Poland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 187 competitors, 129 men and 58 women, took part in 133 events in 20 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDateRobert KorzeniowskiAthleticsMen's 20 km walkRobert KorzeniowskiAthleticsMen's 50 km walkTomasz Kucharski Robert SyczRowingMen's lightweight double scullsRenata MauerShootingWomen's 50 m rifle three positionsKamila SkolimowskaAthleticsWomen's hammer throwSzymon ZiółkowskiAthleticsMen's hammer throwSylwia Gruchała Magdalena Mroczkiewicz Anna Rybicka Barbara Wolnicka-SzewczykFencingWomen's team foilDaniel Jędraszko Paweł BaraszkiewiczCanoeingMen's C-2 500 metresSzymon KołeckiWeightliftingMen's 94 kgKrzysztof Kołomański Michał StaniszewskiCanoeingMen's slalom C-2Agata WróbelWeightliftingWomen's +75 kgLeszek BlanikGymnasticsMen's vaultGrzegorz Kotowicz Adam Seroczyński Dariusz Białkowski Marek WitkowskiCanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metresBeata Sokołowska Aneta PastuszkaCanoeingWomen's K-2 500 metres
Archery
Poland entered three women and two men in its seventh appearance in Olympic archery. Four of the five archers won their first match, with Joanna Nowicka making it to the quarterfinal and taking eighth place.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGrzegorz TargońskiMen's individual63321 (44) W 166–164 (12) L 157–160did not advance22 Bartosz MikosMen's individual60649 (16) W 157–155 (17) L 154–163did not advance23Joanna NowickaWomen's individual63324 (41)W 152–139 (9)W 162–152 (25)W 162–158 (1)L 106–100did not advance8Anna ŁęckaWomen's individual63028 (37)W 163–149 (5)W 159–158 (21)L 161–157did not advance13Agata BulwaWomen's individual60360 (5)L 163–155did not advance37Joanna NowickaAgata BulwaAnna ŁęckaTeam186611colspan=2 (6)L 217–227did not advance11
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPiotr Balcerzak100 m10.4236 Q10.3829did not advancePiotr GładkiMarathoncolspan=6 Piotr Haczek400 m45.6114 Q45.4313 Q45.6612did not advancePaweł Januszewski400 m hurdles51.4048 Qcolspan=2 48.425 q48.446Robert Korzeniowski20 km walkcolspan=6 1:18:5950 km walkcolspan=6 3:42:22Marcin Kuśzewski110 m hurdlesdid not advanceTomasz Lipiec50 km walkcolspan=6 Robert Maćkowiak400 m45.397 Q45.012 Q45.538 Q45.14 5Roman Magdziarczyk50 km walkcolspan=6 3:48:178Marcin Nowak100 m10.277 Q10.3727did not advancePiotr Rysiukiewicz400 m46.6750did not advanceTomasz Ścigaczewski110 m hurdles13.535 Q13.6012 Q13.5112did not advanceMarcin Urbaś200 m20.6210 Q20.4313did not advanceRafał Wójcik3000 m steeplechase08:33.51 21colspan=4 did not advancePiotr BalcerzakMarcin NowakRyszard PilarczykMarcin Urbaś4 × 100 m relay38.744 qcolspan=2 38.606 q38.968Jacek BocianPiotr DługosielskiPiotr HaczekRobert MaćkowiakPiotr RysiukiewiczFilip Walotka4 × 400 m relay03:01.302 Qcolspan=2 03:00.665 q03:03.226
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMaciej PałyszkoHammer throw76.3313did not advanceOlgierd StańskiDiscus throw59.3129did not advanceDariusz TrafasJavelin throw83.987 Q82.3010Szymon ZiółkowskiHammer throw77.814 Q80.02
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankLidia Chojecka1500 m 04:10.3414 Qcolspan=2 04:05.785 Q04:06.42 5Anna Jakubczak1500 m04:08.132 Qcolspan=2 04:07.0310 Q04:06.496Anna Olichwierczuk400 m hurdles57.3621colspan=2 did not advanceZuzanna Radecka100 m23.5738did not advanceKatarzyna Radtke20 km walkcolspan=6 Joanna NiełacnaMarzena PawlakAgnieszka RysiukiewiczZuzanna Radecka4 × 100 m relay44.0515 Qcolspan=2 44.0715did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKrystyna Danilczyk-ZabawskaShot put18.934 Q19.185Monika PyrekPole vault4.3012 q4.407Kamila SkolimowskaHammer throw66.303 Q71.16 ORKatarzyna ŻakowiczShot put16.95 18did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankUrszula WłodarczykResult13.331.7814.4524.296.3146.1602:12.1564704Points1075 953824953946786933
