Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | POL |
NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 268 in 22 sports |
Flag bearers | Marek Twardowski (opening) Tomasz Majewski (closing) |
Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Poland competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The country's delegation included 268 athletes. [1]
Natalia Partyka, in table tennis, is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics – the other being South Africa's Natalie du Toit in swimming. [2]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Rafał Dobrowolski | Individual | 667 | 13 | ![]() W 110–106 | ![]() W 111 (9)–111 (8) | ![]() L 105–113 | Did not advance | |||
Piotr Piątek | 649 | 43 | ![]() L 109 (9)–109 (10) | Did not advance | ||||||
Jacek Proć | 661 | 19 | ![]() W 116–111 OR | ![]() W 111–110 | ![]() L 108–114 | Did not advance | ||||
Rafał Dobrowolski Piotr Piątek Jacek Proć | Team | 1977 | 8 | — | ![]() W 223–218 | ![]() L 222–224 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Małgorzata Ćwienczek | Individual | 645 | 13 | ![]() W 113–100 | ![]() L 100–109 | Did not advance | ||||
Iwona Marcinkiewicz | 620 | 43 | ![]() W 103–101 | ![]() L 103–104 | Did not advance | |||||
Justyna Mospinek | 643 | 19 | ![]() L 101–103 | Did not advance | ||||||
Małgorzata Ćwienczek Iwona Marcinkiewicz Justyna Mospinek | Team | 1908 | 4 | — | Bye | ![]() L 211–218 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Michał Bieniek | High jump | 2.20 | =24 | Did not advance | |
Przemysław Czerwiński | Pole vault | 5.65 | =7 q | 5.45 | 10 |
Igor Janik | Javelin throw | 77.63 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Tomasz Majewski | Shot put | 21.04 PB | 1 Q | 21.51 PB | ![]() |
Piotr Małachowski | Discus throw | 65.94 | 1 Q | 67.82 | ![]() |
Marcin Starzak | Long jump | 7.62 | 33 | Did not advance | |
Szymon Ziółkowski | Hammer throw | 79.55 SB | 2 Q | 79.22 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Żaneta Glanc | Discus throw | NM | — | Did not advance | |
Urszula Jasińska | Javelin throw | 59.28 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Barbara Madejczyk | 62.81 SB | 5 Q | 62.02 | 6 | |
Joanna Piwowarska | Pole vault | 4.30 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Wioletta Potępa | Discus throw | 59.44 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Monika Pyrek | Pole vault | 4.50 | 8 q | 4.70 | 5 |
Anna Rogowska | 4.50 | 8 q | 4.45 | 10 | |
Kamila Skolimowska | Hammer throw | 69.79 | 9 q | NM | — |
Joanna Wiśniewska | Discus throw | 59.40 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Anita Włodarczyk | Hammer throw | 71.76 | 5 Q | 71.56 | 4 |
Krystyna Zabawska | Shot put | NM | — | Did not advance | |
Małgorzata Zadura | Hammer throw | 64.13 | 36 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Kamila Chudzik | Result | 13.79 | 1.77 | 14.34 | 25.36 | 5.97 | 52.05 | 2:21.97 | 6157 | 15* |
Points | 1008 | 941 | 817 | 854 | 840 | 900 | 797 | |||
Karolina Tymińska | Result | 13.62 | 1.77 | 14.08 | 23.39 | 6.53 | 35.97 | 2:07.08 | 6428 PB | 7* |
Points | 1033 | 941 | 799 | 1040 | 1017 | 590 | 1008 |
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. [3] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both Polish heptathletes moved up a position.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
Przemysław Wacha | Men's singles | ![]() W 21–14, 21–15 | ![]() W 21–12, 11–21, 21–19 | ![]() L 11–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Did not advance | ||||
Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak | Men's doubles | — | ![]() Warfe (AUS) W 21–13, 21–16 | ![]() Rasmussen (DEN) L 21–17, 11–21, 15–21 | Did not advance | ||||
Kamila Augustyn | Women's singles | ![]() L 15–21, 5–21 | Did not advance | ||||||
Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | Mixed doubles | — | ![]() Ah-Wan (SEY) W 21–8, 21–19 | ![]() Yu Y (CHN) L 20–22, 21–23 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Łukasz Maszczyk | Light flyweight | ![]() WRSC | ![]() W 5+–5 | ![]() L 5–11 | Did not advance | ||
Rafał Kaczor | Flyweight | ![]() L 5–14 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Krzysztof Bieryt | Men's C-1 | 95.39 | 14 | 87.90 | 10 | 183.29 | 12 Q | 90.08 | 3 Q | 110.13 | 8 | 200.21 | 8 |
Dariusz Popiela | Men's K-1 | 85.51 | 7 | 85.51 | 6 | 171.02 | 5 Q | 88.49 | 7 Q | 88.49 | 7 | 179.68 | 8 |
Marcin Pochwała Paweł Sarna | Men's C-2 | 98.38 | 6 | 100.37 | 8 | 198.75 | 7 Q | 105.32 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Agnieszka Stanuch | Women's K-1 | 101.16 | 8 | 101.76 | 10 | 202.92 | 8 Q | 116.46 | 9 Q | 104.62 | 4 | 221.08 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Paweł Baraszkiewicz | C-1 500 m | 1:50.463 | 3 QS | 1:51.744 | 3 Q | 1:50.048 | 8 |
