Poland At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Poland competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. The country's delegation included 268 athletes. Natalia Partyka, in table tennis, is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics – the other being South Africa's Natalie du Toit in swimming. Medalists Archery ;Men ;Women Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both Polish heptathletes moved up a position. Badminton Boxing Canoeing Slalom Sprint ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final Cycling Road Track ;Sprint ;Keirin ;Points race Mountain biking Equestrian Dressage Eventing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Polish Olympic Committee
The Polish Olympic Committee ( pl, Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland. History The Polish Olympic Committee was established on 12 October 1919 and in 1919 was recognised by the International Olympic Committee. List of presidents Member federations The Polish National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 29 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Poland. See also * Sport in Poland * Poland at the Olympics External links Official website Poland Poland at the Olympics 1918 establishments in Poland Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece b ... Sp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rowing At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. Qualification Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events See also *Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics References External links FISA - International Rowing Federation Rowing medal Standings from the official Beijing Olympics website. Rowing – Official Results Book {{Rowing at the Summer Olympics [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paweł Rańda
Paweł Rafał Rańda (born 20 March 1979 in Wrocław) is a Polish rower. He won a silver medal in lightweight coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. References 1979 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Wrocław Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz alumni World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland European Rowing Championships medalists {{Poland-r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miłosz Bernatajtys
Miłosz Bernatajtys (born 30 May 1982 in Słupsk) is a Polish rower. He won a silver medal in lightweight coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. References 1982 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers of Poland Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Słupsk Olympic medalists in rowing Polish people of Lithuanian descent Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Poland European Rowing Championships medalists {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bartłomiej Pawełczak
Bartłomiej Pawełczak (born 7 June 1982, in Więcbork) is a Polish rower. He won a silver medal in lightweight coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na .... For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. References 1982 births Living people Polish male rowers Olympic rowers for Poland Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Poland People from Więcbork Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Poland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Team épée
The men's team épée fencing competition at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 15 at the Olympic Green Convention Centre. The team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains ... competition consisted of a four-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5-3, that score would remain into the next bout and th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fencing At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Fencing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Convention Center. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Events 10 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: *Individual Épée Men *Individual Épée Women *Individual Foil Men *Individual Foil Women *Individual Sabre Men *Individual Sabre Women *Team Épée Men *Team Foil Women *Team Sabre Men *Team Sabre Women Competition format The Fencing competition at the Olympic Games consists of a single elimination tournament. The 2 losers in the semifinal will fence for the bronze medal. Qualification Participating nations See also *Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics References Qualifications for the 2008 OG before the NOCs confirmation Federation Internationale D'Escrime [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Andrzejuk
Robert Sebastian Andrzejuk (born 17 July 1975 in Wrocław, Dolnośląskie) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Radosław Zawrotniak Radosław Aleksander Zawrotniak (born 2 September 1981 in Kraków, Małopolskie) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and .... For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. In 2007, he married a fencer and later minister Danuta Dmowska. References Robert Andrzejuk in ''Pekin.onet.pl 1975 births Living people Polish male fencers Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers of Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Wrocław Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in fencing {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Radosław Zawrotniak
Radosław Aleksander Zawrotniak (born 2 September 1981 in Kraków, Małopolskie) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. Record Against Selected Opponents Includes results from all competitions 2006–present and major competitions from pre - 2006. The list includes athletes who have reached the quarterfinals at the World Championships or Olympic Games, plus those who have earned medals in major team competitions. * Joaquim Videira 1-2 * Dmitriy Karuchenko 1-0 * Érik Boisse Érik Boisse (born 13 March 1980, in Clichy) is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse. Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating ... 0-1 References sports-reference ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adam Wiercioch
Adam Andrzej Wiercioch (born 1 November 1980) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Radosław Zawrotniak, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008. See also *List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians The List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians is a list of former or current Penn State students (129) and coaches/faculty members (12) that have made an appearance as athletes or medaled at the Olympic Games, plus one athlete for the boycott ... References * External links * * * * * 1980 births Living people Polish male fencers Olympic fencers for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in fencing Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pennsylvania State University alumni Sportspeople from Gliwice 20th-century Polish people 2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weightlifting At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 Kg
The men's 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters competed at 10:00, and Group A, at 19:00. This event was the thirteenth weightlifting event to conclude. Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. Schedule All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00) Records Results * Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan originally won the gold medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for stanozolol. * Khadzhimurat Akkaev of Russia originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Weightlifting At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following re-analysis of competitors samples in 2015, 2016 and 2017. 26 lifters were disqualified as a result of these tests, including 16 medalists and four lifters who stood to inherit forfeited medals. Events 15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: Qualification Medalists Men Women * Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan of Armenia originally won the bronze medal, but he was disqualified after a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample. * Andrei Rybakou of Belarus originally won the silver medal, but he was disqualified after a positive anti-doping test of his 2008 sample. * Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan and Khadzhimurat Akkaev of Russia originally won the gold and medal bronze medal respectively, but they were disqualified after p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |