| Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | POL |
| NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inMunich, West Germany August 26, 1972 (1972-08-26) – September 10, 1972 (1972-09-10) | |
| Competitors | 290 (252 men and 38 women) in 22 sports |
| Flag bearer | Waldemar Baszanowski |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
Poland competed at the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich,West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.[1]
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.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Seed | Score | Seed | ||
| Tomasz Leżański | Individual | 1128 | 41 | 1109 | 48 | 2237 | 46 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Score | Seed | Score | Seed | ||
| Maria Mączyńska | Individual | 1173 | 12 | 1198 | 5 | 2371 | 6 |
| Jadwiga Szoszler-Wilejto | 1165 | 14 | 1132 | 22 | 2297 | 18 | |
| Irena Szydłowska | 1224OR | 1 | 1183 | 9 | 2407 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Bogusław Białek | High jump | — | DNS | ||
| Wojciech Buciarski | Pole vault | 5.00 | 12q | 5.00 | 10 |
| Grzegorz Cybulski | Long jump | 8.01 | 3Q | 7.58 | 12 |
| Jerzy Homziuk | 7.63 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
| Michał Joachimowski | Triple jump | 16.43 | 6Q | 16.69 | 7 |
| Edmund Jaworski | Javelin throw | — | DNS | ||
| Jan Kobuszewski | Long jump | — | DNS | ||
| Władysław Komar | Shot put | 20.60 | 1Q | 21.18 | |
| Stanisław Lubiejewski | Hammer throw | 64.80 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Tadeusz Ślusarski | Pole vault | 5.00 | 11q | NM | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadeusz Janczenko | Result | 10.64 | 7.28 | 14.45 | 2.04 | 49.10 | 16.89 | 45.26 | 4.50 | 63.80 | 5:01.5 | 7861 | 8 |
| Points | 895 | 877 | 756 | 891 | 847 | 670 | 786 | 932 | 807 | 400 | |||
| Ryszard Katus | Result | 10.89 | 7.09 | 14.39 | 1.92 | 49.10 | 14.41 | 43.00 | 4.50 | 59.96 | 4:31.9 | 7984 | |
| Points | 831 | 838 | 752 | 788 | 847 | 914 | 744 | 932 | 761 | 577 | |||
| Ryszard Skowronek | Result | 10.78 | 7.42 | 14.24 | 1.98 | 48.10 | 15.74 | 33.66 | NM | DNS | DNS | DNF | |
| Points | 859 | 905 | 743 | 840 | 893 | 773 | 555 | 0 | DNS | DNS | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Krystyna Kacperczyk | 400 m | 53.85 | 5Q | 54.39 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Teresa Nowak | 100 m hurdles | 13.16 | 3Q | — | 13.10 | 4Q | 13.17 | 5 | |
| Danuta Piecyk | 400 m | 53.08 | 3Q | 52.62 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Grażyna Rabsztyn | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 | 1Q | — | 13.24 | 4Q | 13.44 | 8 | |
| Elżbieta Skowrońska | 800 m | 2:03.26 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Danuta Straszyńska | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | 2Q | — | 12.91 | 2Q | 13.18 | 6 | |
| Irena Szewińska | 100 m | 11.33 | 2Q | 11.49 | 2Q | 11.54 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | 23.37 | 1Q | 22.79 | 1Q | 22.92 | 3Q | 22.74 | ||
| Bożena Zientarska | 400 m | 54.20 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Helena Kerner Barbara Bakulin Urszula Jóźwik Danuta Jedrejek | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.19 | 4Q | — | 44.20 | 8 | |||
| Bozena Zientarska Krystyna Kacperczyk Elzbieta Skowronska Danuta Piecyk | 4 × 400 m relay | DSQ | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||||||
| Ludwika Chlewińska | Shot Put | 17.40 | 10Q | 18.24 | 10 | ||||