Marcin Grzybowski | C-1 1000 m | 4:02.010 | 3 QS | 4:00.226 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Marek Twardowski | K-1 500 m | 1:39.436 | 4 QS | 1:43.733 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Paweł Baraszkiewicz Wojciech Tyszyński | C-2 1000 m | 3:42.177 | 5 QS | 3:42.435 | 1 QF | 3:42.845 | 7 |
Daniel Jędraszko Roman Rynkiewicz | C-2 500 m | 1:42.309 | 3 QF | Bye | 1:44.389 | 9 | |
Mariusz Kujawski Adam Seroczyński | K-2 1000 m | 3:18.282 | 2 QF | Bye | DSQ [4] | ||
Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki | K-2 500 m | 1:32.107 | 6 QS | 1:31.481 | 2 Q | 1:31.869 | 8 |
Paweł Baumann Tomasz Mendelski Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki | K-4 1000 m | 2:59.290 | 3 QF | Bye | 2:59.505 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Małgorzata Chojnacka | K-1 500 m | 1:53.635 | 6 QS | 1:55.619 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Aneta Konieczna Beata Mikołajczyk | K-2 500 m | 1:44.631 | 2 QF | Bye | 1:42.092 | ![]() | |
Edyta Dzieniszewska Aneta Konieczna Dorota Kuczkowska Beata Mikołajczyk | K-4 500 m | 1:36.497 | 2 QF | Bye | 1:34.752 | 4 |
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Tomasz Marczyński | Men's road race | 6:49:59 | 84 |
Jacek Morajko | 6:34:26 | 55 | |
Przemysław Niemiec | Men's road race | 6:24:11 | 16 |
Men's time trial | 1:08:43 | 34 | |
Paulina Brzeźna | Women's road race | 3:18:46 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
Łukasz Kwiatkowski | Men's sprint | 10.504 68.545 | 17 Q | ![]() L | ![]() ![]() L | Did not advance | ||||
Maciej Bielecki Kamil Kuczyński Łukasz Kwiatkowski | Men's team sprint | 45.266 59.647 | 13 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Kamil Kuczyński | Men's keirin | 5 R | 1 Q | 6 | 11 |
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Rafał Ratajczyk | Men's points race | 10 | 0 | 11 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Marek Galiński | Men's cross-country | 2:01:29 | 13 |
Aleksandra Dawidowicz | Women's cross-country | 1:51:21 | 10 |
Maja Włoszczowska | 1:45:52 | ![]() |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Michał Rapcewicz | Randon | Individual | 67.500 | 16 Q | 65.120 | 23 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Paweł Spisak | Weriusz | Individual | 48.70 | 27 | 34.00 | 82.70 | 38 | 0.00 | 82.70 | 24 | 0.00 | 82.70 | 19 | 82.70 | 19 |
Artur Społowicz | Wag | 57.00 | 54 | 74.40 | 131.40 | 52 | 23.00 | 154.40 | 52 | Did not advance | 154.40 | 52 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Tomasz Motyka | Individual épée | ![]() W 15–11 | ![]() L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
Adam Wiercioch | ![]() L 11–15 | Did not advance | ||||||
Radosław Zawrotniak | Bye | ![]() W 15–9 | ![]() L 13–15 | Did not advance | ||||
Robert Andrzejuk Tomasz Motyka Adam Wiercioch Radosław Zawrotniak | Team épée | — | Bye | ![]() W 45–37 | ![]() W 45–44 | ![]() L 29–45 | ![]() | |
Sławomir Mocek | Individual foil | — | ![]() W 15–7 | ![]() L 8–15 | Did not advance | |||
Marcin Koniusz | Individual sabre | ![]() W 15–10 | ![]() L 7–15 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Sylwia Gruchała | Individual foil | Bye | ![]() L 11–12 | Did not advance | ||||
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz | ![]() W 15–9 | ![]() L 3–15 | Did not advance | |||||
Małgorzata Wojtkowiak | Bye | ![]() L 8–15 | Did not advance | |||||
Sylwia Gruchała Magdalena Mroczkiewicz Małgorzata Wojtkowiak | Team foil | — | ![]() L 30–31 | Classification semi-final![]() L 27–32 | 7th place final![]() W 45–14 | 7 | ||
Bogna Jóźwiak | Individual sabre | Bye | ![]() W 15–11 | ![]() L 13–15 | Did not advance | |||
Aleksandra Socha | Bye | ![]() L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||||
Irena Więckowska | ![]() W 15–8 | ![]() W 15–12 | ![]() L 6–15 | Did not advance | ||||
Bogna Jóźwiak Aleksandra Socha Irena Więckowska | Team sabre | — | ![]() L 25–45 | Classification semi-final![]() W 45–44 | 5th place final![]() W 36–45 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Leszek Blanik | Vault | — | 16.587 | — | 16.587 | 3 Q | — | 16.537 | — | 16.537 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Marta Pihan | All-around | 14.125 | 13.625 | 14.375 | 13.525 | 55.650 | 46 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
Joanna Mitrosz | Individual | 15.950 | 16.250 | 16.025 | 16.000 | 64.225 | 16 | Did not advance |
The following is the Poland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [5] [6]
