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Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Polish Olympic rowers celebrating their gold medal win in the men's quadruple sculls at the Beijing 2008 Games.

Poland joined the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with 268 athletes. They competed in many sports.

Polish men's quadruple sculls: gold medalists

One special athlete was Natalia Partyka. She played table tennis. She was one of two athletes to compete in both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics. The other athlete was Natalie du Toit from South Africa. She competed in swimming.

Medalists

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Rafał DobrowolskiIndividual66713 Myo Aung (MYA) (52)
W 110–106
 Serdyuk (UKR) (20)
W 111 (9)–111 (8)
 Park K-M (KOR) (4)
L 105–113
Did not advance
Piotr Piątek64943 Moriya (JPN) (22)
L 109 (9)–109 (10)
Did not advance
Jacek Proć66119 Li Wq (CHN) (46)
W 116–111 OR
 Kim (AUS) (14)
W 111–110
 Ruban (UKR) (3)
L 108–114
Did not advance
Rafał Dobrowolski
Piotr Piątek
Jacek Proć
Team19778—N/a Australia (9)
W 223–218
 South Korea (1)
L 222–224
Did not advance
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Małgorzata ĆwienczekIndividual64513 Laursen (DEN) (52)
W 113–100
 Avitia (MEX) (20)
L 100–109
Did not advance
Iwona Marcinkiewicz62043 Devi (IND) (22)
W 103–101
 Erdyniyeva (RUS) (11)
L 103–104
Did not advance
Justyna Mospinek64319 Kitabatake (JPN) (46)
L 101–103
Did not advance
Małgorzata Ćwienczek
Iwona Marcinkiewicz
Justyna Mospinek
Team19084—N/aBye France (5)
L 211–218
Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Polish athletes took part in running and field events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They competed in track and road races, and in field events such as throwing and jumping.

One athlete was found to have used a banned substance and lost her medal. Because of this, Polish athletes moved up in the rankings.

