Poland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott. The number of total medals was Poland's highest since 2000 Summer Olympics when Poland also had 14 medals.
Medalists
|style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Iga Baumgart-WitanKajetan DuszyńskiMałgorzata Hołub-KowalikNatalia KaczmarekDariusz KowalukJustyna Święty-ErseticKarol Zalewski Athletics Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay Anita Włodarczyk Athletics Women's hammer throw Wojciech Nowicki Athletics Men's hammer throw Dawid Tomala Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk Agnieszka Kobus-ZawojskaMaria SajdakMarta WieliczkoKatarzyna Zillmann Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Karolina NajaAnna Puławska Canoeing Women's K-2 500 metres Agnieszka SkrzypulecJolanta Ogar-Hill Sailing Women's 470 Maria Andrejczyk Athletics Women's javelin throw Iga Baumgart-WitanMałgorzata Hołub-KowalikNatalia KaczmarekAnna KiełbasińskaJustyna Święty-Ersetic Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Tadeusz Michalik Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg Malwina Kopron Athletics Women's hammer throw Patryk Dobek Athletics Men's 800 metres Paweł Fajdek Athletics Men's hammer throw Karolina NajaAnna PuławskaJustyna IskrzyckaHelena Wiśniewska Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres |style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 4 2 3 9Canoeing 0 1 1 2Rowing 0 1 0 1Sailing 0 1 0 1Wrestling 0 0 1 1Total 4 5 5 14
Medals by genderGender TotalMale2035Female1528Mixed1001Total 4 5 5 14
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Athletics 31 32 63Basketball 4 0 4Boxing 1 3 4Canoeing 5 8 13Cycling 9 8 17Equestrian 1 2 3Fencing 0 4 4Golf 1 0 1Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 2 4 6Modern pentathlon 2 1 3Rowing 12 8 20Sailing 3 6 9Shooting 1 4 5Skateboarding 0 1 1Sport climbing 0 1 1Swimming 13 4 17Table tennis 0 3 3Taekwondo 0 2 2Tennis 3 3 6Volleyball 16 0 16Weightlifting 2 1 3Wrestling 3 3 6Total 110 100 210
Archery
Two Polish archers directly qualified for their respective individual recurve events at the Games by reaching the quarterfinal stage and obtaining one of the seven available spots each at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSławomir NapłoszekMen's individual63759L 4–6 Did not advanceSylwia ZyzańskaWomen's individual63042L 0–6Did not advanceSławomir NapłoszekSylwia ZyzańskaMixed team126724colspan=2 Did not advance
Athletics
Polish athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKarol Zalewski400 m2:15.388Did not advanceMateusz Borkowski800 m1:45.342 Q1:46.548Did not advancePatryk Dobek1:46.593 Q1:44.601 Q1:45.39Marcin Lewandowski1500 m4:43.9615 qRDid not advanceMichał Rozmys3:36.286 Q3:54.5313 qR3:32.67 PB8Damian Czykier110 m hurdles13.614 Q13.636Did not advanceKajetan DuszyńskiPatryk Grzegorzewicz*Dariusz KowalukJakub Krzewina*Mateusz RzeźniczakWiktor SuwaraKarol Zalewski4 × 400 m relay2:58.551Qcolspan=2 2:58.465Marcin ChabowskiMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not finishArkadiusz Gardzielewski2:22:5063Adam Nowicki2:17:1938Łukasz Niedziałek20 km walkcolspan=4 Rafał Augustyn50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 Artur Brzozowski3:54:0812Dawid Tomala3:50:08
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankNatalia Kaczmarek400 m51.062 Q50.794Did not advanceJoanna Jóźwik800 m2:01.873 Q2:02.325Did not advanceAngelika Sarna2:02.184Did not advanceAnna Wielgosz2:03.206Did not advanceMartyna Galant1500 m4:05.03 PB8 q4:06.0110Did not advanceKlaudia Siciarz100 m hurdles12.986 q12.845Did not advancePia Skrzyszowska12.75 PB3 Q12.896Did not advanceJoanna Linkiewicz400 m hurdles54.93 PB4 Q55.675Did not advanceAlicja Konieczek3000 m steeplechase9:31.798colspan=2 rowspan=2 Did not advanceAneta Konieczek10:07.2512Did not advanceKlaudia AdamekMarlena GolaPaulina PaluchMarika Popowicz-DrapałaPia Skrzyszowska4 × 100 m relay43.094colspan=2 Did not advanceIga Baumgart-WitanMałgorzata Hołub-KowalikNatalia KaczmarekAnna Kiełbasińska*Kornelia LesiewiczJustyna Święty-Ersetic4 × 400 m relay3:23.101 Qcolspan=2 3:20.53 NRAleksandra LisowskaMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:35:3335Angelika Mach2:42:2659Karolina Nadolska2:32:04 14Katarzyna Zdziebło20 km walkcolspan=4 1:31:2910
Mixed AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankIga Baumgart-Witan*Kajetan DuszyńskiMałgorzata Hołub-Kowalik*Natalia KaczmarekDariusz Kowaluk*Justyna Święty-ErseticKarol Zalewski4 × 400 m relay3:10.44 1 Q3:09.87
Field events Men AthleteEventQualification FinalDistancePositionDistancePositionPiotr LisekPole vault5.7511 q5.806Robert Sobera5.6515Did not advancePaweł Wojciechowski5.3028Did not advanceKonrad BukowieckiShot put20.0123Did not advanceMichał Haratyk20.8613Did not advancePiotr MałachowskiDiscus throw62.6815Did not advanceBartłomiej Stój62.8414Did not advanceMarcin KrukowskiJavelin throw74.6528Did not advanceCyprian Mrzygłód78.3320Did not advancePaweł FajdekHammer throw76.469 q81.53Wojciech Nowicki79.78 1 Q82.52