Head coach: Bogdan Wenta
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 115 | +33 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 128 | +19 | 7 | |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 115 | +25 | 6 | |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 145 | +7 | 6 | |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 153 | −24 | 2 | |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 164 | −60 | 0 |
10 August 2008 19:00 | Poland ![]() | 33 – 19 | ![]() | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
Jurasik 8 | (21–10) | five players 3 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
12 August 2008 15:45 | Spain ![]() | 30 – 29 | ![]() | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
Rocas 7 | (16–17) | Jurasik, Lijewski 4 | ||
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14 August 2008 10:45 | Poland ![]() | 28 – 25 | ![]() | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
Jurecki, Tłuczyński 6 | (14–15) | Ribeiro 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
16 August 2008 19:00 | Croatia ![]() | 24 – 27 | ![]() | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
Džomba 7 | (12–13) | Tłuczyński 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
18 August 2008 20:45 | Poland ![]() | 30 – 30 | ![]() | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
Jurecki 7 | (16–13) | Karabatić 8 | ||
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20 August 2008 14:15 | Poland ![]() | 30 – 32 | ![]() | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 | (19–14) | Petersson 6 | ||
3×![]() ![]() ![]() | Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
22 August 2008 14:15 | Poland ![]() | 29 – 26 | ![]() | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
Jurasik 7 | (15–14) | Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | ||
3×![]() ![]() | Report | 3×![]() ![]() |
24 August 2008 10:15 | Russia ![]() | 28 – 29 | ![]() | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
Kokcharov 10 | (15–14) | Jurasik 6 | ||
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Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Tomasz Adamiec | −66 kg | Bye | ![]() L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | |||||||
Krzysztof Wiłkomirski | −73 kg | — | ![]() W 0020–0010 | ![]() L 0010–0012 | Did not advance | ||||||
Robert Krawczyk | −81 kg | Bye | ![]() W 0120–0000 | ![]() L 0001–1100 | Did not advance | ![]() W 0011–0010 | ![]() W 1000–0000 | ![]() L 0001–1010 | Did not advance | ||
Przemysław Matyjaszek | −100 kg | — | ![]() W 1101–0000 | ![]() W 1001–0000 | ![]() L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | ![]() W 1000–0000 | ![]() W 0011–0010 | ![]() L 0001–0110 | 5 |
Janusz Wojnarowicz | +100 kg | Bye | ![]() W 1000–0000 | ![]() L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | ![]() L 0010–0100 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Katarzyna Piłocik | −70 kg | Bye | ![]() L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | ||||||
Urszula Sadkowska | +78 kg | ![]() L 0010–0101 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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Points | Rank | MP Points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
Marcin Horbacz | Men's | 185 | 8 | 1156 | 14–21 | 29 | 736 | 2:03.52 | 10 | 1320 | 112 | 11 | 1088 | 9:49.27 | 28 | 1044 | 5344 | 13 |
Bartosz Majewski | 176 | 28 | 1048 | 18–17 | 13 | 832 | 2:09.14 | 26 | 1252 | 300 | 24 | 900 | 9:15.71 | 4 | 1180 | 5212 | 22 | |
Paulina Boenisz | Women's | 183 | 10 | 1132 | 21–14 | =9 | 904 | 2:24.08 | 27 | 1192 | 104 | 20 | 1096 | 10:20.95 | 6 | 1240 | 5564 | 6 |
Sylwia Czwojdzińska | 174 | 26 | 1024 | 21–14 | =9 | 904 | 2:18.76 | 16 | 1256 | 160 | 27 | 1040 | 10:52.41 | 20 | 1112 | 5336 | 17 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jarosław Godek Piotr Hojka | Pair | 7:01.90 | 4 R | 6:44.19 | 5 FC | Bye | 6:53.68 | 14 | |
Michał Jeliński Marek Kolbowicz Adam Korol Konrad Wasielewski | Quadruple sculls | 5:38.76 | 1 SA/B | Bye | 5:51.29 | 1 FA | 5:41.33 | ![]() | |
Miłosz Bernatajtys Bartłomiej Pawełczak Łukasz Pawłowski Paweł Rańda | Lightweight four | 5:52.06 | 3 SA/B | Bye | 6:06.60 | 1 FA | 5:49.39 | ![]() | |
Patryk Brzeziński Piotr Buchalski Mikołaj Burda Wojciech Gutorski Rafał Hejmej Sebastian Kosiorek Sławomir Kruszkowski Michał Stawowski Daniel Trojanowski | Eight | 5:34.95 | 2 R | 5:42.92 | 4 FA | — | 5:31.42 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Julia Michalska | Single sculls | 7:41.16 | 2 QF | 7:31.90 | 2 SA/B | 7:38.04 | 3 FA | 7:43.44 | 6 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Przemysław Miarczyński | RS:X | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 18 | EL | 116 | 16 | |