| Ewa Gryziecka | Javelin throw | 53.68 | 11q | 57.00 | 7 | ||||
| Daniela Jaworska | Javelin throw | 52.40 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Krystyna Nadolna | Discus throw | 52.52 | 15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Irena Szewinska | Long jump | DNS | Did not advance | ||||||
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | 1st Tie | 2nd Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
9th–12th place
| Semifinals (September 5) | 9th place (September 9) | ||||||||
| A5 | 76 | ||||||||
| B6 | 87 | ||||||||
| B6 | 83 | ||||||||
| A6 | 91 | ||||||||
| B5 | 69 | ||||||||
| A6 | 70 | 11th place (September 8) | |||||||
| A5 | 84 | ||||||||
| B5 | 83 | ||||||||
Poland - 10th place
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| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | ||
| Jan Frączek Ryszard Seruga | Men's C-2 | 366.31 | 5 | 386.78 | 6 | 366.31 | 5 |
| Jerzy Jeż Wojciech Kudlik | DNF | 416.10 | 13 | 416.10 | 13 | ||
| Maciej Rychta Zbigniew Leśniak | 459.64 | 12 | 455.70 | 16 | 455.70 | 17 | |
| Jerzy Stanuch | Men's K-1 | 317.09 | 8 | 480.52 | 34 | 317.09 | 14 |
| Wojciech Gawroński | 343.10 | 13 | 355.11 | 20 | 343.10 | 23 | |
| Maria Ćwiertniewicz | Women's K-1 | 450.64 | 3 | 432.30 | 3 | 432.30 | 4 |
| Kunegunda Godawska-Olchawa | 473.26 | 5 | 441.05 | 5 | 441.05 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jerzy Opara | C-1 1000 m | 4:32.39 | 3Q | — | BYE | 4:21.05 | 9 | ||
| Jan Żukowski Andrzej Gronowicz | C-2 1000 m | 4:27.94 | 5R | 4:05.42 | 3Q | 4:01.40 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Grezgorz Śledziewski | K-1 1000 m | 4:03.40 | 3Q | BYE | 3:55.45 | 2Q | 3:53.22 | 8 | |
| Władysław Szuzkiewicz Rafal Piszcz | K-2 1000 m | 3:48.13 | 2Q | BYE | 3:34.50 | 2Q | 3:33.63 | ||
| Zbigniew Niewiadomski Jerzy Dziadkowiec Zdzisław Tomyślak Andrzej Matysiak | K-4 1000 m | 3:24.59 | 2Q | BYE | 3:12.46 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stanisława Szydłowska | K-1 500 m | 2:14.75 | 5 | 2:10.04 | 2Q | 2:08.89 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Ewa Grajkowska Izabella Antonowicz | K-2 500 m | 2:04.30 | 4Q | — | 1:55.50 | 1Q | 1:57.45 | 6 | |
Twelve cyclists represented Poland in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucjan Lis | Men's road race | 4:19:09 | 36 |
| Jan Smyrak | DNF | ||
| Stanisław Szozda | 4:20:41 | 76 | |
| Ryszard Szurkowski | 4:14:37 | 31 | |
| Lucjan Lis Edward Barcik Stanisław Szozda Ryszard Szurkowski | Team time trial | 2:11:47.5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janusz Kierzkowski | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:07.22 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Repechage Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||||||
| Andrzej Bek | Men's sprint | L | W 11.86 | L | W 11.87 | L | L | Did not advance | |||||||
| Benedykt Kocot | W | BYE | L | L | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Mieczysław Nowicki | Men's individual pursuit | 5:02.28 | 14 | Did not advance | 14 | ||
| Bernard Kręczyński Paweł Kaczorowski Janusz Kierzkowski Mieczysław Nowicki Jerzy Głowacki | Team pursuit | 4:29.00 | 6Q | W 4:25.72 | L 4:26.39 | L 4:26.06 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Repechage Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Andrzej Bek Benedykt Kocot | Tandem | Rossi (ITA) W 10.56 | BYE | Müller (FRG) W 2:0 (10.57; 10.46) | Otto (GDR) L 0:2 | Trentin (FRA) W 2:0 (10.76; 10.67) | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Jakub Puchow | 10 m platform | 281.34 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Regina Krajnow | 3 m springboard | 248.91 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| 10 m platform | 179.79 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| Elżbieta Wierniuk | 3 m springboard | 277.32 | 6Q | 131.04 | 8 | 408.36 | 8 |
