Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

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Poland at the
1992 Winter Olympics
Flag of Poland.svg
IOC code POL
NOC Polish Olympic Committee
Website www.pkol.pl  (in Polish)
in Albertville
Competitors53 (41 men, 12 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Henryk Gruth (ice hockey)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Poland was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Polish Olympic Committee.

Contents

In total, 53 athletes including 41 men and 12 women represented Poland in nine different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating.

Competitors

In total, 53 athletes represented Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across nine different sports. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 213
Biathlon 549
Cross-country skiing 257
Figure skating 112
Ice hockey 2323
Luge 202
Nordic combined 22
Ski jumping 11
Speed skating 314
Total411253

Alpine skiing

In total, three Polish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Jakub Malczewski, Marcin Szafrański and Ewa Zagata. [1]

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Race 3Total
TimeTimeTimeTimeRank
Jakub Malczewski Men's super-G DNF
Men's giant slalom 1:15.861:14.812:30.6752
Men's slalom 1:00.59DNFDNF
Marcin Szafrański Men's super-G DNF
Men's giant slalom 1:15.061:12.342:27.4046
Men's slalom DNFDNF
Men's combined 1:50.6056.5557.90133.0426

Source: [2]

Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Ewa Zagata Women's giant slalom 1:14.561:14.862:29.4229
Women's slalom DNFDNF

Source: [2]

Biathlon

In total, nine Polish athletes participated in the biathlon events – Zbigniew Filip, Zofia Kiełpińska, Dariusz Kozłowski, Krystyna Liberda, Halina Pitoń, Krzysztof Sosna, Agata Suszka, Jan Wojtas abd Jan Ziemianin. [1]

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Zbigniew Filip Sprint 27:23.7116
Individual 1'06:40.9772
Dariusz Kozłowski 1'04:17.2458
Krzysztof Sosna Sprint 28:37.4346
Individual 1'04:24.1760
Jan Wojtas Sprint 28:56.5256
Jan Ziemianin 27:47.2129
Individual 1'01:44.7432
Dariusz Kozłowski
Jan Ziemianin
Jan Wojtas
Krzysztof Sosna
Team relay 1'27:56.709

Source: [2]

Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Zofia Kiełpińska Sprint 28:39.7450
Individual 1'03:15.11162
Krystyna Liberda Sprint 29:39.9760
Individual 1'02:57.2859
Halina Pitoń Sprint 28:11.7440
Individual 56:07.2420
Agata Suszka Sprint 28:23.6346
Individual 59:30.2646
Agata Suszka
Zofia Kiełpińska
Halina Pitoń
Team relay 1'24:07.5414

Source: [2]

Cross-country skiing

In total, seven Polish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Bernadetta Bocek-Piotrowska, Wiesław Cempa, Dorota Kwaśny, Halina Nowak-Guńka, Andrzej Piotrowski, Katarzyna Popieluch and Małgorzata Ruchała. [1]

Men
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Wiesław Cempa 10 km classical 32:13.963
Pursuit 32:13.96340:16.2401:12:29.248
30 km classical 1:32:25.452
50 km freestyle 2:15:06.732
Andrzej Piotrowski 10 km classical 31:56.957
Pursuit 31:56.95740:32.9421:12:28.947
30 km classical 1:34:32.961
50 km freestyle 2:20:32.948

Source: [2]

Women
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bernadetta Bocek-Piotrowska 5 km classical 15:47.436
Pursuit 15:47.43627:41.32043:28.327
15 km classical 46:18.624
30 km freestyle 1:31:44.323
Dorota Kwaśny 5 km classical 15:16.524
Pursuit 15:16.52427:52.72243:08.721
15 km classical 47:44.435
Halina Nowak-Guńka 5 km classical 16:56.155
Pursuit 16:56.15528:36.43545:32.444
30 km freestyle 1:31:56.225
Katarzyna Popieluch 15 km classical 48:45.338
30 km freestyle DNF
Małgorzata Ruchała 5 km classical 15:57.940
Pursuit 15:57.940DNSDNF
15 km classical 47:36.314
30 km freestyle 1:31:47.624
Małgorzata Ruchała
Dorota Kwaśny
Bernadetta Bocek-Piotrowska
Halina Nowak-Guńka
Team relay 1:03:23.010

Source: [2]

Figure skating

In total, two Polish athletes participated in the figure skating events – Grzegorz Filipowski and Zuzanna Szwed. [1]

AthleteEventSPFSTFPRank
Grzegorz Filipowski Men's 131013.511
Zuzanna Szwed Ladies 231930.519

Ice hockey

In total, 23 Polish athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Janusz Adamiec, Marek Batkiewicz, Krzystof Bujar, Marek Cholewa, Mariusz Czerkawski, Dariusz Garbocz, Henryk Gruth, Kazimierz Jurek, Andrzej Kadziolka, Mariusz Kieca, Waldemar Klisiak, Krzystof Kuzniecow, Dariusz Platek, Mariusz Puzio, Janusz Rajnos, Gabriel Samolej, Jerzy Sobera, Rafal Sroka, Andrzej Swistak, Robert Szopinski, Wojciech Tkacz, Mirosław Tomasik and Slawomir Wieloch. [1]

Group A

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the medal round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

    Team advanced to the Final Round
    Team sent to compete in the Consolation round
TeamGPWLTGFGADIFPTS
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5401187119
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53022211118
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 53112211117
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52301112-14
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51401824-62
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5050430-260

Source: [2]

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9:1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Source: [2]

Consolation round 9th-12th places

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7:2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Source: [2]

11th-place match

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11th4:1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Source: [2]

Luge

In total, two Polish athletes participated in the luge events – Leszek Szarejko and Adrian Przechewka. [1]

AthletesEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Leszek Szarejko
Adrian Przechewka
Doubles 47.127151:07.927201:55.05420

Source: [2]

Nordic combined

In total, two Polish athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Stefan Habas and Stanisław Ustupski. [1]

Men's individual

Events:

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotal
PointsRankStart atTimeRank
Stefan Habas Individual 191.833+4:04.750:18.125
Stanisław Ustupski 202.618+2:52.746:56.28

Source: [2]

Ski jumping

In total, one Polish athlete participated in the ski jumping events – Zbigniew Klimowski. [1]

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Zbigniew Klimowski Large hill 87.555.091.062.9117.949

Source: [2]

Speed skating

In total, four Polish athletes participated in the speed skating events – Paweł Abratkiewicz, Paweł Jaroszek, Jaromir Radke and Ewa Wasilewska. [1]

Men
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Paweł Abratkiewicz 500 m 38.7431
1000 m 1:17.4028
Paweł Jaroszek 1000 m 1:17.8232
1500 m 1:57.8016
Jaromir Radke 5000 m 7:18.4016
10000 m 14:42.6014

Source: [2]

Women
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Ewa Wasilewska 1000 m 1:24.2818
1500 m 2:09.6414
3000 m 4:44.5624

Source: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2025 via LA84 Foundation.