Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.
Medalists
Gold Wladyslaw Komar - Athletics, Men's Shot Put Jan Szczepański - Boxing, Men's Flyweight Witold Woyda - Fencing, Men's Foil Individual Marek Dąbrowski, Jerzy Kaczmarek, Lech Koziejowski, Witold Woyda, and Arkadiusz Godel - Fencing, Men's Foil Team Anczok, Ćmikiewicz, Deyna, Gadocha, Gorgoń, Gut, Jarosik, Kmiecik, Kostka, Kraska, Lato, Lubański, Marx, Maszczyk, Ostafiński, Szeja, Szołtysik, Szymanowski, and Szymczak - Football, Men's Team Competition Józef Zapędzki - Shooting, 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (60 shots) Zygmunt Smalcerz - Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight
Silver Irena Szydłowska - Archery, Women's Individual Competition Wiesław Rudkowski - Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight Lucjan Lis, Edward Barcik, Stanisław Szozda, and Ryszard Szurkowski - Cycling, Men's Road Team Time Trial Antoni Zajkowski - Judo, Men's Half-Middleweight Norbert Ozimek - Weightlifting, Men's Light-Heavyweight
Bronze Irena Szewińska - Athletics, Women's 200m Ryszard Katus - Athletics, Men's Decathlon Leszek Błażyński - Boxing, Men's Flyweight Janusz Gortat - Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight Władysław Szuszkiewicz and Rafal Maciej Piszcz - Canoe, Men's Kayak Flatwater K-2 1.000m Andrzej Bek, and Benedykt Kocot - Cycling Track, Men's 2.000m Tandem Zbigniew Kaczmarek - Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight Kazimierz Lipień - Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Featherweight Czesław Kwieciński - Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Light-Heavyweight
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Poland entered one man and three women. They took home a silver medal in the women's competition.
Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Total scoreScoreSeedScoreSeedScoreSeedTomasz LeżańskiIndividual1128 41110948223746
Women AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Total scoreScoreSeedScoreSeedScoreSeedMaria Mączyńska Individual1173 121198 52371 6Jadwiga Szoszler-Wilejto1165 14113222229718Irena Szydłowska1224 OR 1118392407
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAndrzej Badeński400 m46.211 Q46.192 Q46.388Did not advanceTadeusz Cuch100 m10.895Did not advanceTadeusz Gorzechowski20 km walkcolspan=6 DNSZbigniew Jaremski400 m46.202 Q46.523 QDNSDid not advanceMarek Jóźwik110 m hurdles14.062 Qcolspan=2 14.065Did not advanceTadeusz Kulczycki400 m hurdles50.194 Qcolspan=2 50.805Did not advanceAndrzej Kupczyk800 m1:48.52 Qcolspan=2 1:46.69 4 Q1:47.107Bronisław Malinowski3000 m steeplechase8:28.22 Qcolspan=4 8:28.045000 m13:48.2 8Did not advanceKazimierz Maranda3000 m steeplechase8:50.410colspan=4 Did not advanceLudomir Nitkowski20 km walkcolspan=6 DNSWinicjusz Nowosielski50 km walkcolspan=6 DNSZenon Nowosz100 m10.363 Q10.404 Q10.424 Q10.467200 mDNSDid not advanceJan Ornoch20 km walkcolspan=6 1:32:01.6750 km walkcolspan=6 DNFAndrzej Siennicki50 km walkcolspan=6 DNSEdward StawiarzMarathoncolspan=6 2:28:1240Henryk Szordykowski1500 m3:44.23 Qcolspan=2 3:42.56Did not advanceStanisław Wagner100 m10.623 Q10.614Did not advanceJan Werner400 m45.934 Q46.023 Q46.266Did not advanceLeszek Wodzyński110 m hurdles14.033 Qcolspan=2 13.813 Q13.726Mirosław Wodzyński14.024 Qcolspan=2 14.638Did not advanceTadeusz Zieliński3000 m steeplechase8:49.811colspan=4 Did not advance Stanisław WagnerTadeusz Cuch Jerzy CzerbniakZenon Nowosz4 × 100 m relay39.111 Qcolspan=2 38.903 Q39.036Jan WernerJan BalachowskiZbigniew JaremskiAndrzej Badeński4 × 400 m relay3:02.521 Qcolspan=4 3:01.055
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionBogusław BiałekHigh jumpcolspan=2 DNSWojciech BuciarskiPole vault5.0012 q5.0010Grzegorz CybulskiLong jump8.013 Q7.5812Jerzy Homziuk7.6320Did not advanceMichał JoachimowskiTriple jump16.436 Q16.697Edmund JaworskiJavelin throwcolspan=2 DNSJan KobuszewskiLong jumpcolspan=2 DNSWładysław KomarShot put20.601 Q21.18Stanisław LubiejewskiHammer throw64.8023Did not advanceTadeusz ŚlusarskiPole vault5.0011 qNM
