Poland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games, when they were forced to be part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The nation has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games.

Polish athletes have won a total of 335 medals (80 gold, 103 silver, 152 bronze) in 21 different summer and 5 different winter sports and the country currently ranks 21st in the all-time Olympic Games medal count, with athletics as the top medal-producing sport. Poland is the second most successful country in total medals of those who have never hosted the Olympics. The nation's best overall performance at the Olympics occurred at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, with the country's athletes winning 7 gold, 6 silver and 13 bronze medals and finishing sixth in the medal table.

Its most successful teams have been football and volleyball. Poland ranks fifth all-time in modern pentathlon, seventh in athletics, and has also been successful in weightlifting, martial arts and Nordic skiing.

The National Olympic Committee for Poland is the Polish Olympic Committee (Polish: Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl). The entity was created in 1918 and recognized in 1919.

History Poland officially made its debut at the Olympics in 1924, however, Polish athletes participated in earlier editions of the Olympic Games representing other nations. The first ever Olympic medal for Poland (silver) was won by track cyclists in team pursuit Franciszek Szymczyk, Jan Lazarski, Józef Lange and Tomasz Stankiewicz at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris while the first gold medal for Poland was won by discus thrower Halina Konopacka at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The first Polish sportsperson who individually won two Olympic medals (silver and bronze) was equestrian Michał Antoniewicz in 1928.

After setting its gold medal high with seven in Montreal at the 1976 Summer Games, Poland won its largest number of medals to date (32) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Poland was forced to boycott the next Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles by the Soviet Union, alongside another 13 Eastern Bloc countries in response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The most successful Polish Olympian to date is Irena Szewińska with seven Olympic medals. With four gold medals, Robert Korzeniowski is the most successful Polish Olympian in terms of the number of gold medals.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

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Art competitions (1912–1948) are not included in the medal table above, as they were non-sports events formerly part of the Olympic Games. Poland won a total of eight art competition medals (3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze), across the 1928, 1932, 1936, and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Medals by Winter Games

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Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

Multiple medalists

Athlete Sport Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total Robert Korzeniowski 1996–2004 4 0 0 4 Irena Szewińska 1964–1976 3 2 2 7 Kamil Stoch 2014–2018 3 0 1 4 Anita Włodarczyk 2012–2020 3 0 0 3 Justyna Kowalczyk 2006–2014 2 1 2 5 Witold Woyda 1964–1972 2 1 1 4 Renata Mauer 1996–2000 2 0 1 3 Józef Szmidt 1960–1964 2 0 0 2 Waldemar Baszanowski 1964–1968 2 0 0 2 Jerzy Kulej 1964–1968 2 0 0 2 Józef Zapędzki 1968–1972 2 0 0 2 Waldemar Legień 1988–1992 2 0 0 2 Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek 1992 2 0 0 2 Andrzej Wroński 1988–1996 2 0 0 2 Robert Sycz 2000–2004 2 0 0 2 Tomasz Kucharski 2000–2004 2 0 0 2 Tomasz Majewski 2008–2012 2 0 0 2 Jerzy Pawłowski 1956–1968 1 3 1 5 Otylia Jędrzejczak 2000–2004 1 2 0 3 Teresa Ciepły 1960–1964 1 1 1 3 Egon Franke 1964–1968 1 1 1 3 Natalia Kaczmarek 2020–2024 1 1 1 3 Stanisława Walasiewicz 1932–1936 1 1 0 2 Elżbieta Krzesińska 1956–1960 1 1 0 2 Józef Grudzień 1964–1968 1 1 0 2 Lesław Ćmikiewicz 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Kazimierz Deyna 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Jerzy Gorgoń 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Kazimierz Kmiecik 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Grzegorz Lato 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Zygmunt Maszczyk 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Antoni Szymanowski 1972–1976 1 1 0 2 Bronisław Malinowski 1976–1980 1 1 0 2 Tadeusz Ślusarski 1976–1980 1 1 0 2 Jacek Wszoła 1976–1980 1 1 0 2 Jan Kowalczyk 1980 1 1 0 2 Szymon Kołecki 2000–2008 1 1 0 2 Iga Baumgart-Witan 2020 1 1 0 2 Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik 2020 1 1 0 2 Justyna Święty-Ersetic 2020 1 1 0 2 Ireneusz Paliński 1960–1964 1 0 1 2 Halina Górecka 1960–1964 1 0 1 2 Marian Kasprzyk 1960–1964 1 0 1 2 Ewa Kłobukowska 1964 1 0 1 2 Lech Koziejowski 1972–1980 1 0 1 2 Kazimierz Lipień 1972–1976 1 0 1 2 Jerzy Rybicki 1976–1980 1 0 1 2 Mateusz Kusznierewicz 1996–2004 1 0 1 2 Leszek Blanik 2000–2008 1 0 1 2 Zbigniew Bródka 2014 1 0 1 2 Magdalena Fularczyk 2012–2016 1 0 1 2 Wojciech Nowicki 2016–2020 1 0 1 2 Adam Małysz 2002–2010 0 3 1 4 Andrzej Piątkowski 1956–1964 0 2 1 3 Ryszard Zub 1956–1964 0 2 1 3 Wojciech Zabłocki 1956–1964 0 2 1 3 Kacper Tomasiak 2026 0 2 1 3 Marian Kuszewski 1956–1960 0 2 0 2 Artur Olech 1964–1968 0 2 0 2 Stanisław Szozda 1972–1976 0 2 0 2 Ryszard Szurkowski 1972–1976 0 2 0 2 Piotr Małachowski 2008–2016 0 2 0 2 Maja Włoszczowska 2008–2016 0 2 0 2 Karolina Naja 2012–2020 0 1 3 4 Aneta Konieczna 2000–2008 0 1 2 3 Beata Mikołajczyk 2008–2016 0 1 2 3 Zbigniew Pietrzykowski 1956–1964 0 1 2 3 Józef Tracz 1988–1996 0 1 2 3 Michał Antoniewicz 1928 0 1 1 2 Janusz Pawłowski 1980–1988 0 1 1 2 Marek Dopierała 1988 0 1 1 2 Marek Łbik 1988 0 1 1 2 Izabela Dylewska 1988–1992 0 1 1 2 Artur Partyka 1992–1996 0 1 1 2 Sylwia Gruchała 2000–2004 0 1 1 2 Agata Wróbel 2000–2004 0 1 1 2 Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś 2010–2014 0 1 1 2 Katarzyna Woźniak 2010–2014 0 1 1 2 Luiza Złotkowska 2010–2014 0 1 1 2 Agnieszka Kobus-Zawojska 2016–2020 0 1 1 2 Maria Sajdak 2016–2020 0 1 1 2 Anna Puławska 2020 0 1 1 2 Marian Zieliński 1956–1968 0 0 3 3 Teodor Kocerka 1952–1960 0 0 2 2 Krystyna Czajkowska 1964–1968 0 0 2 2 Krystyna Jakubowska 1964–1968 0 0 2 2 Krystyna Krupa 1964–1968 0 0 2 2 Jadwiga Książek 1964–1968 0 0 2 2 Józefa Ledwig 1964–1968 0 0 2 2 Zofia Szczęśniewska 1964–1968 0 0 2 2 Leszek Błażyński 1972–1976 0 0 2 2 Janusz Gortat 1972–1976 0 0 2 2 Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza 2000–2004 0 0 2 2 Dawid Kubacki 2018–2022 0 0 2 2

