Poland at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Poland at the
Olympics
IOC codePOL
NOCPolish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpijski.pl (in Polish)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
79
Silver
96
Bronze
146
Total
321
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 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]

History

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]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Kingdom of Greece 1896 Athens did not participate
France 1900 Paris
United States 1904 St. Louis
United Kingdom 1908 London
Sweden 1912 Stockholm
Belgium 1920 Antwerp
France 1924 Paris 65 0 1 1 2 22
Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam 93 1 1 3 5 21
United States 1932 Los Angeles 51 2 1 4 7 14
Nazi Germany 1936 Berlin 143 0 3 3 6 22
United Kingdom 1948 London 37 0 0 1 1 34
Finland 1952 Helsinki 125 1 2 1 4 20
Australia 1956 Melbourne 64 1 4 4 9 17
1960 Rome 185 4 6 11 21 9
Japan 1964 Tokyo 140 7 6 10 23 7
1968 Mexico City 177 5 2 11 18 11
West Germany 1972 Munich 290 7 5 9 21 7
1976 Montreal 207 7 6 13 26 6
1980 Moscow 306 3 14 15 32 10
United States 1984 Los Angeles did not participate
1988 Seoul 143 2 5 9 16 20
1992 Barcelona 201 3 6 10 19 19
United States 1996 Atlanta 165 7 5 5 17 11
Australia 2000 Sydney 187 6 5 3 14 14
Greece 2004 Athens 194 3 2 5 10 23
China 2008 Beijing 268 4 5 2 11 17
United Kingdom 2012 London 218 3 2 6 11 24
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 242 2 3 6 11 33
Japan 2020 Tokyo 210 4 5 5 14 17
France 2024 Paris future event
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 72 89 137 298 19

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
1924 Chamonix 7 0 0 0 0 –
1928 St. Moritz 26 0 0 0 0 –
1932 Lake Placid 15 0 0 0 0 –
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 20 0 0 0 0 –
1948 St. Moritz 29 0 0 0 0 –
1952 Oslo 30 0 0 0 0 –
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 51 0 0 1 1 12
1960 Squaw Valley 13 0 1 1 2 11
1964 Innsbruck 51 0 0 0 0 –
1968 Grenoble 31 0 0 0 0 –
1972 Sapporo 47 1 0 0 1 13
1976 Innsbruck 56 0 0 0 0 –
1980 Lake Placid 30 0 0 0 0 –
1984 Sarajevo 30 0 0 0 0 –
1988 Calgary 32 0 0 0 0 –
1992 Albertville 53 0 0 0 0 –
1994 Lillehammer 28 0 0 0 0 –
1998 Nagano 39 0 0 0 0 –
2002 Salt Lake City 27 0 1 1 2 21
2006 Turin 45 0 1 1 2 20
2010 Vancouver 47 1 3 2 6 15
2014 Sochi 58 4 1 1 6 11
2018 Pyeongchang 62 1 0 1 2 20
2022 Beijing 57 0 0 1 1 27
2026 Milan–Cortina Future event
Total 7 7 9 23 24

Medals by summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics29201766
Boxing892643
Weightlifting662234
Wrestling591327
Fencing49922
Rowing441119
Shooting43512
Judo3328
Modern pentathlon3014
Equestrian1326
Swimming1326
Football1203
Sailing1135
Gymnastics1124
Volleyball1023
Canoeing081422
Cycling07411
Archery0112
Handball0011
Totals (19 entries)7289137298

Medals by winter sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ski jumping43310
Cross country skiing2125
Speed skating1236
Biathlon0101
Nordic combined0011
Totals (5 entries)77923

Multiple medalists

Athlete Sport Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total
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

Flag bearers

See also

External links

  • "Poland". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Poland". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/POL". olympanalyt.com.

References

  1. ^ "History". Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Magazyn Olimpijski" (PDF) (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Irena Szewińska. Kim była? Lista rekordów i medali" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Sukcesy sportowe - Robert Korzeniowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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