Poland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Poland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Poland at the; 1952 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer	Teodor Kocerka
Medals; Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Austria (1908–1912); Russian Empire (1912)

Poland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 125 competitors, 103 men and 22 women, took part in 74 events in 11 sports.^[1] Zygmunt Chychła became first post-War Olympic gold champion.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Zygmunt Chychła	Boxing	Men's welterweight
Silver	Aleksy Antkiewicz	Boxing	Men's lightweight
Silver	Jerzy Jokiel	Gymnastics	Men's floor
Bronze	Teodor Kocerka	Rowing	Men's single sculls

Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roman Budzyński	200 m	23.37	2 Q	22.51	6	Did not advance
Mieczysław Długoborski	1500 m	3:57.8	6	Did not advance
Alojzy Graj	5000 m	14:30.0	7	—				Did not advance
Jan Kielas	3000 m steeplechase	9:15.4	7	Did not advance
Emil Kiszka	100 m	11.13	3	Did not advance
Roman Korban	800 m	1:54.7	4	Did not advance
Stefan Lewandowski	1500 m	4:00.8	7	Did not advance
Gerard Mach	200 m	22.16	2 Q	22.12	4	Did not advance
Gerard Mach	400 m	48.64	2 Q	DNS		Did not advance
Winand Osiński	Marathon	—						2:54:38.2	47
Edmund Potrzebowski	800 m	1:52.6	2 Q	1:53.7	5	Did not advance
Edmund Potrzebowski	1500 m	3:56.8	6	Did not advance
Zdobysław Stawczyk	200 m	22.22	2 Q	22.12	4	Did not advance
Zygmunt Buhl Emil Kiszka Zdobysław Stawczyk Dominik Sucheński	4 × 100 m relay	41.8	3 Q	—		41.8	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Henryk Grabowski	Long jump	6.77	21	Did not advance
Stanisław Kowal	Triple jump	14.03	28	Did not advance
Tadeusz Krzyżanowski	Shot put	14.90	11 Q	15.08	10
Zbigniew Radziwonowicz	Javelin throw	61.50	20	Did not advance
Janusz Sidło	Javelin throw	62.16	18	Did not advance
Zygfryd Weinberg	Triple jump	14.65	9 Q	14.76	10

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Maria Arndt	200 m	25.9	6	Did not advance
Elzbieta Bocian	100 m	12.9	4	Did not advance
Genowefa Minicka	200 m	25.9	4	Did not advance
Eulalia Szwajkowska	200 m	25.5	1 Q	—		25.2	6	Did not advance
Maria Arndt Maria Ilwicka Genowefa Minicka Eulalia Szwajkowska	4 × 100 m relay	48.1	4	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Magdalena Breguła	Shot put	13.05	6 Q	12.93	10
Maria Ciach	Javelin throw	39.96	12 Q	44.31	7
Elżbieta Krysińska	Shot put	11.50	16	Did not advance
Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska	Long jump	5.43	18 Q	5.65	12
Maria Ilwicka	Long jump	5.09	32	Did not advance

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Henryk Kukier	Flyweight	Edgar Basel (GER) L 0:3	Did not advance
Henryk Niedźwiedzki	Bantamweight	Ronald Charles Gower (AUS ) W TKO	Pentti Hamalainen (FIN ) L 0:3	Did not advance
Leszek Drogosz	Featherweight	Kyar Ba Nyein (BIR) W 3:0	Pedro Galasso (BRA) W 3:0	Sergio Caprari (ITA) L 0:3	Did not advance
Aleksy Antkiewicz	Lightweight	Benjamin Enriquez (PHI ) W 3:0	Hans-Werner Wohlers (GER) W 3:0	Frederick Reardon (GBR) W 3:0	Gheorghe Fiat (ROU) W WO	Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) L 0:3
Leszek Kudłacik	Light Welterweight	Rene Weismann (FRA ) L 1:2	Did not advance
Zygmunt Chychla	Welterweight	Pierre Wouters (BEL) W 3:0	José Luis Dávalos Noriega (MEX ) W 3:0	Július Torma (TCH) W 2:1	Günther Heidemann (GER) W 2:1	Sergei Scherbakov (URS) W 3:0
Jerzy Krawczyk	Light Middleweight	BYE	Boris Tishin (URS) L TKO	Did not advance
Henryk Nowara	Middleweight	Khan Mohammad (PAK) L 1:2	Did not advance
Tadeusz Grzelak	Light Heavyweight	BYE	Franz Pfitscher (AUT) W 3:0	Norvel Lee (USA) L 0:3	Did not advance
Antoni Gościański	Heavyweight	Algirdas Šocikas (URS) L TKO	Did not advance

Fencing

13 fencers, 10 male and 3 female, represented Poland in 1952.

