Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports.[1]

Poland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOL
NOCPolish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in London, Great Britain
29 July 1948 (1948-07-29) – 14 August 1948 (1948-08-14)
Competitors37 in 5 sports
Flag bearerMieczysław Łomowski
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1908–1912)
 Russian Empire (1912)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Bronze Aleksy Antkiewicz Boxing Men's featherweight

Athletics

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Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Edward Adamczyk Long jump 7,030 9 q 6.735 11
Witold Gerutto Shot put 14.450 12 q 14.37 10
Mieczysław Łomowski Shot put 14.700 7 Q 15.43 4
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak Long jump 5.180 17 Did not advance
Melania Sinoracka Javelin throw 35.74 11
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz Discus throw 39.30 4

Boxing

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Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Janusz Kasperczak Flyweight   Ronald Gower (AUS)
L PTS
did not advance
Wawrzyniec Bazarnik Bantamweight   Celestino González (CHI)
L PTS
did not advance
Aleksy Antkiewicz Featherweight   Leon Trani (PHI)
W PTS
  Pedro Garcia (PER)
W PTS
  Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR)
W PTS
  Ernesto Formenti (PHI)
L PTS
  Francisco Núñez (ARG)
W PTS
 
Zygmunt Chychła Welterweight   Frits Wijngaard (KOR)
W PTS
  Alex Obeysekere (CEY)
W KO2
  Alessandro D'Ottavio (ITA)
L PTS
did not advance 5
Antoni Kolczyński Middleweight BYE   Dogomar Martínez  (URU)
L PTS
did not advance
Franciszek Szymura Light Heavyweight   Mac Joachim (IND)
W PTS
  Israel Quitcón (PUR)
W RSC1
  Mauro Cía (ARG)
L PTS
did not advance 5

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Czesław Sobieraj K-1 1000 m 4:46.5 5 did not advance
K-1 10000 m 52:51.0 7
Alfons Jeżewski
Marian Matłotka
K-2 1000 m NT 8 did not advance
K-2 10000 m 48:25.6 10

Fencing

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Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.

Athlete Event Group round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Rajmund Karwicki Men's épée   Zappelli (SUI)
  Haro (MEX)
  Parfitt (GBR)
  Skotidas (GRE)
  Henkart (BEL)
  Mikla (HUN)
6 did not advance 62
Jan Nawrocki Men's épée   Dunay (HUN)
  Horn (CAN)
  De Beaumont (GBR)
  Radoux (BEL)
  Camargo (BRA)
  Karamazakis (GRE)
  Valero (MEX)
7 did not advance 55
Bolesław Banaś
Antoni Sobik
Teodor Zaczyk
Jan Nawrocki
Rajmund Karwicki
Team épée   Argentina (ARG)
L 6-10
  Cuba (CUB)
W 8-6
2 Q   Italy (ITA)
L 1-14
  Hungary (HUN)
L 6-10
4 did not advance 10
Bolesław Banaś Men's sabre   Tredgold (GBR)
  Molnar (BRA)
  Sarria (PER)
  Eriksson (SWE)
  Ruckstuhl (SUI)
5 did not advance 49
Antoni Sobik Men's sabre   Pomini (ARG)
  Mosman (NED)
  Widemann (SUI)
  Asselin (CAN)
  Martinez (CUB)
2 Q   Dare (ITA)
  Lefevre (FRA)
  Worth (USA)
  Van Den Berg (NED)
  Huergo (ARG)
  Molnar (BRA)
  Putzl (AUT)
4 Q   Lefevre (FRA)
  Gerevich (HUN)
  Dare (ITA)
  Haro (MEX)
  Berczelly (HUN)
  Cetrulo (USA)
  Loisel (AUT)
5 did not advance 12
Teodor Zaczyk Men's sabre   Cermesoni (ARG)
  Gramain (FRA)
  Zulficar (HUN)
  Goldstein (CHI)
  Nanopoulos (GRE)
4 did not advance 40
Bolesław Banaś
Antoni Sobik
Teodor Zaczyk
Jerzy Wójcik
Team sabre   Turkey (TUR)
W 11-5
2 Q   Austria (AUT)
W 8-8 (59:55)
2 Q   Belgium (BEL)
L 7-9
  Hungary (HUN)
L 3-12
3 Did not advance 5

Women

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Athlete Event Group round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Irena Nawrocka Women's foil   Cerra (USA)
  Klüpfel (SUI)
  Kun (HUN)
  Olsen (DEN)
  Meijer (NED)
  Dermody (IRL)
5 did not advance 31

Art competitions

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Athlete Event Category Title Rank
Zbigniew Turski Music Choral and orchestral Olympic Symphony  

References

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  1. ^ "Poland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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