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Poland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 144 competitors, 127 men and 17 women took part in 55 events in 15 sports.[1]

Poland at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOL
NOCPolish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Berlin, Germany
1 August 1936 (1936-08-01) – 16 August 1936 (1936-08-16)
Competitors144 (127 men, 17 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearerKlemens Biniakowski
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1908–1912)
 Russian Empire (1912)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Silver Stanisława Walasiewicz Athletics Women's 100 metres
  Silver Jadwiga Wajs Athletics Women's discus throw
  Silver Zdzisław Kawecki
Seweryn Kulesza
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz		 Equestrian Team eventing
  Bronze Maria Kwaśniewska Athletics Women's javelin throw
  Bronze Jerzy Ustupski
Roger Verey		 Rowing Men's double sculls
  Bronze Władysław Karaś Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Teodor Bieregowoj 50 km walk — 4:42:49.0 9
Kazimierz Fiałka Marathon — DNF
Bronisław Gancarz — 3:03:11.0 33
Kazimierz Kucharski 800 m 1:55.7 2 Q — 1:54.7 2 Q 1:53.8 4
Józef Noji 5000 m 15:11.2 3 Q — 14:33.4 5
10000 m — 32:13.0 14
Tadeusz Śliwak
Antoni Maszewski
Kazimierz Kucharski
Klemens Biniakowski 		4 × 400 m relay 3:17.6 7 — did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Karol Hoffmann Triple jump ? DNQ did not advance
High jump 1.70 32 did not advance
Edward Luckhaus Triple jump ? Q 14.61 11
Jerzy Pławczyk High jump 1.85 1 Q 1.80 22
Wilhelm Schneider Pole vault 3.80 1 Q 4.00 6
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Jerzy Pławczyk Result 11.6 7.12 11.94 1.85 54.0 16.4 38.30 3.70 54.26 5:04.0 6871 9
Points 686 836 615 846 669 723 662 775 667 392
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Stanisława Walasiewicz 100 m 12.5 1 Q — 12.0 2 Q 11.7  
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Maria Kwaśniewska Javelin throw — 41.80  
Jadwiga Wajs Discus throw — 46.22  

Basketball

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Men's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Roster
  Poland

Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko

First round
7 August
Italy   44–28   Poland
Second round
9 August
Japan   43–31   Poland
Second consolation round
10 August
Poland   28–23   Latvia
Third round
11 August
Poland   33–25   Brazil
Fourth round
12 August
Poland   WOvs.   Peru
Semifinals
13 August
Canada   42–15   Poland
Bronze medal match
14 August
Mexico   26–12   Poland

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Edmund Sobkowiak Flyweight   Henry C. Cooper (AUS)
W KO2 		  Walter Siegfried (SUI)
W PTS 		  Louis Laurie (USA)
L PTS 		did not advance 5
Antoni Czortek Bantamweight   Pierre Bonnet (FRA)
W PTS 		  Alec Hannan (RSA)
L PTS 		did not advance
Aleksander Polus Featherweight BYE BYE   Oscar Casanovas (ARG)
L PTS 		did not advance 5
Czesław Cyraniak Lightweight   François Aupetit (FRA)
W PTS 		  José Padilla (PHI)
L PTS 		did not advance
Józef Pisarski Welterweight   Leonard Cook (NZL)
L PTS 		did not advance
Henryk Chmielewski Middleweight BYE   Jean De Schryver (BEL)
W PTS 		  Jimmy Clark (USA)
W PTS 		  Henry Tiller (NOR)
L PTS 		  Raúl Villarreal  (ARG)
L WO 		4
Stanisław Piłat Heavyweight BYE   José Feans (URU)
L PTS 		did not advance

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sprint

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marian Kozłowski
Antoni Bazaniak 		K-2 10000 m — 47:49.8 11

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all men, represented Poland in 1936.

Road

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Mieczysław Kapiak Men's road race DNF
Wiktor Olecki DNF
Wacław Starzyński 2:33:08.0 16
Stanisław Zieliński 2:33:08.0 16
Wacław Starzyński
Stanisław Zieliński
Mieczysław Kapiak
Wiktor Olecki 		Team time trial DNF

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz Arlekin III Individual 123.00 13 110.00 233.00 14 20.00 253.00 15 253.00 15
Zdzisław Kawecki Bambino 127.70 15 133.00 260.70 17 40.00 300.70 18 300.70 18
Seweryn Kulesza Tóska 138.00 26 300.00 438.00 23 0.00 438.00 21 438.00 21
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz
Zdzisław Kawecki
Seweryn Kulesza 		See above Team 388.70 1 543.00 931.70 3 60.00 991.70 2 991.70  

Show jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Final
Penalties Rank
Janusz Komorowski Dunkan Individual 47.25 36
Michał Gutowski Warszawianka DNF
Tadeusz Sokołowski Zbieg II DNF
Janusz Komorowski
Michał Gutowski
Tadeusz Sokołowski 		See above Team 47.25 DNF

