# Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Magdalena Fularczyk Natalia Madaj | Rowing | Women's double sculls | 11 August |
| Gold | Anita Włodarczyk | Athletics | Women's hammer throw | 15 August |
| Silver | Piotr Małachowski | Athletics | Men's discus throw | 13 August |
| Silver | Marta Walczykiewicz | Canoeing | Women's K-1 200 metres | 16 August |
| Silver | Maja Włoszczowska | Cycling | Women's cross-country | 20 August |
| Bronze | Rafał Majka | Cycling | Men's road race | 6 August |
| Bronze | Monika Ciaciuch Agnieszka Kobus Joanna Leszczyńska Maria Springwald | Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | 11 August |
| Bronze | Beata Mikołajczyk Karolina Naja | Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 metres | 16 August |
| Bronze | Monika Michalik | Wrestling | Women's 63 kg | 18 August |
| Bronze | Oktawia Nowacka | Modern pentathlon | Women's event | 19 August |
| Bronze | Wojciech Nowicki | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 19 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| August 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| August 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| August 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| August 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| August 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| August 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Female | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| Badminton | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Cycling | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Handball | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Judo | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Sailing | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Shooting | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Swimming | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 141 | 102 | 243 |

## Archery

One Polish archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Karina Lipiarska-Pałka | Women's individual | 620 | 40 | Anagoz (TUR) L 5–6* | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Athletics

Polish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
On May 6, 2016, the Polish Olympic Committee had selected the first batch of track and field athletes for the Games, featuring double Worlds champion and London 2012 Olympian Paweł Fajdek (hammer throw) and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Piotr Małachowski (discus throw).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Karol Zalewski | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 20.54 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rafał Omelko | 400 m | 45.54 | 4 q | — | — | 45.28 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adam Kszczot | 800 m | 1:45.83 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:44.70 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcin Lewandowski | 800 m | 1:46.35 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:44.56 | 3 q | 1:44.20 | 6 |
| Damian Czykier | 110 m hurdles | 13.63 | 5 q | — | — | 13.50 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patryk Dobek | 400 m hurdles | 50.66 | 8 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Krystian Zalewski | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:34.52 | 10 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kacper Kozłowski (reserve) Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina Rafał Omelko Michał Pietrzak | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.58 | 4 q | — | — | — | — | 3:00.50 | 7 |
| Artur Kozłowski | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:17:34 | 39 |
| Yared Shegumo | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:54 | 128 |
| Henryk Szost | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Artur Brzozowski | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:25.29 | 47 |
| Jakub Jelonek | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:21.52 | 19 |
| Łukasz Nowak | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Rafał Augustyn | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:55:01 | 22 |
| Adrian Błocki | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:51:31 | 15 |
| Rafał Fedaczyński | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:55:51 | 24 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Marika Popowicz-Drapała | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.70 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ewa Swoboda | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.24 | 2 Q | 11.18 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anna Kiełbasińska | 200 m | 22.95 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Małgorzata Hołub | 400 m | 51.80 | 3 q | — | — | 51.93 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Justyna Święty | 400 m | 51.82 | 3 q | — | — | 51.62 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | 400 m | 52.02 | 3 q | — | — | 52.51 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Angelika Cichocka | 800 m | 2:00.42 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:01.29 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joanna Jóźwik | 800 m | 2:01.58 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:58.93 | 1 Q | 1:57.37 | 5 |
| Angelika Cichocka | 1500 m | 4:11.76 | =5 Q | — | — | 4:17.83 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sofia Ennaoui | 1500 m | 4:06.90 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:05.29 | 6 q | 4:14.72 | 10 |
| Danuta Urbanik | 1500 m | 4:08.67 | 9 q | — | — | 4:11.34 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karolina Kołeczek | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emilia Ankiewicz | 400 m hurdles | 55.89 PB | 3 Q | — | — | 56.99 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joanna Linkiewicz | 400 m hurdles | 56.07 | 1 Q | — | — | 55.35 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Matylda Kowal | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:35.13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Agata Forkasiewicz (reserve) Anna Kiełbasińska Klaudia Konopko Marika Popowicz-Drapała Katarzyna Sokólska (reserve) Ewa Swoboda | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.33 | 7 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Iga Baumgart Martyna Dąbrowska (reserve) Małgorzata Hołub Ewelina Ptak (reserve) Justyna Święty Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.34 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:27.28 | 7 |
| Katarzyna Kowalska | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Iwona Lewandowska | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31:41 | 21 |
| Monika Stefanowicz | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:32:49 | 23 |
| Paulina Buziak | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:35:01 | 28 |
| Agnieszka Dygacz | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Agnieszka Szwarnóg | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:38:01 | 44 |