| 10 m platform | 188.10 | 10 | 121.98 | 11 | 310.08 | 11 | |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | ||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Marek Małecki | Signor | Individual | 57,00 | 30 | 32.00 | 89.00 | 51 | 20.00 | 109,00 | 31 | 109,00 | 31 |
| Wojciech Mickunas | Tenor | 64,67 | 49 | DQ | DNF | DNS | DNF | AC | ||||
| Jan Skoczylas | Wandal | 45,33 | 13 | 132,13 | 132.13 | 58 | 10.00 | 142,13 | 36 | 142,13 | 36 | |
| Jacek Wierzchowiecki | Gniew | 39,67 | 7 | 10,47 | 10.47 | 19 | 20.00 | 30,47 | 18 | 30,47 | 18 | |
| Marek Małecki Wojciech Mickunas Jan Skoczylas Jacek Wierzchowiecki | See above | Team | 142.00 | 5 | 34.80 | 126.54 | 11 | 50.00 | 281,60 | 10 | 281,60 | 10 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Stefan Grodzicki | Biszka | Individual | 8.00 | 17Q | DNF | Did not advance | 17 | |
| Marian Kozicki | Bronz | 8.50 | 21 | Did not advance | 21 | |||
| Jan Kowalczyk | Chandzar | DNS | ||||||
| Marian Kozicki Stefan Grodzicki Piotr Wawryniuk Jan Kowalczyk | Bronz Biszka Poprad Jastarnia | Team | 107.25 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Halina Balon | Women's foil | 1Q | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman | 2Q | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Kamilla Składanowska | 5 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Halina Balon Kamilla Składanowska Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska | Team foil | W 8-8 L 8-8 L 10–3 | 3 | Did not advance | 7 | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Poland | 2 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgoń | Report | Streich |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Denmark | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Heino Hansen | Report | Deyna |
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| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Jerzy Kruża | All-around | 17.75 | 17.60 | 17.55 | 18.00 | 17.65 | 17.80 | 106.35 | 50 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Mikołaj Kubica | All-around | 18.20 | 18.55 | 18.50 | 18.75 | 18.85 | 18.40 | 111.25 | 13Q | Did not finish | |||||||
| Sylwester Kubica | All-around | 19.00 | 18.30 | 18.80 | 18.40 | 18.50 | 17.75 | 110.75 | 17Q | 9.15 | 9.30 | 9.25 | 9.40 | 8.40 | 9.45 | 110.325 | 22 |
| Wilhelm Kubica | All-around | 18.35 | 18.70Q | 18.10 | 18.50 | 18.40 | 17.85 | 109.90 | 23Q | 9.10 | 9.40 | 9.35 | 9.00 | 9.40 | 9.30 | 110.550 | 20 |
| Mieczysław Strzałka | All-around | 17.65 | 18.05 | 17.90 | 18.30 | 16.65 | 17.90 | 106.45 | 48 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Andrzej Szajna | All-around | 18.85 | 17.90 | 18.85 | 18.20 | 18.60 | 18.75 | 111.15 | 15Q | 9.25 | 8.75 | 9.00 | 9.50 | 9.35 | 9.55 | 110.975 | 15 |
| Jerzy Kruża Mikołaj Kubica Sylwester Kubica Wilhelm Kubica Mieczysław Strzałka Andrzej Szajna | Team all-around | 92.20 | 91.50 | 92.15 | 92.30 | 92.00 | 90.95 | 551.10 | 4 | — | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Wilhelm Kubica | Pommel horse | — | 18.750 | — | 18.750 | 6 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska | All-around | 17.85 | 17.50 | 17.10 | 17.25 | 69.70 | 63 | Did not advance | |||||
