Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | POL |
NPC | Polish Paralympic Committee |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 101 in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Renata Chilewska |
Medals Ranked 9th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Poland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Marek Kantczak | Men's individual compound open | 653 | 10 | ![]() W 6-0 | ![]() L 0-6 | did not advance | |||
Wiktor Patryas | Men's individual recurve standing | 596 | 14 | ![]() L 2-6 | did not advance | ||||
Piotr Sawicki | Men's individual recurve W1/W2 | 600 | 8 | Bye | ![]() L 4-6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
Milena Olszewska | Women's individual recurve standing | 580 | 2 | Bye | ![]() W 7-1 | ![]() W 6-4 | ![]() L 2-6 | ![]() W 6-2 | ![]() |
Grazyna Wojciechowska | 477 | 16 | ![]() L 2-6 | did not advance |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Marcin Awizen | 800m T46 | 2:01.32 SB | 15 | did not advance | |||
1500m T46 | DNF | did not advance | |||||
Tomasz Hamerlak | 1500m T54 | 3:20.42 | 21 | did not advance | |||
5000m T54 | 11:30.69 | 12 | did not advance | ||||
Marathon T54 | — | 1:31:34 | 8 | ||||
Mateusz Michalski | 100m T12 | 11.01 | 3 Q | — | 10.88 | ![]() | |
200m T12 | 22.12 | 1 Q | 22.09 | 3 q | 21.56 WR | ![]() | |
Marcin Mielczarek | 100m T36 | 12.84 | 7 q | — | 12.80 | 8 | |
200m T36 | — | 26.05 PB | 6 | ||||
Rafal Korc | 1500m T20 | — | 3:59.53 PB | ![]() | |||
Daniel Pek | 1500m T20 | — | 3:59.45 PB | ![]() | |||
Łukasz Wietecki | 800m T13 | 1:55.32 PB | 3 Q | — | 1:55.44 | 4 | |
1500m T13 | 3:55.67 PB | 7 Q | — | 3:56.26 | 7 |
Athlete | Events | Mark (m) | Points | Rank |
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Tomasz Blatkiewicz | Discus throw F37-38 | 54.02 | 1008 | ![]() |
Shot put F37-38 | 15.18 PB | - | 5 | |
Jacek Kolodziej | Long jump F20 | 6.31 SB | - | 5 |
Karol Kozun | Javelin throw F54-56 | 27.62 SB | - | 7 |
Shot put F52-53 | 11.36 SB | 973 | ![]() | |
Maciej Lepiato | High jump F46 | 2.12 WR | - | ![]() |
Lukasz Mamczarz | High jump F42 | 1.74 | - | ![]() |
Marcin Mielczarek | Long jump F36 | 5.07 =PB | - | 4 |
Pawel Piotrowski | Discus throw F35-36 | 37.59 | - | 4 |
Miroslaw Pych | Javelin throw F12/13 | 52.12 SB | 860 | 7 |
Tomasz Rebisz | Shot put F46 | 15.01 SB | - | ![]() |
Janusz Rokicki | Shot put F57-58 | 15.68 SB | 960 | ![]() |
Krzysztof Smorszczewski | Shot put F52-53 | 12.16 PB | 929 | 7 |
Mariusz Sobczak | Long jump F36 | 5.14 PB | - | ![]() |
Maciej Sochal | Club throw F31/32/51 | 29.04 | 891 | 9 |
Shot put F32-33 | 9.18 | 908 | 4 | |
Bartosz Tyszkowski | Discus throw F40 | 39.20 | - | 4 |
Shot put F40 | 11.98 | - | 4 |
Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Anna Duzikowska | 100m T13 | 14.31 | 11 | did not advance | |||
400m T13 | — | 1:03.33 PB | 6 | ||||
Alicja Fiodorow | 200m T46 | 25.92 PB | 3 Q | — | 25.49 | ![]() | |
400m T46 | — | 58.48 PB | ![]() | ||||
Marta Langner | 100m T37 | 15.00 | 13 | did not advance | |||
Arleta Meloch | 1500m T20 | — | 4:39.04 | ![]() | |||
Barbara Niewiedzial | 1500m T20 | — | 4:35.26 | ![]() | |||
Katarzyna Piekart | 100m T46 | 13.04 PB | 4 Q | — | 13.10 | 4 | |
200m T46 | 27.21 | 7 Q | — | 27.18 | 7 | ||
Ewa Zielinska | 100m T42 | — | 17.47 | 9 |
Athlete | Events | Mark (m) | Points | Rank |
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Renata Chilewska | Discus throw F35/36 | 25.80 | 908 | 5 |
Shot put F35/36 | 9.54 | 873 | 6 | |
Ewa Durska | Shot put F20 | 13.80 PR | - | ![]() |
Daria Kabiesz | Discus throw F40 | 24.99 | - | 5 |
Shot put F40 | 7.90 | - | 5 | |
Karolina Kucharczyk | Long jump F20 | 6.00 WR | - | ![]() |
Marta Langner | Long jump F37/38 | 4.20 | 965 | 6 |
Katarzyna Piekart | Javelin throw F46 | 41.15 WR | - | ![]() |
Ewa Zielinska | Long jump F42/44 | 3.50 | 849 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Krzysztof Kosikowski Artur Korc (Pilot) | Men's road race B | 2:26:57 | ![]() |
