Sławomir Szmal is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship. Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team.
Karol Bielecki is a former Polish handball player who played for the Polish national team.
Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey is a Russian handballer who plays as a left wing. She is a three-time World Champion, silver medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2006 European Championship, and bronze medalist of the 2008 European Championship, all with the National Team of Russia. She also won the EHF Champions League in 2007 and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2009 as a club player. Turey is of Sierra Leonean descent through her father.
Marcin Lijewski is a former Polish handball player and the current coach of Poland. As a player he received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th.
Krzysztof Lijewski is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th.
Michał Jurecki is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy.
Patryk Kuchczyński is a former Polish team handball player.
Piotr Wyszomirski is a Polish handball player for Grundfos Tatabánya KC and the Poland men's national handball team.
Ferenc Ilyés is a retired Hungarian handball player.
Kamil Syprzak is a Polish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Polish national team.
Robert Orzechowski is a Polish handball player for MMTS Kwidzyn.
Piotr Nowakowski is a Polish professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Projekt Warsaw. He is a former member of the Poland national team, a participant in 3 Olympic Games, two–time World Champion, 2009 European Champion, and the 2012 World League winner.
The handball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 21 August at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park. The tournaments were won by Denmark in the men's competition and Russia for the women's tournament. The French teams for both competitions finished with the silver medal, and the bronze went to Germany and Norway, respectively.
Przemysław Krajewski is a Polish handball player for Wisła Płock and the Polish national team.
Michał Szyba is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy and the Poland men's national handball team.
Piotr Chrapkowski is a Polish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Polish national team.
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.
Michał Daszek is a Polish handball player for Wisła Płock and the Polish national team.
Piotr Lisek is a Polish athlete specialising in the pole vault. He won bronze medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships. He is the first Polish vaulter to jump over 6 meters.
Magnus Jøndal is a former Norwegian handball player, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Norwegian national team.
