Szymon Piotr Koà Âecki (; born 12 October 1981) is a Polish former Olympic Champion weightlifter and current mixed martial artist. He was the silver medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and a gold medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, both in the 94 kg categories.
In 2000, he competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in the 94 kg category as a junior. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in third place, behind Kourosh Bagheri and Kakhi Kakhiashvili. During the clean & jerk portion of the competition he was in second place with his first lift of 222.5 kg, that brought his total to 405.0 kg which tied the total of Kakhi Kakhiashvili. He attempted a lift of 227.5 kg, but was unable to make the lift and did not take another attempt. Kakhi Kakhiashvili, due to a light bodyweight (92.06 kg vs. 93.58 kg) was the gold medallist, with Koà Âecki taking home the silver medal. The 94 kg category had a spread of only 7.5 kg separating the 6th-place finisher and the gold medalist.
He was unable to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games due to a failed drug test. His B samples tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone.
In 2008, he returned to the Olympics and competed in the 94 kg category at the 2008 Olympic Games. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in fourth place, behind Khadzhimurat Akkaev, Ilya Ilyin, Asghar Ebrahimi and Nizami Pashayev. In the clean & jerk portion he lifted 224 kg placing him in second place behind Ilya Ilyin's lift of 226 kg, he attempted a would-be Olympic Record lift of 228 kg but was unable to make the lift. Ilya Ilyin was the original gold medalist with Koà Âecki taking home the silver medal. In 2016 Ilya Ilyin was suspended due to failed samples containing Stanozolol and was disqualified from the 2008 Olympic Games, as a result Koà Âecki was awarded the gold medal.
Koà Âecki represented team Górnik Polkowice. He is . His career was put on hold in the early 2000s (decade), due to a serious back injury.
Koà Âecki returned to weightlifting in late 2005, winning European Championships a few months later. He was also a member of Polish national team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, during which he claimed that his recently shaved head had a covert political message.
For his sport achievements, Koà Âecki received: <br /> Golden Cross of Merit in 2000; <br /> Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2008.
After amassing a professional mixed martial arts record of 6âÂÂ1, Koà Âecki was signed to KSW. He made his promotional debut against Mariusz Pudzianowski in a heavyweight bout at . Koà Âecki won the fight after Pudzianowski suffered a leg injury in the first round.
Next, Koà Âecki faced Damian Janikowski at on 7 December 2019. He won the fight via a second-round knockout.
Koà Âecki was scheduled to face à Âukasz Jurkowski at on 10 October 2020. However, Koà Âecki had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury.
Koà Âecki then competed at against Martin Zawada on 30 January 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Koà Âecki faced Akop Szostak on 17 July 2021 at KSW 62: Koà Âecki vs. Szostak. He won the bout via knockout in the first minute off the bout.
|- |Win |align=center|14âÂÂ2 |Stuart Austin |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Babilon MMA 57 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:22 |Ciechanów, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|13âÂÂ2 |Marcin à Âazarz |TKO (punches) |Babilon MMA 55 | |align=center|3 |align=center|3:15 |Radom, Poland | |- |Loss |align=center|12âÂÂ2 |Marcin à Âazarz |KO (punches) |Babilon MMA 53 | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:47 |MiÃÂdzyzdroje, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|12âÂÂ1 |Przemysà Âaw Mysiala |Decision (unanimous) |Babilon MMA 51 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Ciechanów, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|11âÂÂ1 |Oli Thompson |Decision (unanimous) |Babilon MMA 50 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Ozarow Mazowiecki, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|10âÂÂ1 | Akop Szostak | KO (punch) | KSW 62 | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:47 |Warsaw, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|9âÂÂ1 | Martin Zawada | Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |à Âódà º, Poland | |- |Win |align=center|8âÂÂ1 | Damian Janikowski | TKO (punches) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|3:03 |Gliwice, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 7âÂÂ1 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | TKO (leg injury) | | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:29 | à Âódà º, Poland | |- | Loss | align=center| 6âÂÂ1 | Michaà  Bobrowski | Decision (unanimous) | Babilon MMA 5 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | MiÃÂdzyzdroje, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 6âÂÂ0 | Ivo Cuk | TKO (punches) | Babilon MMA 4 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:45 | Eà Âk, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 5âÂÂ0 | à Âukasz Borowski | TKO (elbows) | Babilon MMA 3 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:55 | Radom, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 4âÂÂ0 | Michaà  Orkowski | TKO (punches) | Babilon MMA 2 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:39 | Legionowo, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 3âÂÂ0 | à Âukasz à Âysoniewski | TKO (punches) | Underground Boxing Show 9 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:00 | Wieliczka, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 2âÂÂ0 | Wojciech Balejko | TKO (punches) | PLMMA 73 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:19 | Ciechanów, Poland | |- | Win | align=center| 1âÂÂ0 | Dariusz Kazmierczuk | TKO (punches) | PLMMA 72 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:33 | à Âomianki, Poland | |-