Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Medallists
Archery
Men
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Marek Kantczak
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Men's individual compound open
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W 6-0
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L 0-6
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Wiktor Patryas
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Men's individual recurve standing
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, 14
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L 2-6
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Piotr Sawicki
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Men's individual recurve W1/W2
, 600
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L 4-6
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Women
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Milena Olszewska
Milena Magdalena Olszewska (born 21 May 1984) is a Polish Paralympic archer.
She has won two Paralympic bronze medals.
Biography
Milena Olszewska was born with underdevelopment of her right leg, and at the age of 15 the leg was amputated. She ...
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Women's individual recurve standing
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W 7-1
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W 6-4
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L 2-6
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W 6-2
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Grazyna Wojciechowska
, 477
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L 2-6
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Athletics
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Cycling
Road
Track
Powerlifting
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Rowing
Shooting
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
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;Women
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Wheelchair basketball
Men's tournament
Poland qualified for the men's team event in
wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing a non-disabled sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of ...
by finishing sixth at the
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham, Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held. The Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
...
.
Competing athletes are given eight-level classification points specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 with lower points representing a higher degree of disability. The total points of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.
;Group B
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;Quarter-final
;5th–8th place semi-final
;7th/8th place match
Wheelchair fencing
Men
Women
Wheelchair tennis
See also
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Poland at the Paralympics
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Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Poland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twentieth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Po ...
Notes
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Nations at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012
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Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...