Women AthleteEventQualification FinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKamila LićwinkoHigh jump1.958 Q1.9311Paulina GubaShot put16.9827Did not advanceKlaudia Kardasz17.7618Did not advanceMaria AndrejczykJavelin throw65.241 Q64.61Joanna FiodorowHammer throw72.3210 q73.837Malwina Kopron73.068 q75.49Anita Włodarczyk76.991 Q78.48
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankPaweł WiesiołekResult10.837.2714.902.0248.2414.9548.274.8051.604:30.02817612Points899878784822898856834849612744
Combined events – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankAdrianna SułekResult13.581.8312.8024.165.9336.842:07.92616416Points10391016714965828607995
Basketball
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPoland men'sMen's 3×3L 14–21L 19–21W 20–19L 14–21L 20–22 ROCW 21–16L 12–157 Did not advance
3x3 basketball Men's tournament
Poland men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Team roster
Michael Hicks Paweł Pawłowski Szymon Rduch Przemysław Zamojski Group play
Boxing
Poland entered four boxers (one man and three women) to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Damian Durkacz (men's featherweight) and 2015 European Games bronze medalist Sandra Drabik (women's flyweight) secured the spots on the Polish squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris. Karolina Koszewska and Elżbieta Wójcik completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Europe in the women's welterweight and women's middleweight division, respectively, of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDamian DurkaczMen's lightweightL 0–5Did not advanceSandra DrabikWomen's flyweightL 1–4Did not advanceKarolina KoszewskaWomen's welterweightW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceElżbieta WójcikWomen's middleweightL 1–4Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom Polish canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Ivrea, Italy.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankGrzegorz HedwigMen's C-1109.0912105.9513105.9514 Q112.1614Did not advanceKrzysztof MajerczakMen's K-199.861795.211395.2117 Q100.9915Did not advanceAleksandra StachWomen's C-1145.5818134.0317134.0319Did not advanceKlaudia ZwolińskaWomen's K-1108.977110.4612108.9710 Q111.7610 Q108.985
Sprint Polish canoeists qualified six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankWiktor GłazunowC-1 1000 m4:25.9966 QF4:07.6321 SF4:09.8767 FB4:04.46313Mateusz Kamiński4:11.2024 QF4:08.1723 Did not advanceTomasz BarniakWiktor GłazunowC-2 1000 m3:49.9566 QF3:49.7701 SF3:28.2823 FA3:32.3177
Women AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDorota BorowskaC-1 200 m47.6551 SFcolspan=2 47.7034 FA47.1164Marta WalczykiewiczK-1 200 m41.1002 SFcolspan=2 38.5633 FA39.1704Helena Wiśniewska41.4074 QF41.5593Did not advanceJustyna IskrzyckaK-1 500 m1:49.8932 SFcolspan=2 1:53.8994 FB1:54.08611Marta Walczykiewicz1:50.1843 SFcolspan=2 1:53.8603 FB1:55.65913Karolina NajaAnna PuławskaK-2 500 m1:44.6061 SFcolspan=2 1:37.2194 FA1:36.753Karolina NajaAnna PuławskaJustyna IskrzyckaHelena WiśniewskaK-4 500 m1:33.4681 SFcolspan=2 1:36.0781 FA1:36.445 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Poland was eligible initially to enter a squad of five riders (three men and two women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (women) in the UCI World Ranking. Due to the reallocation of unused quotas, Poland was granted an additional spot in women's road race.
AthleteEventTimeRankMaciej BodnarMen's road race Did not finishMen's time trial58:47.1018Michał KwiatkowskiMen's road race6:07:0111Rafał Majka6:09:0619Marta LachWomen's road race3:55:1318Katarzyna Niewiadoma3:54:3114Anna PlichtaWomen's road race3:55:5827Women's time trial34:56.9524
Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Polish riders accumulated spots for both men and women in team sprint, omnium, and madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, Poland won its right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankOppositionRankRankPatryk RajkowskiMen's sprint9.59475.84514 QW 10.46568.801LLDid not advanceMateusz Rudyk9.49375.0477 QLL Did not advanceMarlena KarwackaWomen's sprint11.08364.96426Did not advanceUrszula Łoś11.04765.17625Did not advance
Team sprint AthleteEventQualification1st RoundFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankKrzysztof MakselPatryk RajkowskiMateusz RudykMen's team sprint43.51662.0468L 43.30762.3468L 46.43158.1518Marlena KarwackaUrszula ŁośWomen's team sprint33.24454.1456L 33.02254.5097W 33.05454.4567 Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
Keirin AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd Round3rd RoundFinalRankRankRankRankRankPatryk RajkowskiMen's keirin3 R5Did not advanceMateusz Rudyk6 R4Did not advanceMarlena KarwackaWomen's keirin5 R4Did not advanceUrszula Łoś3 R3Did not advance
Omnium