Paweł Nastula

Paweł Marcin Nastula (born June 26, 1970 in Warsaw ) is a Polish judoka .

Nastula began training judo at the age of ten in Warsaw. His strongest years were between 1994 and 1998. During these years he was never defeated in the class up to 95 kg in over 200 fights. During this time he was three times European champion, twice world champion and Olympic champion at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta . Only when he changed classes and competed in the weight class up to 100 kg did his period of success come to an end.

In 1995 and 1997 he was named Polish Sportsman of the Year . In 2000 he published his book Mein Judo .

From mid-2005 Paweł Nastula took part in the mixed martial arts event Pride FC . He fought u. a. against Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira , Alexander Jemeljanenko and Edson Drago . In 2006 he was convicted of doping after a fight against Josh Barnett . The test showed increased values for the four substances nandrolone , phenylpropanolamine , pseudoephedrine and ephedrine .

In Poland he is still the most popular judoka today. In 2009 he took part in the Polish version of Let's Dance .

Web links

Paweł Nastula on Judoinside (English)
Paweł nastula in the database of Sherdog (English)

Individual evidence

↑ NASTULA CLUB | Rejestr.io. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
↑ mmaweekly.com: Vitor Belfort & Pawel Nastula suspended ( Memento from May 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). December 21, 2006

personal data
SURNAME	Nastula, Paweł
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nastula, Paweł Marcin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish judoka
DATE OF BIRTH	June 26, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH	Warsaw

[1] NASTULA CLUB | Rejestr.io. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .

[2] weekly.com: Vitor Belfort & Pawel Nastula suspended ( Memento from May 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). December 21, 2006