Tadeusz Dembończyk

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Tadeusz Dembończyk (born December 23, 1955 in Tarnowskie Góry , † February 11, 2004 ) was a Polish weightlifter . He won a bronze medal in bantamweight at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow .

Career

Tadeuasz Dembończyk comes from Tarnowskie Góry in Silesia . He started lifting weights there as a teenager. His discoverer and first coach at the Slaskie Tarnowskie Góry sports club was Tadeusz Psiuk. At a height of 1.55 meters, he started in bantam or featherweight. He was a member of the Army during his weightlifting career. In the Polish national team of weightlifters he was a. a. trained by Klemens Roguski and Jan Bochenek .

His international career began in 1975 when he took part in the Junior World Championship in Marseille , the first ever World Championship for this age group to take place. He managed there in bantamweight in a duel 240 kg (107.5-132.5) and was with this performance junior world champion before Chepin from the Soviet Union , 227.5 kg and Frank Mavius , GDR , 225 kg.

In 1976 he took part in the European Senior Championships and took 5th place in Berlin in bantamweight with 235 kg (105-130). For participation in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal , he could not qualify. There Leszek Skorupa and Grzegorz Cziura represented the Polish colors in the bantamweight division.

In 1977 Tadeusz Dembończyk started at the World and European Championships, which took place in Stuttgart . In the bantamweight he achieved 245 kg (110-135) and came in 4th in the World Championship and 2nd in the European Championship. World champion was Jiro Hosotani from Japan with 252.5 kg and European champion Georgi Todorow from Bulgaria with 247.5 kg.

At the European Championships in 1978 in Havířov Tadeusz Dembończyk increased in a duel to 252.5 kg (112.5-140), but still only came in 4th place. The winner there was his compatriot Marek Seweryn , who reached 260 kg. At the world championship of the same year in Gettysburg , USA , he made three failed attempts in the tear, which left him unplaced without a duel result. In the push, however, he came to 142.5 kg and thus won the World Cup silver medal in this sub-discipline .

Tadeusz Dembończyk achieved a new personal best in a duel at the 1979 European Championships in Varna . He achieved there in the bantam weight 260 kg (115-145) and was thus behind Anton Kodschabaschew , Bulgaria , 262.5 kg, vice-European champion. In the tearing sub-discipline, he even won the European title with 115 kg. He was also very successful at the 1979 World Championships in Saloniki , where he again scored 260 kg (117.5–142.5) in a duel, winning behind Anton Kodschabaschew, 267.5 kg and the like. Viktor Veretennikov , USSR, 262.5 kg the bronze medal in the World Cup. In snatching he even became world champion with 117.5 kg.

In the 1980 Olympic year he was only at the Olympic Games in Moscow. He decided not to start at the European Championships in Belgrade in order to be able to prepare well for the Olympic Games. This measure proved to be correct, because he achieved in Moscow in bantam weight with 265 kg (120-145) again a personal best and won the Olympic bronze medal in a duel. In the sub-discipline tear he won the silver medal in the world championship with 120 kg. Olympic champion was Daniel Núñez from Cuba with 275 kg in front of Jurik Sarkisjan from the USSR with 270 kg.

After that he did not start at any international championships. He developed alcohol problems as he grew older and died in 2004 at the age of 49.

International success

year space competition Weight class
1975 1. Junior World Championships in Marseille Bantam with 240 kg (107.5-132.5), before Chepin, USSR, 227.5 kg a. Frank Mavius, GDR, 225 kg
1976 1. Grand Prix of Berlin feather with 240 kg, in front of Lipinski, GDR, 235 kg
1976 5. EM in Berlin Bantam with 235 kg (105-130), behind Norair Nurikjan , Bulgaria, 255 kg, Leszek Skorupa, Poland , 252.5 kg, Karel Prohl , Czechoslovakia , 250 kg u. Imre Stefanovics, Hungary , 250 kg
1977 4th WM + EM (2nd) in Stuttgart Bantam with 245 kg (110-135), behind Jiro Hosotani, Japan, 252.5 kg, Georgi Todorow, Bulgaria, 247.5 kg u. Chen Man-Lin, China , 245 kg
1978 3. "Tsitsibakos" Memorial in Athens feather with 250 kg (107.5-142.5), behind Karajanidi, USSR, 252.5 kg u. Kovacs, Hungary, 252.5 kr
1978 5. Friendship tournament in Moscow feather at 250 kg (107.5-142.5); Winner: Nikolai Kolesnikow , USSR, 280 kg
1978 4th EM in Havirov Bantam with 252.5 kg (112.5-140), behind Marek Seweryn, Poland, 260 kg (117.5-142.5), Karel Prohl, 257.5 kg and the like. Stefan Dimitrov , Bulgaria, 255 kg
1978 1. Baltic Cup in Wolfsburg feather with 260 kg (115-145), before Marek Seweryn, 257.5 kg a. Bernhard Bachfisch , FRG , 252.5 kg
1978 unpl. World Cup in Gettysburg Bantam after 3 unsuccessful attempts in tearing, in pushing with 142.5 kg third place; Winner: Daniel Nunez, Cuba, 260 kg in front of Marek Seweryn, 252.5 kg
1979 3. "Tsitsibakov" Memorial in Athens feather with 260 kg (115-145), behind Marek Seweryn, 265 kg a. Karjanidi, 262.5 kg
1979 2. EM in Varna Bantam with 260 kg (115–145), behind Anton Kodschabaschew, Bulgaria, 262.5 kg (115–147.5), in front of Imre Stefanovics, 257.5 kg (115–142.5)
1979 3. World Cup in Saloniki Bantam with 260 kg (117.5-142.5), behind Anton Kodschabaschew, 267.5 kg (117.5-150) and Viktor Weretennikow, USSR, 262.5 kg (112.5–150), before Daniel Nunez, 260 kg
1980 bronze OS in Moscow Bantam with 265 kg (120-145), behind Daniel Nunez, 275 kg (125-150) and Jurik Sarkisjan, USSR, 270 kg (112.5–157.5)
1981 4th Friendship Cup in Lvov feather with 260 kg, behind Jurik Sarkisjan, 297.5 kg, Galabarow, Bulgaria, 275 kg a. Novikov, USSR, 265 kg

WM + EM individual medals

  • World Cup gold medals: 1979 / Tear
  • World Cup silver medals: 1978 / pushing - 1980 / tearing
  • World Cup bronze medals: 1977 / tearing
  • EM gold medals: 1979 / tear
  • EM silver medals: 1977 / tearing - 1979 / pushing
  • European Championship bronze medals: 1977 / pushing

Explanations

  • all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatch and push,
  • OS = Olympic Games,
  • WM = World Championship,
  • EM = European Championship,
  • Bantam weight, then up to 56 kg body weight,
  • Featherweight, at that time up to 60 kg body weight,
  • the results of the 1980 Olympic Games were also considered the World Cup

swell

  • Trade journal athletics ,
  • Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig,
  • Website "www.olimpijski.pl"

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Dembończyk, Tadeusz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarnowskie Góry
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2004
Place of death Tarnowskie Gory (Sowice)