Poland_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics
Poland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Poland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 64 competitors, 49 men and 15 women, took part in 48 events in 9 sports.[1]
Quick Facts Poland at the 1956 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
Poland at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | POL |
NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne, Australia/Stockholm, Sweden 22 November 1956 (1956-11-22) – 8 December 1956 (1956-12-08) | |
Competitors | 64 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Tadeusz Rut |
Medals Ranked 17th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Austria (1908–1912) Russian Empire (1912) |
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More information Medal, Name ...
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Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jerzy Chromik | 5000 metres | 14:51.4 | 19 | — | did not advance | ||||
Marian Foik | 100 m | 10.88 | 1 Q | 10.83 | 3 Q | 10.84 | 5 | did not advance | |
Jan Jarzembowski | 100 m | 10.95 | 2 Q | 10.98 | 4 | did not advance | |||
200 m | 21.91 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.0 | 10 Q | — | DNF | ||||
Edward Szmidt | 200 m | 22.03 | 2 Q | 21.73 | 6 | did not advance | |||
Kazimierz Zimny | 5000 metres | DNF | — | did not advance | |||||
Zenon Baranowski Marian Foik Janusz Jarzembowski Edward Szmidt |
4×100 m relay | 40.97 | 1 Q | — | 41.12 | 2 Q | 40.75 | 6 |
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Henryk Grabowski | Long jump | 7.52 | 1 Q | 7.15 | 10 |
Zbigniew Janiszewski | Pole vault | 4.15 | 2 Q | 4.15 | 12 |
Jan Kopyto | Javelin throw | 68.19 | 13 Q | 74.28 | 5 |
Kazimierz Kropidłowski | Long jump | 7.22 | 12 Q | 7.30 | 6 |
Ryszard Malcherczyk | Triple jump | 14.84 | 21 Q | 15.54 | 10 |
Alfons Niklas | Hammer throw | 58.46 | 4 Q | 57.70 | 10 |
Tadeusz Rut | Discus throw | 46.62 | 17 | did not advance | |
Hammer throw | 58.07 | 5 Q | 53.43 | 14 | |
Janusz Sidło | Javelin throw | 72.00 | 6 Q | 79.98 | |
Zenon Ważny | Pole vault | 4.15 | 8 Q | 4.25 | 6 |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Maria Kusion-Bibro | 100 m | 12.2 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Barbara Janiszewska | 100 m | 12.2 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
200 m | 24.8 | 2 Q | — | 25.2 | 6 | did not advance | |||
Genowefa Minicka | 200 m | 25.0 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
Halina Richter-Górecka | 100 m | 12.2 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Maria Kusion-Bibro Barbara Janiszewska Genowefa Minicka Halina Richter-Górecka |
4×100 m relay | 46.58 | 4 | did not advance |
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Urszula Figwer | Javelin throw | 47.76 | 2 Q | 48.16 | 6 |
Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska | Long jump | 6.13 | 1 Q | 6.35 | |
Maria Kusion-Bibro | Long jump | 5.80 | 6 Q | 5.79 | 9 |
Genowefa Minicka | Long jump | 5.72 | 12 Q | 5.64 | 12 |
Anna Wojtaszek | Javelin throw | 44.08 | 12 Q | 46.92 | 9 |
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Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Henryk Kukier | Flyweight | BYE | Warner Batchelor (AUS) L P |
did not advance | |||
Zenon Stefaniuk | Bantamweight | BYE | Claudio Barrientos (CHI) L P |
did not advance | |||
Henryk Niedźwiedzki | Featherweight | BYE | Leonard Leisching (RSA) W P |
Tristan Falfán (ARG) W KO |
Vladimir Safronov (URS) L P |
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Zygmunt Milewski | Lightweight | BYE | Pentti Niinivuori (FIN) W P |
Harry Kurschat (FRG) L KO |
did not advance | ||
Leszek Drogosz | Light Welterweight | BYE | Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) L P |
did not advance | |||
Tadeusz Walasek | Welterweight | Fred Tiedt (IRL) L P |
did not advance | ||||
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski | Light Middleweight | Richard Karpov (URS) W P |
— | Boris Nikolov (BUL) W P |
László Papp (HUN) L P |
— | |
Zbigniew Piórkowski | Middleweight | Ramón Tapia (CHI) L KO |
did not advance | ||||
Andrzej Wojciechowski | Light Heavyweight | Lennart Risberg (SWE) W KO |
— | Carlos Lucas (CHI) L P |
did not advance | ||
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Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sprint
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Stefan Kapłaniak | K-1 1000 m | 4:35.4 | 1 Q | 4:19.8 | 4 |
Ryszard Skwarski Jerzy Górski |
K-2 1000 m | 4:12.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Stefan Kapłaniak Jerzy Górski |
K-2 10000 m | — | 47:21.5 | 10 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Daniela Walkowiak | K-1 500 m | 2:25.8 | 3 Q | 2:24.1 | 6 |
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Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1956.
