Poland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Poland at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg
IOC code POL
NOC Polish Olympic Committee
Website www.pkol.pl  (in Polish)
in Melbourne, Australia/Stockholm, Sweden
22 November 1956 (1956-11-22) – 8 December 1956 (1956-12-08)
Competitors64 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Tadeusz Rut
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria (1908–1912)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1912)

Poland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 64 competitors, 49 men and 15 women, took part in 48 events in 9 sports. [1]

Contents

Medals

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska Athletics Women's long jump
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Janusz Sidło Athletics Men's javelin throw
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Adam Smelczyński Shooting Men's trap
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jerzy Pawłowski Fencing Men's sabre
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Andrzej Piątkowski
Zygmunt Pawlas
Wojciech Zabłocki
Jerzy Pawłowski
Ryszard Zub
Marian Kuszewski
Fencing Men's team sabre
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Henryk Niedźwiedzki Boxing Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Boxing Men's middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel
Natalia Kot
Danuta Nowak-Stachow
Helena Rakoczy
Lidia Szczerbińska
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska
Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatus
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marian Zieliński Weightlifting Men's 60 kg

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jerzy Chromik 5000 metres 14:51.419did not advance
Marian Foik 100 m 10.881 Q10.833 Q10.845did not advance
Jan Jarzembowski 100 m 10.952 Q10.984did not advance
200 m 21.914did not advance
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak 3000 m steeplechase 8:48.010 QDNF
Edward Szmidt 200 m 22.032 Q21.736did not advance
Kazimierz Zimny 5000 metres DNFdid not advance
Zenon Baranowski
Marian Foik
Janusz Jarzembowski
Edward Szmidt
4×100 m relay 40.971 Q41.122 Q40.756
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Henryk Grabowski Long jump 7.521 Q7.1510
Zbigniew Janiszewski Pole vault 4.152 Q4.1512
Jan Kopyto Javelin throw 68.1913 Q74.285
Kazimierz Kropidłowski Long jump 7.2212 Q7.306
Ryszard Malcherczyk Triple jump 14.8421 Q15.5410
Alfons Niklas Hammer throw 58.464 Q57.7010
Tadeusz Rut Discus throw 46.6217did not advance
Hammer throw 58.075 Q53.4314
Janusz Sidło Javelin throw 72.006 Q79.98 Silver medal.svg
Zenon Ważny Pole vault 4.158 Q4.256
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maria Kusion-Bibro 100 m 12.24did not advance
Barbara Janiszewska 100 m 12.24did not advance
200 m 24.82 Q25.26did not advance
Genowefa Minicka 200 m 25.04did not advance
Halina Richter-Górecka 100 m 12.25did not advance
Maria Kusion-Bibro
Barbara Janiszewska
Genowefa Minicka
Halina Richter-Górecka
4×100 m relay 46.584did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Urszula Figwer Javelin throw 47.762 Q48.166
Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska Long jump 6.131 Q6.35 Gold medal.svg
Maria Kusion-Bibro Long jump 5.806 Q5.799
Genowefa Minicka Long jump 5.7212 Q5.6412
Anna Wojtaszek Javelin throw 44.0812 Q46.929

Boxing

Men
AthleteEvent1 Round2 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Henryk Kukier Flyweight BYEFlag of Australia.svg  Warner Batchelor  (AUS)
L P
did not advance
Zenon Stefaniuk Bantamweight BYEFlag of Chile.svg  Claudio Barrientos  (CHI)
L P
did not advance
Henryk Niedźwiedzki Featherweight BYEFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Leonard Leisching  (RSA)
W P
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Tristan Falfán  (ARG)
W KO
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Safronov  (URS)
L P
Bronze medal.svg
Zygmunt Milewski Lightweight BYEFlag of Finland.svg  Pentti Niinivuori  (FIN)
W P
Flag of Germany.svg  Harry Kurschat  (FRG)
L KO
did not advance
Leszek Drogosz Light Welterweight BYEFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Yengibaryan  (URS)
L P
did not advance
Tadeusz Walasek Welterweight Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Fred Tiedt  (IRL)
L P
did not advance
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Light Middleweight Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Richard Karpov  (URS)
W P
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Boris Nikolov  (BUL)
W P
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  László Papp  (HUN)
L P
Bronze medal.svg
Zbigniew Piórkowski Middleweight Flag of Chile.svg  Ramón Tapia  (CHI)
L KO
did not advance
Andrzej Wojciechowski Light Heavyweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Lennart Risberg  (SWE)
W KO
Flag of Chile.svg  Carlos Lucas  (CHI)
L P
did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Stefan Kapłaniak K-1 1000 m 4:35.41 Q4:19.84
Ryszard Skwarski
Jerzy Górski
K-2 1000 m 4:12.64Did not advance
Stefan Kapłaniak
Jerzy Górski
K-2 10000 m 47:21.510
Women
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Daniela Walkowiak K-1 500 m 2:25.83 Q2:24.16

