# 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.

## Medalists

| 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
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Teodor Bieregowoj | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:42:49.0 | 9 |
| Kazimierz Fiałka | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Bronisław Gancarz | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
| Józef Noji | 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 | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Karol Hoffmann | Triple jump | ? | DNQ | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karol Hoffmann | High jump | 1.70 | 32 | did not advance | 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 |
| Jerzy Pławczyk | Points | 686 | 836 | 615 | 846 | 669 | 723 | 662 | 775 | 667 | 392 | 6871 | 9 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Maria Kwaśniewska | Javelin throw | — | — | 41.80 | |
| Jadwiga Wajs | Discus throw | — | — | 46.22 | |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

* Poland
Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko

#### First round

* 7 August
| Italy | 44–28 | Poland |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

#### Second round

* 9 August
| Japan | 43–31 | Poland |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

#### Second consolation round

* 10 August
| Poland | 28–23 | Latvia |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

#### Third round

* 11 August
| Poland | 33–25 | Brazil |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

#### Fourth round

* 12 August
| Poland | WOvs. | Peru |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

#### Semifinals

* 13 August
| Canada | 42–15 | Poland |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

#### Bronze medal match

* 14 August
| Mexico | 26–12 | Poland |
* Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | 5 |
| Antoni Czortek | Bantamweight | Pierre Bonnet (FRA) W PTS | Alec Hannan (RSA) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleksander Polus | Featherweight | BYE | BYE | Oscar Casanovas (ARG) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Czesław Cyraniak | Lightweight | François Aupetit (FRA) W PTS | José Padilla (PHI) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Józef Pisarski | Welterweight | Leonard Cook (NZL) L PTS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

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

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

## Cycling

Four cyclists, all men, represented Poland in 1936.

### Road

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

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Total |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | 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 | Individual | 127.70 | 15 | 133.00 | 260.70 | 17 | 40.00 | 300.70 | 18 | 300.70 | 18 |
| Seweryn Kulesza | Tóska | Individual | 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

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

## Fencing

11 fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1936.

### Men

Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | 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 | did not advance |
| Antoni Franz | Men's épée | 2-1 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | Men's sabre | 5-2 | 2 Q | — | — | 3-1 | 2 Q | 2-3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Władysław Dobrowolski | Men's sabre | 4-1 | 3 Q | — | — | 2-3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

* Poland
Coach: Józef Kałuża

#### Bronze medal match
## Gymnastics
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Individual Standings | Group Exercises | Group Exercises | Group Exercises | Group Exercises | Group Exercises | Group Exercises | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Balance Beam | Balance Beam | Uneven Bars | Uneven Bars | Horse Vault | Horse Vault | Individual | Individual | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Group | Group | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | 371.55 | 371.55 | 371.55 | 371.55 | 371.55 | 5 | 51.90 | 7 | 46.85 | 5 | 98.75 | 6 | 470.30 | 6 |

## Rowing

Poland had eleven rowers (only men were competing at that time) participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Roger Verey | Single sculls | 7:11.01 | 2 Q | BYE | BYE | DNF | DNF | did not advance | 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 | BYE | BYE | 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
### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | Final rank | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 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
### Men

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

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kazimierz Bocheński Helmut Barysz Joachim Karliczek Ilja Szrajbman | 4 x 200 metre freestyle | — | — | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling
### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | 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 | 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 | 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 | did not advance |
| Zbigniew Szajewski | −66 kg | Imam Hassan Ali (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 | did not advance |

## Art competitions

| Athlete | Event | Category | Title |
| Jan Parandowski | Literature | Epic works | Dysk Olimpijski |
| Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski | Painting | Commercial graphic art | Yachting Club Certificate |
| Józef Klukowski | Sculpture | Reliefs | Ball |