Poland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Poland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl  (in Polish)
in Berlin, Germany 1 August 1936 (1936-08-01) – 16 August 1936 (1936-08-16)
Competitors	144 (127 men, 17 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Klemens Biniakowski
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Austria (1908–1912)   Russian Empire (1912)

Poland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 144 competitors, 127 men and 17 women took part in 55 events in 15 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event  Silver Stanisława Walasiewicz Athletics Women's 100 metres  Silver Jadwiga Wajs Athletics Women's discus throw  Silver Zdzisław Kawecki Seweryn Kulesza Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz Equestrian Team eventing  Bronze Maria Kwaśniewska Athletics Women's javelin throw  Bronze Jerzy Ustupski Roger Verey Rowing Men's double sculls  Bronze Władysław Karaś Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle Athletics Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Teodor Bieregowoj 50 km walk — 4:42:49.0 9 Kazimierz Fiałka Marathon — DNF Bronisław Gancarz — 3:03:11.0 33 Kazimierz Kucharski 800 m 1:55.7 2 Q — 1:54.7 2 Q 1:53.8 4 Józef Noji 5000 m 15:11.2 3 Q — 14:33.4 5 10000 m — 32:13.0 14 Tadeusz Śliwak Antoni Maszewski Kazimierz Kucharski Klemens Biniakowski 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.6 7 — did not advance Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position Karol Hoffmann Triple jump ? DNQ did not advance High jump 1.70 32 did not advance Edward Luckhaus Triple jump ? Q 14.61 11 Jerzy Pławczyk High jump 1.85 1 Q 1.80 22 Wilhelm Schneider Pole vault 3.80 1 Q 4.00 6 Combined events – Decathlon Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank Jerzy Pławczyk Result 11.6 7.12 11.94 1.85 54.0 16.4 38.30 3.70 54.26 5:04.0 6871 9 Points 686 836 615 846 669 723 662 775 667 392 Women Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Stanisława Walasiewicz 100 m 12.5 1 Q — 12.0 2 Q 11.7 Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position Maria Kwaśniewska Javelin throw — 41.80 Jadwiga Wajs Discus throw — 46.22 Basketball Men's tournament Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Roster   Poland Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko Zdzisław Filipkiewicz Florian Grzechowiak Zdzisław Kasprzak Jakub Kopf Ewaryst Łój Janusz Patrzykont Andrzej Pluciński Zenon Różycki Paweł Stok Edward Szostak First round 7 August Italy   44–28   Poland Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Second round 9 August Japan   43–31   Poland Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Second consolation round 10 August Poland   28–23   Latvia Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Third round 11 August Poland   33–25   Brazil Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Fourth round 12 August Poland   WOvs.   Peru Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Semifinals 13 August Canada   42–15   Poland Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Bronze medal match 14 August Mexico   26–12   Poland Imperial Sports Field, Berlin Boxing Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Edmund Sobkowiak Flyweight   Henry C. Cooper  (AUS) W KO2   Walter Siegfried  (SUI) W PTS   Louis Laurie  (USA) L PTS did not advance 5 Antoni Czortek Bantamweight   Pierre Bonnet  (FRA) W PTS   Alec Hannan  (RSA) L PTS did not advance Aleksander Polus Featherweight BYE BYE   Oscar Casanovas  (ARG) L PTS did not advance 5 Czesław Cyraniak Lightweight   François Aupetit  (FRA) W PTS   José Padilla  (PHI) L PTS did not advance