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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
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Slawomir Naploszek | Slawomir Naploszek |
| Women’s Individual | Sylwia Zyzanska | Sylwia Zyzanska |
| Mixed Team | Eligible to Compete |
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 | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | |
| Men’s Marathon | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | |
| 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 4x100m Relay | Paulina Guzowska Klaudia Adamek Katarzyna Sokólska Pia Skrzyszowska |
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| Women’s 4x400m Relay | Iga Baumgart-Witan Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik Justyna Swiety-Ersetic Anna Kielbasinska |
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| Women’s 20km Walk | Katarzyna Zdzieblo | |
| Women’s Marathon | Over 3 Eligible Athletes | |
| Women’s High Jump | Kamila Licwinko | |
| Women’s Shot Put | Paulina Guba | |
| Klaudia Kardasz | ||
| 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 |
Basketball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 3×3 | Michael Hicks Pawel Pawlowski Szymon Rduch Przemyslaw Zamojski |
Michael Hicks Pawel Pawlowski Szymon Rduch Przemyslaw Zamojski |
Boxing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Lightweight | Damian Durkacz | Damian Durkacz |
| Women’s Flyweight | Sandra Drabik | Sandra Drabik |
| Women’s Welterweight | Karolina Koszewska | Karolina Koszewska |
| Women’s Middleweight | Elzbieta Wojcik | Elzbieta Wojcik |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s K1 Slalom | Krzysztof Majerczak | Krzysztof Majerczak |
| Women’s K1 Slalom | Natalia Pacierpnik | Klaudia Zwolinska |
| Men’s C1 Slalom | Grzegorz Hedwig | Grzegorz Hedwig |
| Women’s C1 Slalom | Alexandra Stach | Alexandra Stach |
| Women’s K1 200m | Marta Walczykiewicz | Marta Walczykiewicz |
| Eligible to Compete | Helena Wisniewska | |
| Women’s K1 500m | Eligible to Compete | Justyna Iskrzycka |
| Eligible to Compete | Marta Walczykiewicz | |
| Women’s K2 500m | Karolina Naja Anna Pulawska |
Karolina Naja Anna Pulawska |
| Women’s K4 500m | Karolina Naja Anna Pulawska Katarzyna Kolodziejczyk Helena Wisniewska |
Justyna Iskrzycka Karolina Naja Anna Pulawska Helena Wisniewska |
| Men’s C1 1000m | Tomasz Kaczor | Mateusz Kaminski |
| Eligible to Compete | Wiktor Glazunow | |
| Women’s C1 200m | Dorota Borowska | Dorota Borowska |
| Men’s C2 1000m | Michal Kudla Mateusz Kaminski |
Tomasz Barniak Wiktor Glazunow |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Cross-Country | Qualified Via Rankings | Bartlomiej Wawak |
| Women’s Cross-Country | Qualified Via Rankings | Maja Wloszczowska |
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | Maciej Bodnar |
| Michal Kwiatkowski | ||
| Rafal Majka | ||
| Women’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | Katarzyna Kiewiadoma |
| Anna Plichta | ||
| Men’s Time Trial | Qualified Via Rankings | Michal Kwiatkowski |
| Women’s Time Trial | Qualified Via Rankings | Anna Plichta |
| Men’s Team Sprint | Qualified Via Rankings | Krzysztof Maksel Patryk Rajkowski Mateusz Rudyk |
| Women’s Team Sprint | Qualified Via Rankings | Marlena Karwacka Urszula Ios |
| Men’s Individual Sprint | Eligible to Compete | Patryk Rajkowski |
| Eligible to Compete | Mateusz Rudyk | |
| Women’s Individual Sprint | Eligible to Compete | Marlena Karwacka |
| Eligible to Compete | Urszula Ios | |
| Men’s Keirin | Eligible to Compete | Krzysztof Maksel |
| Eligible to Compete | Mateusz Rudyk | |
| Women’s Keirin | Eligible to Compete | Marlena Karwacka |
| Eligible to Compete | Urszula Ios | |
| Men’s Madison | Qualified Via Rankings | Szymon Sajnok Daniel Staniszewski |
| Women’s Madison | Qualified Via Rankings | Daria Pikulik Wiktoria Pikulik |
| Men’s Omnium | Eligible to Compete | Szymon Sajnok |
| Women’s Omnium | Eligible to Compete | Daria Pikulik |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Eventing | From Team Quota | Joanna Pawlak Horse: Fantastic Frieda |
| From Team Quota | Pawel Spisak Horse: Banderas |
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| From Team Quota | Malgorzata Cybulska Horse: Chenaro 2 |
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| Team Eventing | Pawel Warszawski Horse: Aristo A-Z Joanna Pawlak Horse: Fantastic Frieda Pawel Spisak Horse: Banderas Mariusz Kleniuk Horse: Winona |
Joanna Pawlak Horse: Fantastic Frieda Pawel Spisak Horse: Banderas Malgorzata Cybulska Horse: Chenaro 2 |
Fencing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Individual Epee | From Team Quota | Ewa Trzebinska |
| From Team Quota | Renata Knapik-Miazga | |
| From Team Quota | Aleksandra Jarecka | |
| Women’s Team Epee | Qualified Via Rankings | Ewa Trzebinska Renata Knapik-Miazga Aleksandra Jarecka |
| Women’s Individual Foil | Martyna Jelinska | Martyna Jelinska |
Golf
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Adrian Meronk | Adrian Meronk |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Gabriela Sasnal | Gabriela Sasnal |
Judo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s -90kg | Piotr Kuczera | Piotr Kuczera |
| Men’s +100kg | Maciej Sarnacki | Maciej Sarnacki |
