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🇵🇴Poland at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

62
Athletes
1
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
9
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Elżbieta Duńska-KrzesińskaAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)Athletics
Janusz SidłoAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Jerzy PawłowskiFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Marek KuszewskiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Andrzej PiątkowskiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Wojciech ZabłockiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Ryszard ZubFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Jerzy PawłowskiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Zygmunt PawlasFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)Fencing
Adam SmelczyńskiShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)Shooting
Lidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Barbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Dorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Natalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Danuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Helena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Henryk NiedźwiedzkiBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Zbigniew PietrzykowskiBoxing Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Marian ZielińskiWeightlifting Featherweight, Men (Olympic)Weightlifting

All Results by Sport

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

=13thNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=30thLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=16thHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=33rdDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=26thDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
43rdBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Balance Beam, Women (Olympic)
=42ndDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
59thDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=14thHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=47thLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=47thBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=14thNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic)
=7thNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=7thHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=42ndDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=16thDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=50thBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
=48thLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Women (Olympic)
8thHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
9thNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
27thDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
45thBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
=25thDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
47thLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic)
4thDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
4thHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
4thBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
4thNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
4thDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
4thLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Women (Olympic)
3rdLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
3rdBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
3rdDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
3rdNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
3rdDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
3rdHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic)
=10thDanuta Nowak-StachowArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
48thLidia SzczerbińskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
8thNatalia KotArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
=20thDorota Horzonek-JokielArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
5thHelena RakoczyArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)
32ndBarbara Wilk-ŚlizowskaArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic)

Athletics

-Jerzy ChromikAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thZdzisław KrzyszkowiakAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Edward SzmidtAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thJan JarzembowskiAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thMarian FoikAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thMaria Kusion-BibroAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thBarbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-SobottaAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
-Zenon BaranowskiAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thEdward SzmidtAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thJan JarzembowskiAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Maria Kusion-BibroAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
6thBarbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-SobottaAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thGenowefa MinickaAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
-Jerzy ChromikAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
5thZdzisław KrzyszkowiakAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
6thJan JarzembowskiAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
6thZenon BaranowskiAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
6thMarian FoikAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Henryk GrabowskiAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Kazimierz KropidłowskiAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
6thEdward SzmidtAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thMaria Kusion-BibroAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thBarbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-SobottaAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
-Elżbieta Duńska-KrzesińskaAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thGenowefa MinickaAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
AC h1 r1/2Kazimierz ZimnyAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
7thJerzy ChromikAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Zdzisław KrzyszkowiakAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Elżbieta Duńska-KrzesińskaAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
17thTadeusz RutAthletics Discus Throw, Men (Olympic)
10thAlfons NiklasAthletics Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)
14thTadeusz RutAthletics Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic)
5thJan KopytoAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
2ndJanusz SidłoAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
6thUrszula FigwerAthletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)
10thHenryk GrabowskiAthletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)
6thKazimierz KropidłowskiAthletics Long Jump, Men (Olympic)
9thMaria Kusion-BibroAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
1stElżbieta Duńska-KrzesińskaAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
12thGenowefa MinickaAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
6thZenon WażnyAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
12thZbigniew JaniszewskiAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
10thRyszard MalcherczykAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

=9thZenon StefaniukBoxing Bantamweight, Men (Olympic)
3rdHenryk NiedźwiedzkiBoxing Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thHenryk KukierBoxing Flyweight, Men (Olympic)
=5thAndrzej WojciechowskiBoxing Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
3rdZbigniew PietrzykowskiBoxing Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thLech DrogoszBoxing Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic)
=5thZygmunt MilewskiBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thZbigniew PiórkowskiBoxing Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
=9thTadeusz WalasekBoxing Welterweight, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

-Stefan KapłaniakCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
-Jerzy GórskiCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
4thRyszard SkwarskiCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thJerzy GórskiCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
10thStefan KapłaniakCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
10thJerzy GórskiCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thStefan KapłaniakCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thDaniela Walkowiak-PileckaCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women (Olympic)

Fencing

2ndJerzy PawłowskiFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
6thMarek KuszewskiFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
=6thWojciech ZabłockiFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
2ndMarek KuszewskiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndAndrzej PiątkowskiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndWojciech ZabłockiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndRyszard ZubFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndJerzy PawłowskiFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)
2ndZygmunt PawlasFencing Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

4thHenryk JagodzińskiRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
4thZbigniew SchwarzerRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
4thBertold MainkaRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
4thMarian NietupskiRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thZbigniew ParadowskiRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thSzczepan GrajczykRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thKazimierz BłasińskiRowing Coxless Fours, Men (Olympic)
4thTeodor KocerkaRowing Single Sculls, Men (Olympic)

Shooting

15thZygmunt KiszkurnoShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)
2ndAdam SmelczyńskiShooting Trap, Men (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

=15thElżbieta GellnerSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)

Weightlifting

3rdMarian ZielińskiWeightlifting Featherweight, Men (Olympic)
6thJan CzepułkowskiWeightlifting Lightweight, Men (Olympic)
-Czesław BiałasWeightlifting Middle-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)
4thJan BochenekWeightlifting Middleweight, Men (Olympic)
6thKrzysztof BeckWeightlifting Middleweight, Men (Olympic)