Józef Pisarski Welterweight   Leonard Cook  (NZL) L PTS did not advance Henryk Chmielewski Middleweight BYE   Jean De Schryver  (BEL) W PTS   Jimmy Clark  (USA) W PTS   Henry Tiller  (NOR) L PTS   Raúl Villarreal  (ARG) L WO 4 Stanisław Piłat Heavyweight BYE   José Feans  (URU) L PTS did not advance Canoeing Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sprint Men Athlete Event Heats Repechages Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Marian Kozłowski Antoni Bazaniak K-2 10000 m — 47:49.8 11 Cycling Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics Four cyclists, all men, represented Poland in 1936. Road Athlete Event Time Rank Mieczysław Kapiak Men's road race DNF Wiktor Olecki DNF Wacław Starzyński 2:33:08.0 16 Stanisław Zieliński 2:33:08.0 16 Wacław Starzyński Stanisław Zieliński Mieczysław Kapiak Wiktor Olecki Team time trial DNF Equestrian Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics Eventing Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total Final Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz Arlekin III Individual 123.00 13 110.00 233.00 14 20.00 253.00 15 253.00 15 Zdzisław Kawecki Bambino 127.70 15 133.00 260.70 17 40.00 300.70 18 300.70 18 Seweryn Kulesza Tóska 138.00 26 300.00 438.00 23 0.00 438.00 21 438.00 21 Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz Zdzisław Kawecki Seweryn Kulesza See above Team 388.70 1 543.00 931.70 3 60.00 991.70 2 991.70 Show jumping Athlete Horse Event Final Penalties Rank Janusz Komorowski Dunkan Individual 47.25 36 Michał Gutowski Warszawianka DNF Tadeusz Sokołowski Zbieg II DNF Janusz Komorowski Michał Gutowski Tadeusz Sokołowski See above Team 47.25 DNF Fencing Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics 11 fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1936. Men Ranks given are within the pool. Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Roman Kantor Men's épée 5-0 5 Q — 7-0 2 Q 4-0 6 did not advance Antoni Franz 2-1 6 did not advance Antoni Sobik Men's sabre 5-2 2 Q — 3-1 3 Q 4-1 2 Q 2-6 7 Władysław Segda 5-2 2 Q — 3-1 2 Q 2-3 4 did not advance Władysław Dobrowolski 4-1 3 Q — 2-3 4 did not advance Alfred Staszewicz Teodor Zaczyk Rajmund Karwicki Roman Kantor Kazimierz Szempliński Antoni Franz Team epee   Portugal  (POR) W 9-7   Switzerland  (SUI) L 8-8 1 Q —   Canada  (CAN) W 8-8   Great Britain  (GBR) W 8-3 2 Q   Belgium  (BEL) L 2-14   France  (FRA) L 4-12   Germany  (GER) L 2-8 4 Did not advance 5 Antoni Sobik Władysław Segda Władysław Dobrowolski Adam Papée Marian Suski Teodor Zaczyk Team sabre   Greece  (GRE) W 9-3 2 Q —   Sweden  (SWE) W 15-1   Turkey  (TUR) W 9-2 1 Q   France  (FRA) W 10-6   Austria  (AUT) W 8-8 2 Q   Italy  (ITA) L 6-10   Hungary  (HUN) L 1-10   Germany  (GER) L 3-9 4 Football Men's tournament Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics Roster   Poland Coach: Józef Kałuża Spirydion Albański Franciszek Cebulak Ewald Dytko Hubert Gad Antoni Gałecki Wilhelm Góra Walerian Kisieliński Józef Kotlarczyk Henryk Martyna Michał Matyas Walenty Musielak Teodor Peterek Ryszard Piec Friedrich Scherfke Władysław Szczepaniak Jan Wasiewicz Gerard Wodarz Marian Fontowicz Edward Madejski Wilhelm Piec Alojzy Sitko Jerzy Wostal First round August 5, 1936 17:30 Poland   3–0   Hungary Gad 12'27' Wodarz 88' Report Berlin Poststadion Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni (ITA) Quarterfinals August 8, 1936 17:30 Poland   5–4   Great Britain Gad 33' Wodarz 43'48'53' Piec 56' Report Clements 26' Shearer 71' Joy 78'80' Berlin Poststadion Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Rudolf Eklow (SWE) Semifinals August 11, 1936 17:00 Austria   3–1   Poland