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1956.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

FencerEventElimination roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jerzy Pawłowski Men's sabre BYEFlag of Italy.svg  Darè  (ITA)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Worth  (USA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kuznetsov  (URS)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cooperman  (GBR)
Flag of France.svg  Gamot  (FRA)
Flag of Australia.svg  Fadgyas  (AUS)
1 QFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kárpáti  (HUN)
Flag of France.svg  Lefèvre  (FRA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Narduzzi  (ITA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Cherepovsky  (URS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Stratmann  (GER)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Kwartler  (USA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Darè  (ITA)
2 QFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kárpáti  (HUN)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kuznetsov  (URS)
Flag of France.svg  Lefèvre  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gerevich  (HUN)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Zabłocki  (POL)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kovács  (HUN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Narduzzi  (ITA)
Silver medal.svg
Wojciech Zabłocki BYEFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kárpáti  (HUN)
Flag of France.svg  Roulot  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Stratmann  (GER)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Nyilas  (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Hoskyns  (GBR)
Flag of Australia.svg  McKenzie  (AUS)
3 QFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kovács  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gerevich  (HUN)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kuznetsov  (URS)
Flag of Italy.svg  Ferrari  (ITA)
Flag of France.svg  Roulot  (FRA)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Worth  (USA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Van Der Auwera  (BEL)
4 QFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kárpáti  (HUN)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Pawłowski  (POL)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Kuznetsov  (URS)
Flag of France.svg  Lefèvre  (FRA)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gerevich  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kovács  (HUN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Narduzzi  (ITA)
6
Marian Kuszewski BYEFlag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Gerevich  (HUN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Narduzzi  (ITA)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Cherepovsky  (URS)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Van Der Auwera  (BEL)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Porebski  (GBR)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Echeverry  (COL)
6Did not advance19
Jerzy Pawłowski
Wojciech Zabłocki
Marian Kuszewski
Ryszard Zub
Andrzej Piątkowski
Zygmunt Pawlas
Team sabre Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
W 12-4
1 QUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
W 10-6
2 QFlag of the Soviet Union (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union  (URS)
W 9-7
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
W 10-6
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary  (HUN)
L 4-9
Silver medal.svg

Gymnastics

Artistic

Women
AthleteEventFinal StandingsApparatus Final
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel All-around 17.36618.23318.20017.86671.66627
Natalia Kot All-around 18.36618.50018.60018.16673.6339
Danuta Nowak-Stachow All-around 17.83317.86618.53317.56671.80025
Helena Rakoczy All-around 18.36618.50018.70018.13373.700818.70018.7005
Lidia Szczerbińska All-around 17.73317.73317.20017.63370.30047
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska All-around 17.73317.56617.90017.33370.53345
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel
Natalia Kot
Danuta Nowak-Stachow
Helena Rakoczy
Lidia Szczerbińska
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska
Team all-around 90.26490.86391.92889.430436.4854
AthleteEventFinal
PortableTotalRank
Apparatus
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel
Natalia Kot
Danuta Nowak-Stachow
Helena Rakoczy
Lidia Szczerbińska
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska
Team Portable apparatus Hoop74.00 Bronze medal.svg

Rowing

Poland had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956. [2]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Teodor Kocerka Single sculls 7:28.12 QBYE9:05.72 Q8:12.94
Zbigniew Schwarzer
Henryk Jagodziński
Bertold Mainka
Coxed pair 7:43.72 QBYE9:22.81 Q8:31.54
Kazimierz Błasiński
Szczepan Grajczyk
Zbigniew Paradowski
Marian Nietupski
Coxless four 6:46.32 R8:29.31 Q8:32.04Did not advance

Shooting

Two shooters represented Poland in 1956, with Adam Smelczyński winning a silver medal in the trap event.

Men
AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
Adam Smelczyński Trap 190 Silver medal.svg
Zygmunt Kiszkurno 17015

Swimming

Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Elżbieta Gellner 100 metre backstroke 1:16.25Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary PressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Marian Zieliński 60 kg 1053102.53127.54335 Bronze medal.svg
Jan Czepułkowski 67.5 kg 12021057135103606
Krzysztof Beck 75 kg 122.53112.5614563806
Jan Bochenek 1205112.561503382.54
Czesław Białas 90 kg 1305NVLDNSDNF

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