Marek Švec (wrestler)

Marek Švec, born on 17 February 1973 in Havlíčkův Brod in what was then Czechoslovakia, is an amateur Greco-Roman wrestler from the Czech Republic who competed in the heavyweight classes. He started wrestling as a teenager, joined PSK Olymp Praha, one of the most prominent wrestling clubs in Prague, and made his international debut at the 1994 European Championships. He won silver medals at the World Championships in 1998 and 2006 and added bronze medals at the European Championships and at a World Championships in Baku. A three-time Olympian, he took part in the 1996 Games in Atlanta, the 2000 Games and the 2008 Games in Beijing, where he lost the bronze medal bout and finished fifth. After Asset Mambetov of Kazakhstan tested positive for stanozolol, the medals were reallocated and Švec was awarded the 2008 Olympic bronze medal in 2017.