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Ota Zaremba
Personal information
Born (1957-04-22) April 22, 1957 (age 67)
Havířov, Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 100 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 100 kg

Ota Zaremba (born 22 April 1957 in Havířov) is a Czechoslovak weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the heavyweight I class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]

After he ended his career, Zaremba admitted he used doping throughout his career with the acknowledgment of the sport officials and coaches.[2]

In 2010 Zaremba entered to the far-right Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS).

References

  1. ^ "Ota Zaremba". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. ^ Olympijský vítěz Zaremba obvinil trenéra at iDNES.cz