- Men
Ranks given are within the pool.
More information Fencer, Event ...
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Artistic
- Women
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Athlete | Event | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel | All-around | 17.366 | 18.233 | 18.200 | 17.866 | 71.666 | 27 | — | |||||
Natalia Kot | All-around | 18.366 | 18.500 | 18.600 | 18.166 | 73.633 | 9 | — | |||||
Danuta Nowak-Stachow | All-around | 17.833 | 17.866 | 18.533 | 17.566 | 71.800 | 25 | — | |||||
Helena Rakoczy | All-around | 18.366 | 18.500 | 18.700 | 18.133 | 73.700 | 8 | — | 18.700 | — | 18.700 | 5 | |
Lidia Szczerbińska | All-around | 17.733 | 17.733 | 17.200 | 17.633 | 70.300 | 47 | — | |||||
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska | All-around | 17.733 | 17.566 | 17.900 | 17.333 | 70.533 | 45 | — | |||||
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Natalia Kot Danuta Nowak-Stachow Helena Rakoczy Lidia Szczerbińska Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska |
Team all-around | 90.264 | 90.863 | 91.928 | 89.430 | 436.485 | 4 | — |
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Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Portable | Total | Rank | ||
Apparatus | ||||
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Natalia Kot Danuta Nowak-Stachow Helena Rakoczy Lidia Szczerbińska Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska |
Team Portable apparatus | Hoop | 74.00 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Poland had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Teodor Kocerka | Single sculls | 7:28.1 | 2 Q | BYE | 9:05.7 | 2 Q | 8:12.9 | 4 | |
Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński Bertold Mainka |
Coxed pair | 7:43.7 | 2 Q | BYE | 9:22.8 | 1 Q | 8:31.5 | 4 | |
Kazimierz Błasiński Szczepan Grajczyk Zbigniew Paradowski Marian Nietupski |
Coxless four | 6:46.3 | 2 R | 8:29.3 | 1 Q | 8:32.0 | 4 | Did not advance |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Two shooters represented Poland in 1956, with Adam Smelczyński winning a silver medal in the trap event.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Adam Smelczyński | Trap | 190 | |
Zygmunt Kiszkurno | 170 | 15 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elżbieta Gellner | 100 metre backstroke | 1:16.2 | 5 | Did not advance |
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Marian Zieliński | 60 kg | 105 | 3 | 102.5 | 3 | 127.5 | 4 | 335 | |
Jan Czepułkowski | 67.5 kg | 120 | 2 | 105 | 7 | 135 | 10 | 360 | 6 |
Krzysztof Beck | 75 kg | 122.5 | 3 | 112.5 | 6 | 145 | 6 | 380 | 6 |
Jan Bochenek | 120 | 5 | 112.5 | 6 | 150 | 3 | 382.5 | 4 | |
Czesław Białas | 90 kg | 130 | 5 | NVL | DNS | DNF |
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- "Poland at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Poland Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.