Kainberger 14' Laudon 55' Mandl 88' Report Gad 73' Berlin Olympic Stadium (Berlin) Attendance: 82.000 Referee: Arthur Willoughby Barton (GBR) Bronze medal match August 13, 1936 16:00 Norway   3–2   Poland Brustad 15'21'84' Report Wodarz 5' Peterek 24' (pen.) Berlin Olympic Stadium (Berlin) Attendance: 95.000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (GER) Gymnastics Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics Women Athlete Event Individual Standings Group Exercises Total Balance Beam Uneven Bars Horse Vault Individual Round 1 Round 2 Group Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Klara Sierońska Marta Majowska Matylda Ossadnik Wiesława Noskiewicz Janina Skirlińska Alina Cichecka Julia Wojciechowska Stefania Krupa Women's Team all-around 371.55 371.55 5 51.90 7 46.85 5 98.75 6 470.30 6 Rowing Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics Poland had eleven rowers (only men were competing at that time) participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936. [2] Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Roger Verey Single sculls 7:11.01 2 Q BYE DNF did not advance Roger Verey Jerzy Ustupski Double sculls 6:50.0 2 q — 8:02.8 2 Q 7:36.2 Ryszard Borzuchowski Edward Kobyliński Coxless pair 7:29.9 1 Q BYE 8:41.9 6 Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski Coxed pair 7:53.9 4 q — 8:56.2 3 did not advance 8 Włodzimierz Zawadzki Bronisław Karwecki Stanisław Kuryłłowicz Witalis Leporowski Jerzy Skolimowski Coxed four 6:50.5 5 q — 8:12.2 2 did not advance 8 Sailing Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics Open Athlete Event Race Final rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Leon Jensz O-Jolle 18 8 3 23 18 8 13 13 19 7 20 6 20 6 71 18 Janusz Rajmund Zalewski Jozef Klemens Langowski Alfons Olszewski Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki Stanislaw Zalewski 6 Metre 10 3 11 2 DNF 0 11 2 9 4 9 4 10 3 18 11 Shooting Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Shoot off Final Score Score Score Score Score Score Rank Wojciech Bursa 25 m rapid fire pistol NM did not advance 29 Władysław Karaś 50 metre rifle prone — 296 Antoni Pachla — 288 44 Zenon Piątkowski 25 m rapid fire pistol 18 3 did not advance 27 Kazimierz Suchorzewski 18 6 5 6 1 29 7 Jan Wrzosek 50 metre rifle prone — 289 40 Swimming Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Kazimierz Bocheński Helmut Barysz Joachim Karliczek Ilja Szrajbman 4 x 200 metre freestyle — DSQ did not advance Wrestling Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round Round 1 Result Round 2 Result Round 3 Result Round 4 Result Round 5 Result Round 6 Result Rank Final round Result Rank Antoni Rokita −56 kg   Alfred Gilles  (BEL) W F 5:53   Ivar Stokke  (NOR) L F 8:08   Egon Svensson  (SWE) L F 4:49 — 12 did not advance Henryk Szlązak −61 kg   Gyula Móri  (HUN) W F 11:25   Ernst Lehmann  (SUI) W F 2:50   Einar Karlsson  (SWE) L 0-3   Sebastian Hering  (GER) L 0-3 — 8 did not advance Zbigniew Szajewski −66 kg   Hassan Ali Imam  (EGY) W 2-1   Arild Dahl  (NOR) L 0-3   Josef Grahsl  (AUT) W F 7:41   Voldemar Väli  (EST) L F 15:21 — 7 did not advance Art competitions Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athlete Event Category Title Rank Jan Parandowski Literature Epic works Dysk Olimpijski Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski Painting Commercial graphic art Yachting Club Certificate Józef Klukowski Sculpture Reliefs Ball References "Poland at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Poland Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018. External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database