Wojciech Bartnik

Wojciech Stanisław Bartnik (born December 2, 1967 in Oleśnica ) is a former Polish boxer . Bartnik was a bronze medalist at the 1996 European Championships and the 1992 Olympic Games . He was also a participant in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games .

Career

amateur

Bartnik was ten times Polish champion in 1990 and 1992-2000.

In 1992 Bartnik took part in the light heavyweight division (up to 81 kg) at the European Olympic qualification tournament in Berck-sur-Mer and fought for the fifth and last European quota place. At the 1992 Olympic Games , Bartnik celebrated the greatest success of his career as an amateur. After victories over Alexander Gonzalez, Puerto Rico (6: 3), Mohamed Benguesmia, Algeria (14: 3), and Ángel Espinosa , Cuba (9: 3), he reached the semi-finals, which he beat against the eventual Olympic champion Torsten May , Germany 6: 8 lost, which he won the Olympic bronze medal.

At the 1993 World Championships , Bartnik achieved after victories a. a. the quarter-finals over Torsten May (5: 4), but lost it to Ramón Garbey , Cuba (18: 3). In the same year he failed at the European Championships in the first fight against the silver medalist of the 1992 Olympic Games Rostislav Saulitschni , Ukraine (9: 7).

In 1995 Bartnik started at the world championships in the heavyweight division (up to 91 kg) and was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Christophe Mendy, France (7: 2). At the 1996 Olympic Games , Bartnik won his first fight against Lakha Singh, India (14-2), but lost in the round of 16 against Giorgi Kandelaki , Georgia (6-1).

At the European Championships in 1996 Bartnik won the bronze medal. In the course of the tournament he defeated Gitas Juskevicius, Lithuania (13: 5) and Alexey Chudinov, Russia (3rd position), and lost the semi-finals to Luan Krasniqi , Germany (7: 0). In the same year he only reached the quarter-finals at the World Championships , which he just lost against Tue Thomsen , Denmark (+3: 3), and at the European Championships in 1998 he had to admit defeat early on. Against Yevgeny Makarenko , Russia (6: 3), he lost in the first fight.

In 2000 Bartnik took part in the Olympic Games for the third time , but did not get beyond the first fight, which he lost to Michael Bennett , USA (11: 2).

professional

On February 3, 2001 Bartnik, already 33 years old, played his first professional heavyweight fight against Marek Oravsky, which he won by technical knockout in the 3rd round. In 2001 he won five more fights against opponents who were building up, another was a draw before he lost his first fight over 10 rounds against Roman Kovalchuk on points. Two more wins later he lost on points to Tomasz Bonin, who was unbeaten in 15 fights, in a six-round fight. Bartnik played his 13th fight against Richel Hersisia, unbeaten in 17 fights, whom he lost on points in 8 rounds, and his 16th against Albert Sosnowski , against whom he had to admit defeat on points after six rounds and in the fifth round went to the ground. After this series of failures, Bartnik switched to cruiserweight and was able to win his next 16 fights by the end of his career in 2010, although there were no notable opponents to be found among them. In 2006 he won the international Polish championship title, which he defended once, and in 2008 the "international title" of the rather insignificant WBF association.

On the balance sheet of Wojciech Bartnik's professional career there are 31 fights, of which he won 26, 10 of them by knockout, and lost four. One fight ended in a draw.

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