| Joanna Bartosz | All-around | 18.45 | 17.55 | 18.15 | 16.60 | 70.75 | 52 | Did not advance | |||||
| Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska | All-around | 17.65 | 17.30 | 16.95 | 17.20 | 69.10 | 72 | Did not advance | |||||
| Dorota Klencz | All-around | 17.50 | 17.15 | 17.25 | 16.65 | 68.55 | 80 | Did not advance | |||||
| Danuta Lubowska | All-around | 17.60 | 17.70 | 16.75 | 16.30 | 68.35 | 84 | Did not advance | |||||
| Łucja Matraszek-Chydzińska | All-around | 18.05 | 18.00 | 18.50 | 16.60 | 71.15 | 45 | Did not advance | |||||
| Małgorzata Barlak-Kamasińska Joanna Bartosz Danuta Fidusiewicz-Prusinowska Dorota Klencz Danuta Lubowska Łucja Matraszek-Chydzińska | Team all-around | 89.60 | 88.10 | 88.50 | 84.70 | 350.90 | 10 | — | |||||
Poland tiedSweden and defeatedDenmark but lost to theSoviet Union in the first round to finish in third place in the division. This put the team into the ninth- to twelfth-place consolation round, where they defeatedIceland to set up a match withNorway for ninth and tenth places. Poland lost this match.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 4 | X | 11:11 | 13:13 | 16:10 | ||
| 2. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 11:11 | X | 17:11 | 12:12 | ||
| 3. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 13:13 | 11:17 | X | 11:8 | ||
| 4. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 39 | 1 | 10:16 | 12:12 | 8:11 | X |
10th place
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
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12th place
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| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Marian Tałaj | −63kg | W 1000–0000 | W 1000–0000 | L 0000–0100 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Antoni Zajkowski | −70kg | W 1000–0000 | W 1000–0000 | W 0001–0000 | L 0000–1000 | — | BYE | W 0001–0000 | W 0001–0000 | L 0000–1000 | |
| Adam Adamczyk | −80kg | BYE | L 0001–1000 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Włodzimierz Lewin | −93kg | W 0010–0000 | L 0001–0100 | BYE | L 0000–0100 | Did not advance | |||||
| Waldemar Sikorski | +93kg | BYE | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
Three male pentathletes represented Poland in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | ||||
| Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | Men's | 1070 | 905 | 560 | 1060 | 1222 | 4832 | 21 |
| Stanisław Skwira | 785 | 791 | 846 | 1160 | 904 | 4495 | 40 | |
| Ryszard Wach | 1100 | 715 | 956 | 1076 | 1126 | 4958 | 13 | |
| Janusz Pyciak-Peciak Stanisław Skwira Ryszard Wach | Team | 2955 | 2420 | 2362 | 3296 | 3252 | 14785 | 8 |
Alternate Member:
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Roman Kowalewski Kazimierz Lewandowski | Double sculls | 7:21.05 | 5R | 7:08.27 | 2Q | 7:59.52 | 6FB | 7:31.97 | 12 |
| Jerzy Broniec Alfons Ślusarski | Coxless pair | 7:24.16 | 2R | 7:34.77 | 1Q | 7:42.41 | 1Q | 7:02.24 | 5 |
| Wojciech Repsz Wieslaw Dlugosz Jacek Rylski | Coxed pair | 7:57.23 | 2R | 8:10.87 | 2Q | 8:20.69 | 3Q | 7:28.92 | 6 |
| Jerzy Ulczyński Marian Siejkowski Krzysztof Marek Jan Młodzikowski Grzegorz Stellak Marian Drażdżewski Ryszard Giło Sławomir Maciejowski Ryszard Kubiak | Eight | 6:26.95 | 4R | 6:16.23 | 3Q | 6:31.10 | 3Q | 6:29.35 | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Blazej Wyszkowski | Finn | 25 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 159.0 | 24 | |
