# Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Bronze | Aleksy Antkiewicz | Boxing | Men's featherweight |

## Athletics
### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Edward Adamczyk | Long jump | 7,030 | 9 q | 6.735 | 11 |
| Witold Gerutto | Shot put | 14.450 | 12 q | 14.37 | 10 |
| Mieczysław Łomowski | Shot put | 14.700 | 7 Q | 15.43 | 4 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak | Long jump | 5.180 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melania Sinoracka | Javelin throw | — | — | 35.74 | 11 |
| Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | Discus throw | — | — | 39.30 | 4 |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Janusz Kasperczak | Flyweight | Ronald Gower (AUS) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wawrzyniec Bazarnik | Bantamweight | Celestino González (CHI) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Featherweight | Leon Trani (PHI) W PTS | Pedro Garcia (PER) W PTS | Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR) W PTS | Ernesto Formenti (PHI) L PTS | Francisco Núñez (ARG) W PTS | |
| Zygmunt Chychła | Welterweight | Frits Wijngaard (KOR) W PTS | Alex Obeysekere (CEY) W KO2 | Alessandro D'Ottavio (ITA) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Antoni Kolczyński | Middleweight | BYE | Dogomar Martínez (URU) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Franciszek Szymura | Light Heavyweight | Mac Joachim (IND) W PTS | Israel Quitcón (PUR) W RSC1 | Mauro Cía (ARG) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Czesław Sobieraj | K-1 1000 m | 4:46.5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Czesław Sobieraj | K-1 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52:51.0 | 7 |
| Alfons Jeżewski Marian Matłotka | K-2 1000 m | NT | 8 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alfons Jeżewski Marian Matłotka | K-2 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48:25.6 | 10 |

## Fencing

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rajmund Karwicki | Men's épée | Zappelli (SUI) Haro (MEX) Parfitt (GBR) Skotidas (GRE) Henkart (BEL) Mikla (HUN) | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 62 |
| Jan Nawrocki | Men's épée | Dunay (HUN) Horn (CAN) De Beaumont (GBR) Radoux (BEL) Camargo (BRA) Karamazakis (GRE) Valero (MEX) | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 55 |
| Bolesław Banaś Antoni Sobik Teodor Zaczyk Jan Nawrocki Rajmund Karwicki | Team épée | Argentina (ARG) L 6-10 Cuba (CUB) W 8-6 | 2 Q | Italy (ITA) L 1-14 Hungary (HUN) L 6-10 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 10 |
| Bolesław Banaś | Men's sabre | Tredgold (GBR) Molnar (BRA) Sarria (PER) Eriksson (SWE) Ruckstuhl (SUI) | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 49 |
| Antoni Sobik | Men's sabre | Pomini (ARG) Mosman (NED) Widemann (SUI) Asselin (CAN) Martinez (CUB) | 2 Q | Dare (ITA) Lefevre (FRA) Worth (USA) Van Den Berg (NED) Huergo (ARG) Molnar (BRA) Putzl (AUT) | 4 Q | Lefevre (FRA) Gerevich (HUN) Dare (ITA) Haro (MEX) Berczelly (HUN) Cetrulo (USA) Loisel (AUT) | 5 | did not advance | 12 |
| Teodor Zaczyk | Men's sabre | Cermesoni (ARG) Gramain (FRA) Zulficar (HUN) Goldstein (CHI) Nanopoulos (GRE) | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 40 |
| Bolesław Banaś Antoni Sobik Teodor Zaczyk Jerzy Wójcik | Team sabre | Turkey (TUR) W 11-5 | 2 Q | Austria (AUT) W 8-8 (59:55) | 2 Q | Belgium (BEL) L 7-9 Hungary (HUN) L 3-12 | 3 | Did not advance | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Irena Nawrocka | Women's foil | Cerra (USA) Klüpfel (SUI) Kun (HUN) Olsen (DEN) Meijer (NED) Dermody (IRL) | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 31 |

## Art competitions

| Athlete | Event | Category | Title | Rank |
| Zbigniew Turski | Music | Choral and orchestral | Olympic Symphony | |