Poland at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 165 (126 men and 39 women) in 20 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Rafał Szukała | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 11 |
Gold 7 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 17 |
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Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 126 men and 39 women, took part in 126 events in 20 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Robert Korzeniowski — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Pawel Nastula — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
- Renata Mauer — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle
- Wlodzimierz Zawadzki — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg)
- Ryszard Wolny — Wrestling, Men's Lightweight (68 kg)
- Andrzej Wroński — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (100 kg)
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
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Silver
- Artur Partyka — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Aneta Szczepanska — Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg)
- Piotr Kielpikowski, Adam Krzesinski, and Ryszard Sobczak — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Miroslaw Rzepkowski — Shooting, Men's Skeet
- Jacek Fafiński — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight (90 kg)
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Bronze
- Joanna Nowicka, Katarzyna Klata, and Iwona Dzięcioł — Archery, Women's Team Competition
- Piotr Markiewicz — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
- Renata Mauer — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Andrzej Cofalik — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg)
- Józef Tracz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg)
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Poland entered three women and one man in its sixth appearance in Olympic archery. Veteran Joanna Nowicka had the best result of the individual round, while the women's team won the bronze medal.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Joanna Nowicka → Round of 16, 11th place (2-1)
- Katarzyna Klata → Round of 32, 25th place (1-1)
- Iwona Dzięcioł → Round of 64, 33rd place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Paweł Szymczak → Round of 32, 29th place (1-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Nowicka, Klata, and Dzięcioł → Bronze Medal Match → Bronze Medal (3-1)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 4x400m Relay
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- Heat — 3:01.92
- Semi Final — 3:02.29
- Final — 3:00.96 (→ 6th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
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- Heat — 49.63s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Leszek Beblo — 2:17.04 (→ 17th place)
- Grzegorz Gajdus — 2:23.41 (→ 61st place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Robert Korzeniowski — 3:43.30 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's Decathlon
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- Final Result — 8249 points (→ 15th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 77.64m
- Final — 76.64m (→ 10th place)
Women's 1,500 metres
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- Heat — 4:11.06
- Semifinal — 4:07.17
- Final — 4:08.27 (→ 12th place)
Women's Long Jump
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- Qualification — 6.70m
- Final — 6.90m (→ 6th place)
Women's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 58.24m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
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- Final Result — 6484 points (→ 4th place)
Women's Marathon
- Małgorzata Sobańska — 2:31.52 (→ 11th place)
- Aniela Nikiel — 2:36.44 (→ 29th place)
- Kamila Gradus — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 10 km Walk
- Katarzyna Radtke — 43:05 (→ 7th place)
[edit] Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Luis Deines Pérez (Puerto Rico), 18-2
- Second Round — Lost to Mohamed Alalou (Algeria), 8-19
Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba), 2-10
Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Mohamed Mosbahi (Morocco), 9-6
- Second Round — Defeated Hirokuni Moto (Japan), 11-6
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Malik Beyleroğlu (Turkey), 12-16
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Lakha Singh (India), 14-2
- Second Round — Lost to Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia), 1-6
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — 1:07:08 (→ 9th place)
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- Final — 1:09:48 (→ 22nd place)
[edit] Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
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- Final — 2:45:54 (→ 29th place)
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- Final — 2:53:56 (→ 36th place)
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Poland in 1996.
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Competition:
- Igor Warabida — 5452pts (→ 5th place)
- Maciej Czyżowicz — 5021 pts (→ 27th place)
[edit] Rhythmic gymnastics
Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's 50 m Freestyle
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- Heat – 23.34 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
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- Heat – 50.18
- B-Final – 50.51 (→ 16th place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
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- Heat – 56.16
- B-Final – 56.13 (→ 12th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
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- Heat – 2:00.99
- Final – 2:00.05 (→ 4th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 1:03.57 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 2:15.17
- Final – 2:14.84 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat – 53.41
- Final – 53.29 (→ 5th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
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- Heat – 1:59.97
- B-Final – 2:00.91 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 2:05.42 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 4:18.34
- Final – 4:20.50 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
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- Heat – 3:41.72
- Final – 3:41.94 (→ 7th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
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- Heat – 2:16.91 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 1:10.70
- B-Final – 1:10.44 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 2:30.64
- B-Final – 2:30.99 (→ 13th place)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
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- Heat – 1:02.39 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
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- Heat – 2:13.90
- B-Final – 2:13.64 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 2:17.48
- B-Final – 2:18.21 (→ 15th place)
[edit] Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Women's Singles Competition
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- First round — Lost to Virginia Ruano-Pascual (Spain) 4-6 2-6
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- First round — Lost to Virag Csurgo (Hungary) 2-6 5-7
[edit] Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Men's Indoor Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to Cuba (0-3)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
- Lost to Argentina (1-3) → did not advance, 11th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
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- Final — 170.0 + 202.5 = 372.5 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Final — 170.0 + 202.5 = 372.5 (→
Men's Heavyweight (– 108 kg)
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- Snatch — 177.5 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
- Total — 392.5 kg (→ 8th place)
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
[edit] Notes
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997) (PDF). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
[edit] References
- ^ "Poland at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/POL/summer/1996/. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
