Poland competed at the Beijing
2008 Summer Olympics. The country's delegation included 268 athletes.
Natalia Partyka
Natalia Dorota Partyka (born 27 July 1989) is a Polish table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities. Partyka reach ...
, in
table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
, is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the
Beijing Paralympics – the other being
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
's
Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit OIG MBE (; born 29 January 1984) is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 S ...
in
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
.
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
Lyudmyla Leonidivna Blonska, née Shevchuk ( uk, Людмила Леонідівна Блонська (Шевчук)), sometimes known as Lyudmila Blonskaya, (born November 9, 1977) is a Ukrainian former heptathlete, pentathlete, and long jumper. ...
of the Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, tested positive for a banned substance.
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
Fencing
;Men
;Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
;Women
Rhythmic
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Classification semifinal
;5th–6th place
Judo
;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Table tennis
;Singles
;Team
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Indoor
Poland entered a team in both the men's and the women's tournament. The men's team won four out of five matches in the group play, finishing third in the group, and advancing to the quarterfinals, where they lost over five sets to Italy. Their final ranking was tied for 5th place. The women's team managed to win only one match in the group play, finishing fifth in the group, and failing to advance further in the tournament. Their final ranking was tied for 9th place.
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
Weightlifting
;Men
;Women
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle
See also
*
Poland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Polish delegation at the 2008 Summer Olympics (pdf)
{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008
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Summer Olympics