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankTadeusz JanczenkoResult10.64 7.2814.452.0449.1016.8945.264.5063.805:01.578618Points895 877756891847670786932807400Ryszard KatusResult10.89 7.0914.391.9249.1014.4143.004.5059.964:31.97984Points831838752788847914744932761577Ryszard SkowronekResult10.787.4214.241.9848.1015.7433.66NMDNSDNSDNFPoints859905 7438408937735550DNSDNS
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankKrystyna Kacperczyk400 m53.855 Q54.398Did not advanceTeresa Nowak100 m hurdles13.163 Qcolspan=2 13.104 Q13.175Danuta Piecyk400 m53.083 Q52.625Did not advanceGrażyna Rabsztyn100 m hurdles13.291 Qcolspan=2 13.244 Q13.448Elżbieta Skowrońska800 m2:03.264Did not advanceDanuta Straszyńska100 m hurdles13.032 Qcolspan=2 12.912 Q13.186Irena Szewińska100 m11.332 Q11.492 Q11.546Did not advance200 m23.371 Q22.791 Q22.923 Q22.74Bożena Zientarska400 m54.204Did not advance Helena KernerBarbara Bakulin Urszula JóźwikDanuta Jedrejek4 × 100 m relay44.194 Qcolspan=4 44.208Bozena ZientarskaKrystyna KacperczykElzbieta SkowronskaDanuta Piecyk4 × 400 m relayDSQDid not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLudwika ChlewińskaShot Put17.4010 Q18.2410Ewa GryzieckaJavelin throw53.6811 q57.007Daniela JaworskaJavelin throw52.4014Did not advanceKrystyna NadolnaDiscus throw52.5215Did not advanceIrena SzewinskaLong jumpDNSDid not advance
Basketball
Preliminary round
Group B Qualified for the semifinals TeamPts 7 0 639 479 +160 14 5 2 547 471 +76 12 1W–1L 1.072 5 2 582 484 +98 12 1W–1L 1.013 5 2 570 531 +39 12 1W–1L 0.917 3 4 482 518 −36 10 2 5 520 536 −16 9 1 6 526 666 −140 8 0 7 405 586 −181 7
Classification brackets 9th–12th place
Team roster - 10th place
Ryszard Bialowas Janusz Ceglinski Eugeniusz Durejko Jan Dolczewski
Andrzej Kasprzak Grzegorz Korcz Waldemar Kozak Piotr Langosz
Mieczyslaw Łopatka Franciszek Niemiec Andrzej Pasiorowski Andrzej Seweryn
Head coach
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRoman RozekLight FlyweightL 0–5Did not advanceLeszek BlazynskiFlyweightW 3–2W 5–0W 3–2L 0–5Did not advanceJózef ReszpondekBantamweightL 0–5Did not advanceRyszard TomczykFeatherweightW 4–1W KO-2L 0–5Did not advanceJan SzczepanskiLightweightW 5–0W 5–0W TKO-3W WOW 5–0Krzysztof PierwienieckiLight WelterweightL 0–5Did not advanceAlfons StawskiWelterweightW 1–4Did not advanceWiesław RudkowskiLight MiddleweightW 5–0W 5–0W 4–1W 4–1L 2–3Witold StachurskiMiddleweightW 4–1L TKO-3Did not advanceJanusz GortatLight HeavyweightW 5–0W 3–2W TKO-1L 0–5Did not advanceLudwik DenderysHeavyweightL TKO-1Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankJan FrączekRyszard Seruga Men's C-2366.315386.786366.315Jerzy JeżWojciech KudlikDNF 416.1013416.1013Maciej RychtaZbigniew Leśniak459.6412455.7016455.7017Jerzy StanuchMen's K-1317.098480.5234317.0914Wojciech Gawroński343.1013355.1120343.1023Maria ĆwiertniewiczWomen's K-1450.643432.303432.304Kunegunda Godawska-Olchawa473.265441.055441.055
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJerzy OparaC-1 1000 m4:32.393 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 4:21.059Jan Żukowski Andrzej Gronowicz C-2 1000 m4:27.945 R4:05.423 Q4:01.404Did not advanceGrezgorz Śledziewski K-1 1000 m4:03.403 Qcolspan=2 3:55.452 Q3:53.228Władysław SzuzkiewiczRafal PiszczK-2 1000 m3:48.132 Qcolspan=2 3:34.502 Q3:33.63Zbigniew NiewiadomskiJerzy DziadkowiecZdzisław TomyślakAndrzej Matysiak K-4 1000 m3:24.592 Qcolspan=2 3:12.464Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStanisława SzydłowskaK-1 500 m2:14.7552:10.042 Q2:08.894Did not advanceEwa GrajkowskaIzabella Antonowicz K-2 500 m2:04.304 Qcolspan=2 1:55.501 Q1:57.456
Cycling
Twelve cyclists represented Poland in 1972.