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Karol Hoffmann | Triple jump | 16.79 | 7 q | 16.31 | 12 |
| Sylwester Bednarek | High jump | 2.22 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wojciech Theiner | High jump | 2.22 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Piotr Lisek | Pole vault | 5.70 | 6 q | 5.75 | 4 |
| Robert Sobera | Pole vault | 5.60 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paweł Wojciechowski | Pole vault | 5.45 | =16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Konrad Bukowiecki | Shot put | 20.71 | 6 Q | NM | — |
| Michał Haratyk | Shot put | 19.97 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tomasz Majewski | Shot put | 20.56 | 7 q | 20.72 | 6 |
| Piotr Małachowski | Discus throw | 65.89 | 1 Q | 67.55 | |
| Robert Urbanek | Discus throw | 61.76 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Łukasz Grzeszczuk | Javelin throw | 76.52 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcin Krukowski | Javelin throw | 80.62 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paweł Fajdek | Hammer throw | 72.00 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wojciech Nowicki | Hammer throw | 77.64 | 1 Q | 77.73 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Anna Jagaciak-Michalska | Triple jump | 14.13 | 10 q | 14.07 | 10 |
| Kamila Lićwinko | High jump | 1.94 | 9 Q | 1.93 | 9 |
| Paulina Guba | Shot put | 17.70 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Żaneta Glanc | Discus throw | 57.88 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maria Andrejczyk | Javelin throw | 67.11 NR | 1 Q | 64.78 | 4 |
| Joanna Fiodorow | Hammer throw | 71.77 | 4 q | 69.87 | 9 |
| Malwina Kopron | Hammer throw | 69.69 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anita Włodarczyk | Hammer throw | 76.93 | 1 Q | 82.29 WR | |

### Combined events – Men's decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Paweł Wiesiołek | Result | 10.88 | 6.73 | 14.17 | 2.01 | 50.18 | 15.09 | 48.32 | 4.50 | 56.68 | 4:42.77 | 7784 | 21 |
| Paweł Wiesiołek | Points | 888 | 750 | 739 | 813 | 806 | 839 | 835 | 760 | 688 | 666 | 7784 | 21 |

## Badminton

Poland has qualified five badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Adrian Dziółko was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the men's singles, while the men's (Cwalina & Wacha) and mixed doubles (Mateusiak & Zięba) had claimed their Olympic spots each with a top 16 finish in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Adrian Dziółko | Men's singles | Cordón (GUA) W (18–21, 21–10, 21–13) | Chen L (CHN) L (12–21, 9–21) | Karunaratne (SRI) L (19–21, 22–24) | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha | Men's doubles | Kim G-j / Kim S-r (KOR) L (14–21, 15–21) | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L (17–21, 17–21) | Ellis / Langridge (GBR) L (18–21, 16–21) | 4 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba | Mixed doubles | Fischer Nielsen / Pedersen (DEN) L (18–21, 21–23) | Xu C / Ma J (CHN) W (13–21, 21–9, 21–19) | C Adcock / G Adcock (GBR) W (18–21, 27–25, 21–9) | 1 Q | — | Chan P S / Goh L Y (MAS) L (17–21, 10–21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

