Poland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| Poland at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: POL | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||
| Medals | Gold 7 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 17 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
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[edit] Medals
Poland finished in eleventh position in the final medal rankings, with seven gold medals and 17 medals overall.
[edit] Gold
- Robert Korzeniowski — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Pawel Nastula — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
- Renata Mauer — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle
- Wlodzimierz Zawadzki — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg)
- Ryszard Wolny — Wrestling, Men's Lightweight (68 kg)
- Andrzej Wronski — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (100 kg)
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
[edit] Silver
- Artur Partyka — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Aneta Szczepanska — Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg)
- Piotr Kielpikowski, Adam Krzesinski, and Ryszard Sobczak — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Miroslaw Rzepkowski — Shooting, Men's Skeet
- Jacek Fafinski — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight (90 kg)
[edit] Bronze
- Joanna Nowicka, Katarzyna Klata, and Iwona Dzięcioł — Archery, Women's Team Competition
- Piotr Markiewicz — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
- Renata Mauer — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Andrzej Cofalik — Weightlifting , Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg)
- Józef Tracz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg)
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
Poland entered three women and one man in its sixth appearance in Olympic archery. Veteran Joanna Nowicka had the best result of the individual round, while the women's team won the bronze medal.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Joanna Nowicka → Round of 16, 11th place (2-1)
- Katarzyna Klata → Round of 32, 25th place (1-1)
- Iwona Dzięcioł → Round of 64, 33rd place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Paweł Szymczak → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Nowicka, Klata, and Dzięcioł → Bronze Medal Match → Bronze medal (3-1)
[edit] Athletics
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Pawel Januszewski
- Heat — 49.63s (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
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- Final Result — 8249 points (→ 15th place)
Men's Marathon
- Leszek Beblo — 2:17.04 (→ 17th place)
- Grzegorz Gajdus — 2:23.41 (→ 61st place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Renata Katewicz
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- Qualification — 58.24m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
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- Final Result — 6484 points (→ 4th place)
Women's Marathon
- Malgorzata Sobanska — 2:31.52 (→ 11th place)
- Aniela Nikiel — 2:36.44 (→ 29th place)
- Kamila Gradus — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10km Walk
- Katarzyna Radtke — 43:05 (→ 7th place)
[edit] Boxing
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Jacek Bielski
- First Round — Defeated Luis Perez (Puerto Rico), 18-2
- Second Round — Lost to Mohamed Alalou (Algeria), 8-19
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
- Jozef Gilewski
- First Round — Lost to Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba), 2-10
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
- Tomasz Borowski
- First Round — Defeated Mohamed Mosbahi (Morocco), 9-6
- Second Round — Defeated Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 11-6
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Malik Beyleroglu (Turkey), 12-16
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Wojciech Bartnik
- First Round — Defeated Lakha Singh (India), 14-2
- Second Round — Lost to Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia), 1-6
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:
- Igor Warabida → 5452pts, 5th place
- Maciej Czyżowicz → 5021pts, 27th place
[edit] Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
- Bartosz Kizierowski
- Heat – 23.34 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Bartosz Kizierowski
- Heat – 50.18
- B-Final – 50.51 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Mariusz Siembida
- Heat – 56.16
- B-Final – 56.13 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Bartosz Sikora
- Heat – 2:00.99
- Final – 2:00.05 (→ 4th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Marek Krawczyk
- Heat – 1:03.57 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Marek Krawczyk
- Heat – 2:15.17
- Final – 2:14.84 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Rafał Szukała
- Heat – 53.41
- Final – 53.29 (→ 5th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Konrad Galka
- Heat – 1:59.97
- B-Final – 2:00.91 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Marcin Maliński
- Heat – 2:05.42 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Marcin Maliński
- Heat – 4:18.34
- Final – 4:20.50 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
- Mariusz Siembida, Marek Krwaczyk, Rafał Szukała, and Bartosz Kizierowski
- Heat – 3:41.72
- Final – 3:41.94 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Isabela Burczyk
- Heat – 2:16.91 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Alicja Pęczak
- Heat – 1:10.70
- B-Final – 1:10.44 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Alicja Pęczak
- Heat – 2:30.64
- B-Final – 2:30.99 (→ 13th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Anna Uryniuk
- Heat – 1:02.39 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Anna Uryniuk
- Heat – 2:13.90
- B-Final – 2:13.64 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Alicja Pęczak
- Heat – 2:17.48
- B-Final – 2:18.21 (→ 15th place)
[edit] Tennis
Women's Singles Competition
- Magdalena Grzybowska
- First round — Lost to Virginia Ruano-Pascual (Spain) 4-6 2-6
- Aleksandra Olsza
- First round — Lost to Virag Csurgo (Hungary) 2-6 5-7
[edit] Volleyball
[edit] Men's Indoor Team Competition
- Team Roster
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- Damian Dacewicz
- Piotr Gruszka
- Krzystof Janczak
- Marcin Nowak
- Robert Prygiel
- Witold Roman (captain)
- Krzystof Smigiel
- Andrzej Stelmach
- Krzystof Stelmach
- Mariusz Szyszko
- Leszek Urbanowicz
- Pawel Zagumny