| Zbigniew Kania Krzysztof Szymczak | Flying Dutchman | 7 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 137.0 | 21 | |
| Tomasz Holc Roman Rutkowski | Tempest | 10 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 95.7 | 12 | |
| Zygfryd Perlicki Józef Błaszczyk Stanisław Stefański | Soling | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | 75.0 | 8 | |
| Lech Poklewski Tadeusz Piotrowski Aleksander Bielaczyc | Dragon | 20 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 21 | — | 106.0 | 20 | |
Thirteen shooters, 12 men and one woman, represented Poland in 1972.Józef Zapędzki won gold in the 25 m rapid fire pistol.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrzej Chudziński | 100 metre butterfly | 1:00.22 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre butterfly | 2:12.62 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Piotr Dłucik | 100 metre backstroke | 1:01.94 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Zbigniew Pacelt | 100 metre freestyle | 55.97 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre freestyle | 2:01.28 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 metre medley | 2:17.35 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
| 400 metre medley | 4:55.38 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Cezary Śmiglak | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:10.53 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 metre breaststroke | 2:34.51 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| Władysław Wojtakajtis | 400 metre freestyle | 4:16.04 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| 1500 metre freestyle | 17:23.47 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Piotr Dłucik Cezary Śmiglak Andrzej Chudziński Zbigniew Pacelt | 4 x 200 metre freestyle | 4:07.87 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5.000 | 257 | 196 | 1.311 | Semifinals | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1.625 | 294 | 235 | 1.251 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 230 | 205 | 1.122 | 5th–8th semifinals | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 209 | 197 | 1.061 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 237 | 259 | 0.915 | 9th place match | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 90 | 225 | 0.400 | 11th place match |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 15–13 | 16–14 | 15–8 | 46–35 | |||
| 29 Aug | Poland | 3–0 | 15–6 | 15–11 | 15–1 | 45–18 | |||
| 31 Aug | South Korea | 3–1 | 15–7 | 13–15 | 15–11 | 15–6 | 58–39 | ||
| 02 Sep | Bulgaria | 3–2 | 14–16 | 12–15 | 15–7 | 15–3 | 15–10 | 71–51 | |
| 05 Sep | Soviet Union | 3–2 | 11–15 | 15–12 | 15–12 | 10–15 | 15–13 | 66–67 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep | Poland | 3–0 | 15–2 | 15–7 | 15–13 | 45–22 |
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Zygmunt Smalcerz | 52 kg | 112,5OR | 1 | 100 | 2 | 125 | 3 | 337,5OR | |
| Waldemar Korcz | 102,5 | 5 | 92,5 | 9 | 0 | NVL | 195 | AC | |
| Henryk Trębicki | 56 kg | 122.5 | 3 | 107.5 | 3 | 135 | 6 | 365 | 4 |
| Grzegorz Cziura | 120 | 4 | 102.5 | 7 | 0 | NVL | 222,5 | AC | |
| Mieczysław Nowak | 60 kg | 120 | 8 | 110 | 8 | 145 | 6 | 375 | 7 |
| Jan Wojnowski | 120 | 7 | 120 | 1 | 0 | NVL | 240 | AC | |
| Zbigniew Kaczmarek | 67,5 kg | 145 | 4 | 130 | 2 | 167,5 | 3 | 437,5 | |
| Waldemar Baszanowski | 142,5 | 5 | 130 | 3 | 162,5 | 6 | 435 | 4 | |
| Norbert Ozimek | 82.5 kg | 165 | 4 | 145 | 4 | 187.5 | 2 | 497,5 | |