Poland has entered two boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Tomasz Jabłoński was the only Polish boxer to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish of his respective division in the World Series of Boxing. Meanwhile, world no. 1 seed Igor Jakubowski had claimed an Olympic place as the winner and sole recipient of the men's heavyweight division at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku.
| 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 |
| Tomasz Jabłoński | Men's middleweight | Lewis (AUS) L 1–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Igor Jakubowski | Men's heavyweight | Okolie (GBR) L 0–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Polish canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The slalom canoeing team was named to the Polish roster at the conclusion of the 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships on May 18, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Grzegorz Hedwig | Men's C-1 | 96.67 | 3 | 97.72 | 6 | 96.67 | 7 Q | 102.70 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcin Pochwała Piotr Szczepański | Men's C-2 | 115.36 | 9 | 159.68 | 11 | 115.36 | 11 Q | 110.17 | 4 Q | 104.97 | 5 |
| Maciej Okręglak | Men's K-1 | 96.73 | 16 | 94.44 | 14 | 94.44 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Natalia Pacierpnik | Women's K-1 | 106.38 | 5 | 167.18 | 19 | 106.38 | 10 Q | 109.63 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Sprint

Polish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Paweł Kaczmarek | K-1 200 m | 35.562 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tomasz Kaczor | C-1 200 m | 42.450 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tomasz Kaczor | C-1 1000 m | 3:59.928 | 2 Q | 3:59.836 | 4 FB | 3:59.350 | 9 |
| Rafał Rosolski | K-1 1000 m | 3:37.700 | 4 Q | 3:38.379 | 7 FB | 3:39.021 | 14 |
| Mateusz Kamiński Michał Kudła | C-2 1000 m | 3:44.717 | 5 Q | 3:43.467 | 4 FB | 3:52.964 | 9 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marta Walczykiewicz | K-1 200 m | 40.263 | 1 Q | 40.619 | 1 FA | 40.279 | |
| Ewelina Wojnarowska | K-1 500 m | 1:52.193 | 2 Q | 1:59.458 | 5 FB | 1:58.167 | 12 |
| Beata Mikołajczyk Karolina Naja | K-2 500 m | 1:41.766 | 2 Q | 1:41.684 | 1 FA | 1:45.207 | |
| Marta Walczykiewicz Beata Mikołajczyk Karolina Naja Edyta Dzieniszewska | K-4 500 m | 1:33.020 | 2 Q | 1:36.532 | 4 FB | 1:37.658 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final A (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Road

Polish riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 national finish in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Maciej Bodnar | Road race | did not finish | did not finish |
| Maciej Bodnar | Time trial | 1:14:05.89 | 6 |
| Michał Gołaś | Road race | 6:30:05 | 56 |
| Michał Kwiatkowski | Road race | 6:30:05 | 62 |
| Michał Kwiatkowski | Time trial | 1:15:55.49 | 14 |
| Rafał Majka | Road race | 6:10:10 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Małgorzata Jasińska | Road race | 3:56.34 | 24 |
| Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Road race | 3:51.47 | 6 |
| Katarzyna Niewiadoma | Time trial | 47:47.96 | 18 |
| Anna Plichta | Road race | 4:01.29 | 41 |
| Anna Plichta | Time trial | 47:59.66 | 19 |

### Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Polish riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint, the women's team pursuit, and the women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, Poland has won the right to enter two riders in both the men's sprint and keirin.
The full track cycling team was named to the Polish roster for the Games on July 7, 2016, with Damian Zieliński leading the nation's riders on the velodrome at his third Olympics.

