Tomasz Lipiec
Tomasz Wojciech Lipiec (born 10 May 1971 in
race walker and former Polish Minister for Sport in the government of Jarosław Kaczyński
.
In 1993, Lipiec has been banned for four years from professional competing in athletics due to the allegations of doping use. He was acquitted by the Polish Athletic Association after three years.[1]
Lipiec has recently been released from prison after paying a $40K release bail, after being accused of corruption.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Poland
| ||||
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico
|
13th | 50 km |
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
DNS | 50 km | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece
|
5th | 50 km
|
| IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 5th | 20 km | |
| 1998 | European Race Walking Cup
|
Dudince, Slovakia | 1st | 50 km |
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
5th | 50 km
| |
| 1999 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 2nd | 50 km |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain
|
DSQ | 50 km | |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup
|
Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 7th | 20 km |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
|
DNF | 50 km
| |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
|
9th | 50 km
|
| 2002 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | 3rd | 50 km |
European Championships
|
Munich, Germany
|
DSQ | 50 km
| |
| 2003 | World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | DSQ | 50 km
|
References
- ^ Były minister sportu zatrzymany za korupcję at Gazeta Wyborcza, 25 October 2007.
External links
| Ministers of Sport |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Ministers of Sport and Tourism | ||
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