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKatarzyna KrasowskaWomen's singlesL 12–13, 2–11did not advanceMichał ŁogoszRobert MateusiakMen's doublesW 15–5, 16–17, 15–6L 1–15, 10–15did not advance
Basketball
Team roster Dorota Bukowska Joanna Cupryś Patrycja Czepiec Katarzyna Dydek Małgorzata Dydek Edyta Koryzna Ilona Mądra Beata Predehl Krystyna Szymańska-Lara Elżbieta Trześniewska Anna Wielebnowska Sylwia Wlaźlak
Group play
Group B
TeamWLPFPAPDPtsTie 5 0 446 312 +134 10 3 2 398 325 +73 8 1.30 3 2 343 296 +47 8 0.91 3 2 327 339 −12 8 0.84 1 4 318 358 −40 6 0 5 304 396 −92 5
Quarter-finals
Classification matches
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAndrzej RżanyFlyweightW RSCL 18*-18L RSCdid not advance5Robert CibaBantamweightL RSC-3did not advanceMariusz CendrowskiLight welterweightL 4–14did not advancePaweł KakietekMiddleweightW RSCL 7–21did not advanceWojciech BartnikHeavyweightL 2–11did not advanceGrzegorz KiełsaSuper HeavyweightL 5–16did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventQualifyingFinalRun 1Run 2ResultRankRun 1Run 2ResultRankKrzysztof Bieryt Men's C-1132.85132.19265.043 Q126.36126.87253.2311Krzysztof KołomańskiMichał StaniszewskiMen's C-2148.46137.48285.946 Q124.19119.62243.81Andrzej WójsSławomir Mordarski144.48142.48286.967 Q121.74133.77255.516Beata GrzesikWomen's K-1208.80147.58356.3819did not advance
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMichał GajownikC-1 500 m02:04.7049did not advance18Daniel JędraszkoC-1 1000 m04:25.7269did not advance18Grzegorz KotowiczK-1 500 m1:40.2041 Q1:41.1983 Q2:07.7119Rafał GłażewskiK-1 1000 m3:43.2276 Q3:46.7618did not advance21Daniel Jędraszko Paweł BaraszkiewiczC-2 500 m1:41.511 1 Qcolspan=2 1:51.536Paweł Baraszkiewicz Michał GajownikC-2 1000 m3:39.3113 Qcolspan=2 3:52.2298Marek TwardowskiAdam WysockiK-2 500 m1:32.350 2 Q1:30.0262 Q1:48.9635K-2 1000 m3:15.909 5 Q3:18.0263 Q3:19.9398Dariusz Białkowski Grzegorz KotowiczAdam SeroczyńskiMarek WitkowskiK-4 1000 m3:00.1662 Qcolspan=2 2:55.704
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankElżbieta UrbańczykK-1 500 m1:53.2023 Qcolspan=2 2:18.0185Aneta PastuszkaBeata SokołowskaK-2 500 m1:42.9052 Qcolspan=2 1:58.784Aneta Pastuszka Joanna SkowrońAneta MichalakBeata SokołowskaK-4 500 m1:35.8872 Qcolspan=2 1:37.0764
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankPiotr ChmielewskiMen's road raceDNFPiotr WadeckiMen's road race5:30:35 7Men's time trial1:02:0431Zbigniew PiątekMen's road race5:30:4648Piotr Przydział5:30:4658Zbigniew Spruch 5:30:4620
Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRankGrzegorz KrejnerMen's 1000m time trial01:04.1567
Men's Sprint AthleteEventQualifying round1/161/16 repechage1/8 final1/8 repechageClassification 9–12Quarter-finalsClassification 5–8Semi-finalsFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Bartłomiej Saczuk Men's sprint11.10619did not advance
Team sprint AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankKonrad CzajkowskiGrzegorz KrejnerMarcin MientkiMen's team sprint46.18658.45910did not advance