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Rafał Sarnecki | Men's sprint | 9.980 72.144 | 15 Q | Dmitriev (RUS) L | Puerta (COL) Pervis (FRA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Damian Zieliński | Men's sprint | 9.823 73.297 | 7 Q | Eilers (GER) L | Constable (AUS) Kelemen (CZE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Team sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Krzysztof Maksel Rafał Sarnecki Damian Zieliński | Men's team sprint | 43.297 62.359 | 5 Q | France (FRA) L 43.555 61.990 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Edyta Jasińska Justyna Kaczkowska Daria Pikulik Natalia Rutkowska Małgorzata Wojtyra | Women's team pursuit | 4:28.988 | 8 Q | New Zealand (NZL) DSQ | 8 | China (CHN) DSQ | 8 |

#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Krzysztof Maksel | Men's keirin | 4 | 1 Q | 4 FB | 9 |
| Damian Zieliński | Men's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 1 FA | 6 |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Elimination race | Time trial | Time trial | Time trial | Flying lap | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Daria Pikulik | Women's omnium | 10 | 22 | 3:39.880 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 36.690 | 14 | 14 | 14.409 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 92 | 14 |

### Mountain biking

Polish mountain bikers qualified for two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's seventh-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. First-time Olympian Katarzyna Solus-Miśkowicz and Beijing 2008 runner-up Maja Włoszczowska were named to the Polish mountain biking team for the Games on May 30, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Katarzyna Solus-Miśkowicz | Women's cross-country | did not start | did not start |
| Maja Włoszczowska | Women's cross-country | 1:30:52 | |

## Equestrian

Poland has received a spare berth freed up by Switzerland to send an eventing rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible athlete, not yet qualified, outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings.

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Paweł Spisak | Banderas | Individual | 53.60 | 51 | did not finish | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

Polish fencers have qualified a full squad in the women's team sabre by picking up the spare berth freed up by Africa for being the next highest ranking nation in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings. Hanna Łyczbińska secured a spot on the Polish team in the women's foil by virtue of a top two placement from Europe outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. The fencing team was officially named to the Olympic roster on June 29, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Hanna Łyczbińska | Women's foil | Bye | Golubytskyi (GER) W 14–9 | Di Francisca (ITA) L 6–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bogna Jóźwiak | Women's sabre | Baeza (BRA) W 4–2 | Velikaya (RUS) L 5–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Małgorzata Kozaczuk | Women's sabre | Bye | Shen C (CHN) W 15–9 | Besbes (TUN) L 12–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleksandra Socha | Women's sabre | Bye | Gulotta (ITA) L 10–15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bogna Jóźwiak Małgorzata Kozaczuk Marta Puda Aleksandra Socha | Women's team sabre | — | — | — | United States (USA) L 43–45 | Classification semifinal Mexico (MEX) W 45–23 | 5th place final South Korea (KOR) L 41–45 | 6 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Poland has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. This Olympic berth had been awarded to the Polish female gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska | Individual | 14.466 | 11.700 | 12.333 | 13.300 | 51.799 | 49 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Poland men's | Men's tournament | Brazil L 32–34 | Germany L 29–32 | Egypt W 33–25 | Sweden W 25–24 | Slovenia L 20–25 | 4 | Croatia W 30–27 | Denmark L 28–29$^{ET}$ | Germany L 25–31 | 4 |

### Men's tournament

Poland men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the first meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Gdańsk.

