Poland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 125 competitors, 103 men and 22 women, took part in 74 events in 11 sports.[1] Zygmunt Chychła became first post-War Olympic gold champion.

Poland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Helsinki
Competitors	125 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Teodor Kocerka
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Austria (1908–1912)  Russian Empire (1912)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Zygmunt Chychła Boxing Men's welterweight  Silver Aleksy Antkiewicz Boxing Men's lightweight  Silver Jerzy Jokiel Gymnastics Men's floor  Bronze Teodor Kocerka Rowing Men's single sculls Athletics Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Roman Budzyński 200 m 23.37 2 Q 22.51 6 Did not advance Mieczysław Długoborski 1500 metres 3:57.8 6 Did not advance Alojzy Graj 5000 metres 14:30.0 7 N/A Did not advance Jan Kielas 3000 m steeplechase 9:15.4 7 Did not advance Emil Kiszka 100 m 11.13 3 Did not advance Roman Korban 800 metres 1:54.7 4 Did not advance Stefan Lewandowski 1500 metres 4:00.8 7 Did not advance Gerard Mach 200 m 22.16 2 Q 22.12 4 Did not advance 400 m 48.64 2 Q DNS Did not advance Winand Osiński Marathon N/A 2:54:38.2 47 Edmund Potrzebowski 800 metres 1:52.6 2 Q 1:53.7 5 Did not advance 1500 metres 3:56.8 6 Did not advance Zdobysław Stawczyk 200 m 22.22 2 Q 22.12 4 Did not advance Zygmunt Buhl Emil Kiszka Zdobysław Stawczyk Dominik Sucheński 4 × 100 m relay 41.8 3 Q N/A 41.8 5 Did not advance Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position Henryk Grabowski Long jump 6.77 21 Did not advance Stanisław Kowal Triple jump 14.03 28 Did not advance Tadeusz Krzyżanowski Shot put 14.90 11 Q 15.08 10 Zbigniew Radziwonowicz Javelin throw 61.50 20 Did not advance Janusz Sidło Javelin throw 62.16 18 Did not advance Zygfryd Weinberg Triple jump 14.65 9 Q 14.76 10 Women Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Maria Arndt 200 m 25.9 6 Did not advance Elzbieta Bocian 100 m 12.9 4 Did not advance Genowefa Minicka 200 m 25.9 4 Did not advance Eulalia Szwajkowska 200 m 25.5 1 Q N/A 25.2 6 Did not advance Maria Arndt Maria Ilwicka Genowefa Minicka Eulalia Szwajkowska 4 × 100 m relay 48.1 4 Did not advance Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Position Distance Position Magdalena Breguła Shot put 13.05 6 Q 12.93 10 Maria Ciach Javelin throw 39.96 12 Q 44.31 7 Elżbieta Krysińska Shot put 11.50 16 Did not advance Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska Long jump 5.43 18 Q 5.65 12 Maria Ilwicka Long jump 5.09 32 Did not advance Boxing Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Henryk Kukier Flyweight  Edgar Basel (GER) L 0:3 Did not advance Henryk Niedźwiedzki Bantamweight  Ronald Charles Gower (AUS) W TKO  Pentti Hamalainen (FIN) L 0:3 Did not advance Leszek Drogosz Featherweight  Kyar Ba Nyein (BIR) W 3:0  Pedro Galasso (BRA) W 3:0  Sergio Caprari (ITA) L 0:3 Did not advance Aleksy Antkiewicz Lightweight  Benjamin Enriquez (PHI) W 3:0  Hans-Werner Wohlers (GER) W 3:0  Frederick Reardon (GBR) W 3:0  Gheorghe Fiat (ROU) W WO  Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) L 0:3 Leszek Kudłacik Light Welterweight  Rene Weismann (FRA) L 1:2 Did not advance Zygmunt Chychla Welterweight  Pierre Wouters (BEL) W 3:0  José Luis Dávalos Noriega (MEX) W 3:0  Július Torma (TCH) W 2:1  Günther Heidemann (GER) W 2:1  Sergei Scherbakov (URS) W 3:0 Jerzy Krawczyk Light Middleweight BYE  Boris Tishin (URS) L TKO Did not advance Henryk Nowara Middleweight  Khan Mohammad (PAK) L 1:2 Did not advance Tadeusz Grzelak Light Heavyweight BYE  Franz Pfitscher (AUT) W 3:0  Norvel Lee (USA) L 0:3 Did not advance Antoni Gościański Heavyweight  Algirdas Šocikas (URS) L TKO Did not advance Fencing Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics 13 fencers, 10 male and 3 female, represented Poland in 1952. Men Individual Team Athlete Event Elimination round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Rank Andrzej Przeździecki Wojciech Rydz Jan Nawrocki Adam Krajewski Zygmunt Grodner Team épée  Great Britain (GBR) L 6-10  Sweden (SWE) L 0-9 3 Did not advance 7 Jerzy Twardokens Jerzy Pawłowski Wojciech Zabłocki Zygmunt Pawlas Leszek Suski Team sabre  Romania (ROU) W 8-8  France (FRA) W 6-1 1 Q  Egypt (EGY) W 10-6 1 Q  United States (USA) L 6-10  Italy (ITA) L 4-11 4 Did not advance 5 Women Individual Football Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics Preliminary round results July 15, 1952 19:00 Poland  2–1  France Trampisz  31' Krasówka  49' Report Leblond  30' Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti Attendance: 3.752 Referee: Karel van der Meer (NED) First round results July 21, 1952 19:00 Denmark  2–0  Poland Seebach  17' S. Nielsen  69' Report Kupittaa, Turku