Road AthleteEventTimeRank Lucjan LisMen's road race4:19:0936Jan SmyrakDNFStanisław Szozda4:20:4176Ryszard Szurkowski4:14:3731Lucjan LisEdward BarcikStanisław SzozdaRyszard SzurkowskiTeam time trial2:11:47.5
Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRankJanusz KierzkowskiMen's 1000m time trial1:07.225
Men's Sprint AthleteEventHeatsRepechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3Repechage FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)Rank Andrzej BekMen's sprintLW 11.86LW 11.87 LLDid not advance Benedykt KocotWcolspan=2 LLDid not advance
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankMieczysław NowickiMen's individual pursuit5:02.28 14Did not advance14Bernard KręczyńskiPaweł KaczorowskiJanusz KierzkowskiMieczysław NowickiJerzy GłowackiTeam pursuit4:29.00 6 QW 4:25.72 L 4:26.39 L 4:26.06 4
Men's Tandem AthleteEventHeatsRepechageRepechage FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)Rank Andrzej BekBenedykt KocotTandemW 10.56colspan=2 W 2:0 (10.57; 10.46)L 0:2 W 2:0 (10.76; 10.67)
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankJakub Puchow10 m platform281.3417Did not advance Women AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankRegina Krajnow3 m springboard248.9118Did not advance10 m platform179.7917Did not advanceElżbieta Wierniuk3 m springboard277.326 Q131.04 8408.36810 m platform188.1010121.98 11310.0811
Equestrian
Eventing
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank Marek MałeckiSignorIndividual57,00 3032.0089.005120.00109,0031109,0031Wojciech MickunasTenor64,67 49DQDNFDNSDNFACJan SkoczylasWandal45,33 13132,13 132.135810.00142,1336142,1336Jacek WierzchowieckiGniew39,67 710,47 10.471920.0030,471830,4718Marek MałeckiWojciech MickunasJan SkoczylasJacek WierzchowieckiSee aboveTeam142.00534.80126.54 1150.00 281,6010281,6010
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2PenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRank Stefan Grodzicki Biszka Individual8.00 17 QDNFDid not advance 17 Marian Kozicki Bronz8.5021Did not advance21 Jan Kowalczyk ChandzarDNSMarian KozickiStefan GrodzickiPiotr WawryniukJan KowalczykBronzBiszkaPopradJastarniaTeam107.2512Did not advance
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1972.
Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankBogdan GonsiorMen's épée3 Q4 Q4Did not advance13Jerzy Janikowski3 Q3 Q5Did not advanceHenryk Nielaba2 Q1 Q4Did not advanceHenryk NielabaBohdan AndrzejewskiBogdan GonsiorJerzy JanikowskiKazimierz BarburskiTeam épée W 9–6 W 11–5 L 6–92 Qcolspan=2 L 1–9 W 9–7 L 3–96Marek DąbrowskiMen's foil2 Q2 Q1 Q6Did not advance11Lech Koziejowski1 Q4 Q2 Q5Did not advance9Witold Woyda1 Q1 Q3 Q2 QWitold WoydaLech KoziejowskiJerzy KaczmarekMarek DąbrowskiArkadiusz GodelTeam foil W 11–5 L 7–82 Qcolspan=2 W 9–5 W 8–7 W 9–5Janusz MajewskiMen's sabre1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q6Józef Nowara1 Q1 Q1 Q4 Q5Jerzy Pawłowski2 Q1 Q W 5–4 L 2–5 L 1–5 L 4–5 W 5–34Did not advanceJózef NowaraJerzy PawłowskiKrzysztof GrzegorekZygmunt KaweckiJanusz MajewskiTeam sabre W 12–4 W 12–4 W 11–51 Qcolspan=2 L 2–9 W 9–6 W 9–55
Women