#### Team roster

The following is the Polish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Talant Duyshebaev
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Sławomir Szmal
* (1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 37)
* 1.90 m
* 279
* 2
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 3
* RB
* Krzysztof Lijewski
* (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 33)
* 1.98 m
* 173
* 409
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 5
* LW
* Mateusz Jachlewski
* (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 31)
* 1.84 m
* 108
* 236
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 6
* LW
* Przemysław Krajewski
* (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (aged 29)
* 1.84 m
* 69
* 132
* Azoty-Puławy
* 8
* LB
* Karol Bielecki
* (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 34)
* 2.02 m
* 244
* 891
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 11
* LW
* Adam Wiśniewski
* (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 35)
* 1.92 m
* 146
* 189
* Wisła Płock
* 13
* P
* Bartosz Jurecki
* (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 (aged 37)
* 1.93 m
* 227
* 723
* Chrobry Głogów
* 15
* LB
* Michał Jurecki
* (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 31)
* 2.02 m
* 189
* 528
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 16
* GK
* Piotr Wyszomirski
* (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 28)
* 1.93 m
* 104
* 0
* TBV Lemgo
* 20
* CB
* Mariusz Jurkiewicz
* (1982-02-03)3 February 1982 (aged 34)
* 1.98 m
* 150
* 257
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 23
* P
* Kamil Syprzak
* (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 25)
* 2.08 m
* 87
* 164
* Barcelona
* 26
* RW
* Michał Daszek
* (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 (aged 24)
* 1.80 m
* 56
* 110
* Wisła Płock
* 28
* CB
* Łukasz Gierak
* (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 28)
* 1.92 m
* 6
* 6
* Pogoń Szczecin
* 35
* P
* Mateusz Kus
* (1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 29)
* 2.00 m
* 5
* 4
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 45
* RB
* Michał Szyba
* (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 28)
* 1.96 m
* 57
* 82
* Gorenje Velenje

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 141 | +12 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 126 | +11 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 150 | −9 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 140 | −1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 143 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 131 | +1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Slovenia 25–28 Germany
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 16:40 | Poland | 32–34 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 16:40 | Daszek 8 | (13–16) | Toledo 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 16:40 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 11:30 | Germany | 32–29 | Poland | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 11:30 | three players 5 | (16–14) | Bielecki 10 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 11:30 | 4× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 11:30 | Poland | 33–25 | Egypt | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 11:30 | Daszek 6 | (16–10) | Eissa 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 11:30 | 4× 7× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 19:50 | Sweden | 24–25 | Poland | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 19:50 | Stenmalm 8 | (13–12) | Bielecki 8 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 19:50 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 8× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 09:30 | Poland | 20–25 | Slovenia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 09:30 | Bielecki 4 | (13–13) | Zarabec 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 09:30 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 8× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30 | Croatia | 27–30 | Poland | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30 | Čupić, Stepančić 7 | (14–18) | Bielecki 12 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 20:30 | 4× 2× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |

#### Semifinal

| 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 20:30 | Poland | 28–29 (ET) | Denmark | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 20:30 | Bielecki 7 | (15–16) | M. Hansen 10 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 20:30 | 4× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |||

#### Bronze medal match

| 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 10:30 | Poland | 25–31 | Germany | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 10:30 | Krajewski, Lijewski 5 | (13–17) | Reichmann 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 10:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

## Judo

Poland has qualified a total of eight judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Maciej Sarnacki, along with London 2012 Olympians Katarzyna Kłys and Daria Pogorzelec, were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Arleta Podolak at women's lightweight (57 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region as the highest-ranked Polish judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Maciej Sarnacki | Men's +100 kg | Bye | Jónsson (ISL) W 100–000 | Sasson (ISR) L 000–010 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Arleta Podolak | Women's −57 kg | Bye | Lien C-l (TPE) L 000–100 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katarzyna Kłys | Women's −70 kg | — | Matniyazova (UZB) W 001–000 | Bernabéu (ESP) L 000–000 S | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daria Pogorzelec | Women's −78 kg | — | Atangana (CMR) W 000–000 S | Malzahn (GER) L 000–000 S | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Modern pentathlon

Poland has qualified a total of three modern pentathletes for the following events at the Games. Oktawia Nowacka and London 2012 Olympian Szymon Staśkiewicz secured their selection in the men's and women's event, respectively, by virtue of a top eight individual finish at the European Championships, while Anna Maliszewska was ranked among the top 10 modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, based on the UIPM World Rankings as of June 1, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Szymon Staśkiewicz | Men's | 21–14 | 1 | 5 | 227 | 2:10.16 | 35 | 310 | 42 | 30 | 258 | 11:45.88 | 24 | 595 | 1390 | 27 |
| Anna Maliszewska | Women's | 16–19 | 4 | 21 | 200 | 2:20.30 | 25 | 280 | 18 | 20 | 282 | 13:01.21 | 19 | 519 | 1281 | 19 |
| Oktawia Nowacka | Women's | 27–8 | 1 | 1 | 264 | 2:16.67 | 16 | 290 | 7 | 9 | 293 | 13:18.50 | 25 | 502 | 1349 | |

