Poland at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Poland at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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IOC code	POL
Medals	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 9 Total 16

Poland made their World Championships debut in 1934 where the women's team won the bronze medal. ^[1] At the 1950 World Championships Helena Rakoczy became the first Polish world champion, winning gold in the all-around and on vault, balance beam, and floor exercise. ^[2] At the 1974 World Championships Andrzej Szajna won two bronze medals and became the first Polish male artistic gymnast to win a World Championships medal. ^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Bronze	Dylewska, Lubańska, Mikulska, Pawłowska, Sierońska, Skirlińska, Szymowa, Wisłocka,	1934 Budapest	Women's team
Bronze	Janina Skirlińska		Women's all-around
Bronze	Skirlińska, Stępińska, Wajsna, Łuczyńska, Osadnikówna, Wojciechowska, Majowska, Noskiewiczówna	1938 Prague	Women's team
Gold	Helena Rakoczy	1950 Basel	Women's all-around
Gold	Helena Rakoczy		Women's vault
Bronze	Helena Rakoczy		Women's uneven bars
Gold	Helena Rakoczy		Women's balance beam
Gold	Helena Rakoczy		Women's floor exercise
Bronze	Stefania Reindl
Bronze	Helena Rakoczy	1954 Rome	Women's all-around
Bronze	Helena Rakoczy		Women's uneven bars
Bronze	Andrzej Szajna	1974 Varna	Men's rings
Bronze	Andrzej Szajna		Men's horizontal bar
Silver	Leszek Blanik	2002 Debrecen	Men's vault
Silver	Leszek Blanik	2005 Melbourne	Men's vault
Gold	Leszek Blanik	2007 Stuttgart	Men's vault

Medal tables

By gender

Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Women	4	0	7	11
Men	1	2	2	5

References

1. "1934: Women Compete at the World Championships for the First Time". Gymnastics History. March 16, 2022.
2. "Class of 2004: Helena Rakoczy". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame .
3. "Zmarł Andrzej Szajna. Olimpijczyk, mistrz Europy. Najwybitniejszy gimnastyk w dziejach Bydgoszczy" [Andrzej Szajna has died. Olympian, European champion. The most outstanding gymnast in the history of Bydgoszcz]. Bydgoszcz informuje (in Polish). January 22, 2024.