Poland at the Olympics

Poland at the Olympic Games
Flag of Poland IOC code  POL NOC Polish Olympic Committee Website www.pkol.pl (Polish)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
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 participated in 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 291 medals, with athletics the most successful sport. Poland is the third most successful country (after Hungary and Romania) of those who have never hosted the Olympics.

The Polish Olympic Committee was created in 1918 and recognized in 1919.

Medal tables by Games

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Paris 65 0 1 1 2 22 1928 Amsterdam 93 1 1 3 5 21 1932 Los Angeles 51 2 1 4 7 14 1936 Berlin 143 0 3 3 6 22 1948 London 37 0 0 1 1 34 1952 Helsinki 125 1 2 1 4 20 1956 Melbourne 64 1 4 4 9 17 1960 Rome 185 4 6 11 21 9 1964 Tokyo 140 7 6 10 23 7 1968 Mexico City 177 5 2 11 18 11 1972 Munich 290 7 5 9 21 7 1976 Montreal 207 7 6 13 26 6 1980 Moscow 306 3 14 15 32 10 1984 Los Angeles did not participate 1988 Seoul 143 2 5 9 16 20 1992 Barcelona 201 3 6 10 19 19 1996 Atlanta 165 7 5 5 17 11 2000 Sydney 187 6 5 3 14 14 2004 Athens 194 3 2 5 10 23 2008 Beijing 268 3 6 1 10 20 2012 London 218 2 2 6 10 30 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 64 82 125 271 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 Total 6 7 7 20 23

Medals by summer sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 23 18 13 54 Boxing 8 9 26 43 Wrestling 5 9 11 25 Weightlifting 5 6 21 32 Fencing 4 9 9 22 Shooting 4 3 5 12 Rowing 3 3 10 16 Judo 3 3 2 8 Modern pentathlon 3 0 0 3 Equestrian 1 3 2 6 Swimming 1 3 2 6 Football 1 2 0 3 Gymnastics 1 1 2 4 Sailing 1 0 3 4 Volleyball 1 0 2 3 Canoeing 0 6 12 18 Cycling 0 6 3 9 Archery 0 1 1 2 Handball 0 0 1 1 Total 64 82 125 271

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Ski jumping 3 3 1 7 Cross-country skiing 2 1 2 5 Speed skating 1 2 3 6 Biathlon 0 1 0 1 Nordic combined 0 0 1 1 Total 6 7 7 20

Polish Multi-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
Justyna Kowalczyk	Cross-country skiing	2006–2014	2	1	2	5
Witold Woyda	Fencing	1964–1972	2	1	1	4
Renata Mauer	Shooting	1992–2004	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
Kamil Stoch	Ski jumping	2014	2	0	0	2
Jerzy Pawłowski	Fencing	1956–1978	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
Adam Małysz	Ski jumping	2002–2010	0	3	1	4
Andrzej Piątkowski	Fencing	1956-1964	0	2	1	3
Wojciech Zabłocki	Fencing	1956-1964	0	2	1	3
Aneta Konieczna	Canoeing	2000-2008	0	1	2	3
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski	Boxing	1956-1964	0	1	2	3
Józef Tracz	Wrestling	1988-1996	0	1	2	3
Marian Zieliński	Weightlifting	1956-1968	0	0	3	3

See also

• List of flag bearers for Poland at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Poland
• Poland at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 
• "Polish Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-08. 

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