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rafał Augustyn20 km walk—N/a1:24:2529
Artur Brzozowski50 km walk—N/aDSQ
Paweł Czapiewski800 m1:47.663—N/aDid not advance
Daniel Dąbrowski400 m47.838—N/aDid not advance
Rafał Fedaczyński50 km walk—N/a3:46:51 PB8
Marcin Jędrusiński200 m20.642 Q20.58 SB4Did not advance
Jakub Jelonek20 km walk—N/a1:30:3746
Dariusz Kuć100 m10.445 q10.467Did not advance
Marcin Lewandowski800 m1:45.89 SB4 q—N/a1:47.247Did not advance
Artur Noga110 m hurdles13.531 Q13.362 Q13.34 PB2 Q13.365
Marek Plawgo400 m hurdles49.173 Q—N/a48.754 Q48.526
Arkadiusz SowaMarathon—N/a2:24:4854
Grzegorz Sudoł50 km walk—N/a3:47:189
Tomasz Szymkowiak3000 m steeplechase8:29.377—N/aDid not advance
Henryk SzostMarathon—N/a2:19:4334
Łukasz Chyła
Marcin Jędrusiński
Robert Kubaczyk
Dariusz Kuć
Kamil Masztak
Marcin Nowak
4 × 100 m relayDNF—N/aDid not advance
Daniel Dąbrowski
Piotr Kędzia
Piotr Klimczak
Marek Plawgo
Piotr Wiaderek
Rafał Wieruszewski
4 × 400 m relay3:00.74 SB5 q—N/a3:00.32 SB7
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Michał BieniekHigh jump2.20=24Did not advance
Przemysław CzerwińskiPole vault5.65=7 q5.4510
Igor JanikJavelin throw77.6316Did not advance
Tomasz MajewskiShot put21.04 PB1 Q21.51 PB1st place, gold medalist(s)
Piotr MałachowskiDiscus throw65.941 Q67.822nd place, silver medalist(s)
Marcin StarzakLong jump7.6233Did not advance
Szymon ZiółkowskiHammer throw79.55 SB2 Q79.227
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Monika Bejnar400 m52.806—N/aDid not advance
Lidia Chojecka1500 m4:19.5710—N/aDid not advance
Monika DrybulskaMarathon—N/a2:32:39 SB24
Sylwia Ejdys1500 m4:08.376—N/aDid not advance
Wioletta Frankiewicz3000 m steeplechase9:21.88 SB3 Q—N/a9:21.76 SB7
Dorota GrucaMarathon—N/a2:33:3230
Anna Jakubczak1500 m4:07.337—N/aDid not advance
Marta Jeschke200 m23.597Did not advance
Anna Jesień400 m hurdles55.352 Q—N/a54.363 Q54.29 SB5
Daria Korczyńska100 m11.223 Q11.415Did not advance
Sylwia Korzeniowska20 km walk—N/a1:31:1921
Katarzyna Kowalska3000 m steeplechase9:47.0211—N/aDid not advance
Anna Rostkowska800 m2:02.113 Q—N/a1:58.845Did not advance
Aurelia Trywiańska-Kollasch100 m hurdles12.984 q—N/a12.966Did not advance
Dorota Jędrusińska
Marta Jeschke
Ewelina Klocek
Joanna Kocielnik
Daria Korczyńska
4 × 100 m relay43.475 q—N/aDSQ
Monika Bejnar
Anna Jesień
Agnieszka Karpiesiuk
Grażyna Prokopek-Janáček
Jolanta Wójcik
4 × 400 m relay3:28.236—N/aDid not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Żaneta GlancDiscus throwNMDid not advance
Urszula JasińskaJavelin throw59.2813Did not advance
Barbara Madejczyk62.81 SB5 Q62.026
Joanna PiwowarskaPole vault4.3019Did not advance
Wioletta PotępaDiscus throw59.4416Did not advance
Monika PyrekPole vault4.508 q4.705
Anna Rogowska4.508 q4.4510
Kamila SkolimowskaHammer throw69.799 qNM
Joanna WiśniewskaDiscus throw59.4017Did not advance
Anita WłodarczykHammer throw71.765 Q71.564
Krystyna ZabawskaShot putNMDid not advance
Małgorzata ZaduraHammer throw64.1336Did not advance
AthleteEvent100HHJSP200 mLJJT800 mFinalRank
Kamila ChudzikResult13.791.7714.3425.365.9752.052:21.97615715*
Points1008941817854840900797
Karolina TymińskaResult13.621.7714.0823.396.5335.972:07.086428 PB7*
Points1033941799104010175901008

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Poland had athletes in badminton at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Przemysław WachaMen's singles Must (EST)
W 21–14, 21–15
 Bösiger (SUI)
W 21–12, 11–21, 21–19
 Bao Cl (CHN)
L 11–21, 21–19, 13–21
Did not advance
Michał Łogosz
Robert Mateusiak
Men's doubles—N/a Smith /
Warfe (AUS)
W 21–13, 21–16
 Paaske /
Rasmussen (DEN)
L 21–17, 11–21, 15–21
Did not advance
Kamila AugustynWomen's singles Jun J-y (KOR)
L 15–21, 5–21
Did not advance
Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
Mixed doubles—N/a Cupidon /
Ah-Wan (SEY)
W 21–8, 21–19
 He Hb /
Yu Y (CHN)
L 20–22, 21–23
Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Łukasz MaszczykLight flyweight Kargbo (SLE)
W RSC
 Uutoni (NAM)
W 5+–5
 Barnes (IRL)
L 5–11
Did not advance
Rafał KaczorFlyweight Sarsembayev (KAZ)
L 5–14
Did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Slalom

