About Tomasz Lipiec
Born 1971. Tomasz Lipiec is a Polish athletics competitor.
Tomasz Wojciech Lipiec (born 10 May 1971 in Warsaw) is a retired Polish 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.
He was arrested and charged with corruption in 2008 and was convicted and sentenced 3 and a half years in prison in 2012. He was also banned from being elected to public office for ten years. He was accused of taking in bribes.
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Who is Tomasz Lipiec?
Polish racewalker and politician
When was Tomasz Lipiec born?
Tomasz Lipiec was born on 10 May 1971 in Warsaw.
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Tomasz Lipiec is an athletics competitor.
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Tomasz Lipiec is Polish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tomasz Lipiec. https://biography.guide/tomasz-lipiec/
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