Jacek Fafinski is a Polish wrestler. Fafiński won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division. Fafinski went 3-0 in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division, defeating Abdelaziz Essafoui of Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

, Rozy Redzhepov of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

, and Iordanis Konstantinidis of Greece

Greece

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 before losing to Vyacheslav Oleynyk

Vyacheslav Oleynyk

Vyacheslav Oleynyk is a Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...

 of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 in the gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

 match.

For his sport achievements, he received:

Golden Cross of Merit in 1996.