Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports.[1]
Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | POL |
NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in London, Great Britain 29 July 1948 – 14 August 1948 | |
Competitors | 37 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Mieczysław Łomowski |
Medals Ranked 34th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Medalists
editMedal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Aleksy Antkiewicz | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
Athletics
edit- Men
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Edward Adamczyk | Long jump | 7,030 | 9 q | 6.735 | 11 |
Witold Gerutto | Shot put | 14.450 | 12 q | 14.37 | 10 |
Mieczysław Łomowski | Shot put | 14.700 | 7 Q | 15.43 | 4 |
- Women
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak | Long jump | 5.180 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Melania Sinoracka | Javelin throw | — | 35.74 | 11 | |
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | Discus throw | — | 39.30 | 4 |
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 | ||
Janusz Kasperczak | Flyweight | L PTS |
did not advance | ||||
Wawrzyniec Bazarnik | Bantamweight | L PTS |
did not advance | ||||
Aleksy Antkiewicz | Featherweight | W PTS |
W PTS |
W PTS |
L PTS |
W PTS |
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Zygmunt Chychła | Welterweight | W PTS |
W KO2 |
L PTS |
did not advance | 5 | |
Antoni Kolczyński | Middleweight | BYE | L PTS |
did not advance | |||
Franciszek Szymura | Light Heavyweight | W PTS |
W RSC1 |
L PTS |
did not advance | 5 |
Canoeing
editSprint
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Czesław Sobieraj | K-1 1000 m | 4:46.5 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
K-1 10000 m | — | 52:51.0 | 7 | ||||||
Alfons Jeżewski Marian Matłotka |
K-2 1000 m | NT | 8 | — | did not advance | ||||
K-2 10000 m | — | 48:25.6 | 10 |
Fencing
editSeven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.
Men
editWomen
editAthlete | Event | Group round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Irena Nawrocka | Women's foil | 5 | did not advance | 31 |
Art competitions
editAthlete | Event | Category | Title | Rank |
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Zbigniew Turski | Music | Choral and orchestral | Olympic Symphony |
References
edit- ^ "Poland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-21.