Men's Keirin AthleteEventFirst roundFirst repechageSecond roundFinalsTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Grzegorz Krejner Men's keirin63did not advance
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankMarek GalińskiMen's cross-country2:17:35.5421
Fencing
Ten fencers, six men and four women, represented Poland in 2000. Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankAdam KrzesińskiIndividual foilL 8–15did not advance26Sławomir Mocek W 15–2W 15–9L 8–15did not advance16Ryszard Sobczak L 9–15did not advance24Adam KrzesińskiRyszard SobczakSławomir Mocek Team foilcolspan=3 W 45–37L 38–45L 38–454Norbert JaskotIndividual sabreL 12–15did not advance26Marcin SobalaL 11–15did not advance24Rafał SznajderL 14–15did not advance22Janusz OlechNorbert JaskotRafał SznajderTeam sabrecolspan=2 L 26–45Classification semi-finalL 41–457th place finalW 45–397
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRank Sylwia Gruchała Individual foilW 15–8L 8–15did not advance13Magdalena Mroczkiewicz W 15–9L 13–15did not advance14Anna RybickaL 9–15did not advance22Sylwia GruchałaMagdalena MroczkiewiczAnna RybickaBarbara Wolnicka-SzewczykTeam foilcolspan=2 W 45–43W 45–34L 36–45
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankLeszek BlanikVault8.5759.2759.700 Q8.775colspan=3 colspan=3 9.475colspan=2 9.475 Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankJoanna SkowrońskaIndividual all-around8.7508.9628.4508.42534.58760colspan=6
Rhythmic gymnastics
AthleteEventQualificationFinalRopeHoopBallRibbonTotalRankRopeHoopBallRibbonTotalRankAgnieszka BrandeburaIndividual9.7169.4709.7919.60038.57713did not advance
Field hockey
Pool B
TeamPldWDLGFGAPts5320126115221978522197851221313551221214450237152 Advanced to semifinals
Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Team roster [01.] Paweł Sobczak (gk) [03.] Paweł Jakubiak [04.] Dariusz Małecki [06.] Tomasz Szmidt [07.] Robert Grzeszczak [08.] Zbigniew Juszczak [10.] Rafał Grotowski [13.] Krzysztof Wybieralski [14.] Tomasz Choczaj [15.] Piotr Mikuła [17.] Tomasz Cichy [19.] Dariusz Marcinkowski [20.] Łukasz Wybieralski [21.] Aleksander Korcz [25.] Eugeniusz Gaczkowski [30.] Marcin Pobuta (gk) Head coach: Jerzy Wybieralski
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJarosław Lewak−73 kgW 1000-0000L 0000-1001did not advanceACRobert Krawczyk −81 kgL 0000-1000did not advanceACPaweł Nastula−100 kgL 0000-1110did not advanceACRafał Kubacki+100 kgL 0001-0003did not advanceAC
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBeata Maksymow+78 kgL 0010–0001did not advanceAC
Modern pentathlon
AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsTimeRankMP pointsWinsRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsIgor WarabidaMen's170 2197610 177602:11.96 18118190 710109:26.97 611345061 15 Paulina BoeniszWomen's1779106011 128002:27.96 17112160 7104011:00.66 510785099 5Dorota Idzi167 2094012 188402:22.78 81173 192 1590811:55.09 188604721 16
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankPiotr BastaPiotr BochenekPair6:58.475 R6:48.742 Q6:43.385 FB6:39.4410Adam KorolMarek KolbowiczDouble Sculls6:31.912 R6:32.301 Q6:31.263 Q6:32.116Karol ŁazarSławomir KruszkowskiAdam BronikowskiMichał WojciechowskiQuadruple sculls5:58.093 Qcolspan=2 6:02.116 FB5:51.798Paweł JarosińskiRafał SmolińskiArtur Rozalski}Arkadiusz SobkowiakCoxless four6:22.004 R6:15.754 did not advanceRobert SyczTomasz KucharskiLwt double scull6:34.281 Qcolspan=2 6:20.601 Q6:21.75 Women