Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Poland at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 91 in 12 sports
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Poland is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Games, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott.

Archery

One Polish archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Women's individual

Athletics

Polish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank




 4×400 m relay N/A

Boxing

Polish boxers qualified for the following weight classes by virtue of their top finishes in the APB and WSB rankings, the World Championships, and other qualifying tournaments.[5][6]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tomasz Jabłoński Middleweight

Canoeing

Slalom

Polish canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[7]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's C-1


Men's C-2
Men's K-1
Women's K-1

Sprint

Polish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paweł Kaczmarek K-1 200 m
Tomasz Kaczor C-1 1000 m
Piotr Kuleta
Marcin Grzybowski		 C-2 1000 m
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marta Walczykiewicz K-1 200 m
Ewelina Wojnarowska K-1 500 m
Beata Mikołajczyk
Karolina Naja		 K-2 500 m
Edyta Dzieniszewska
Beata Mikołajczyk
Karolina Naja
Ewelina Wojnarowska		 K-4 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Polish riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 national finish in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[9]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Road race
Time trial
Road race
Time trial
  Road race
 

Modern pentathlon

Polish athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in the modern pentathlon. Oktawia Nowacka secured her selection in the women's event by having achieved one of the Olympic quota places available from the European Championships.

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Oktawia Nowacka Women's

Rowing

Polish rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls


Lightweight double sculls N/A




Quadruple sculls N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank


 Double sculls N/A


Lightweight double sculls N/A




Quadruple sculls N/A

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Polish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[10][11]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Piotr Myszka RS:X
Kacper Ziemiński Laser N/A
Paweł Kołodziński
Łukasz Przybytek		 49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Małgorzata Białecka RS:X
Irmina Gliszczyńska
Agnieszka Skrzypulec		 470 N/A

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Polish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and the European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016.[12]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  50 m rifle 3 positions N/A
  N/A
Skeet

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Polish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[13][14] Swimmers must qualify at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2016 Polish Olympic trials (for pool events) to confirm their places for the Games.

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marcin Cieślak 200 m individual medley
Konrad Czerniak 100 m butterfly
Radosław Kawęcki 100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
Paweł Korzeniowski 100 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Tomasz Polewka 100 m backstroke
Jan Świtkowski 200 m freestyle
200 m butterfly
Wojciech Wojdak 400 m freestyle N/A
1500 m freestyle N/A
Filip Zaborowski 400 m freestyle N/A




4×100 m freestyle relay N/A




4×200 m freestyle relay N/A




4×100 m medley relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alicja Tchórz 200 m backstroke




4×100 m freestyle relay N/A

Taekwondo

Poland entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Piotr Paziński and 2015 European Games silver medalist Karol Robak secured spots in the men's lightweight (68 kg) and welterweight category (80 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[15]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Karol Robak Men's −68 kg
Piotr Paziński Men's −80 kg

Weightlifting

Polish weightlifters have qualified four men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (31 July 2015). "Germany and Indonesia secure final Rio 2016 men's individual quota places at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Secondary qualifier allocates five additional Olympic quotas". World Archery Federation. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tomasz Jabłoński pojedzie do Rio" [Tomasz Jabłoński will go to Rio] (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Małgorzata Białecka i Piotr Myszka pojadą na igrzyska do Rio!" [Małgorzata Białecka and Piotr Myszka will go to Rio] (in German). Dziennik Bałtycki. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  13. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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