The Poland men's national handball team is controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.Strona Główna ZPRP
History Some of the team`s greatest achievements came between 2007 and 2016. At that time, legends like Sławomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki, or Marcin Lijewski led the Polish goldem generation to multiple world championship medals. It is also in this period that Polands best result, a silver medal at the 2007 World Championship, happened.2007 World Championship final Match Report - IHF
Honours Competition TotalOlympic Games0 0 1 1World Championship0 1 3 4European Championship0 0 0 0 Total 0 1 4 5
Competitive record Olympic Games YearRoundPosition 1936 Berlindid not participate 1972 Munich9th–12th places10th52127578 1976 MontrealFinal Round3rd540110189 1980 MoscowFinal Round7th6312146119 1984 Los AngelesBoycott 1988 Seouldid not qualify 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 BeijingQuarterfinals5th8512235214 2012 Londondid not qualify 2016 Rio de JaneiroSemifinals4th8305222227 2020 Tokyodid not qualify 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angelesto be determined 2032 BrisbaneTotal5/140 Titles3217312779727
World Championship
World Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1938 did not enter 1954 19585th/6th place563129791 1961 did not enter 1964 1967Preliminary round1231025366 1970Preliminary round1430034359 1974Fourth place4640210486 19785th/6th place66303134124 1982Third place37412148143 1986Preliminary round146213134128 199011th/12th place117304160177 1993 did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003Second round107403204189 2005 did not qualify 2007Runners-up210802310274 2009Third place310703298264 20117th/8th place89504249236 2013Round of 1696402153137 2015Third place39603241222 2017Presidents Cup177304167173 2019 did not qualify 2021 Main round136312168147 2023 Main round156303150151 2025 Presidents Cup257322219198 2027 qualified 2029 to be determined 2031Total19/320 titles1216664930322865
Euro Tournaments All teams in these tournaments are European, all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time. EURO World Cup tournament Sweden 1974 : 2nd place 1979 : 2nd place 1984 : 5th place
European Championship
Competitive record at the European Championship YearRoundPosition 1994 did not qualify 1996 1998 2000 2002Preliminary round1530036783 2004Preliminary round16300386108 2006Main round106114163185 2008Main round76312182172 2010Fourth place48413222221 2012Main round96312173160 2014Main round67304191184 2016Seventh place77502193194 2018 did not qualify 2020Preliminary round2130037385 2022Main round127214193208 2024Preliminary round1631027892 20262130037289 2028 To be determined 2030 Qualified as co-host 2032 To be determinedTotal12/200 titles622253516931781
Competitive record in qualifying rounds Year 199410613269211no 19966006140175no 199812507290296no 20008503206189no 200221105652yes 200421016049yes 20065302163129yes 200822007247yes 20108512242198yes 20126411172147yes 20146501162133yes 2016 Qualified as hostyes 20186123171189no 20206213152139yes 20226303176165yes 20246402184153yes 20266222184190yes 2028To be determined 2030 Qualified as co-hostyes 2032 To be determinedTotal97499392699246212/17
Other tournaments Supercup Winner: 2007
Team Current squad Squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Jota González
Head coaches Ignacy Pazur Walenty Kłyszejko 1956–1967 – Tadeusz Breguła 1967–1976 – Janusz Czerwiński 1976–1978 – Stanisław Majorek 1978–1980 – Jacek Zglinicki Tadeusz Wadych Jan Pełka 1981–1984 – Zygfryd Kuchta Jerzy Eliasz 1986–1990 – Zenon Łakomy 1990–1992 – Michał Kaniowski 1992–1994 – Bogdan Kowalczyk 1994–1996 – Jacek Zglinicki Stefan Wrześniewski Jerzy Klempel 1998–2000 – Zygfryd Kuchta 2000–2004 – Bogdan Zajączkowski 2004–2012 – Bogdan Wenta 2012–2016 – Michael Biegler 2016–2017 – Talant Dujshebaev 2017–2019 – Piotr Przybecki 2019–2023 – Patryk Rombel 2023–2025 – Marcin Lijewski 2025– Jota González
Statistics Matches include data obtained exclusively in official international matches of the Polish national team. All unofficial matches of the national team, or meetings in the frame other than the national team – played by a player – are not included in the following lists. Most caps #PlayerYearsCaps 1. Sławomir Szmal 1998–2018 298 2. Karol Bielecki 2002–2017 259 3. Marcin Lijewski 1997–2013 251 4. Bartosz Jurecki 2004–2016 237 5. Andrzej Szymczak 1967–1984 234 6. Jerzy Klempel 1972–1984 221 7. Daniel Waszkiewicz 1977–1989 214 8. Mariusz Jurasik 1997–2012 207 9. Alfred Kałuziński 1973–1982 204 10. Patryk Kuchczyński 2002–2014 201 11. Michał Jurecki 2005–2017 198 12. Bogdan Wenta 1981–1994 191 13. Zbigniew Tłuczyński 1978–1990 186 14. Krzysztof Lijewski 2003–2017 185 15. Kamil Syprzak 2011– 180 16. Zbigniew Plechoć 1983–1990 178 17. Henryk Rozmiarek 1971–1980 177 18. Jan Gmyrek 1970–1979 176 19. Damian Wleklak 1998–2009 164 20. Mariusz Jurkiewicz 2002–2017 163Most goals #PlayerYearsGoals 1. Jerzy Klempel 1972–1984 1170 2. Karol Bielecki 2002–2017 962 3. Bogdan Wenta 1981–1994 763 4. Bartosz Jurecki 2004–2016 732 5. Marcin Lijewski 1997–2013 711 6. Robert Nowakowski 1989–2003 709 7. Daniel Waszkiewicz 1977–1989 705 8. Mariusz Jurasik 1997–2012 704 9. Alfred Kałuziński 1973–1982 620 10. Grzegorz Tkaczyk 2000–2012 549 11. Michał Jurecki 2005–2017 547 12. Zbigniew Tłuczyński 1978–1990 527 13. Arkadiusz Moryto 2017– 510 14. Tomasz Tłuczyński 2006–2012 503 15. Lesław Dziuba 1981–1990 447 16. Krzysztof Lijewski 2003–2017 439 17. Patryk Kuchczyński 2002–2014 435 18. Zbigniew Plechoć 1983–1990 427 19. Kamil Syprzak 2011– 417 20. Michał Daszek 2013– 386
Kit suppliers The Polish national kit is supplied by Joma.
Media Coverage Poland's matches are currently televised by TVP Sport and Eurosport.
References
External links
IHF profile