Poland_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Poland competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The country's delegation included 268 athletes.[1]

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Natalia Partyka, in table tennis, is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics – the other being South Africa's Natalie du Toit in swimming.[2]

Polish men's quadruple sculls: gold medalists

Medalists

Archery

Men
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Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
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Field events
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Women
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Field events
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Combined events – Heptathlon
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* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[3] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both Polish heptathletes moved up a position.

Badminton

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Boxing

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Canoeing

Slalom

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Sprint

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

Cycling

Road

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Track

Sprint
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Keirin
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Points race
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Mountain biking

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Equestrian

Dressage

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Eventing

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Fencing

Men
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Women
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Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
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Women
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Rhythmic

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Handball

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Poland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Head coach: Bogdan Wenta

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10 August 2008
19:00
Poland  33 – 19  China Olympic 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  Poland Olympic 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  Brazil Olympic 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  Poland Olympic 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  France Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR)
Jurecki 7 (16–13) Karabatić 8
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Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
14:15
Poland  30 – 32  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 (19–14) Petersson 6
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Classification semifinal
22 August 2008
14:15
Poland  29 – 26  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Jurasik 7 (15–14) Yoon Kyung-shin 6
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5th–6th place
24 August 2008
10:15
Russia  28 – 29  Poland Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Kokcharov 10 (15–14) Jurasik 6
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Judo

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Women
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Modern pentathlon

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Rowing

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Women
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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

Sailing

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

Shooting

Men
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Women
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Swimming

Men
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Women
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Table tennis

Singles
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Team
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Tennis

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Triathlon

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Volleyball

Indoor

Poland entered a team in both the men's and the women's tournament. The men's team won four out of five matches in the group play, finishing third in the group, and advancing to the quarterfinals, where they lost over five sets to Italy. Their final ranking was tied for 5th place. The women's team managed to win only one match in the group play, finishing fifth in the group, and failing to advance further in the tournament. Their final ranking was tied for 9th place.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Polish roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head Coach: Argentina Raúl Lucio

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10 August 2008
22:20
Poland  3–0  Germany Capital 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  Poland Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Mohammad Shahmiri (IRI), Patricia Salvatore (USA)
(21–25, 18–25, 10–25)
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14 August 2008
15:05
Poland  3–1  Serbia Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA)
(31–29, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21)
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16 August 2008
20:00
Brazil  3–0  Poland Capital 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  Russia Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Frank Leuthauser (GER)
(17–25, 26–24, 24–26, 25–23, 15–12)
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Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
12:15
Italy  3–2  Poland Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Patrick Deregnaucourt (FRA)
(25–19, 25–22, 18–25, 26–28, 17–15)
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Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Polish roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8][9]

Head Coach: Italy Marco Bonitta

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9 August 2008
14:30
Poland  1–3  Cuba Capital 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  Poland Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Victor Manuel Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil)
(22–25, 25–15, 25–20, 25–22)
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13 August 2008
22:30
Poland  2–3  Japan Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Humberto Salas (Mexico), Francisco de Souza (Brazil)
(21–25, 20–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15)
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15 August 2008
12:30
Venezuela  0–3  Poland Capital Indoor Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (Thailand), Humberto Salas (Mexico)
(12–25, 12–25, 20–25)
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17 August 2008
12:30
Poland  2–3  United States Capital 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

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Wrestling

Key:

  • VTVictory by Fall.
  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
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Men's Greco-Roman
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Women's freestyle
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See also


References

  1. "Natalia: Paralympic AND Olympic athlete" Archived 2012-09-06 at archive.today, official website of the 2012 London Olympics, June 18, 2008
  2. "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  3. "Men's Handball Team Roster – Poland (POL)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2494.
  4. "2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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