Maciej Grabowski | Laser | 9 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 4 | CAN | EL | 131 | 16 | |
Patryk Piasecki Kacper Ziemiński | 470 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 15 | EL | 151 | 19 | |
Mateusz Kusznierewicz Dominik Życki | Star | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Zofia Klepacka | RS:X | 16 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 82 | 7 | |
Katarzyna Szotyńska | Laser Radial | 5 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | CAN | 12 | 109 | 9 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
Rafał Szukiel | Finn | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | CAN | CAN | — | 10 | 82 | 10 | |||||
Marcin Czajkowski Krzysztof Kierkowski | 49er | 19 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | CAN | CAN | CAN | EL | 147 | 16 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Wojciech Knapik | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 24 | Did not advance | |
50 m pistol | 543 | 39 | Did not advance | ||
Robert Kraskowski | 10 m air rifle | 589 | 33 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle prone | 591 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1156 | 33 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Sylwia Bogacka | 10 m air rifle | 397 | 7 Q | 495.7 | 8 |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 582 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Mirosława Sagun-Lewandowska | 10 m air pistol | 384 | 7 Q | 481.3 | 5 |
25 m pistol | 574 | 30 | Did not advance | ||
Agnieszka Staroń | 10 m air rifle | 393 | 25 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle 3 positions | 581 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Sławomira Szpek | 10 m air pistol | 378 | 30 | Did not advance | |
25 m pistol | 575 | 27 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Łukasz Gąsior | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.25 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
Maciej Hreniak | 1500 m freestyle | 15:16.16 | 24 | — | Did not advance | ||
Bartosz Kizierowski | 50 m freestyle | 22.15 | 15 Q | 22.12 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Paweł Korzeniowski | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.78 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||
200 m butterfly | 1:55.21 | 5 Q | 1:55.35 | 8 Q | 1:54.60 | 6 | |
Mateusz Sawrymowicz | 1500 m freestyle | 14:50.30 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
Przemysław Stańczyk | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.11 | 19 | — | Did not advance | ||
Łukasz Wójt | 200 m individual medley | 2:01.54 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
Łukasz Gąsior Michał Rokicki Przemysław Stańczyk Łukasz Wójt | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:18.09 | 14 | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Katarzyna Baranowska | 200 m individual medley | 2:12.47 | 9 Q | 2:12.13 NR | 7 Q | 2:13.36 | 8 |
400 m individual medley | 4:36.95 NR | 9 | — | Did not advance | |||
Paulina Barzycka | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.92 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
Otylia Jędrzejczak | 400 m freestyle | 4:05.50 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly | 58.53 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
200 m butterfly | 2:06.91 | 5 Q | 2:06.78 | 4 Q | 2:07.02 | 4 | |
Agata Ewa Korc | 50 m freestyle | 25.14 NR | 17 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 55.14 NR | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
Zuzanna Mazurek | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.77 NR | 36 | Did not advance | |||
200 m backstroke | 2:12.46 NR | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
Karolina Szczepaniak | 800 m freestyle | 9:08.87 | 35 | — | Did not advance | ||
Katarzyna Baranowska Paulina Barzycka Katarzyna Wilk Karolina Szczepaniak | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:07.40 | 15 | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Lucjan Błaszczyk | Men's singles | Bye | ![]() W 4–0 | ![]() W 4–2 | ![]() L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||
Xu Jie | Women's singles | Bye | ![]() L 3–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Li Qian | Bye | ![]() L 2–4 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Group round | Semifinals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Xu Jie Li Qian Natalia Partyka | Women's team | Group C![]() L 0–3 ![]() L 2–3 ![]() W 3–1 | 3 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | Men's doubles | — | ![]() Zeng Sx (CHN) W 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() Vízner (CZE) W 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | ![]() Johansson (SWE) L 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | Did not advance | ||