Sprint

Men

Women

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRank
Krzysztof BierytMen's C-195.391487.9010183.2912 Q90.083 Q110.138200.218
Dariusz PopielaMen's K-185.51785.516171.025 Q88.497 Q88.497179.688
Marcin Pochwała
Paweł Sarna
Men's C-298.386100.378198.757 Q105.328Did not advance
Agnieszka StanuchWomen's K-1101.168101.7610202.928 Q116.469 Q104.624221.085
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Paweł BaraszkiewiczC-1 500 m1:50.4633 QS1:51.7443 Q1:50.0488
Marcin GrzybowskiC-1 1000 m4:02.0103 QS4:00.2264Did not advance
Marek TwardowskiK-1 500 m1:39.4364 QS1:43.7335Did not advance
Paweł Baraszkiewicz
Wojciech Tyszyński
C-2 1000 m3:42.1775 QS3:42.4351 QF3:42.8457
Daniel Jędraszko
Roman Rynkiewicz
C-2 500 m1:42.3093 QFBye1:44.3899
Mariusz Kujawski
Adam Seroczyński
K-2 1000 m3:18.2822 QFBye3:14.828DSQ
Marek Twardowski
Adam Wysocki
K-2 500 m1:32.1076 QS1:31.4812 Q1:31.8698
Paweł Baumann
Tomasz Mendelski
Marek Twardowski
Adam Wysocki
K-4 1000 m2:59.2903 QFBye2:59.5056
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Małgorzata ChojnackaK-1 500 m1:53.6356 QS1:55.6198Did not advance
Aneta Konieczna
Beata Mikołajczyk
K-2 500 m1:44.6312 QFBye1:42.0922nd place, silver medalist(s)
Edyta Dzieniszewska
Aneta Konieczna
Dorota Kuczkowska
Beata Mikołajczyk
K-4 500 m1:36.4972 QFBye1:34.7524

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Poland had athletes in many cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They rode in road races, track events such as sprint, keirin, and points races, and also in mountain biking.

AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
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 KwiatkowskiMen's sprint10.504
68.545
17 Q Kenny (GBR)
L
 Awang (MAS)
 Kitatsuru (JPN)
L
Did not advance
Maciej Bielecki
Kamil Kuczyński
Łukasz Kwiatkowski
Men's team sprint45.266
59.647
13Did not advance
AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinals
RankRankRankRank
Kamil KuczyńskiMen's keirin5 R1 Q611
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Rafał RatajczykMen's points race10011

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Michał RapcewiczRandonIndividual67.50016 Q65.12023Did not advance
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Paweł SpisakWeriuszIndividual48.702734.0082.70380.0082.70240.0082.701982.7019
Artur SpołowiczWag57.005474.40131.405223.00154.4052Did not advance154.4052

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Poland had athletes compete in fencing. There were events for both men and women in this sport.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tomasz MotykaIndividual épée Rami (MAR)
W 15–11
 Confalonieri (ITA)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Adam Wiercioch Li Gj (CHN)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Radosław ZawrotniakBye Videira (POR)
W 15–9
 Yin Lc (CHN)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Robert Andrzejuk
Tomasz Motyka
Adam Wiercioch
Radosław Zawrotniak
Team épée—N/aBye Ukraine
W 45–37
 China
W 45–44
 France
L 29–45
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sławomir MocekIndividual foil—N/a Panchan (THA)
W 15–7
 Lei S (CHN)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Marcin KoniuszIndividual sabre Bravo (VEN)
W 15–10
 Limbach (GER)
L 7–15
Did not advance
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sylwia GruchałaIndividual foilBye Chanaeva (RUS)
L 11–12
Did not advance
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz Leleyko (UKR)
W 15–9
 Vezzali (ITA)
L 3–15
Did not advance
Małgorzata WojtkowiakBye Zhang L (CHN)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Sylwia Gruchała
Magdalena Mroczkiewicz
Małgorzata Wojtkowiak
Team foil—N/a United States
L 30–31
Classification semi-final
 Germany
L 27–32
7th place final
 Egypt
W 45–14
7
Bogna JóźwiakIndividual sabreBye Benítez (VEN)
W 15–11
 Zagunis (USA)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Aleksandra SochaBye Khomrova (UKR)
L 11–15
Did not advance
Irena Więckowska Byrne (IRL)
W 15–8
 Nechaeva (RUS)
W 15–12
 Bao Yy (CHN)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Bogna Jóźwiak
Aleksandra Socha
Irena Więckowska
Team sabre—N/a China
L 25–45
Classification semi-final
 Canada
W 45–44
5th place final
 Russia
W 36–45
6

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Polish athletes joined in gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. They took part in both artistic and rhythmic gymnastics.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FPHRVPBHBFPHRVPBHB
Leszek BlanikVault—N/a16.587—N/a16.5873 Q—N/a16.537—N/a16.5371st place, gold medalist(s)
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
FVUBBBFVUBBB
Marta PihanAll-around14.12513.62514.37513.52555.65046Did not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
RopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRank
Joanna MitroszIndividual15.95016.25016.02516.00064.22516Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The Poland team played in the men's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their head coach was Bogdan Wenta.

