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.
Medals
Medal Name Sport Event Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska Athletics Women's long jump Janusz Sidło Athletics Men's javelin throw Adam Smelczyński Shooting Men's trap Jerzy Pawłowski Fencing Men's sabre Andrzej PiątkowskiZygmunt PawlasWojciech ZabłockiJerzy PawłowskiRyszard ZubMarian Kuszewski Fencing Men's team sabre Henryk Niedźwiedzki Boxing Men's featherweight Zbigniew Pietrzykowski Boxing Men's middleweight Dorota Horzonek-JokielNatalia KotDanuta Nowak-StachowHelena RakoczyLidia SzczerbińskaBarbara Wilk-Ślizowska Gymnastics Women's team portable apparatus Marian Zieliński Weightlifting Men's 60 kg
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJerzy Chromik5000 metres 14:51.419colspan=4 did not advanceMarian Foik100 m10.881 Q10.833 Q10.845did not advanceJan Jarzembowski100 m10.952 Q10.984did not advance200 m21.914did not advanceZdzisław Krzyszkowiak3000 m steeplechase8:48.0 10 Qcolspan=4 DNFEdward Szmidt200 m 22.032 Q21.736did not advanceKazimierz Zimny5000 metresDNFcolspan=4 did not advanceZenon BaranowskiMarian FoikJanusz JarzembowskiEdward Szmidt4×100 m relay40.971 Qcolspan=2 41.122 Q40.756
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionHenryk GrabowskiLong jump7.521 Q 7.1510Zbigniew JaniszewskiPole vault4.152 Q4.1512Jan KopytoJavelin throw68.1913 Q 74.285Kazimierz KropidłowskiLong jump7.2212 Q 7.306Ryszard MalcherczykTriple jump14.8421 Q15.54 10Alfons NiklasHammer throw58.464 Q57.70 10Tadeusz RutDiscus throw46.62 17did not advanceHammer throw58.075 Q53.4314Janusz SidłoJavelin throw72.006 Q 79.98Zenon WażnyPole vault4.158 Q4.256
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMaria Kusion-Bibro100 m12.24did not advanceBarbara Janiszewska100 m12.24did not advance200 m24.8 2 Qcolspan=2 25.26did not advanceGenowefa Minicka200 m25.04did not advanceHalina Richter-Górecka100 m12.25did not advanceMaria Kusion-BibroBarbara JaniszewskaGenowefa MinickaHalina Richter-Górecka4×100 m relay46.584did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionUrszula FigwerJavelin throw47.762 Q 48.166Elżbieta Krzesińska-DuńskaLong jump6.131 Q6.35Maria Kusion-BibroLong jump5.806 Q5.799Genowefa MinickaLong jump5.7212 Q5.6412Anna WojtaszekJavelin throw44.0812 Q46.929
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHenryk KukierFlyweightL Pdid not advanceZenon StefaniukBantamweightL Pdid not advanceHenryk NiedźwiedzkiFeatherweightW PW KOL PZygmunt MilewskiLightweightW PL KOdid not advanceLeszek DrogoszLight WelterweightL Pdid not advanceTadeusz WalasekWelterweightL Pdid not advanceZbigniew PietrzykowskiLight MiddleweightW PW PL PZbigniew PiórkowskiMiddleweightL KOdid not advanceAndrzej WojciechowskiLight HeavyweightW KOL Pdid not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankStefan KapłaniakK-1 1000 m4:35.41 Q4:19.84Ryszard SkwarskiJerzy GórskiK-2 1000 m4:12.64 Did not advanceStefan KapłaniakJerzy GórskiK-2 10000 mcolspan=2 47:21.510 Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankDaniela WalkowiakK-1 500 m2:25.83 Q2:24.16
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1956.
Men Ranks given are within the pool. FencerEventElimination roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJerzy PawłowskiMen's sabrealign=center colspan=2 1 Q 2 QWojciech Zabłockialign=center colspan=2 3 Q 4 Q6Marian Kuszewskialign=center colspan=2 6 Did not advance19 Jerzy Pawłowski Wojciech Zabłocki Marian Kuszewski Ryszard Zub Andrzej Piątkowski Zygmunt Pawlas Team sabre W 12-4 1 Qalign=center colspan=2 W 10-6 2 Q W 9-7 W 10-6 L 4-9
Gymnastics
Artistic Women AthleteEventFinal StandingsApparatus FinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankDorota Horzonek-JokielAll-around17.36618.23318.20017.86671.66627colspan=6 Natalia KotAll-around18.36618.50018.60018.16673.6339colspan=6 Danuta Nowak-StachowAll-around17.83317.86618.53317.56671.80025colspan=6 Helena RakoczyAll-around18.36618.500 18.70018.13373.7008colspan=2 18.700colspan=1 18.7005Lidia SzczerbińskaAll-around17.73317.73317.20017.63370.30047colspan=6 Barbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaAll-around17.733 17.56617.90017.33370.533 45colspan=6 Dorota Horzonek-JokielNatalia KotDanuta Nowak-StachowHelena RakoczyLidia SzczerbińskaBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaTeam all-around90.26490.863 91.92889.430436.4854colspan=6
AthleteEventFinalPortableTotalRankApparatusDorota Horzonek-JokielNatalia KotDanuta Nowak-StachowHelena RakoczyLidia SzczerbińskaBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaTeam Portable apparatusHoop74.00
Rowing
Poland had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTeodor KocerkaSingle sculls7:28.12 Qcolspan=2 9:05.72 Q8:12.94Zbigniew SchwarzerHenryk JagodzińskiBertold MainkaCoxed pair7:43.72 Qcolspan=2 9:22.8 1 Q8:31.54Kazimierz BłasińskiSzczepan GrajczykZbigniew ParadowskiMarian NietupskiCoxless four6:46.32 R8:29.31 Q8:32.04Did not advance
Shooting
Two shooters represented Poland in 1956, with Adam Smelczyński winning a silver medal in the trap event.
Men AthleteEventFinalScoreRankAdam SmelczyńskiTrap190Zygmunt Kiszkurno17015
Swimming
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankElżbieta Gellner100 metre backstroke1:16.25Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventMilitary PressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMarian Zieliński60 kg1053102.53127.54335 Jan Czepułkowski 67.5 kg12021057135103606Krzysztof Beck75 kg122.53112.5614563806Jan Bochenek1205112.561503382.54Czesław Białas 90 kg1305NVLDNSDNF
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database