Poland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Magdalena FularczykNatalia Madaj Rowing Women's double sculls Anita Włodarczyk Athletics Women's hammer throw Piotr Małachowski Athletics Men's discus throw Marta Walczykiewicz Canoeing Women's K-1 200 metres Maja Włoszczowska Cycling Women's cross-country Rafał Majka Cycling Men's road race Monika CiaciuchAgnieszka KobusJoanna LeszczyńskaMaria Springwald Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Beata MikołajczykKarolina Naja Canoeing Women's K-2 500 metres Monika Michalik Wrestling Women's 63 kg Oktawia Nowacka Modern pentathlon Women's event Wojciech Nowicki Athletics Men's hammer throw | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 1 1 1 3Rowing 1 0 1 2Canoeing 0 1 1 2Cycling 0 1 1 2Modern pentathlon 0 0 1 1Wrestling 0 0 1 1Total 2 3 6 11
Medals by dayDay TotalAugust 6 0 0 1 1August 7 0 0 0 0August 8 0 0 0 0August 9 0 0 0 0August 10 0 0 0 0August 11 1 0 1 2August 12 0 0 0 0August 13 0 1 0 1August 14 0 0 0 0August 15 1 0 0 1August 16 0 1 1 2August 17 0 0 0 0August 18 0 0 1 1August 19 0 0 2 2August 20 0 1 0 1August 21 0 0 0 0Total 2 3 6 11
Medals by genderGender TotalMale0123Female2248Total 2 3 6 11
Competitors
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing and handball are not counted as athletes. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 36 34 70Badminton 4 1 5Boxing 2 0 2Canoeing 9 6 15Cycling 7 10 17Equestrian 1 0 1Fencing 0 5 5Gymnastics 0 1 1Handball 14 0 14Judo 1 3 4Modern pentathlon 1 2 3Rowing 16 10 26Sailing 4 3 7Shooting 1 4 5Swimming 14 6 20Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 2 0 2Tennis 3 4 7Triathlon 0 1 1Volleyball 16 2 18Weightlifting 4 1 5Wrestling 4 4 8Total 141 102 243
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.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKarina Lipiarska-PałkaWomen's individual62040L 5–6*did not advance
Athletics
Polish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
On May 6, 2016, the Polish Olympic Committee had selected the first batch of track and field athletes for the Games, featuring double Worlds champion and London 2012 Olympian Paweł Fajdek (hammer throw) and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Piotr Małachowski (discus throw).
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankKarol Zalewski200 mcolspan=2 20.545did not advanceRafał Omelko400 m45.544 qcolspan=2 45.287did not advanceAdam Kszczot800 m1:45.831 Qcolspan=2 1:44.703did not advanceMarcin Lewandowski1:46.352 Qcolspan=2 1:44.563 q1:44.206Damian Czykier110 m hurdles13.635 qcolspan=2 13.503did not advancePatryk Dobek400 m hurdles50.668colspan=2 did not advanceKrystian Zalewski3000 m steeplechase8:34.5210colspan=4 did not advanceKacper Kozłowski (reserve)Łukasz KrawczukJakub KrzewinaRafał OmelkoMichał Pietrzak4 × 400 m relay2:59.584 qcolspan=4 3:00.507Artur KozłowskiMarathoncolspan=6 2:17:3439Yared Shegumocolspan=6 2:31:54128Henryk Szostcolspan=6 Artur Brzozowski20 km walkcolspan=6 1:25.2947Jakub Jelonekcolspan=6 1:21.5219Łukasz Nowakcolspan=6 Rafał Augustyn50 km walkcolspan=6 3:55:0122Adrian Błockicolspan=6 3:51:3115Rafał Fedaczyńskicolspan=6 3:55:5124
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMarika Popowicz-Drapała100 mcolspan=2 11.706did not advanceEwa Swobodacolspan=2 11.242 Q11.187did not advanceAnna Kiełbasińska200 m22.954colspan=2 did not advanceMałgorzata Hołub400 m51.803 qcolspan=2 51.937did not advanceJustyna Święty51.823 qcolspan=2 51.625did not advancePatrycja Wyciszkiewicz52.023 qcolspan=2 52.518did not advanceAngelika Cichocka800 m2:00.421 Qcolspan=2 2:01.298did not advanceJoanna Jóźwik2:01.581 Qcolspan=2 1:58.931 Q1:57.375Angelika Cichocka1500 m4:11.76=5 Qcolspan=2 4:17.8312did not advanceSofia Ennaoui4:06.903 Qcolspan=2 4:05.296 q4:14.7210Danuta Urbanik4:08.679 qcolspan=2 4:11.3410did not advanceKarolina Kołeczek100 m hurdles13.046colspan=2 did not advanceEmilia Ankiewicz400 m hurdles55.89 PB3 Qcolspan=2 56.997did not advanceJoanna Linkiewicz56.071 Qcolspan=2 55.353did not advanceMatylda Kowal3000 m steeplechase9:35.138colspan=4 did not advanceAgata Forkasiewicz (reserve)Anna KiełbasińskaKlaudia KonopkoMarika Popowicz-DrapałaKatarzyna Sokólska (reserve)Ewa Swoboda4 × 100 m relay43.337colspan=4 did not advanceIga BaumgartMartyna Dąbrowska (reserve)Małgorzata HołubEwelina Ptak (reserve)Justyna ŚwiętyPatrycja Wyciszkiewicz4 × 400 m relay3:25.343 Qcolspan=4 3:27.287Katarzyna KowalskaMarathoncolspan=6 Iwona Lewandowskacolspan=6 2:31:4121Monika Stefanowiczcolspan=6 2:32:4923Paulina Buziak20 km walkcolspan=6 1:35:0128Agnieszka Dygaczcolspan=6 Agnieszka Szwarnógcolspan=6 1:38:0144