Group play

Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal

Classification semifinal

5th–6th place

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKSławomir Szmal(1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 29)1.90 m1401Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2CBBartłomiej Jaszka(1983-06-16)16 June 1983 (aged 25)1.84 m4549Germany Füchse Berlin
3RBKrzysztof Lijewski(1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 25)1.98 m62100Germany HSV Handball
5LWMateusz Jachlewski(1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 23)1.82 m62152Poland Vive Targi Kielce
6CBGrzegorz Tkaczyk(1980-12-22)22 December 1980 (aged 27)1.94 m115435Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
8LBKarol Bielecki(1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 26)2.02 m106510Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
9PArtur Siódmiak(1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 32)1.92 m7574Germany TuS Nettelstedt
13PBartosz Jurecki(1979-01-31)31 January 1979 (aged 29)1.93 m83273Germany SC Magdeburg
14RWMariusz Jurasik(1976-05-04)4 May 1976 (aged 32)1.92 m151551Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
15LBMichał Jurecki(1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 23)2.02 m59103Germany TuS Nettelstedt
16GKMarcin Wichary(1980-02-17)17 February 1980 (aged 28)1.93 m600Poland Wisła Płock
19LWTomasz Tłuczyński(1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 29)1.82 m49179Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
22RBMarcin Lijewski(1977-09-21)21 September 1977 (aged 30)1.97 m183558Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
28RWPaweł Piwko(1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 25)1.88 m00Poland Chrobry Głogów
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 France5410148115+339Qualified for the quarterfinals
 Poland5311147128+197
 Croatia5302140115+256
 Spain5302152145+76
 Brazil5104129153−242
 China5005104164−600
10 August 2008
19:00
Poland 33 – 19 ChinaOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Jurasik 8(21–10)five players 3
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12 August 2008
15:45
Spain 30 – 29 PolandOlympic 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 BrazilOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Jurecki, Tłuczyński 6(14–15)Ribeiro 7
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16 August 2008
19:00
Croatia 24 – 27 PolandOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Džomba 7(12–13)Tłuczyński 7
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18 August 2008
20:45
Poland 30 – 30 FranceOlympic 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 IcelandOlympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6(19–14)Petersson 6
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22 August 2008
14:15
Poland 29 – 26 South KoreaBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Jurasik 7(15–14)Yoon Kyung-shin 6
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24 August 2008
10:15
Russia 28 – 29 PolandBeijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Kokcharov 10(15–14)Jurasik 6
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Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tomasz Adamiec−66 kgBye Miresmaeili (IRI)
L 0000–0001
Did not advance
Krzysztof Wiłkomirski−73 kg—N/a Zeļonijs (LAT)
W 0020–0010
 Dashdavaa (MGL)
L 0010–0012
Did not advance
Robert Krawczyk−81 kgBye Jago (RSA)
W 0120–0000
 Kim J-B (KOR)
L 0001–1100
Did not advance Shundzikau (BLR)
W 0011–0010
 Neto (POR)
W 1000–0000
 Nyamkhüü (MGL)
L 0001–1010
Did not advance
Przemysław Matyjaszek−100 kg—N/a Shao N (CHN)
W 1101–0000
 Costa (ARG)
W 1001–0000
 Grol (NED)
L 0000–1000
Did not advanceBye Corrêa (BRA)
W 1000–0000
 Hadfi (HUN)
W 0011–0010
 Miraliyev (AZE)
L 0001–0110
5
Janusz Wojnarowicz+100 kgBye Makhgal (MGL)
W 1000–0000
 Tangriev (UZB)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance Tölzer (GER)
L 0010–0100
Did not advance
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Katarzyna Piłocik−70 kgBye Rousey (USA)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Urszula Sadkowska+78 kg Issanova (KAZ)
L 0010–0101
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventShooting
(10 m air pistol)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Running
(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Marcin HorbaczMen's1858115614–21297362:03.521013201121110889:49.27281044534413
Bartosz Majewski17628104818–17138322:09.14261252300249009:15.7141180521222
Paulina BoeniszWomen's18310113221–14=99042:24.0827119210420109610:20.956124055646
Sylwia Czwojdzińska17426102421–14=99042:18.7616125616027104010:52.41201112533617

