Poland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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 – 8 December 1956 | |
Competitors | 64 in 9 sports |
Flag bearer | Tadeusz Rut |
Medals Ranked 17th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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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]
Medals
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Men
- Track & road events
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 |
- Field events
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 |
- Women
- Track & road events
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 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Boxing
[edit]- Men
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 | ![]() L P | did not advance | |||
Zenon Stefaniuk | Bantamweight | BYE | ![]() L P | did not advance | |||
Henryk Niedźwiedzki | Featherweight | BYE | ![]() W P | ![]() W KO | ![]() L P | — | ![]() |
Zygmunt Milewski | Lightweight | BYE | ![]() W P | ![]() L KO | did not advance | ||
Leszek Drogosz | Light Welterweight | BYE | ![]() L P | did not advance | |||
Tadeusz Walasek | Welterweight | ![]() L P | did not advance | ||||
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski | Light Middleweight | ![]() W P | — | ![]() W P | ![]() L P | — | ![]() |
Zbigniew Piórkowski | Middleweight | ![]() L KO | did not advance | ||||
Andrzej Wojciechowski | Light Heavyweight | ![]() W KO | — | ![]() L P | did not advance |
Canoeing
[edit]Sprint
[edit]- Men
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 |
- Women
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 |
Fencing
[edit]Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1956.
- Men
Ranks given are within the pool.
Gymnastics
[edit]Artistic
[edit]- Women
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 | — |
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 | ![]() |
Rowing
[edit]Poland had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
- Men
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 |
Shooting
[edit]Two shooters represented Poland in 1956, with Adam Smelczyński winning a silver medal in the trap event.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Adam Smelczyński | Trap | 190 | ![]() |
Zygmunt Kiszkurno | 170 | 15 |
Swimming
[edit]- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elżbieta Gellner | 100 metre backstroke | 1:16.2 | 5 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
[edit]- Men
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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.