## Rowing

Poland has qualified a total of eight boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Six rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France, while rowers competing in men's eight and women's pair were further added to the Polish roster with their top four finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Single sculls | 7:12.43 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 6:53.52 | 3 SA/B | 7:15.61 | 6 FB | 6:47.95 | 7 |
| Artur Mikołajczewski Miłosz Jankowski | Lightweight double sculls | 6:27.70 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | — | — | 6:40.23 | 3 FA | 6:42.00 | 6 |
| Mateusz Biskup Wiktor Chabel Dariusz Radosz Mirosław Ziętarski | Quadruple sculls | 5:51.28 | 2 FA | Bye | Bye | — | — | — | — | 6:12.09 | 4 |
| Krystian Aranowski Marcin Brzeziński Mikołaj Burda Robert Fuchs Piotr Juszczak Zbigniew Schodowski Michał Szpakowski Mateusz Wilangowski Daniel Trojanowski (cox) | Eight | 5:42.32 | 3 R | 5:59.22 | 4 FA | — | — | — | — | 5:34.62 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anna Wierzbowska Maria Wierzbowska | Pair | 7:12.82 | 3 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 7:39.12 | 5 FB | 7:21.53 | 10 |
| Magdalena Fularczyk Natalia Madaj | Double sculls | 7:16.16 | 1 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:50.63 | 1 FA | 7:40.10 | |
| Weronika Deresz Martyna Mikołajczak | Lightweight double sculls | 7:05.02 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 7:22.06 | 5 FB | 7:24.34 | 7 |
| Monika Ciaciuch Agnieszka Kobus Joanna Leszczyńska Maria Springwald | Quadruple sculls | 6:33.43 | 2 R | 6:25.49 | 2 FA | — | — | 6:50.86 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Polish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Piotr Myszka | RS:X | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 88 | 4 |
| Kacper Ziemiński | Laser | 34 | 28 | 6 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 10 | — | — | EL | 140 | 18 |
| Paweł Kołodziński Łukasz Przybytek | 49er | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9.3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 118.3 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Małgorzata Białecka | RS:X | 13 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 6 | DNF | 14 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | EL | 153 | 14 |
| Irmina Gliszczyńska Agnieszka Skrzypulec | 470 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 106 | 10 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Polish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and the European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016. The entire shooting squad was named to the Polish roster on July 5, 2016, with rifle markswomen Agnieszka Nagay and London 2012 silver medalist Sylwia Bogacka returning for their fourth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Piotr Daniluk | Men's 10 m air pistol | 567 | 41 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Piotr Daniluk | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | 567 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sylwia Bogacka | Women's 10 m air rifle | 409.1 | 40 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sylwia Bogacka | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 577 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Klaudia Breś | Women's 10 m air pistol | 379 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Klaudia Breś | Women's 25 m pistol | 578 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleksandra Jarmolińska | Women's skeet | 68 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Agnieszka Nagay | Women's 10 m air rifle | 412.8 | 29 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Agnieszka Nagay | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 578 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Polish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain the Olympic qualifying cut in each of the individual events at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2016 Polish Championships & Olympic Trials in Szczecin (May 27 to 30).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Konrad Czerniak | 100 m butterfly | 51.81 | =10 Q | 51.80 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paweł Juraszek | 50 m freestyle | 22.50 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Radosław Kawęcki | 100 m backstroke | 54.39 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Radosław Kawęcki | 200 m backstroke | 1:57.61 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paweł Korzeniowski | 100 m butterfly | 53.71 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kacper Majchrzak | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.12 | 15 Q | 1:46.30 NR | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tomasz Polewka | 100 m backstroke | 54.52 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mateusz Sawrymowicz | 1500 m freestyle | 15:26.33 | 33 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcin Stolarski | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.06 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jan Świtkowski | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.73 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wojciech Wojdak | 400 m freestyle | 3:48.87 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wojciech Wojdak | 1500 m freestyle | 15:13.18 | 28 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Filip Wypych | 50 m freestyle | 22.23 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Filip Zaborowski | 400 m freestyle | 3:49.84 | 28 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Konrad Czerniak Paweł Korzeniowski Kacper Majchrzak Jan Świtkowski | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:15.52 | 13 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kacper Klich Paweł Korzeniowski Kacper Majchrzak Jan Świtkowski Paweł Werner | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:11.11 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Radosław Kawęcki Marcin Stolarski Konrad Czerniak Kacper Majchrzak Paweł Korzeniowski* | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:35.18 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Katarzyna Baranowska | 200 m individual medley | 2:19.03 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anna Dowgiert | 50 m freestyle | 25.54 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alicja Tchórz | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.31 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alicja Tchórz | 200 m backstroke | 2:11.40 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleksandra Urbańczyk | 50 m freestyle | 25.28 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katarzyna Wilk | 100 m freestyle | 55.44 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joanna Zachoszcz | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:59:20.4 | 22 |
| Anna Dowgiert Alicja Tchórz Aleksandra Urbańczyk Katarzyna Wilk | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:41.43 | 15 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis

