History
Poland made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1924 and has competed ever since, with the exception of 1984 where it participated in the Soviet Union led boycott. The nation sends one of the largest delegations to the Olympics with over 200 athletes participating at the last three Olympics. The athletes compete in a wide range of sports with athletics, canoeing, cycling, rowing and swimming being well represented.
Poland has won at least one medal at each Olympics it has participated in. In total the nation has won around 280 medals across 19 sports. Their most successful sports include athletics, boxing, weightlifting and wrestling. The most successful athlete is sprinter Irena Szewinska whom won seven medals across four Olympics (1964-1976); in the women’s 100m (1 bronze), 200m (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), 400m (1 gold), long jump (1 silver) and the 4x100m relay (1 gold). In 2016 Poland won 11 medals.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 800m | MArcin Lewandowski | |
| Adam Kszczot | ||
| Men’s 1500m | Marcin Lewandowski | |
| Men’s 400m Hurdles | Patryk Dobek | |
| Men’s 50km Walk | Artur Brzozowski | |
| Rafal Augustyn | ||
| Men’s Pole Vault | Piotr Lisek | |
| Pawl Wojciechowski | ||
| Men’s Shot Put | Michal Haratyk | |
| Konrad Bukowiecki | ||
| Men’s Discus Throw | Piotr Malachowski | |
| Men’s Hammer Throw | Pawel Fajdek | |
| Wojciech Nowicki | ||
| Men’s Javelin Throw | Marcin Krukowski |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m | Ewa Swoboda | |
| Women’s 400m | Justyna Swiety-Ersetic | |
| Iga Baumgart-Witan | ||
| Women’s 1500m | Sofia Ennaoui | |
| Women’s 100m Hurdles | Karolina Koleczek | |
| Klaudia Siciarz | ||
| Women’s 400m Hurdles | Joanna Linkiewicz | |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay | Iga Baumgart-Witan Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik Justyna Swiety-Ersetic Anna Kielbasinska |
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| Women’s Marathon | Karolina Nadolska | |
| Women’s High Jump | Kamila Licwinko | |
| Women’s Shot Put | Paulina Guba | |
| Women’s Hammer Throw | Anita Wlodarczyk | |
| Joanna Fiodorow | ||
| Katarzyna Furmanek |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x400m Relay | Wiktor Suwara Rafal Omelko Iga Baumgart-Witan Justyna Swiety-Ersetic Anna Kielbasinska Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s K1 Slalom | Natalia Pacierpnik | |
| Men’s C1 Slalom | Grzegorz Hedwig | |
| Women’s K1 200m | Marta Walczykiewicz | |
| Women’s K2 500m | Karolina Naja Anna Pulawska |
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| Women’s K4 500m | Karolina Naja Anna Pulawska Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk Helena Wisniewska |
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| Men’s C1 1000m | Tomasz Kaczor | |
| Women’s C1 200m | Dorota Borowska | |
| Men’s C2 1000m | Michal Kudla Mateusz Kaminski |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Eventing | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Eventing | Pawel Warszawski Horse: Aristo A-Z Joanna Pawlak Horse: Fantastic Frieda Pawel Spisak Horse: Banderas Mariusz Kleniuk Horse: Winona |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Gabriela Janik |
Modern Pentathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Lukasz Gutkowski |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Double Sculls | Miroslaw Zietarski Mateusz Biskup |
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| Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Jerzy Kowalski Artur Mikolajczewski |
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| Men’s Coxless Four | Mateusz Wilangowski Mikolaj Burda Marcin Brzezinski Michal Szpakowski |
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| Women’s Coxless Four | Joanna Dittmann Olga Michalkiewicz Monika Chabel Maria Wierzbowska |
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| Men’s Quadruple Sculls | Dominik Czaja Wiktor Chabel Szymon Posnik Fabian Baranski |
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| Women’s Quadruple Sculls | Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska Marta Wieliczko Maria Springwald Katarzyna Zillmann |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s RS:X | Pawel Tarnowski | |
| Women’s RS:X | Zofia Noceti-Klepacka | |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Magdalena Kwasna | |
| Women’s 470 | Agnieszka Skrzypulec Jolanta Ogar |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Tomasz Bartnik | |
| Women’s 10m Air Pistol | Klaudia Beres | |
| Women’s Skeet | Aleksandra Jarmolinska |
Sport Climbing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Combined | Aleksandra Miroslaw |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Pawe Juraszek | |
| Men’s 800m Freestyle | Wojciech Wojdak | |
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Radoslaw Kawecki | |
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | Michal Poprawa | |
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Kacper Majchrzak Przemys Gawrysiak Jan Hołub Jakub Kraska |
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| Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Jan Switkowski Jan Holub Jakub Kraska Kacper Majchrzak |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Katarzyna Wilk Alicja Tchorz Dominika Kossakowska Aleksandra Polanska |
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| Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Aleksandra Polanska Dominika Kossakowska Marta Klimek Aleksandra Knop |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay | Alicja Tchorz Jan Kalusowski Konrad Czerniak Katarzyna Wilk |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Indoor Volleyball | Piotr Nowakowski Maciej Muzaj Dawid Konarski Artur Szalpuk Wilfredo Leon Venero Damian Wojtaszek Fabian Drzyzga Grzegorz Lomacz Michal Kubiak Aleksander Sliwka Pawel Zatorski Bartosz Kwolek Mateusz Bieniek Karol Klos |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Greco-Roman -97kg | Tadeusz Michalik | |
| Women’s Freestyle -53kg | Roksana Zasina | |
| Women’s Freestyle -57kg | Jowita Wrzesien |