Poland's sports include almost all sporting disciplines, in particular: football, volleyball, motorcycle speedway, ski jumping, track and field, handball, basketball, tennis, and combat sport. The first Polish Formula One driver, Robert Kubica, has brought awareness of Formula One Racing to Poland. Volleyball is one of the country's most popular sports, with a rich history of international competition. Poland has made a distinctive mark in motorcycle speedway racing thanks to Tomasz Gollob, Jaroslaw Hampel, Bartosz Zmarzlik, Maciej Janowski and Rune Holta. Speedway is very popular in Poland. They won the world cup (2014), and the Polish Extraleague has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland. The Polish mountains are an ideal venue for hiking, skiing and mountain biking and attract millions of tourists every year from all over the world. Cross country skiing and ski jumping are popular TV sports, gathering 4–5 million viewers each competition, with Justyna Kowalczyk, Dawid Kubacki, Adam Małysz and Kamil Stoch as the main attractions. Baltic beaches and resorts are popular locations for fishing, canoeing, kayaking and a broad-range of other water-themed sports.
Kazimierz Klaudiusz Górski was a Polish professional football manager. He was also a football player, capped once for Poland.
Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, due to his excellent vision.
Andrzej Szarmach is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Jerzy Józef Brzęczek is a Polish professional football manager and former player.
Robert Gadocha is a Polish former professional footballer as a left winger.
Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń is a Polish former professional footballer who is best remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall central defender, who became well known in 1967 while playing for Górnik Zabrze. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish Cups in 1968–72. Gorgoń participated in the 1974 World Cup in, then, West Germany, winning third place with the Poland national team and being his squad's defensive pillar.
Lesław Ćmikiewicz is a Polish former professional football manager and former player. He played for Polish clubs including Śląsk Wrocław and Legia Warsaw. He also played for the New York Arrows and Chicago Horizon in the Major Indoor Soccer League.
Kazimierz Kmiecik is a Polish former professional footballer who spent most of his career with Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for Larissa and won the first Greek cup for the history of the team, in 1985. He is today a legend in Larissa and remains a fan favourite.
The Poland men's national volleyball team represents Poland in international volleyball competition. The team is directed by the Polish Volleyball Federation, the governing body for volleyball in Poland, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches.
Henryk Piotr Wieczorek is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for a few clubs, including ROW Rybnik, Górnik Zabrze, as well as AJ Auxerre and US Melunaise in France.
Zygmunt Paweł Maszczyk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Joachim Jerzy Marx is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Besides Poland, he has played in France.
Ryszard Władysław Szymczak was a Polish professional footballer who played as a striker.
Andrzej Władysław Jarosik was a Polish footballer who played as a forward.
Hubert Jerzy Kostka is a Polish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Kostka participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where Poland won the men's football tournament. Kostka is not only a successful player, he also was a manager, and graduated as a mining engineer from the Silesian Polytechnic in Gliwice.
Marian Henryk Szeja was a Polish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the substitute player for the Poland national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won gold medal. Szeja died on 25 February 2015 at the age of 73.
Jerzy Jurowicz was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in eight matches for the Poland national team from 1947 to 1950.
Jerzy Musiałek was a Polish footballer who played as a forward. He played in thirteen matches for the Poland national football team from 1961 to 1967.
Jerzy Otfinowski was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