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKarol HoffmannTriple jump16.797 q16.3112Sylwester BednarekHigh jump2.2230did not advanceWojciech Theiner2.2225did not advancePiotr LisekPole vault5.706 q5.754Robert Sobera5.6013did not advancePaweł Wojciechowski5.45=16did not advanceKonrad BukowieckiShot put20.716 Q—Michał Haratyk19.9718did not advanceTomasz Majewski20.567 q20.726Piotr MałachowskiDiscus throw65.891 Q67.55Robert Urbanek61.7617did not advanceŁukasz GrzeszczukJavelin throw76.5231did not advanceMarcin Krukowski80.6215did not advancePaweł FajdekHammer throw72.0017did not advanceWojciech Nowicki77.641 Q77.73
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAnna Jagaciak-MichalskaTriple jump14.1310 q14.0710Kamila LićwinkoHigh jump1.949 Q1.939Paulina GubaShot put17.7013did not advanceŻaneta GlancDiscus throw57.8817did not advanceMaria AndrejczykJavelin throw67.11 NR1 Q64.784Joanna FiodorowHammer throw71.774 q69.879Malwina Kopron69.6915did not advanceAnita Włodarczyk76.931 Q82.29
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankPaweł WiesiołekResult10.886.7314.172.0150.1815.0948.324.5056.684:42.77778421Points888750739813806839835760688666
Badminton
Poland has qualified five badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Adrian Dziółko was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the men's singles, while the men's (Cwalina & Wacha) and mixed doubles (Mateusiak & Zięba) had claimed their Olympic spots each with a top 16 finish in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAdrian DziółkoMen's singlesW (18–21, 21–10, 21–13)L (12–21, 9–21)L (19–21, 22–24)3did not advanceAdam CwalinaPrzemysław WachaMen's doublesL (14–21, 15–21)L (17–21, 17–21)L (18–21, 16–21)4did not advanceRobert MateusiakNadieżda ZiębaMixed doublesL (18–21, 21–23)W (13–21, 21–9, 21–19)W (18–21, 27–25, 21–9)1 QL (17–21, 10–21)did not advance
Boxing
Poland has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Tomasz Jabłoński was the only Polish boxer to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish of his respective division in the World Series of Boxing. Meanwhile, world no. 1 seed Igor Jakubowski had claimed an Olympic place as the winner and sole recipient of the men's heavyweight division at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTomasz JabłońskiMen's middleweightL 1–2did not advanceIgor JakubowskiMen's heavyweightL 0–3did not advance
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. The slalom canoeing team was named to the Polish roster at the conclusion of the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships on May 18, 2016.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankGrzegorz HedwigMen's C-196.67397.72696.677 Q102.7012did not advanceMarcin PochwałaPiotr SzczepańskiMen's C-2115.369159.6811115.3611 Q110.174 Q104.975Maciej OkręglakMen's K-196.731694.441494.4418did not advanceNatalia PacierpnikWomen's K-1106.385167.1819106.3810 Q109.6311did not advance
Sprint Polish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPaweł KaczmarekK-1 200 m35.5626did not advanceTomasz KaczorC-1 200 m42.4506did not advanceC-1 1000 m3:59.9282 Q3:59.8364 FB3:59.3509Rafał RosolskiK-1 1000 m3:37.7004 Q3:38.3797 FB3:39.02114Mateusz KamińskiMichał KudłaC-2 1000 m3:44.7175 Q3:43.4674 FB3:52.9649
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarta WalczykiewiczK-1 200 m40.2631 Q40.6191 FA40.279Ewelina WojnarowskaK-1 500 m1:52.1932 Q1:59.4585 FB1:58.16712Beata MikołajczykKarolina NajaK-2 500 m1:41.7662 Q1:41.6841 FA1:45.207Marta WalczykiewiczBeata MikołajczykKarolina NajaEdyta DzieniszewskaK-4 500 m1:33.0202 Q1:36.5324 FB1:37.6589 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (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).
Men AthleteEventTimeRankMaciej BodnarRoad racedid not finishTime trial1:14:05.896Michał GołaśRoad race6:30:0556Michał KwiatkowskiRoad race6:30:0562Time trial1:15:55.4914Rafał MajkaRoad race6:10:10
Women AthleteEventTimeRankMałgorzata JasińskaRoad race3:56.3424Katarzyna NiewiadomaRoad race3:51.476Time trial47:47.9618Anna PlichtaRoad race4:01.2941Time trial47:59.6619
Track Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Polish riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint, the women's team pursuit, and the women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, Poland has won the right to enter two riders in both the men's sprint and keirin.
The full track cycling team was named to the Polish roster for the Games on July 7, 2016, with Damian Zieliński leading the nation's riders on the velodrome at his third Olympics.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankRafał SarneckiMen's sprint9.98072.14415 QLLdid not advanceDamian Zieliński9.82373.2977 QLLdid not advance
Team sprint AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankKrzysztof MakselRafał SarneckiDamian ZielińskiMen's team sprint43.29762.3595 QL 43.55561.9907did not advance
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankEdyta JasińskaJustyna KaczkowskaDaria PikulikNatalia RutkowskaMałgorzata WojtyraWomen's team pursuit4:28.9888 Q88
Keirin