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The rowing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics had races for both men and women.

Men

Women

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

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Julia MichalskaSingle sculls7:41.162 QF7:31.902 SA/B7:38.043 FA7:43.446

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Poland had sailors in many events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. They competed in races for men, women, and mixed groups.

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Przemysław MiarczyńskiRS:X17212720152711518EL11616
Maciej GrabowskiLaser9192218162332204CANEL13116
Patryk Piasecki
Kacper Ziemiński
470209202317168242315EL15119
Mateusz Kusznierewicz
Dominik Życki
Star5682109359132594
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Zofia KlepackaRS:X1716175421131716827
Katarzyna SzotyńskaLaser Radial521112421522012CAN121099
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Rafał SzukielFinn32191210142212CANCAN—N/a108210
Marcin Czajkowski
Krzysztof Kierkowski
49er191561215141818169196CANCANCANEL14716

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Wojciech Knapik10 m air pistol57724Did not advance
50 m pistol54339Did not advance
Robert Kraskowski10 m air rifle58933Did not advance
50 m rifle prone59125Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions115633Did not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Sylwia Bogacka10 m air rifle3977 Q495.78
50 m rifle 3 positions58210Did not advance
Mirosława Sagun-Lewandowska10 m air pistol3847 Q481.35
25 m pistol57430Did not advance
Agnieszka Staroń10 m air rifle39325Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions58111Did not advance
Sławomira Szpek10 m air pistol37830Did not advance
25 m pistol57527Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Łukasz Gąsior200 m freestyle1:49.2534Did not advance
Maciej Hreniak1500 m freestyle15:16.1624—N/aDid not advance
Bartosz Kizierowski50 m freestyle22.1515 Q22.1215Did not advance
Paweł Korzeniowski400 m freestyle3:48.7822—N/aDid not advance
200 m butterfly1:55.215 Q1:55.358 Q1:54.606
Mateusz Sawrymowicz1500 m freestyle14:50.309—N/aDid not advance
Przemysław Stańczyk400 m freestyle3:48.1119—N/aDid not advance
Łukasz Wójt200 m individual medley2:01.5426Did not advance
Łukasz Gąsior
Michał Rokicki
Przemysław Stańczyk
Łukasz Wójt
4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:18.0914—N/aDid not advance
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Katarzyna Baranowska200 m individual medley2:12.479 Q2:12.13 NR7 Q2:13.368
400 m individual medley4:36.95 NR9—N/aDid not advance
Paulina Barzycka200 m freestyle2:00.9232Did not advance
Otylia Jędrzejczak400 m freestyle4:05.509—N/aDid not advance
100 m butterfly58.5317Did not advance
200 m butterfly2:06.915 Q2:06.784 Q2:07.024
Agata Ewa Korc50 m freestyle25.14 NR17Did not advance
100 m freestyle55.14 NR20Did not advance
Zuzanna Mazurek100 m backstroke1:02.77 NR36Did not advance
200 m backstroke2:12.46 NR21Did not advance
Karolina Szczepaniak800 m freestyle9:08.8735—N/aDid not advance
Katarzyna Baranowska
Paulina Barzycka
Katarzyna Wilk
Karolina Szczepaniak
4 × 200 m freestyle relay8:07.4015—N/aDid not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, athletes from Poland played table tennis. They took part in both singles and team events.