Men's road time trial B | 31:48.86 | 7 | |
Rafał Wilk | Men's road race H3 | 1:50:05 | ![]() |
Men's road time trial H3 | 25:24.17 | ![]() | |
Arkadiusz Skrzypiński | Men's road race H3 | 1:59:29 | 5 |
Men's road time trial H3 | 28:37.07 | 8 | |
Monika Pudlis | Women's road race H3 | 1:49:30 | 5 |
Women's road time trial H3 | 34:26.30 | 5 | |
Anna Harkowska | Women's road race C4-5 | 1:47:58 | ![]() |
Women's road time trial C5 | 24:14.94 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
Anna Harkowska | Women's 500 m time trial C4–5 | — | 39.599 | 4 | |
Women's individual pursuit C5 | 3:48.885 | 2 Q | ![]() L LAP | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Damian Kulig | 100 kg | 206.0 | 6 |
Wawrzyniec Latus | 75 kg | 183.0 | 6 |
Piotr Szymeczek | 82.5 kg | 190.0 | 8 |
Mariusz Tomczyk | 60 kg | 171.0 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Justyna Kozdryk | 44 kg | 95.0 | 5 |
Marzena Lazarz | 75 kg | 106.0 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Martyna Snopek | Women's single sculls | 6:10.08 | 4 R | 6:13.00 | 3 FB | 6:23.65 | 3 |
Michal Gadowski Jolanta Pawlak | Mixed double sculls | 4:13.97 | 5 R | 4:17.47 | 4 FB | 4:17.23 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Jolanta Szulc | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | 561 | 6 Q | 649.3 | 6 |
Women's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 374 | 17 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 571 | 42 | did not advance | ||
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 598 | 18 | did not advance | ||
Wojciech Kosowski | Men's 10 m air pistol SH1 | 568 | 1 Q | 660.7 | 7 |
Mixed 50 m pistol SH1 | 533 | 5 | 623.3 | 7 |
Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jacek Czech | 50m freestyle S2 | 1:07.56 | 6 Q | 1:06.41 | 4 |
100m freestyle S2 | 2:27.14 | 6 Q | 2:22.84 | 4 | |
50m backstroke S2 | 1:09.31 | 6 Q | 1:07.74 | 5 | |
Grzegorz Polkowski | 50m freestyle S11 | 28.18 | 11 | did not advance | |
100m freestyle S11 | 1:02.75 | 8 Q | 1:02.72 | 8 | |
100m backstroke S11 | 1:17.32 | 12 | did not advance | ||
Marcin Ryszka | 100m freestyle S11 | 1:06.59 | 14 | did not advance | |
400m freestyle S11 | 5:16.68 | 10 | did not advance | ||
100m breaststroke SB11 | 1:22.23 | 9 | did not advance |
Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Karolina Hamer | 50m backstroke S4 | 1:05.62 | 8 Q | 1:06.08 | 8 |
Oliwia Jablonska | 50m freestyle S10 | 30.58 | 14 | did not advance | |
100m freestyle S10 | 1:04.89 | 8 Q | 1:03.76 | 8 | |
400m freestyle S10 | 4:51.67 | 5 Q | 4:41.65 | 4 | |
100m butterfly S10 | 1:11.11 | 3 Q | 1:08.55 ER | ![]() | |
200m individual medley SM5 | 1:11.11 | 3 Q | DNS | ||
Joanna Mendak | 50m freestyle S12 | 28.81 | 6 Q | 28.38 | 6 |
100m freestyle S12 | 1:03.61 | 5 Q | 1:01.07 | 4 | |
100m butterfly S12 | — | 1:06.16 | ![]() | ||
200m individual medley SM12 | 2:39.98 | 4 Q | 2:35.38 | 4 | |
Katarzyna Pawlik | 50m freestyle S10 | 31.37 | 17 | did not advance | |
100m freestyle S10 | 1:07.14 | 12 | did not advance | ||
400m freestyle S10 | 4:43.45 | 3 Q | 4:45.50 | 5 | |
100m backstroke S10 | 1:18.49 | 13 | did not advance | ||
200m individual medley SM10 | 2:49.31 | 10 | did not advance | ||
Paulina Wozniak | 100m butterfly S9 | 1:13.56 | 7 Q | 1:12.52 | 6 |
100m breaststroke SB8 | 1:24.45 | 4 Q | 1:22.45 | ![]() | |
200m individual medley SM9 | 2:44.19 | 8 Q | 2:44.17 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Piotr Grudzien | Singles class 8 | ![]() L 1–3 ![]() L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Marcin Skrzynecki | ![]() W 3-1 ![]() W 3-0 | 1 Q | ![]() L 1-3 | did not advance | |||
Patryk Chojnowski | Singles class 10 | Bye | ![]() W 3-0 | ![]() W 3-0 | ![]() W 3-0 | ![]() | |