Attendance: 6.024 Referee: Folke Bålstad (NOR) Gymnastics Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Artistic Men Athlete Event Final Standings Apparatus Final Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB Paweł Gaca All-around 17.30 17.80 10.35 18.20 17.90 17.75 99.30 113 N/A Paweł Gawron 16.60 17.70 16.70 13.50 17.85 17.45 99.80 103 N/A Jerzy Jokiel 19.15 12.80 16.00 16.65 17.10 17.30 99.00 117 19.15 N/A 19.15 Ryszard Kucjas 17.30 13.30 17.35 17.35 17.20 16.35 98.85 118 N/A Zdzisław Lesiński 16.90 16.05 18.30 17.35 14.85 16.10 99.55 111 N/A Szymon Sobala 17.90 17.90 18.00 17.15 18.15 17.85 106.95 60 N/A Jerzy Solarz 18.30 15.70 15.30 16.05 17.45 9.50 92.30 148 N/A Paweł Świętek 17.70 16.50 17.90 15.95 17.75 15.10 100.90 101 N/A Paweł Gaca Paweł Gawron Jerzy Jokiel Ryszard Kucjas Zdzisław Leśniewski Szymon Sobala Jerzy Solarz Paweł Świętek Team all-around 90.50 86.30 88.60 87.15 89.30 87.25 529.10 13 N/A Women Athlete Event Final Standings Apparatus Final Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank F V UB BB F V UB BB Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel All-around 17.36 17.49 15.76 16.96 67.57 86 N/A Zofia Kowalczyk 17.69 17.29 16.92 17.30 69.20 67 N/A Urszula Łukomska 17.12 15.62 17.80 12.36 62.90 123 N/A Honorata Marcińczak 17.00 17.36 17.46 17.03 68.85 69 N/A Helena Rakoczy 18.29 18.79 16.00 17.66 70.74 43 N/A Stefania Reindl 18.06 18.46 17.86 16.53 70.91 38 N/A Stefania Świerzy 18.16 18.46 17.30 17.76 71.68 27 N/A Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska 17.89 15.29 17.76 17.20 68.14 76 N/A Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Zofia Kowalczyk Urszula Łukomska Honorata Marcińczak Helena Rakoczy Stefania Reindl Stefania Świerzy Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska Team all-around 141.57 138.76 136.86 132.80 483.72 8 N/A Athlete Event Final Portable Total Rank Apparatus Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Zofia Kowalczyk Urszula Łukomska Honorata Marcińczak Helena Rakoczy Stefania Reindl Stefania Świerzy Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska Team Portable apparatus Hoop 64.20 14 Hockey Main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics First round results 16 July 1952 07:30 Germany  7 – 2  Poland Stoltenberg Budinger Thielemann Flinik Marzec Rowing Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinal Repechage Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Teodor Kocerka Single sculls 7:59.5 2 Q BYE 9:10.6 4 7:41.8 1 Q 8:19.4 Jan Świątkowski Stanisław Wieśniak Coxless pair DSQ 7:39.7 2 Did not advance Czesław Lorenc Romuald Thomas Zdzisław Michalski Coxed pair 7:59.8 2 Q BYE 8:12.1 3 Q 8:00.9 2 Did not advance 7 Edward Schwarzer Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński Zbigniew Żarnowiecki Coxless four 6:43.0 3 R 6:45.9 1 Q BYE 6:43.0 1 Q 7:28.2 5 Shooting Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics Two shooters represented Poland in 1952. Men Athlete Event Final Score Rank Olgierd Darżynkiewicz Trap 181 20 Józef Kiszkurno 185 9 Swimming Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Jerzy Boniecki 100 metre backstroke 1:13.4 31 Did not advance Gotfryd Gremlowski 400 metre freestroke 4:49.0 13 Q 4:47.4 13 Did not advance 1500 metre freestroke 19:17.5 10 Did not advance Marek Petrusewicz 200 metre breaststroke 2:44.0 19 Did not advance Gotfryd Gremlowski Antoni Tołkaczewski Józef Lewicki Jerzy Boniecki 4 x 200 metre freestyle 9:13.7 13 Did not advance Women Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Irena Milnikiel 100 metre backstroke 1:25.5 19 Did not advance Aleksandra Mróz 200 metre breaststroke DSQ Did not advance Weightlifting Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Augustyn Dziedzic 56 kg 70 17 80 13 95 17 265 17 Henryk Skowronek 60 kg 77,5 22 85 21 110 19 272,5 21 Edward Ścigała 67.5 kg 77,5 23 90 21 120 19 290 21 Czesław Białas 82.5 kg 87,5 22 107,5 18 130 19 325 19 Wrestling Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Athlete Event Elimination pool Final round Round 1 Result Round 2 Result Round 3 Result Round 4 Result Round 5 Result Final round Result Rank Rudolf Toboła −57 kg  Artem Teryan (URS) L T 4:53  Pietro Lombardi (ITA) L 0–3 Did not advance 12 Ernest Gondzik −62 kg  Vojislav Torma (YUG) W 2–1  Francisc Horvath (ROU) W 2–1  Imre Polyák (HUN) L 0–3 Did not advance 8 Zbigniew Szajewski −67 kg  André Verdaine (FRA) L 0–3  Aristides Perez (GUA) W T 0:30  Mikuláš Athanasov (TCH) L WO Did not advance 10 Antoni Gołaś −73 kg  Ahmet Semol (TUR) L 0–3  Semyon Marushkin (URS) L 0–3 Did not advance 13 Bolesław Dubicki −79 kg  Nikolay Belov (URS) L T 2:17  Gyula Nemeti (HUN) L T 8:26 Did not advance 9 References "Poland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. 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