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 populou ...

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. 165 competitors, 126 men and 39 women, took part in 126 events in 20 sports.

Medalists

Gold

Robert Korzeniowski Robert Marek Korzeniowski (born 30 July 1968) is a Polish former racewalker who won four gold medals at the Olympic Games and three gold medals at World Championships. Biography Korzeniowski was born in Lubaczów, and is the brother of fello ...

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, Men's 50 km Walk *

Paweł Nastula Paweł Marcin Nastula (born 26 June 1970) is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He was the 1995 and 1997 Judo World Champion, and 1996 gold medallist at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, winning those titles in the U95 ...

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Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg) * Renata Mauer —

Shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...

, Women's Air Rifle * Włodzimierz Zawadzki —

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg) * Ryszard Wolny —

, Men's Lightweight (68 kg) *

Andrzej Wroński Andrzej Adam Wroński (born 8 October 1965 in Kartuzy, Pomorskie) is a Polish wrestler ( Greco-Roman style) who has won two Olympic gold medals. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Mix ...

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, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (100 kg) * Mateusz Kusznierewicz —

Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...

, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Silver

* Artur Partyka —

, Men's High Jump * Aneta Szczepanska —

, Women's Middleweight (66 kg) *

Piotr Kiełpikowski Piotr Andrzej Kiełpikowski (born 27 November 1962) is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officia ...

Adam Krzesiński Adam Artur Krzesiński (born 13 September 1965) is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially ...

, and

Ryszard Sobczak Ryszard Sobczak (born 2 November 1967) is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games ...

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Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

, Men's Foil Team Competition * Mirosław Rzepkowski —

, Men's Skeet *

Jacek Fafiński Jacek Fafiński (born 21 October 1970 in Lubawa) is a Polish wrestler. Fafiński won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in the 90 kg Greco-Roman division. Fafinski went 3–0 in the 90 kg Greco-Roman divisi ...

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, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight (90 kg)

Bronze

Joanna Nowicka Joanna Nowicka (née Kwaśna born 25 July 1966 in Kołobrzeg) is a Polish archer, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. At the 1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Oly ...

Katarzyna Klata Katarzyna Klata (née Kowalska, born 18 October 1972 in Sochaczew, Mazowieckie, Poland) is a Polish archer who was a member of the Polish squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics ...

, and Iwona Dzięcioł — Archery, Women's Team Competition * Piotr Markiewicz — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles * Renata Mauer —

, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions *

Andrzej Cofalik Andrzej Bogdan Cofalik is a weightlifter from Poland. He won the Bronze medal in the 83 kg in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fu ...

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, Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg) * Józef Tracz —

, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg)

Archery

Poland entered three women and one man in its sixth appearance in Olympic archery. Veteran

had the best result of the individual round, while the women's team won the bronze medal.

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon

Badminton

Boxing

;Men

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repechage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

Track

;1000m time trial ;Individual Pursuit

Mountain biking

Equestrianism

Eventing

Fencing

Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Poland in 1996. ;Men ;Women

Gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics

Judo

;Men ;Women

Modern pentathlon

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

;Men

Sailing

;Men ;Women M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

;Men ;Women

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Table tennis

;Singles ;Doubles

Tennis

;Women

Volleyball

Men's Indoor Team Competition

Pool A

:Team roster :* Damian Dacewicz :*

Piotr Gruszka Piotr Łukasz Gruszka (born 8 March 1977) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1995 to 2011. A participant in the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), a ...

:* Krzysztof Jańczak :* Marcin Nowak :* Robert Prygiel :* Witold Roman (captain) :* Krzysztof Śmigiel :* Andrzej Stelmach :*

Krzysztof Stelmach Krzysztof Stelmach (born 11 November 1967) is a Polish professional volleyball coach and former player. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1987 to 1997 and a participant in the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996. Personal life He has a ...

:* Mariusz Szyszko :* Leszek Urbanowicz :*

Paweł Zagumny Paweł Zagumny (born 18 October 1977) is a Polish former professional volleyball player. He was a member of the Poland national team in 1996–2014. A participant at the Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012), the ...

Weightlifting

;Men

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

Notes

References

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