Tomáš Matykiewicz (born 4 December 1982) is a Czech

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

. He was tested positive for doping after the

2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (To ...

and was banned from competing for two years.Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel
at the

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* 1982 births Living people Czech male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the Czech Republic Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Český Těšín Czech sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in weightlifting 21st-century Czech sportsmen {{CzechRepublic-weightlifting-bio-stub