Poland has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2012 Olympian Li Qian secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the women's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden. London 2012 Olympians Wang Zengyi and Katarzyna Grzybowska, along with Jakub Dyjas, were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.
Daniel Górak and Paralympian Natalia Partyka were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of the top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jakub Dyjas | Singles | Bye | Aguirre (PAR) W 4–0 | Shibaev (RUS) L 0–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wang Zengyi | Singles | Bye | Bye | Tokič (SLO) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jakub Dyjas Daniel Górak Wang Zengyi | Team | — | — | — | — | Japan (JPN) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Katarzyna Grzybowska | Singles | Bye | Batra (IND) W 4–2 | Kim S-i (PRK) L 0–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Li Qian | Singles | Bye | Bye | Dodean (ROU) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katarzyna Grzybowska Li Qian Natalia Partyka | Team | — | — | — | — | Japan (JPN) L 0–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Poland entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Piotr Paziński and 2015 European Games silver medalist Karol Robak secured spots in the men's lightweight (68 kg) and welterweight category (80 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Karol Robak | Men's −68 kg | Dièye (SEN) W 15–12 | Achab (BEL) L 7–9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Piotr Paziński | Men's −80 kg | Cisse (CIV) L 2–8 | did not advance | did not advance | Güleç (GER) W 6–5 | Beigi (AZE) L 0–12 PTG | 5 |

## Tennis

Poland has entered seven tennis players (three men and four women) into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Agnieszka Radwańska (world no. 3) qualified directly for the women's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings, while Jerzy Janowicz (world no. 120) had claimed one of six ITF Olympic men's singles places, as Poland's top-ranked tennis player outside of direct qualifying position in the ATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. Going to his fourth straight Games, Marcin Matkowski teamed up his new partner Łukasz Kubot to compete in the men's doubles, and were subsequently added to the Polish tennis team by virtue of their combined ATP ranking.
Due to the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, Magda Linette, along with Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Paula Kania received spare ITF Olympic places to compete in the women's singles and doubles, respectively.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jerzy Janowicz | Singles | Müller (LUX) L 7–5, 1–6, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Łukasz Kubot Marcin Matkowski | Doubles | — | Bopanna / Paes (IND) W 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ | Bautista Agut / Ferrer (ESP) L 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Magda Linette | Singles | Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) L 0–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | Singles | Zheng SS (CHN) L 4–6, 5–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Paula Kania | Doubles | — | Bouchard / Dabrowski (CAN) L 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Agnieszka Radwańska Łukasz Kubot | Doubles | Begu / Tecău (ROU) L 6–4, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, [8–10] | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

