| Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | POL |
| NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London, Great Britain 29 July 1948 – 14 August 1948 | |
| Competitors | 37 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mieczysław Łomowski |
| Medals Ranked 34th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Austria (1908–1912) Russian Empire (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]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Aleksy Antkiewicz | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Edward Adamczyk | Long jump | 7,030 | 9 q | 6.735 | 11 |
| Witold Gerutto | Shot put | 14.450 | 12 q | 14.37 | 10 |
| Mieczysław Łomowski | Shot put | 14.700 | 7 Q | 15.43 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak | Long jump | 5.180 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Melania Sinoracka | Javelin throw | — | 35.74 | 11 | |
| Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | Discus throw | — | 39.30 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Janusz Kasperczak | Flyweight |  Ronald Gower (AUS)L PTS | did not advance | ||||
| Wawrzyniec Bazarnik | Bantamweight |  Celestino González (CHI)L PTS | did not advance | ||||
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Featherweight |  Leon Trani (PHI)W PTS |  Pedro Garcia (PER)W PTS |  Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR)W PTS | Ernesto Formenti (PHI) L PTS |  Francisco Núñez (ARG)W PTS |  |
| Zygmunt Chychła | Welterweight | Frits Wijngaard (KOR) W PTS |  Alex Obeysekere (CEY)W KO2 |  Alessandro D'Ottavio (ITA)L PTS | did not advance | 5 | |
| Antoni Kolczyński | Middleweight | BYE |  Dogomar Martínez (URU)L PTS | did not advance | |||
| Franciszek Szymura | Light Heavyweight |  Mac Joachim (IND)W PTS |  Israel Quitcón (PUR)W RSC1 | Mauro Cía (ARG) L PTS | did not advance | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Czesław Sobieraj | K-1 1000 m | 4:46.5 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
| K-1 10000 m | — | 52:51.0 | 7 | ||||||
| Alfons Jeżewski Marian Matłotka | K-2 1000 m | NT | 8 | — | did not advance | ||||
| K-2 10000 m | — | 48:25.6 | 10 | ||||||
Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Irena Nawrocka | Women's foil |  Cerra (USA) Klüpfel (SUI) Kun (HUN) Olsen (DEN) Meijer (NED) Dermody (IRL) | 5 | did not advance | 31 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Category | Title | Rank |
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| Zbigniew Turski | Music | Choral and orchestral | Olympic Symphony |  |
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