Paweł Kakietek is dead. The multiple Polish boxing champion was 51 years old

Paweł Kakietek has been one of the pillars of Polish amateur boxing for years. Competing in the light middleweight and middleweight categories, he won the title of individual Polish champion six times in the years 1996-2002. His rich collection of trophies also includes the title of vice-champion of the country in 1998 and bronze medals won in 1994 and 1995.

As a player of Gwardia Warszawa, he also contributed to the team's successes, winning the Polish vice-championship in 1999.

The biggest dream of every athlete is the Olympic Games. Paweł Kakietek fulfilled them in 2000, representing Poland at the Sydney Olympics. At the same time, he competed with the European and world boxing elite, achieving success at prestigious tournaments.

"The Polish boxing community is immersed in deep grief"

"He faced the European and world elite. He stood on the podium of the prestigious Feliks Stamm Tournament four times, winning gold medals in 1999 and 2000, silver in 1994 and bronze in 1998. The crowning achievement of his amateur career was the participation in the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 and the performance at the World Championships in Belfast in 2001," it was mentioned. on the website of the Polish Boxing Association.

Paweł Kakietek went down in the history of Polish boxing not only as a medal winner, but also as an athlete with extraordinary determination and character. "The Polish boxing community is deeply saddened by the loss of a titled fighter, who for years was the strength of the White and Reds on national and international rings. Paweł Kakietek went down in the history of Polish boxing as a fighter with perfect technical training, iron condition and extraordinary fortitude," we read in the official statement of the Polish Boxing Association.