Sebastian Powrozniak | ![]() L 0-3 ![]() L 1-3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Pawel Olejarski | Singles class 11 | ![]() L 0-3 ![]() W 3-0 | 2 Q | — | ![]() L 1-3 | ![]() L 0-3 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Dorota Bucław | Singles class 1-2 | ![]() L 0–3 ![]() L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Katarzyna Marszal | Singles class 6 | ![]() L 0–3 ![]() W 3-0 ![]() L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Alicja Eigner | ![]() L 0–3 ![]() W 3-0 ![]() L 1-3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Katarzyna Marszal | ![]() L 0–3 ![]() W 3-0 ![]() L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Karolina Pek | Singles class 9 | ![]() L 2–3 ![]() L 2-3 ![]() L 0-3 | 4 | did not advance | |||
Małgorzata Jankowska | ![]() L 0–3 ![]() L 0-3 ![]() W 3-2 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
Natalia Partyka | Singles class 10 | ![]() W 3–0 ![]() W 3-0 ![]() W 3-0 | 1 Q | — | ![]() W 3–0 | ![]() W 3–2 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Piotr Grudzien Marcin Skrzynecki | Team class 6-8 | ![]() W 3-0 | ![]() W 3-2 | ![]() W 3-2 | ![]() W 3-0 | ![]() |
Patryk Chojnowski Sebastian Powrozniak | Men's team class 9-10 | Bye | ![]() W 3-2 | ![]() W 3-2 | ![]() L 2-3 | ![]() |
Alicja Eigner Malgorzata Jankowska Natalia Partyka Karolina Pek | Women's team class 6-10 | Bye | ![]() W 1-3 | ![]() L 2-3 | ![]() W 3-2 | ![]() |
Poland qualified for the men's team event in wheelchair basketball by finishing sixth at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. [1] [2] Competing athletes are given eight-level classification points specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower points representing a higher degree of disability. The total points of all players on the court cannot exceed 14. [3]
Squad list | Group stage (group B) | Quarter-final | 5th–8th place semi-final | 7th/8th place match | ||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
From: Marcin Balcerowski | ![]() W 63–45 | 4 | ![]() L 53–76 | ![]() L 66–81 | ![]() L 74–76 | 8 |
![]() W 78–53 | ||||||
![]() L 65–83 | ||||||
![]() L 87–58 | ||||||
![]() L 63–73 |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 362 | 280 | +82 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 339 | 303 | +36 | 9 | |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 365 | 301 | +64 | 8 | |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 341 | −14 | 7 | |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 4 | 273 | 330 | −57 | 6 | Eliminated |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 5 | 223 | 334 | −111 | 5 |
30 August 2012 15:15 |
Colombia ![]() | 45–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 18–14, 8–14, 8–19 | ||
Pts: Sanz Londono 21 Rebs: Sanz Londono 8 Asts: Ipema 4 | Pts: Filipski, Balcerowski 18 Rebs: Luszynski 12 Asts: Luszynski 12 |
31 August 2012 10:45 |
Poland ![]() | 78–53 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter:21–10, 22–10, 21–19, 14–14 | ||
Pts: Filipski 24 Rebs: Luszynski 17 Asts: Filipski 10 | Pts: Fujimoto 18 Rebs: Fujimoto 9 Asts: Kozai 4 |
1 September 2012 21:15 |
Canada ![]() | 83–65 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 23–17, 18–12, 26–18 | ||
Pts: Anderson 34 Rebs: Anderson 9 Asts: Anderson 12 | Pts: Filipski 20 Rebs: Łuszyński 7 Asts: Filipski, Łuszyński 7 |
2 September 2012 18:30 |
Poland ![]() | 58–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 14–23, 19–25, 15–17 | ||
Pts: Balcerowski 11 Rebs: Filipski 7 Asts: Filipski 5 | Pts: Bywater 22 Rebs: Sagar 8 Asts: Hall 6 |
3 September 2012 20:45 |
Germany ![]() | 73–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 18–22, 15–14, 29–12 | ||
Pts: Haller 17 Rebs: Bienek 10 Asts: Passiwan, Bienek 6 | Pts: Filipski 27 Rebs: Luszynski 10 Asts: Luszynski 8 |
5 September 2012 21:15 |
Australia ![]() | 76–53 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter:26–11, 13–17, 21–18, 16–7 | ||