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lucjan BłaszczykMen's singlesBye Saka (CGO)
W 4–0
 Korbel (CZE)
W 4–2
 Wang Lq (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Xu JieWomen's singlesBye Xian Y F (FRA)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Li QianBye Kostromina (BLR)
L 2–4
Did not advance
AthleteEventGroup roundSemifinalsBronze playoff 1Bronze playoff 2Bronze medalFinal
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Xu Jie
Li Qian
Natalia Partyka
Women's teamGroup C
 Hong Kong
L 0–3
 Romania
L 2–3
 Germany
W 3–1
3Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
Men's doubles—N/a Yu Xy /
Zeng Sx (CHN)
W 6–3, 6–4
 Damm /
Vízner (CZE)
W 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
 Aspelin /
Johansson (SWE)
L 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Did not advance
Marta DomachowskaWomen's singles Pironkova (BUL)
L 3–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Agnieszka Radwańska Chan Y-J (TPE)
W 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
 Schiavone (ITA)
L 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Did not advance
Marta Domachowska
Agnieszka Radwańska
Women's doubles—N/a A Bondarenko /
K Bondarenko (UKR)
L 3–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
—N/a Davenport /
Huber (USA)
L 2–6, 1–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Marek JaskółkaMen's18:550:29Lapped
Maria CześnikWomen's20:020:301:06:580:3738:052:06:12.0235
Ewa Dederko21:020:291:05:240:3237:422:05:09.8530

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Poland had both men’s and women’s teams in volleyball at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The men’s team won four of their five group matches and finished third in their group. They then lost to Italy and ended up tied for 5th place. The women’s team won one match in their group, finishing fifth, and did not move past the group stage, ending up tied for 9th place.

Men's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Polish roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Raúl Lozano

Group play

Source: [citation needed]

Quarterfinal

Women's tournament

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Polish roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Marco Bonitta

Group play

Source: [citation needed]

