Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in London, Great Britain 29 July 1948 (1948-07-29) – 14 August 1948 (1948-08-14)
Competitors	37 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Mieczysław Łomowski
Medals Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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 2024
Other related appearances
Austria (1908–1912)  Russian Empire (1912)

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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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