Men

Athlete	Event	Elimination round		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Adam Krajewski	Men's épée	Haro (MEX) Kerttula (FIN) Sákovics (HUN) Eriksen (NOR) Gutiérrez (VEN) Henrion (BEL) López (GUA )	1 Q	Gretsch (LUX) Wiik (FIN) Lüchow (DEN) Forssell (SWE) Delaunois (BEL) Berzsenyi (HUN) Parfitt (GBR)	8	Did not advance			38
Andrzej Przeździecki		Lüchow (DEN) Maquet (BEL) Vebell (USA) Brooke (CAN) Massini (ARG) Uray (ROU) Stanmore (AUS)	4 Q	Pavesi (ITA) Buck (LUX) Abdel Rahman (EGY) Dybkær (DEN) Barth (SUI) von Koss (NOR) Lund (AUS) Dias (POR)	7	Did not advance			32
Wojciech Rydz		Rerrich (HUN) Jay (GBR) Pekelman (BRA) Deksbakh (URS) Chelaru (ROU) Bertorelli (VEN) Duffy (IRL)	4 Q	Haro (MEX) Pekelman (BRA) Marinescu (ROU) Pinto (DEN )	8	Did not advance			35
Andrzej Przeździecki Wojciech Rydz Jan Nawrocki Adam Krajewski Zygmunt Grodner	Team épée	Great Britain (GBR) L 6-10 Sweden (SWE) L 0-9	3	Did not advance					7
Jerzy Pawłowski	Men's foil	Uralov (URS) Bukantz (USA) Valcke (BEL) Raitio (FIN) Knödler (SAA) Menéndez (CUB)	4 Q	Di Rosa (ITA) Eriksson (SWE) Dessouki (EGY) Paul (GBR) Midler (URS)}	4	Did not advance			20
Jerzy Twardokens	Men's foil	Verhalle (BEL) Paul (GBR) Galimi (ARG) Wahl (IRL) Maki (JPN) Soberón (GUA)	2 Q	Axelrod (USA) Lindeman (FIN) Galimi (ARG) Iesi (URU )	4	Did not advance			19
Jerzy Pawłowski	Men's sabre	Heywaert (BEL) Manayenko (URS) Carnera (DEN) Rau (SAA) Fethers (AUS) Cámara (MEX) Gutiérrez (VEN)	1 Q	Lefèvre (FRA) Loisel (AUT) Darè (ITA) Abdel Rahman (EGY) Nordin (SWE) Anderson (GBR) Amez-Droz (SUI)	2 Q	Kovács (HUN) Pinton (ITA) Ballister (BEL) Loisel (AUT) Levavasseur (FRA)	6	Did not advance	17
Leszek Suski		Santo (ROU) Ruben (DEN) Menegalli (SUI) Sandner (VEN) Lund (AUS )	2 Q	Gerevich (HUN) Manayenko (URS) Nostini (ITA) Frey (DEN) Haro (MEX) D'Andrea (ARG) Kwartler (USA)	2 Q	Lefèvre (FRA) Plattner (AUT) Berczelly (HUN) Gurath Sr. (ROU) Heywaert (BEL)	5	Did not advance	16
Wojciech Zabłocki		Molnar (BRA) Bach (SAA) Gibson (AUS) Pessanha (POR )	1 Q	Kovács (HUN) Plattner (AUT) Ballister (BEL) Gurath Sr. (ROU) Worth (USA) Kuznetsov (URS) Pomini (ARG)	7	Did not advance			32
Jerzy Twardokens Jerzy Pawłowski Wojciech Zabłocki Zygmunt Pawlas Leszek Suski	Team sabre	Romania (ROU) W 8-8 France (FRA) W 6-1	1 Q	Egypt (EGY) W 10-6	1 Q	United States (USA) L 6-10 Italy (ITA) L 4-11	4	Did not advance	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Elimination round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Irena Nawrocka	Women's foil	Strukel (ITA) Glen-Haig (GBR) Craus (USA) Rieder (DEN) Mahaut (DEN)	1 Q	Müller-Preis (AUT) Glen-Haig (GBR) Irigoyen (ARG )	5	Did not advance			20
Maria Sołtan		Allgayer (GER) Elek (HUN) Garilhe (FRA) Sheen (GBR) Cesari (ITA)	6	Did not advance					32
Wanda Włodarczyk		Camber-Corno (ITA) Buller (GBR) Shitikova (GBR) Kalka (FIN) Selle (VEN )	7	Did not advance					37

Football

Preliminary round results

15 July 1952
19:00

Poland	2–1	France
Trampisz 31' Krasówka 49'	Report	Leblond 30'

Lahden kisapuisto, Lahti

Attendance: 3,752

Referee: Karel van der Meer (NED)