Marta Domachowska | Women's singles | ![]() L 3–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Agnieszka Radwańska | ![]() W 6–1, 7–6(8–6) | ![]() L 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | Did not advance | |||||
Marta Domachowska Agnieszka Radwańska | Women's doubles | — | ![]() K Bondarenko (UKR) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska | — | ![]() Huber (USA) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Marek Jaskółka | Men's | 18:55 | 0:29 | Lapped | ||||
Maria Cześnik | Women's | 20:02 | 0:30 | 1:06:58 | 0:37 | 38:05 | 2:06:12.02 | 35 |
Ewa Dederko | 21:02 | 0:29 | 1:05:24 | 0:32 | 37:42 | 2:05:09.85 | 30 |
Poland entered a team in both the men's and the women's tournament. The men's team won four out of five matches in the group play, finishing third in the group, and advancing to the quarterfinals, where they lost over five sets to Italy. Their final ranking was tied for 5th place. The women's team managed to win only one match in the group play, finishing fifth in the group, and failing to advance further in the tournament. Their final ranking was tied for 9th place.
The following is the Polish roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [7]
Head Coach: Raúl Lozano
№ | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
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2 | Michał Winiarski | 28 September 1983 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | ![]() |
3 | Piotr Gruszka (c) | 8 March 1977 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | ![]() |
4 | Daniel Pliński | 10 December 1978 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | ![]() |
5 | Paweł Zagumny | 18 October 1977 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 317 cm (125 in) | ![]() |
8 | Marcin Wika | 9 November 1983 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
10 | Mariusz Wlazły | 4 August 1983 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 343 cm (135 in) | ![]() |
11 | Łukasz Kadziewicz | 20 September 1980 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | ![]() |
12 | Paweł Woicki | 29 June 1983 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
13 | Sebastian Świderski | 26 June 1977 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | ![]() |
14 | Krzysztof Gierczyński | 23 January 1976 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 324 cm (128 in) | ![]() |
16 | Krzysztof Ignaczak (L) | 15 May 1978 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | ![]() |
18 | Marcin Możdżonek | 9 February 1985 | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 427 | 373 | 1.145 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 496 | 447 | 1.110 | 14 | 7 | 2.000 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 434 | 404 | 1.074 | 12 | 6 | 2.000 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 440 | 439 | 1.002 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 418 | 440 | 0.950 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 267 | 379 | 0.704 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
10 August 2008 22:20 | Poland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 5,700 Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Massimo Menghini (ITA) |
(25–17, 33–31, 25–20) result statistics | ||||
12 August 2008 13:00 | Egypt ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Patricia Salvatore (USA) |
(21–25, 18–25, 10–25) result statistics | ||||
14 August 2008 15:05 | Poland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
(31–29, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21) result statistics | ||||
16 August 2008 20:00 | Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Kun-Tae Kim (KOR), Osamu Sakaide (JPN) |
(30–28, 25–19, 25–19) result statistics | ||||
18 August 2008 12:30 | Poland ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Frank Leuthauser (GER) |
(17–25, 26–24, 24–26, 25–23, 15–12) result statistics | ||||
20 August 2008 12:15 | Italy ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA) |
(25–19, 25–22, 18–25, 26–28, 17–15) result statistics | ||||
The following is the Polish roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [8] [9]
Head Coach: Marco Bonitta
№ | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2008 club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Katarzyna Skowrońska | 30 June 1983 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 296 cm (117 in) | ![]() |