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

11 fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1936.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Roman Kantor Men's épée 5-0 5 Q — 7-0 2 Q 4-0 6 did not advance
Antoni Franz 2-1 6 did not advance
Antoni Sobik Men's sabre 5-2 2 Q — 3-1 3 Q 4-1 2 Q 2-6 7
Władysław Segda 5-2 2 Q — 3-1 2 Q 2-3 4 did not advance
Władysław Dobrowolski 4-1 3 Q — 2-3 4 did not advance
Alfred Staszewicz
Teodor Zaczyk
Rajmund Karwicki
Roman Kantor
Kazimierz Szempliński
Antoni Franz 		Team epee   Portugal (POR)
W 9-7
  Switzerland (SUI)
L 8-8 		1 Q —   Canada (CAN)
W 8-8
  Great Britain (GBR)
W 8-3 		2 Q   Belgium (BEL)
L 2-14
  France (FRA)
L 4-12
  Germany (GER)
L 2-8 		4 Did not advance 5
Antoni Sobik
Władysław Segda
Władysław Dobrowolski
Adam Papée
Marian Suski
Teodor Zaczyk 		Team sabre   Greece (GRE)
W 9-3 		2 Q —   Sweden (SWE)
W 15-1
  Turkey (TUR)
W 9-2 		1 Q   France (FRA)
W 10-6
  Austria (AUT)
W 8-8 		2 Q
  Italy (ITA)
L 6-10
  Hungary (HUN)
L 1-10
  Germany (GER)
L 3-9 		4

Football

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Men's tournament

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Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Roster
  Poland

Coach: Józef Kałuża

First round
Poland  3–0  Hungary
Gad   12'   27'
Wodarz   88'		 Report
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni (ITA)
Quarterfinals
Poland  5–4  Great Britain
Gad   33'
Wodarz   43'   48'   53'
Piec   56'		 Report Clements   26'
Shearer   71'
Joy   78'   80'
Attendance: 6.000
Referee: Rudolf Eklow (SWE)
Semifinals
Austria  3–1  Poland
Kainberger   14'
Laudon   55'
Mandl   88'		 Report Gad   73'
Attendance: 82.000
Bronze medal match
Norway  3–2  Poland
Brustad   15'   21'   84' Report Wodarz   5'
Peterek   24' (pen.)
Attendance: 95.000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (GER)

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Individual Standings Group Exercises Total
Balance Beam Uneven Bars Horse Vault Individual Round 1 Round 2 Group
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Klara Sierońska
Marta Majowska
Matylda Ossadnik
Wiesława Noskiewicz
Janina Skirlińska
Alina Cichecka
Julia Wojciechowska
Stefania Krupa 		Women's Team all-around 371.55 371.55 5 51.90 7 46.85 5 98.75 6 470.30 6

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Poland had eleven rowers (only men were competing at that time) participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roger Verey Single sculls 7:11.01 2 Q BYE DNF did not advance
Roger Verey
Jerzy Ustupski 		Double sculls 6:50.0 2 q — 8:02.8 2 Q 7:36.2  
Ryszard Borzuchowski
Edward Kobyliński 		Coxless pair 7:29.9 1 Q BYE 8:41.9 6
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski 		Coxed pair 7:53.9 4 q — 8:56.2 3 did not advance 8
Włodzimierz Zawadzki
Bronisław Karwecki
Stanisław Kuryłłowicz
Witalis Leporowski
Jerzy Skolimowski 		Coxed four 6:50.5 5 q — 8:12.2 2 did not advance 8

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Leon Jensz O-Jolle 18 8 3 23 18 8 13 13 19 7 20 6 20 6 71 18
Janusz Rajmund Zalewski
Jozef Klemens Langowski
Alfons Olszewski
Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki
Stanislaw Zalewski 		6 Metre 10 3 11 2 DNF 0 11 2 9 4 9 4 10 3 18 11

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Shoot off Final
Score Score Score Score Score Score Rank
Wojciech Bursa 25 m rapid fire pistol NM did not advance 29
Władysław Karaś 50 metre rifle prone — 296  
Antoni Pachla — 288 44
Zenon Piątkowski 25 m rapid fire pistol 18 3 did not advance 27
Kazimierz Suchorzewski 18 6 5 6 1 29 7
Jan Wrzosek 50 metre rifle prone — 289 40

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kazimierz Bocheński
Helmut Barysz
Joachim Karliczek
Ilja Szrajbman 		4 x 200 metre freestyle — DSQ did not advance

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Final round
Round 1
Result 		Round 2
Result 		Round 3
Result 		Round 4
Result 		Round 5
Result 		Round 6
Result 		Rank Final round
Result 		Rank
Antoni Rokita −56 kg   Alfred Gilles (BEL)
W F 5:53 		  Ivar Stokke (NOR)
L F 8:08 		  Egon Svensson (SWE)
L F 4:49 		— 12 did not advance
Henryk Szlązak −61 kg   Gyula Móri (HUN)
W F 11:25 		  Ernst Lehmann (SUI)
W F 2:50 		  Einar Karlsson (SWE)
L 0-3 		  Sebastian Hering (GER)
L 0-3 		— 8 did not advance
Zbigniew Szajewski −66 kg   Hassan Ali Imam (EGY)
W 2-1 		  Arild Dahl (NOR)
L 0-3 		  Josef Grahsl (AUT)
W F 7:41 		  Voldemar Väli (EST)
L F 15:21 		— 7 did not advance

Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Category Title Rank
Jan Parandowski Literature Epic works Dysk Olimpijski  
Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski Painting Commercial graphic art Yachting Club Certificate  
Józef Klukowski Sculpture Reliefs Ball  

References

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  1. ^ "Poland at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Poland Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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