First round results

21 July 1952
19:00

Denmark	2–0	Poland
Seebach 17' S. Nielsen 69'	Report

Kupittaa, Turku

Attendance: 6,024

Referee: Folke Bålstad (NOR)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Final Standings								Apparatus Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Paweł Gaca	All-around	17.30	17.80	10.35	18.20	17.90	17.75	99.30	113	—
Paweł Gawron		16.60	17.70	16.70	13.50	17.85	17.45	99.80	103	—
Jerzy Jokiel		19.15	12.80	16.00	16.65	17.10	17.30	99.00	117	19.15	—					19.15
Ryszard Kucjas		17.30	13.30	17.35	17.35	17.20	16.35	98.85	118	—
Zdzisław Lesiński		16.90	16.05	18.30	17.35	14.85	16.10	99.55	111	—
Szymon Sobala		17.90	17.90	18.00	17.15	18.15	17.85	106.95	60	—
Jerzy Solarz		18.30	15.70	15.30	16.05	17.45	9.50	92.30	148	—
Paweł Świętek		17.70	16.50	17.90	15.95	17.75	15.10	100.90	101	—
Zdzisław Leśniewski Szymon Sobala Jerzy Solarz Paweł Świętek	Team all-around	90.50	86.30	88.60	87.15	89.30	87.25	529.10	13	—

Women

Athlete	Event	Final Standings						Apparatus Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank	F	V	UB	BB	Total	Rank
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel	All-around	17.36	17.49	15.76	16.96	67.57	86	—
Zofia Kowalczyk		17.69	17.29	16.92	17.30	69.20	67	—
Urszula Łukomska		17.12	15.62	17.80	12.36	62.90	123	—
Honorata Marcińczak		17.00	17.36	17.46	17.03	68.85	69	—
Helena Rakoczy		18.29	18.79	16.00	17.66	70.74	43	—
Stefania Reindl		18.06	18.46	17.86	16.53	70.91	38	—
Stefania Świerzy		18.16	18.46	17.30	17.76	71.68	27	—
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska		17.89	15.29	17.76	17.20	68.14	76	—
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska	Team all-around	141.57	138.76	136.86	132.80	483.72	8	—

Athlete	Event	Final
		Portable	Total	Rank
		Apparatus	Total	Rank
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska	Team Portable apparatus	Hoop	64.20	14

Hockey

First round results

16 July 1952
07:30

Germany	7 – 2	Poland
Thielemann		Flinik Marzec

Rowing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinal		Repechage		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Teodor Kocerka	Single sculls	7:59.5	2 Q	BYE		9:10.6	4	7:41.8	1 Q	8:19.4
Jan Świątkowski Stanisław Wieśniak	Coxless pair	DSQ		7:39.7	2	Did not advance
Czesław Lorenc Romuald Thomas Zdzisław Michalski	Coxed pair	7:59.8	2 Q	BYE		8:12.1	3 Q	8:00.9	2	Did not advance	7
Edward Schwarzer Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński Zbigniew Żarnowiecki	Coxless four	6:43.0	3 R	6:45.9	1 Q	BYE		6:43.0	1 Q	7:28.2	5

Shooting

Two shooters represented Poland in 1952.

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Olgierd Darżynkiewicz	Trap	181	20
Józef Kiszkurno	Trap	185	9

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jerzy Boniecki	100 metre backstroke	1:13.4	31	Did not advance
Gotfryd Gremlowski	400 metre freestroke	4:49.0	13 Q	4:47.4	13	Did not advance
Gotfryd Gremlowski	1500 metre freestroke	19:17.5	10	Did not advance
Marek Petrusewicz	200 metre breaststroke	2:44.0	19	Did not advance
Gotfryd Gremlowski Antoni Tołkaczewski Józef Lewicki Jerzy Boniecki	4 x 200 metre freestyle	9:13.7	13	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Irena Milnikiel	100 metre backstroke	1:25.5	19	Did not advance
Aleksandra Mróz	200 metre breaststroke	DSQ		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Military Press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Augustyn Dziedzic	56 kg	70	17	80	13	95	17	265	17
Henryk Skowronek	60 kg	77,5	22	85	21	110	19	272,5	21
Edward Ścigała	67.5 kg	77,5	23	90	21	120	19	290	21
Czesław Białas	82.5 kg	87,5	22	107,5	18	130	19	325	19

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination pool					Final round
Athlete	Event	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Final round Result	Rank
Rudolf Toboła	−57 kg	Artem Teryan (URS) L T 4:53	Pietro Lombardi (ITA) L 0–3	Did not advance				12
Ernest Gondzik	−62 kg	Vojislav Torma (YUG) W 2–1	Francisc Horvath (ROU) W 2–1	Imre Polyák (HUN) L 0–3	Did not advance			8
Zbigniew Szajewski	−67 kg	André Verdaine (FRA) L 0–3	Aristides Perez (GUA ) W T 0:30	Mikuláš Athanasov (TCH) L WO	Did not advance			10
Antoni Gołaś	−73 kg	Ahmet Semol (TUR) L 0–3	Semyon Marushkin (URS) L 0–3	Did not advance				13
Bolesław Dubicki	−79 kg	Nikolay Belov (URS) L T 2:17	Gyula Nemeti (HUN ) L T 8:26	Did not advance				9

References

^ "Poland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "Poland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

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