Medals in art competitions

In addition to its accomplishments in sport, Poland has also earned recognition in Olympic art competitions—one of the three non-sports events once included in the Olympic Games. The country won a total of eight art competition medals (3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze), across the 1928, 1932, 1936, and 1948 Summer Olympics. These events were part of the official Olympic program in seven Summer Games, from 1912 to 1948. In 1952, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally discontinued all non-sport events (including art competitions), as well as awards for feats (such as alpinism and aeronautics). These were subsequently removed from official national medal counts.

Medalists Medal Name Games Event Piece Kazimierz Wierzyński Literature, Lyric works "Laur Olimpijski" Władysław Skoczylas Painting, Drawings "Archer" Józef Klukowski Sculpture, Medals And Reliefs "Sport Sculpture II" Janina Konarska Painting, Graphic Arts "Stadium" Józef Klukowski 1936 Berlin Sculpture, Reliefs "Ball" Jan Parandowski 1936 Berlin Literature, Epic works "Olympic Discus" Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski 1936 Berlin Painting, Applied Arts "Yachting Club Certificate" Zbigniew Turski Music, Compositions for Qrchestra "Olympic Symphony"

Flag bearers

– Anita Włodarczyk (athletics) and Przemysław Zamojski (basketball) – Aleksandra Król (snowboarding) and Zbigniew Bródka (speed skating) – Paweł Korzeniowski (swimming), Maja Włoszczowska (mountain biking) – Zbigniew Bródka (speed skating) – Karol Bielecki (handball) – Dawid Kupczyk (bobsleigh) – Agnieszka Radwańska (tennis) – Konrad Niedźwiedzki (speed skating) – Marek Twardowski (canoe racing) – Paulina Ligocka (snowboarding) – Bartosz Kizierowski (swimming) – Mariusz Siudek (figure skating) – Andrzej Wroński (wrestling) – Jan Ziemianin (biathlon) – Rafał Szukała (swimming) – Tomasz Sikora (biathlon) – Waldemar Legień (judo) – Henryk Gruth (ice hockey) – Bogdan Daras (wrestling) – Henryk Gruth (ice hockey) – Józef Łuszczek (cross-country skiing) – Czesław Kwieciński (wrestling) – Józef Łuszczek (cross-country skiing) – Grzegorz Śledziewski (canoe racing) – Wojciech Truchan (biathlon) – Waldemar Baszanowski (weightlifting) – Andrzej Bachleda (alpine skiing) – Waldemar Baszanowski (weightlifting) – Stanisław Szczepaniak (biathlon) – Waldemar Baszanowski (weightlifting) – Jerzy Wojnar (luge) – Teodor Kocerka (rowing) – Józef Karpiel (Nordic combined/cross-country skiing) – Tadeusz Rut (athletics) – Tadeusz Kwapień (cross-country skiing) – Teodor Kocerka (rowing) – Stanisław Marusarz (ski jumping) – Mieczysław Łomowski (athletics) – Stanisław Marusarz (ski jumping) – Klemens Biniakowski (athletics) – Bronisław Czech (ski jumping/Nordic combined/Alpine skiing) – Janusz Ślązak (rowing) – Józef Stogowski (ice hockey) – Marian Cieniewski (wrestling) – Andrzej Krzeptowski I (ski jumping/Nordic combined) – Sławosz Szydłowski (athletics) – Kazimierz Smogorzewski (sports journalist)

See also :Category:Olympic competitors for Poland Poland at the Paralympics

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