Pts: Ness 26 Rebs: Norris, Ness 5 Asts: Eveson 6 | Pts: Filipski 26 Rebs: Filipski 10 Asts: Filipski 8 |
7 September 2012 13:00 |
Poland ![]() | 66–81 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 16–24, 15–20, 18–19 | ||
Pts: Filipski 31 Rebs: Balcerowski 9 Asts: Luszynski 9 | Pts: Passiwan 30 Rebs: Passiwan 10 Asts: Haller 8 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition | Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Adrian Castro | Men's sabre B | ![]() | L 1-5 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
![]() | W 5-4 | ||||||||
![]() | L 2-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-3 | ||||||||
Piotr Czop | Men's foil B | ![]() | L 1-5 | 3 Q | ![]() L 5-15 | did not advance | |||
![]() | L 0-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-4 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
Stefan Makowski | Men's foil A | ![]() | L 1-5 | 4 Q | ![]() L 13-15 | did not advance | |||
![]() | L 3-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 2-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-3 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-0 | ||||||||
Men's sabre A | ![]() | L 2-5 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
![]() | L 1-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 2-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
Dariusz Pender | Men's épée A | ![]() | L 2-5 | 3 Q | ![]() W 15-11 | ![]() W 15-8 | ![]() W 15-14 | ![]() W 15-9 | ![]() |
![]() | L 3-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-3 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-4 | ||||||||
Men's foil A | ![]() | L 3-5 | 3 Q | ![]() W 15-14 | ![]() L 12-15 | did not advance | |||
![]() | L 4-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-0 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-4 | ||||||||
Grzegorz Pluta | Men's épée B | ![]() | L 2-5 | 4 Q | ![]() L 5-8 | did not advance | |||
![]() | W 5-3 | ||||||||
![]() | L 2-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-4 | ||||||||
Men's sabre B | ![]() | W 5-1 | 1 Q | — | ![]() W 15-9 | ![]() W 15-10 | ![]() W 15-8 | ![]() | |
![]() | W 5-3 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
Radolsaw Stanczuk | Men's épée A | ![]() | L 0-5 | 3 Q | ![]() L 11-15 | did not advance | |||
![]() | L 3-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
Men's sabre A | ![]() | L 1-5 | 3 Q | ![]() W 15-14 | ![]() W 15-6 | ![]() L 8-15 | ![]() L 9-15 | 4 | |
![]() | L 4-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-3 | ||||||||
Zbigniew Wyganowski | Men's foil B | ![]() | L 2-5 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
![]() | L 3-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 3-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 3-5 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition | Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Marta Fidrych | Women's épée A | ![]() | W 5-2 | 3 Q/ | ![]() L 10-15 | did not advance | ||
![]() | L 2-5 | |||||||
![]() | W 5-2 | |||||||
![]() | W 5-1 | |||||||
![]() | L 4-5 | |||||||
Marta Makowska | Women's épée B | ![]() | L 0-5 | 4 Q | ![]() L 5-15 | did not advance | ||
![]() | W 5-1 | |||||||
![]() | L 4-5 | |||||||
![]() | L 4-5 | |||||||
Women's foil B | ![]() | L 1-5 | 3 Q | ![]() W 15-11 | ![]() L 10-15 | ![]() W 15-14 | ![]() | |
![]() | L 2-5 | |||||||
![]() | W 5-3 | |||||||
![]() | W 5-3 | |||||||
Women's team | Women's team open | — | ![]() W 45-28 | ![]() L 40-45 | ![]() L 26-45 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Albin Batycki | Men's singles | ![]() L 4–6, 2–6 | did not advance | |||||
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki | ![]() L 3–6, 1–6 | did not advance | ||||||
Piotr Jaroszewski | ![]() W 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() L 1–6, 1–6 | did not advance | |||||
Kamil Fabisiak | ![]() L 3–6, 5–7 | did not advance |
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