Poland at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | POL |
NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 23rd |
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Austria (1908–1912) Russian Empire (1912) |
Poland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games, when they were part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Poland has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games.
Polish athletes have won a total of 321 medals (79 gold, 96 silver, 146 bronze) in 19 different summer and 5 different winter sports. Poland is the second most successful country in total medals (after Hungary) of those who have never hosted the Olympics. The nation's best overall performance at the Olympics occurred at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal with the country's athletes winning 7 gold, 6 silver and 13 bronze medals finishing sixth in the medal table.
Its most successful teams have been football and volleyball. Poland ranks fifth all-time in modern pentathlon, seventh in athletics, and has also been successful in weightlifting, martial arts and nordic skiing.
The National Olympic Committee for Poland is the Polish Olympic Committee (Polish: Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl). The entity was created in 1918 and recognized in 1919. [1]
Poland officially made its debut at the Olympics in 1924, however, Polish athletes did participate in earlier editions of the Olympic Games representing other nations. The first ever Olympic medal for Poland (silver) was won by track cyclists in team pursuit Franciszek Szymczyk, Jan Lazarski, Józef Lange and Tomasz Stankiewicz at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris while the first gold medal for Poland was won by discus thrower Halina Konopacka at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. [2] The first Polish sportsperson who individually won two Olympic medals (silver and bronze) was equestrian Michał Antoniewicz in 1928.
Poland won the largest number of medals (32) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Poland boycotted the next Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles alongside another 13 Eastern Bloc countries in response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The most successful Polish Olympian to date is Irena Szewińska with seven Olympic medals altogether. [3] With four gold medals, Robert Korzeniowski is the most successful Polish Olympian in terms of the number of gold medals. [4]
Medals by summer sport
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Athlete | Sport | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Robert Korzeniowski | Athletics | 1996–2004 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Irena Szewińska | Athletics | 1964–1976 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Kamil Stoch | Ski jumping | 2014–2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Anita Włodarczyk | Athletics | 2008–2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Justyna Kowalczyk | Cross country skiing | 2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Witold Woyda | Fencing | 1964–1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Renata Mauer | Shooting | 1996–2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Józef Szmidt | Athletics | 1960–1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Waldemar Baszanowski | Weightlifting | 1964–1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jerzy Kulej | Boxing | 1964–1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Józef Zapędzki | Shooting | 1968–1972 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Waldemar Legień | Judo | 1988–1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek | Modern pentathlon | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Andrzej Wroński | Wrestling | 1988–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Robert Sycz | Rowing | 2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tomasz Kucharski | Rowing | 2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tomasz Majewski | Athletics | 2008–2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jerzy Pawłowski | Fencing | 1956–1968 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Otylia Jędrzejczak | Swimming | 2000–2004 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Teresa Ciepły | Athletics | 1960–1964 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Egon Franke | Fencing | 1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Stanisława Walasiewicz | Athletics | 1932–1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Elżbieta Krzesińska | Athletics | 1956–1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Józef Grudzień | Boxing | 1964–1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Lesław Ćmikiewicz | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kazimierz Deyna | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jerzy Gorgoń | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kazimierz Kmiecik | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Grzegorz Lato | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Zygmunt Maszczyk | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Antoni Szymanowski | Football | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bronisław Malinowski | Athletics | 1976–1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Tadeusz Ślusarski | Athletics | 1976–1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jacek Wszoła | Athletics | 1976–1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Jan Kowalczyk | Equestrian | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Szymon Kołecki | Weightlifting | 2000–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Iga Baumgart-Witan | Athletics | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik | Athletics | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Natalia Kaczmarek | Athletics | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Justyna Święty-Ersetic | Athletics | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Ireneusz Paliński | Weightlifting | 1960–1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Halina Górecka | Athletics | 1960–1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Marian Kasprzyk | Boxing | 1960–1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ewa Kłobukowska | Athletics | 1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lech Koziejowski | Fencing | 1972–1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Kazimierz Lipień | Wrestling | 1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Jerzy Rybicki | Boxing | 1976–1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Mateusz Kusznierewicz | Sailing | 1996–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Leszek Blanik | Gymnastics | 2000–2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Zbigniew Bródka | Speed skating | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Magdalena Fularczyk | Rowing | 2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Wojciech Nowicki | Athletics | 2016-2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Adam Małysz | Ski jumping | 2002–2010 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Andrzej Piątkowski | Fencing | 1956–1964 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Ryszard Zub | Fencing | 1956–1964 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wojciech Zabłocki | Fencing | 1956–1964 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Marian Kuszewski | Fencing | 1956–1960 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Artur Olech | Boxing | 1964–1968 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Stanisław Szozda | Cycling | 1972–1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ryszard Szurkowski | Cycling | 1972–1976 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Piotr Małachowski | Athletics | 2008–2016 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Maja Włoszczowska | Cycling | 2008–2016 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Karolina Naja | Canoeing | 2012–2020 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Aneta Konieczna | Canoeing | 2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Beata Mikołajczyk | Canoeing | 2008–2016 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski | Boxing | 1956–1964 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Józef Tracz | Wrestling | 1988–1996 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Michał Antoniewicz | Equestrian | 1928 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Janusz Pawłowski | Judo | 1980–1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Marek Dopierała | Canoeing | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Marek Łbik | Canoeing | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Izabela Dylewska | Canoeing | 1988–1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Artur Partyka | Athletics | 1992–1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sylwia Gruchała | Fencing | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Agata Wróbel | Weightlifting | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś | Speed skating | 2010–2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Katarzyna Woźniak | Speed skating | 2010–2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Luiza Złotkowska | Speed skating | 2010–2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska | Rowing | 2016–2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Maria Sajdak | Rowing | 2016–2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Anna Puławska | Canoeing | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Marian Zieliński | Weightlifting | 1956–1968 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Teodor Kocerka | Rowing | 1952–1960 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Krystyna Czajkowska | Volleyball | 1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Krystyna Jakubowska | Volleyball | 1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Krystyna Krupa | Volleyball | 1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Jadwiga Książek | Volleyball | 1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Józefa Ledwig | Volleyball | 1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Zofia Szczęśniewska | Volleyball | 1964–1968 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Leszek Błażyński | Boxing | 1972–1976 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Janusz Gortat | Boxing | 1972–1976 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza | Canoeing | 2000–2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Dawid Kubacki | Ski jumping | 2018–2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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