# Poland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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. 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
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mieczysław Długoborski | 1500 m | 3:57.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alojzy Graj | 5000 m | 14:30.0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan Kielas | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:15.4 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emil Kiszka | 100 m | 11.13 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roman Korban | 800 m | 1:54.7 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Lewandowski | 1500 m | 4:00.8 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gerard Mach | 200 m | 22.16 | 2 Q | 22.12 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gerard Mach | 400 m | 48.64 | 2 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edmund Potrzebowski | 1500 m | 3:56.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zdobysław Stawczyk | 200 m | 22.22 | 2 Q | 22.12 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance |

### Field events

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

### Track & road events

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

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | 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 | 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 | Did not advance |

## 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 |
| Henryk Kukier | Flyweight | Edgar Basel (GER) L 0:3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Henryk Niedźwiedzki | Bantamweight | Ronald Charles Gower (AUS) W TKO | Pentti Hamalainen (FIN) L 0:3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Henryk Nowara | Middleweight | Khan Mohammad (PAK) L 1:2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tadeusz Grzelak | Light Heavyweight | BYE | Franz Pfitscher (AUT) W 3:0 | Norvel Lee (USA) L 0:3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antoni Gościański | Heavyweight | Algirdas Šocikas (URS) L TKO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

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

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 38 |
| Andrzej Przeździecki | Men's épée | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 32 |
| Wojciech Rydz | Men's épée | Rerrich (HUN) Jay (GBR) Pekelman (BRA) Deksbakh (URS) Chelaru (ROU) Bertorelli (VEN) Duffy (IRL) | 4 Q | Mangiarotti (ITA) Fahlman (SWE) Maquet (BEL) Bougnol (FRA) Haro (MEX) Pekelman (BRA) Marinescu (ROU) Pinto (DEN) | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |
| Jerzy Twardokens | Men's foil | Verhalle (BEL) Paul (GBR) Galimi (ARG) Wahl (IRL) Maki (JPN) Soberón (GUA) | 2 Q | Bergamini (ITA) Younes (EGY) Axelrod (USA) Lindeman (FIN) Galimi (ARG) Iesi (URU) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Men's sabre | Loisel (AUT) Pomini (ARG) 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 | Men's sabre | Beatley (GBR) Fascher (GER) Plattner (AUT) 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 | Did not advance | 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 | Elimination 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 | Strukel (ITA) Glen-Haig (GBR) Craus (USA) Rieder (DEN) Mahaut (DEN) | 1 Q | York-Romary (USA) Garilhe (FRA) Müller-Preis (AUT) Glen-Haig (GBR) Irigoyen (ARG) | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |
| Maria Sołtan | Women's foil | Allgayer (GER) Elek (HUN) Garilhe (FRA) Sheen (GBR) Cesari (ITA) | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 32 |
| Wanda Włodarczyk | Women's foil | Lachmann (DEN) Camber-Corno (ITA) Buller (GBR) Shitikova (GBR) Kalka (FIN) Selle (VEN) | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 37 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | All-around | 16.60 | 17.70 | 16.70 | 13.50 | 17.85 | 17.45 | 99.80 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerzy Jokiel | All-around | 19.15 | 12.80 | 16.00 | 16.65 | 17.10 | 17.30 | 99.00 | 117 | 19.15 | — | — | — | — | — | 19.15 | |
| Ryszard Kucjas | All-around | 17.30 | 13.30 | 17.35 | 17.35 | 17.20 | 16.35 | 98.85 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zdzisław Lesiński | All-around | 16.90 | 16.05 | 18.30 | 17.35 | 14.85 | 16.10 | 99.55 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Sobala | All-around | 17.90 | 17.90 | 18.00 | 17.15 | 18.15 | 17.85 | 106.95 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerzy Solarz | All-around | 18.30 | 15.70 | 15.30 | 16.05 | 17.45 | 9.50 | 92.30 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paweł Świętek | All-around | 17.70 | 16.50 | 17.90 | 15.95 | 17.75 | 15.10 | 100.90 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paweł Gaca Paweł Gawron Jerzy Jokiel Ryszard Kucjas 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 | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | All-around | 17.69 | 17.29 | 16.92 | 17.30 | 69.20 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urszula Łukomska | All-around | 17.12 | 15.62 | 17.80 | 12.36 | 62.90 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Honorata Marcińczak | All-around | 17.00 | 17.36 | 17.46 | 17.03 | 68.85 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Helena Rakoczy | All-around | 18.29 | 18.79 | 16.00 | 17.66 | 70.74 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefania Reindl | All-around | 18.06 | 18.46 | 17.86 | 16.53 | 70.91 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefania Świerzy | All-around | 18.16 | 18.46 | 17.30 | 17.76 | 71.68 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska | All-around | 17.89 | 15.29 | 17.76 | 17.20 | 68.14 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Zofia Kowalczyk Urszula Łukomska Honorata Marcińczak Helena Rakoczy Stefania Reindl Stefania Świerzy Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska | Team all-around | 141.57 | 138.76 | 136.86 | 132.80 | 483.72 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Portable | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel Zofia Kowalczyk Urszula Łukomska Honorata Marcińczak Helena Rakoczy Stefania Reindl Stefania Świerzy Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska | Team Portable apparatus | Hoop | 64.20 | 14 |

## Hockey
### First round results

* 16 July 1952 07:30
| Germany | 7 – 2 | Poland |
| Stoltenberg Budinger Thielemann | | Flinik Marzec |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Teodor Kocerka | Single sculls | 7:59.5 | 2 Q | BYE | BYE | 9:10.6 | 4 | 7:41.8 | 1 Q | 8:19.4 | |
| Jan Świątkowski Stanisław Wieśniak | Coxless pair | DSQ | DSQ | 7:39.7 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Czesław Lorenc Romuald Thomas Zdzisław Michalski | Coxed pair | 7:59.8 | 2 Q | BYE | 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 | BYE | 6:43.0 | 1 Q | 7:28.2 | 5 |

## Shooting

Two shooters represented Poland in 1952.

### Men

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

## Swimming
### Men

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

### Women

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

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Military Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | 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 | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final round | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Antoni Gołaś | −73 kg | Ahmet Senol (TUR) L 0–3 | Semyon Marushkin (URS) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |