The Polish Olympic Committee (, official acronym PKOl; IOC Code: POL) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland.
History
The Polish Olympic Committee was established on 12 October 1919 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee the same year. Poland first participated in the Olympic Games in 1924, and attended every Summer Games through 1980. Poland boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and returned for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Poland has also attended every Winter Olympics since 1924. In 1969, the Polish Olympic Committee was awarded the Olympic Cup.
In 2026, Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz was arrested for allegedly accepting bribes to sign a sponsorship agreement with Zondacrypto, a defunct cryptocurrency exchange and Ponzi scheme. Under the deal, Polish medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics were to have been paid bonuses in cryptocurrency, although Zondacrypto did not follow through with all of the payments. According to media reports, Piesiewicz received a watch worth €40,000 from the president of Zondacrypto, Przemyslaw Kral, although Piesiewicz stated that he bought the watch himself. The Polish Olympic Committee met on September 8, 2026, and removed him from his position.
List of presidents President TermStefan Lubomirski1919–1921Kazimierz Lubomirski1921–1929Kazimierz Glabisz1929–1945Alfred Loth1946–1952Włodzimierz Reczek1952–1973Bolesław Kapitan1973–1978Marian Renke1978–1986Bolesław Kapitan1986–1988Aleksander Kwaśniewski1988–1991Andrzej Szalewicz1991–1997Stanisław Stefan Paszczyk1997–2005Piotr Nurowski2005–2010Andrzej Kraśnicki2010–2023Radosław Piesiewicz2023–2026 (acting)2026–
Member federations The Polish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 29 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Poland.
National Federation Summer or Winter Headquarters Polish Archery Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Athletic Association Summer Warsaw Polish Badminton Association Summer Warsaw Polish Basketball Association Summer Warsaw Polish Biathlon Association Winter Katowice Polish Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Winter Gdańsk Polish Boxing Association Summer Warsaw Polish Canoe Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Curling Association Winter Warsaw Polish Cycling Federation Summer Pruszków Polish Equestrian Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Fencing Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Figure Skating Association Winter Warsaw Polish Football Association Summer Warsaw Polish Golf Union Summer Warsaw Polish Gymnastics Association Summer Warsaw Polish Handball Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Hockey Association Summer Poznań Polish Ice Hockey Federation Winter Warsaw Polish Judo Association Summer Warsaw Polish Luge Federation Winter Warsaw Polish Modern Pentathlon Association Summer Warsaw Polish Rowing Association Summer Warsaw Polish Rugby Union Summer Warsaw Polish Ski Association Winter Kraków Polish Sport Shooting Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Speed Skating Association Winter Warsaw Polish Swimming Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Table Tennis Association Summer Warsaw Polish Taekwondo Federation Summer Oleśnica Polish Tennis Association Summer Warsaw Polish Triathlon Union Summer Warsaw Polish Volleyball Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Weightlifting Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Wrestling Federation Summer Warsaw Polish Yachting Association Summer Warsaw
See also Sport in Poland Poland at the Olympics Polish Paralympic Committee
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