| Women’s -52kg | Agata Perenc | Agata Perenc |
| Women’s -57kg | Julia Kowalczyk | Julia Kowalczyk |
| Women’s -63kg | Agata Ozdoba-Black | Agata Ozdoba-Black |
| Women’s -78kg | Beata Pacut | Beata Pacut |
Modern Pentathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual (1) (2) |
Lukasz Gutkowski | Lukasz Gutkowski |
| Sebastian Stasiak | Sebastian Stasiak | |
| Women’s Individual | Anna Maliszewska | Anna Maliszewska |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Double Sculls | Miroslaw Zietarski Mateusz Biskup |
Miroslaw Zietarski Mateusz Biskup |
| Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Jerzy Kowalski Artur Mikolajczewski |
Jerzy Kowalski Artur Mikolajczewski |
| Men’s Coxless Four | Mateusz Wilangowski Mikolaj Burda Marcin Brzezinski Michal Szpakowski |
Mateusz Wilangowski Mikolaj Burda Marcin Brzezinski Michal Szpakowski |
| Women’s Coxless Four | Joanna Dittmann Olga Michalkiewicz Monika Chabel Maria Wierzbowska |
Joanna Dittmann Olga Michalkiewicz Monika Chabel Maria Wierzbowska |
| Men’s Quadruple Sculls | Dominik Czaja Wiktor Chabel Szymon Posnik Fabian Baranski |
Dominik Czaja Wiktor Chabel Szymon Posnik Fabian Baranski |
| Women’s Quadruple Sculls | Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska Marta Wieliczko Maria Springwald Katarzyna Zillmann |
Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska Marta Wieliczko Maria Springwald Katarzyna Zillmann |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s RS:X | Pawel Tarnowski | Piotr Myszka |
| Women’s RS:X | Zofia Noceti-Klepacka | Zofia Noceti-Klepacka |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Magdalena Kwasna | Magdalena Kwasna |
| Women’s 470 | Agnieszka Skrzypulec Jolanta Ogar |
Agnieszka Skrzypulec Jolanta Ogar |
| Men’s 49er | Lukasz Przybytek Pawel Kolodzinski |
Lukasz Przybytek Pawel Kolodzinski |
| Women’s 49erFX | Aleksandra Melzacka Kinga Loboda |
Aleksandra Melzacka Kinga Loboda |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Tomasz Bartnik | Tomasz Bartnik |
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Double Starter | Aneta Stankiewicz |
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle | Double Starter | Tomasz Bartnik |
| Women’s 10m Air Rifle | Aneta Stankiewicz | Aneta Stankiewicz |
| Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle | Eligible to Comepete | |
| Women’s 25m Pistol | Double Starter | Klaudia Beres |
| Women’s 10m Air Pistol | Klaudia Beres | Klaudia Beres |
| Women’s Trap | Sandra Bernal | Sandra Bernal |
| Women’s Skeet | Aleksandra Jarmolinska | Aleksandra Jarmolinska |
Skateboarding
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Park | Amelia Brodka | Amelia Brodka |
Sport Climbing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Combined | Aleksandra Miroslaw | 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 100m Butterfly | Jakub Majerski | |
| 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 |
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| Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Qualified Via Rankings |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Katarzyna Wasick | |
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Laura Bernat | |
| 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 |
Declined By NOC |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay | Alicja Tchorz Jan Kalusowski Konrad Czerniak Katarzyna Wilk |
Table Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Singles | From Team Quota | Qian li |
| From Team Quota | Natalia Partyka | |
| Women’s Team | Qian Li Natalia Partyka Natalia Bajor Julia Slazak |
Qian Li Natalia Partyka Natalia Bajor |
Taekwondo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s -57kg | Patrycja Adamkiewicz | Patrycja Adamkiewicz |
| Women’s +67kg | Aleksandra Kowalczuk | Aleksandra Kowalczuk |
Tennis
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Hubert Hurkacz | |
| Women’s Singles | Iga Swiatek | |
| Magda Linette | ||
| Men’s Doubles | Hubert Hurkacz Lukasz Kubot |
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| Women’s Doubles | Magda Linette Alicja Rosolska |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Beach Volleyball | Grzegorz Fijalek Michal Bryl |
Grzegorz Fijalek Michal Bryl |
| Piotr Kantor Bartosz Losiak |
Piotr Kantor Bartosz Losiak |
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| 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 |
Piotr Nowakowski Lukasz Kaczmarek Bartosz Kurek Wilfredo Leon Venero Fabian Drzyzga Grzegorz Lomacz Michal Kubiak Aleksander Sliwka Jakub Kochanowski Kamil Semeniuk Pawel Zatorski Mateusz Bieniek |
Weightlifting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s -96kg | Bartlomiej Adamus | Bartlomiej Adamus |
| Men’s -109kg | Arkadiusz Michalski | Arkadiusz Michalski |
| Women’s -55kg | Joanna Lochowska | Joanna Lochowska |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -65kg | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev |
| Men’s Freestyle -74kg | Kamil Rybicki | Kamil Rybicki |
| Men’s Greco-Roman -97kg | Tadeusz Michalik | Tadeusz Michalik |
| Women’s Freestyle -53kg | Roksana Zasina | Jowita Wrzesien |
| Women’s Freestyle -57kg | Jowita Wrzesien | Roksana Zasina |
| Women’s Freestyle -68kg | Agnieszka Wieszczek | Agnieszka Wieszczek |