2 | Mariola Zenik (L) | 3 July 1982 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | ![]() |
4 | Katarzyna Gajgał | 21 September 1981 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 287 cm (113 in) | ![]() |
6 | Anna Podolec | 30 October 1985 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 318 cm (125 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | ![]() |
7 | Małgorzata Glinka | 30 September 1978 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 314 cm (124 in) | 303 cm (119 in) | ![]() |
9 | Agnieszka Bednarek | 20 February 1986 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 309 cm (122 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | ![]() |
11 | Anna Barańska | 15 May 1984 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 308 cm (121 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | ![]() |
12 | Milena Sadurek | 18 October 1984 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | ![]() |
13 | Milena Rosner (c) | 4 January 1980 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 292 cm (115 in) | ![]() |
14 | Maria Liktoras | 20 February 1975 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | ![]() |
17 | Joanna Kaczor | 16 September 1984 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 64 kg (141 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | ![]() |
18 | Katarzyna Skorupa | 16 September 1984 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 296 cm (117 in) | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 426 | 371 | 1.148 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 459 | 441 | 1.041 | 12 | 9 | 1.333 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 467 | 395 | 1.182 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 381 | 389 | 0.979 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 441 | 445 | 0.991 | 9 | 12 | 0.750 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 262 | 395 | 0.663 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 |
9 August 2008 14:30 | Poland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Kim Kun-Tae (South Korea), Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand) |
(25–21, 17–25, 20–25, 17–25) result statistics | ||||
11 August 2008 20:00 | China ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
(22–25, 25–15, 25–20, 25–22) result statistics | ||||
13 August 2008 22:30 | Poland ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
(21–25, 20–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15) result statistics | ||||
15 August 2008 12:30 | Venezuela ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand), Humberto Salas (Mexico) |
(12–25, 12–25, 20–25) result statistics | ||||
17 August 2008 12:30 | Poland ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Capital Indoor Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Ibrahim al-Naama (Qatar), Francisco de Souza (Brazil) |
(25–18, 21–25, 25–19, 19–25, 13–15) result statistics | ||||
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Krzysztof Szramiak | −77 kg | 161 | 6 | 191 | 9 | 352 | 8 |
Bartłomiej Bonk | −94 kg | 175 | 8 | DNF | 175 | DNF | |
Szymon Kołecki | 179 | 2 | 224 | 1 | 403 | ![]() | |
Marcin Dołęga | −105 kg | 195 | 2 | 225 | 6 | 420 | ![]() |
Robert Dołęga | 184 | 5 | 221 | 8 | 405 | 7 | |
Grzegorz Kleszcz | +105 kg | 185 | 8 | 234 | 5 | 419 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Marzena Karpińska | −48 kg | 79 | 7 | 92 | 7 | 171 | 7 |
Marieta Gotfryd | −58 kg | 90 | 9 | 110 | 9 | 200 | 9 |
Aleksandra Klejnowska | 95 | 6 | 120 | 5 | 215 | 6 | |
Dominika Misterska | −63 kg | 94 | 10 | 117 | 10 | 211 | 10 |
Key:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Krystian Brzozowski | −74 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
Radosław Horbik | −84 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
Mateusz Gucman | −96 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 17 | |||||
Bartłomiej Bartnicki | −120 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Julian Kwit | −74 kg | Bye | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 13 | ||||
Artur Michalkiewicz | −84 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 16 | |||||
Marek Mikulski | −120 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Monika Michalik | −63 kg | Bye | ![]() W 5–0 VT | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 8 | |||
Agnieszka Wieszczek | −72 kg | — | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 0–3 PO | Bye | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() |
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