Tomasz Majewski

Tomasz Majewski

Majewski in 2013
Personal information
Nickname	The Silent Giant
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 (age 43) Nasielsk, Poland
Education	Political science
Alma mater	Stefan Wyszyński University
Height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	{142 kg
Website	tomasz-majewski.pl
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Track and field
Event	Shot put
Club	AZS AWF Warszawa
Turned pro	1999-
Coached by	Henryk Olszewski
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Gold in 2008  Gold in 2012
World finals	Silver in 2009
Personal best(s)	21.95 in outdoor (NR) 21.72 in indoor (NR)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 0 1 0 World Indoor Championships 0 0 3 European Championships 1 0 1 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 Continental Cup 0 0 0 Summer Universiade 1 0 0 Total 5 1 4 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Shot put 2012 London Shot put World Championships 2009 Berlin Shot put World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia Shot put 2012 Istanbul Shot put European Championships 2010 Barcelona Shot put 2014 Zürich Shot put European Indoor Championships 2009 Torino Shot put European Team Championships 2009 Leiria Shot put 2010 Bergen Shot put 2011 Stockholm Shot put 2013 Gateshead Shot put 2014 Braunschweig Shot put 2015 Cheboksary Shot put European Cup Winter Throwing 2006 Tel Aviv Shot put Summer Universiade 2005 Izmir Shot Put Jeux de la Francophonie 2013 Nice Shot put

Tomasz Majewski (born 30 August 1981) is a Polish shot putter and a double Olympic gold medalist (2008 Beijing, 2012 London). He is the third shot putter to successfully defend the Olympic title, first European to do so, and the first since Parry O'Brien in 1956. He also won the silver medal at the 2009 World Athletics Championships and gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.