| Poland at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | POL |
| NPC | Polish Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 12 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jarosław Rola [1] |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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Poland sent 12 competitors to compete in three disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Calculated Time | Rank | ||
| Michal Klos | Slalom standing | 1:02.83 | 33 | 1:05.42 | 33 | 2:08.25 | 23 |
| Giant slalom standing | 1:24.29 | 31 | 1:25.73 | 30 | 2:50.02 | 30 | |
| Maciej Krezel | Slalom visually impaired | 55.16 | 12 | 1:01.65 | 9 | 1:56.81 | 8 |
| Giant slalom visually Impaired | 1:28.69 | 13 | 1:28.97 | 8 | 2:57.66 | 9 | |
| Jarosław Rola | Slalom sitting | DSQ | DNS | DNF | |||
| Giant slalom sitting | 1:30.80 | 22 | DSQ | DNF | |||
| Andrzej Szczesny | Combined standing | 1:32.14 | 15 | 54.25 | 14 | 2:26.39 | 15 |
| Giant slalom standing | 1:23.36 | 27 | 1:22.02 | 25 | 2:45.38 | 25 | |
| Slalom standing | 58.84 | 25 | 59.50 | 26 | 1:58.34 | 26 | |
| Super-G standing | 1:35.12 | 30 | — | 1:35.12 | 30 | ||
| Rafal Szumiec | Slalom sitting | 1:05.30 | 33 | 1:09.9 | 25 | 2:15.20 | 27 |
| Giant slalom sitting | DSQ | DNS | DNF | ||||
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Finish time | Rank | ||
| Arleta Dudziak | Standing Pursuit | 14:24.19 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Standing Individual | — | 56:31.9 | 12 | ||
| Sylwester Flis | Sitting Pursuit | 12:32.18 | 25 | did not advance | |
| Jan Kolodziej | Standing Pursuit | 10:05.62 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Anna Mayer | Standing Pursuit | 20:57.01 | 13 | did not advance | |
| Katarzyna Rogowiec | Standing Pursuit | 11:24.90 | 4 Q | 13:36.3 | 5 |
| Standing Individual | — | 49:21.4 | 4 | ||
| Kamil Rosiek | Sitting Pursuit | 9:54.83 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Sitting Individual | — | 53:22.3 | 17 | ||
| Robert Wator | Sitting Pursuit | 9:54.47 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Sitting Individual | — | 51:51.0 | 14 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Calculated Time | Rank | ||
| Arleta Dudziak | Standing 5 km Sprint Classic | 20:43.8 | 15 | did not advance | ||
| Sylwester Flis | Sitting 1 km Sprint Classic | 2:27.94 | 27 | did not advance | ||
| Sitting 10 km Sprint Classic | — | DNS | ||||
| Jan Kolodziej | Standing 1 km Sprint Classic | 3:29.06 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Anna Mayer | Standing 5 km Sprint Classic | 20:52.3 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Katarzyna Rogowiec | Standing 1 km Sprint Classic | 4:40.90 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Standing 5 km Sprint Classic | 19:01.2 | 12 | did not advance | |||
| Standing 15 km Free | — | 51:04.1 |  | |||
| Kamil Rosiek | Sitting 1 km Sprint Classic | 2:21.64 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Sitting 10 km Sprint Classic | — | 30:30.7 | 23 | |||
| Sitting 15 km Sprint Classic | — | 45:21.2 | 20 | |||
| Robert Wator | Sitting 1 km Sprint Classic | 2:30.99 | 30 | did not advance | ||
| Sitting 10 km Sprint Classic | — | 30:15.8 | 20 | |||
| Sitting 15 km Sprint Classic | — | 45:25.9 | 21 | |||
| Katarzyna Rogowiec Arleta Dudziak Anna Mayer | 3 x 2.5 km Relay | — | 24:14.6 | 6 | ||
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