Poland at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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Poland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code:   POL
1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Medals Gold
7
Silver
6
Bronze
13
Total
26
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1924192819321936194819521956196019641968197219761980198419881992199620002004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
19241928193219361948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921994199820022006

Poland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

  • Irena Szewińska - Athletics, 400 m women
  • Jacek Wszola - Athletics, high jump men
  • Tadeusz Ślusarski - Athletics, pole vault men
  • Jerzy Rybicki - Boxing, 67–71 kg
  • Janusz Pyciak-Peciak - Modern Pentathlon, individual
  • Włodzimierz Stefański, Bronislaw Bebel, Lech Łasko, Edward Skorek, Tomasz Wójtowicz, Wiesław Gawłowski, Mirosław Rybaczewski, Zbigniew Lubiejewski, Ryszard Bosek, Włodzimierz Sadalski, Zbigniew Zarzycki, and Marek Karbarz - Volleyball, men
  • Kazimierz Lipień - Wrestling, Greco-Roman 57–62 kg

[edit] Silver

[edit] Bronze

  • Leszek Błażyński - Boxing, 48–51 kg (flyweight)
  • Leszek Kosedowski - Boxing, 54–57 kg (featherweight)
  • Kazimierz Szczerba - Boxing, 60–63.5 kg (light-welterweight)
  • Janusz Gortat - Boxing, 75–81 kg (light-heavyweight)
  • Mieczysław Nowicki - Cycling Road, individual road race men
  • Zdzisław Antczak, Janusz Brzozowski, Piotr Cieśla, Jan Gmyrek, Alfred Kałuziński, Jerzy Klempel, Zygfryd Kuchta, Jerzy Melcer, Ryszard Przybysz, Henryk Rozmiarek, Andrzej Sokołowski, Andrzej Szymczak, Mieczysław Wojczak, and Włodzimierz Zieliński - Handball, men
  • Marian Tałaj - Judo, 63–70 kg (half-middleweight)
  • Wiesław Gawlikowski -Shooting, skeet (125 targets) Mixed
  • Jerzy Greszkiewicz - Shooting, 50 m running target (30+30 shots) Mixed
  • Kazimierz Czarnecki - Weightlifting, 60–67.5 kg, total (lightweight)
  • Tadeusz Rutkowski - Weightlifting, 91–110 kg, total (heavyweight) Men
  • Czesław Kwieciński - Wrestling Greco-Roman, 82–90 kg (light-heavyweight)
  • Andrzej Skrzydlewski - Wrestling Greco-Roman, 90–100 kg (heavyweight)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

Poland entered two women and two men in the archery competition. It was the second time that Poland had sent archers to the Olympics. After winning a silver medal in the women's competition in 1972, Poland's best finisher in 1976 was Jadwiga Wilejto at 6th place. Both of the Polish men, however, improved considerably on the best male competitor of four years before. Poland placed eighth on the national leaderboard for archery.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Jadwiga Wilejto — 2395 points (→ 6th place)
  • Irena Szydlowska — 2264 points (→ 20th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Jan Popowicz — 2355 points (→ 17th place)
  • Woj. Szymanczyk — 2346 points (→ 22nd place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Marian Gesicki
  • Heat — 1:46.36
  • Semi Final — 1:47.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Relay

  • Heat — 39.41
  • Semi Final — 39.09
  • Final — 38.83s (→ 4th place)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Heat — 3:03.03
  • Final — 3:01.43 (→ Silver Silver Medal)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Jerzy Hewelt
  • Heats — 51.39s
  • Semi Finals — 50.57s (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Kazimier Orzel — 2:17:43 (→ 15th place)
  • Jerzy Gros — 2:28.45 (→ 47th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.16m
  • Final — 2.25m (→ Gold Gold Medal)

Men's Long Jump

  • Grzegorz Cybulski
  • Qualification — 7.71m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Stanisla Wolodko
  • Qualification — 59.42m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20km Race Walk

  • Jan Ornoch — 1:32:19 (→ 17th place)
  • Boguslaw Duda — 1:33:53 (→ 21st place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Henryk Średnicki
    1. First Round — Defeated Luis Curtis (USA), 5:0
    2. Second Round — Lost to Li Byong-Uk (PRK), 2:3

[edit] Modern Pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Janusz Pyciak-Peciak — 5520 points (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  • Zbigniew Pacelt — 5028 points (→ 19th place)
  • Krzyszto Trybusiewicz — 4823 points (→ 34th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Pyciak-Peciak, Pacelt, and Trybusiewicz — 15343 points (→ 4th place)

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round (Group A)

  • Defeated South Korea 3-2 (12-15 6-15 15-6 15-6 15-5)
  • Defeated Canada 3-0 (15-4 15-7 15-6)
  • Defeated Cuba 3-2 (13-15 10-15 15-6 15-9 20-18)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 (8-15 15-11 15-5 16-14)

Semi Final

  • Defeated Japan 3-2 (15-17 15-6 15-6 10-15 15-10 )

Final

  • Defeated Soviet Union 3-2 (11-15 15-13 13-15 19-17 15-7) → Gold Gold Medal