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2008 club
2Michał Winiarski28 September 19832.00 m (6 ft 7 in)82 kg (181 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Italy Itas Diatec Trentino
3Piotr Gruszka (c)8 March 19772.06 m (6 ft 9 in)102 kg (225 lb)355 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Turkey Arkas Izmir
4Daniel Pliński10 December 19782.05 m (6 ft 9 in)99 kg (218 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Poland Skra Bełchatów
5Paweł Zagumny18 October 19772.00 m (6 ft 7 in)88 kg (194 lb)336 cm (132 in)317 cm (125 in)Poland AZS Olsztyn
8Marcin Wika9 November 19831.94 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)335 cm (132 in)310 cm (120 in)Poland Asseco Resovia
10Mariusz Wlazły4 August 19831.97 m (6 ft 6 in)75 kg (165 lb)362 cm (143 in)343 cm (135 in)Poland Skra Bełchatów
11Łukasz Kadziewicz20 September 19802.06 m (6 ft 9 in)84 kg (185 lb)360 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Poland Trefl Gdańsk
12Paweł Woicki29 June 19831.82 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb)315 cm (124 in)300 cm (120 in)Poland Asseco Resovia
13Sebastian Świderski26 June 19771.93 m (6 ft 4 in)88 kg (194 lb)354 cm (139 in)325 cm (128 in)Italy Lube Banca Marche
14Krzysztof Gierczyński23 January 19761.93 m (6 ft 4 in)81 kg (179 lb)337 cm (133 in)324 cm (128 in)Poland Asseco Resovia
16Krzysztof Ignaczak (L)15 May 19781.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)330 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Poland Asseco Resovia
18Marcin Możdżonek9 February 19852.11 m (6 ft 11 in)93 kg (205 lb)355 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Poland AZS Olsztyn
PosTeamPldWLPtsSPWSPLSPRSWSLSRQualification
1 Brazil54194273731.1451343.250Quarterfinals
2 Russia54194964471.1101472.000
3 Poland54194344041.0741262.000
4 Serbia52374404391.0029100.900
5 Germany51464184400.9506120.500
6 Egypt50552673790.7040150.000
10 August 2008
22:20
Poland 3–0 GermanyCapital 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 PolandBeijing 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 SerbiaCapital 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 PolandCapital 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 RussiaCapital 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 PolandCapital 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
NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2008 club
1Katarzyna Skowrońska30 June 19831.89 m (6 ft 2 in)75 kg (165 lb)314 cm (124 in)296 cm (117 in)Italy Asystel Novara
2Mariola Zenik (L)3 July 19821.74 m (5 ft 9 in)64 kg (141 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Poland Muszynianka Muszyna
4Katarzyna Gajgał21 September 19811.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)300 cm (120 in)287 cm (113 in)Poland BKS Bielsko-Biała
6Anna Podolec30 October 19851.95 m (6 ft 5 in)71 kg (157 lb)318 cm (125 in)305 cm (120 in)Russia Balakovskaia AES Balakovo
7Małgorzata Glinka30 September 19781.93 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)314 cm (124 in)303 cm (119 in)Spain Grupo 2002 Murcia
9Agnieszka Bednarek20 February 19861.85 m (6 ft 1 in)70 kg (150 lb)309 cm (122 in)292 cm (115 in)Poland PTPS Nafta Gaz Piła
11Anna Barańska15 May 19841.79 m (5 ft 10 in)66 kg (146 lb)308 cm (121 in)292 cm (115 in)Poland Winiary Kalisz
12Milena Sadurek18 October 19841.77 m (5 ft 10 in)65 kg (143 lb)302 cm (119 in)295 cm (116 in)Poland BKS Bielsko-Biała
13Milena Rosner (c)4 January 19801.79 m (5 ft 10 in)67 kg (148 lb)307 cm (121 in)292 cm (115 in)Italy Foppapedretti Bergamo
14Maria Liktoras20 February 19751.92 m (6 ft 4 in)73 kg (161 lb)312 cm (123 in)302 cm (119 in)Russia Dynamo Moscow
17Joanna Kaczor16 September 19841.93 m (6 ft 4 in)64 kg (141 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)Poland Impel Gwardia
18Katarzyna Skorupa16 September 19841.84 m (6 ft 0 in)69 kg (152 lb)302 cm (119 in)296 cm (117 in)Poland PTPS Piła
PosTeamPldWLPtsSPWSPLSPRSWSLSRQualification
1 Cuba550104263711.1481535.000Quarterfinals
2 United States54194594411.0411291.333
3 China53284673951.1821371.857
4 Japan52373813890.9797110.636
5 Poland51464414450.9919120.750
6 Venezuela50552623950.6631150.067
9 August 2008
14:30
Poland 1–3 CubaCapital 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 PolandCapital 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 JapanCapital 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 PolandCapital 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 United StatesCapital 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

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Women

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Krzysztof Szramiak−77 kg161619193528
Bartłomiej Bonk−94 kg1758211DNF175DNF
Szymon Kołecki179222414031st place, gold medalist(s)
Marcin Dołęga−105 kg195222564203rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Robert Dołęga184522184057
Grzegorz Kleszcz+105 kg185823454197
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Marzena Karpińska−48 kg7979271717
Marieta Gotfryd−58 kg90911092009
Aleksandra Klejnowska95612052156
Dominika Misterska−63 kg94101171021110

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Poland had athletes in wrestling. There were events for men in freestyle and Greco-Roman styles, and also events for women in freestyle. The results of these competitions are shown in the tables below.

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Krystian Brzozowski−74 kg Gitinov (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance16
Radosław Horbik−84 kg Yazdani (IRI)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance16
Mateusz Gucman−96 kg Gazyumov (AZE)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance17
Bartłomiej Bartnicki−120 kg Liang L (CHN)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance12
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Julian Kwit−74 kgBye Mikhalovich (BLR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance13
Artur Michalkiewicz−84 kg Abrahamian (SWE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance16
Marek Mikulski−120 kg Sjöberg (SWE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance12
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Monika Michalik−63 kgBye Khilko (BLR)
W 5–0 VT
 Legrand (FRA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Agnieszka Wieszczek−72 kg—N/a Ali (CMR)
W 3–0 PO
 Schätzle (GER)
W 3–1 PP
 Zlateva (BUL)
L 0–3 PO
Bye Unda (ESP)
W 3–1 PP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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