Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Poland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
IOC code POL
NOC Polish Olympic Committee
Website www.pkol.pl  (in Polish)
in London, Great Britain
29 July 1948 (1948-07-29) – 14 August 1948 (1948-08-14)
Competitors37 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mieczysław Łomowski
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1900, 1912)
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria (1908–1912)

Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aleksy Antkiewicz Boxing Men's featherweight

Athletics

Men
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Edward Adamczyk Long jump 7,0309 q6.73511
Witold Gerutto Shot put 14.45012 q14.3710
Mieczysław Łomowski Shot put 14.7007 Q15.434
Women
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak Long jump 5.18017Did not advance
Melania Sinoracka Javelin throw —35.7411
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz Discus throw —39.304

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Janusz Kasperczak Flyweight Flag of Australia.svg  Ronald Gower  (AUS)
L PTS		did not advance
Wawrzyniec Bazarnik Bantamweight Flag of Chile.svg  Celestino González  (CHI)
L PTS		did not advance
Aleksy Antkiewicz Featherweight Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Leon Trani  (PHI)
W PTS		Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Pedro Garcia  (PER)
W PTS		Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  Seo Byeong-Ran  (KOR)
W PTS		Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Ernesto Formenti  (PHI)
L PTS		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Francisco Núñez  (ARG)
W PTS		 Bronze medal.svg
Zygmunt Chychła Welterweight Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  Frits Wijngaard  (KOR)
W PTS		Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Alex Obeysekere  (CEY)
W KO2		Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro D'Ottavio  (ITA)
L PTS		did not advance5
Antoni Kolczyński Middleweight BYEFlag of Uruguay.svg  Dogomar Martínez  (URU)
L PTS		did not advance
Franciszek Szymura Light Heavyweight Flag of India.svg  Mac Joachim  (IND)
W PTS		Puerto rico national sport flag.svg  Israel Quitcón  (PUR)
W RSC1		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Mauro Cía  (ARG)
L PTS		did not advance5

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Czesław Sobieraj K-1 1000 m 4:46.55—did not advance
K-1 10000 m —52:51.07
Alfons Jeżewski
Marian Matłotka 		K-2 1000 m NT8—did not advance
K-2 10000 m —48:25.610

Fencing

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.

Men

AthleteEventGroup roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Rank
Rajmund Karwicki Men's épée Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Zappelli  (SUI)
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Haro  (MEX)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Parfitt  (GBR)
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Skotidas  (GRE)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henkart  (BEL)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Mikla  (HUN)		6did not advance62
Jan Nawrocki Men's épée Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Dunay  (HUN)
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Horn  (CAN)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  De Beaumont  (GBR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Radoux  (BEL)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Camargo  (BRA)
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Karamazakis  (GRE)
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Valero  (MEX)		7did not advance55
Bolesław Banaś
Antoni Sobik
Teodor Zaczyk
Jan Nawrocki
Rajmund Karwicki 		Team épée Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG)
L 6-10
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba  (CUB)
W 8-6		2 QFlag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
L 1-14
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
L 6-10		4did not advance10
Bolesław Banaś Men's sabre Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Tredgold  (GBR)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Molnar  (BRA)
Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Sarria  (PER)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Eriksson  (SWE)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Ruckstuhl  (SUI)		5did not advance49
Antoni Sobik Men's sabre Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Pomini  (ARG)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mosman  (NED)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Widemann  (SUI)
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Asselin  (CAN)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Martinez  (CUB)		2 QFlag of Italy.svg  Dare  (ITA)
Flag of France.svg  Lefevre  (FRA)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Worth  (USA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Van Den Berg  (NED)
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Huergo  (ARG)
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Molnar  (BRA)
Flag of Austria.svg  Putzl  (AUT)		4 QFlag of France.svg  Lefevre  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gerevich  (HUN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Dare  (ITA)
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Haro  (MEX)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Berczelly  (HUN)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Cetrulo  (USA)
Flag of Austria.svg  Loisel  (AUT)		5did not advance12
Teodor Zaczyk Men's sabre Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Cermesoni  (ARG)
Flag of France.svg  Gramain  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Zulficar  (HUN)
Flag of Chile.svg  Goldstein  (CHI)
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Nanopoulos  (GRE)		4did not advance40
Bolesław Banaś
Antoni Sobik
Teodor Zaczyk
Jerzy Wójcik 		Team sabre Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)
W 11-5		2 QFlag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
W 8-8 (59:55)		2 QFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
L 7-9
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
L 3-12		3Did not advance5

Women

AthleteEventGroup roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Rank
Irena Nawrocka Women's foil US flag 48 stars.svg  Cerra  (USA)
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Klüpfel  (SUI)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kun  (HUN)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Olsen  (DEN)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Meijer  (NED)
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Dermody  (IRL)		5did not advance31

Art competitions

AthleteEventCategoryTitleRank
Zbigniew Turski Music Choral and orchestralOlympic Symphony Gold medal.svg

References

  1. ↑ "Poland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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