing 2006 Tel Aviv Hammer throw

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Before winning the 2000 Olympic gold medal he had won the gold medal at the 1994 World Junior Championships, finished tenth at the 1996 Olympic Games and fifth at the 1998 European Championships and competed at the 1995 and 1999 World Championships without reaching the final.

After the 2001 season three low-key seasons followed. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

After the 2005 World Championships, he finished fifth at the 2006 European Championships, seventh at the 2007 World Championships and fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games. At the World Athletics Final he finished fifth in 2005, seventh in 2006 and eighth in 2007. In 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin he won silver medal with the result of 79.30m finishing 50 cm behind the Olympic champion of Beijing Primož Kozmus.

As of 2015, he is a member of the Sejm.

For his sport achievements, he received:
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2000.
Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (4th Class) in 2009.

• Szymon Ziółkowski at World Athletics