Dariusz Wszoła (born 2 June 1978) is a Polish powerlifter.[1] Wszoła has won 3 gold medals at the world championships (both classic & equipped) and 12 gold medals at the European championships in the IPF. In total he won 38 medals of any colour at classic or equipped powerlifting senior championships. In addition he has got a plenty of medals from World and European Bench Press Championships. He also took part in 4 editions of the World Games and won bronze medal at the 2005 World Games.[2][3]

Dariusz Wszoła
Personal information
Born2 June 1978 (1978-06-02) (age 46)
Legnica, Poland
Sport
SportPowerlifting
Medal record
Representing  Poland
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Duisburg Lightweight
Classic Men's World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Suzdal 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Stockholm 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Potchefstroom 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Salo 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Killeen 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Minsk 59 kg
Equipped Men's World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Stavanger 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 St. John's 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Potchefstroom 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 New Delhi 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Aguadilla 59 kg
Classic Men's European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Plzeň 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thisted 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaunas 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kaunas 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tartu 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Skierniewice 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tartu 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Velika Gorica 59 kg
Equipped Men's European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Prostějov 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kościan 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Frýdek-Místek 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ylitornio 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Köping 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Plzeň 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Plzeň 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plzeň 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Riesa 52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Nymburk 52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Hamm 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Chemnitz 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Málaga 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Plzeň 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Pułtusk 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Syktyvkar 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Eskilstuna 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Mariupol 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Plzeň 59 kg

Career

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In 2016, Wszoła won gold medal at the European Senior Powerlifting Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic after lifting a whopping 620 kg (combined of 240 kg in squats, 170 kg in bench press and 210 kg in deadlift).[4] In 2019, both Dariusz and Sławomir Śledź became gold medalists at the European Classic Powerlifting Championships after lifting 560 kg, with Wszoła also winning two additional gold medals for the squat and bench press.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Profile at GOODLIFT. goodlift.info. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. ^ Dariusz Wszoła. allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  3. ^ Meet results IPF. allpowerlifting.com. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Dariusz Wszoła został mistrzem Europy seniorów" [Dariusz Wszoła became the European senior champion] (in Polish). 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dariusz Wszoła i Sławomir Śledź z kolejnymi medalami w trójboju siłowym" (in Polish). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2024.