Poland has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Agnieszka Jerzyk was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Agnieszka Jerzyk | Women's | 19:50 | 0:54 | 1:03:59 | 0:40 | 36:04 | 2:01:27 | 22 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Three Polish beach volleyball teams (two men's pairs and one women's pair) qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings as of June 13, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Grzegorz Fijałek Mariusz Prudel | Men's | Pool E Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS) L 0 – 2 (14–21, 13–21) Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED) L 1 – 2 (17–21, 21–19, 9–15) E Grimalt – M Grimalt (CHI) W 2 – 1 (21–13, 16–21, 15–9) Lucky Losers Saxton – Schalk (CAN) L 0 – 2 (19–21. 18–21) | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Piotr Kantor Bartosz Łosiak | Men's | Pool B Böckermann – Flüggen (GER) W 2 – 0 (21–11, 23–21) Barsouk – Liamin (RUS) L 0 – 2 (14–21, 17–21) Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 19–21) Lucky Losers Lupo – Nicolai (ITA) L 1 – 2 (12–21, 21–15, 13–15) | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Monika Brzostek Kinga Kołosińska | Women's | Pool A Fendrick – Sweat (USA) W 2 – 1 (14–21, 21–13, 15–7) Birlova – Ukolova (RUS) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–18) Antunes – França (BRA) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 15–21) | 2 Q | Bawden – Clancy (AUS) L 1 – 2 (21–15, 16–21, 11–15) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Indoor
#### Men's tournament

Poland men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top three national finish at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.

##### Team roster

The following is the Poland roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Stéphane Antiga
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2015–16 club |
| 1 | Piotr Nowakowski | 18 December 1987 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 3 | Dawid Konarski | 31 August 1989 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 6 | Bartosz Kurek | 29 August 1988 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 7 | Karol Kłos | 8 August 1989 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 11 | Fabian Drzyzga | 3 January 1990 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Asseco Resovia Rzeszów |
| 12 | Grzegorz Łomacz | 1 October 1987 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Cuprum Lubin |
| 13 | Michał Kubiak (C) | 23 February 1988 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Halkbank Ankara |
| 17 | Paweł Zatorski (L) | 21 June 1990 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 20 | Mateusz Mika | 21 January 1991 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Lotos Trefl Gdańsk |
| 21 | Rafał Buszek | 28 April 1987 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle |
| 22 | Bartosz Bednorz | 25 July 1994 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn |
| 23 | Mateusz Bieniek | 5 April 1994 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | Effector Kielce |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3.000 | 394 | 335 | 1.176 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2.800 | 447 | 389 | 1.149 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2.167 | 432 | 367 | 1.177 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 389 | 392 | 0.992 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 286 | 362 | 0.790 | |
| 6 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 300 | 403 | 0.744 | |

##### Quarterfinal
## Weightlifting

Polish weightlifters have qualified four men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single women's Olympic spot had been added to the Polish roster by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 European Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Adrian Zieliński | Men's −94 kg | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) |
| Tomasz Zieliński | Men's −94 kg | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) | Disqualified (due to doping case) |
| Bartłomiej Bonk | Men's −105 kg | 185 | 7 | 218 | DNF | 185 | DNF |
| Arkadiusz Michalski | Men's −105 kg | 179 | 11 | 221 | 5 | 400 | 7 |
| Patrycja Piechowiak | Women's −69 kg | 101 | 9 | — | — | 101 | DNF |

## Wrestling

Poland has qualified a total of eight wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Three of them had booked Olympic spots with their semifinal triumphs at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament. Meanwhile, the other half of the Polish roster had claimed the remaining Olympic slots in separate World Qualification Tournaments; two of them each in the men's freestyle 86 & 125 kg at the initial meet in Ulaanbaatar, and two more in the women's freestyle 48 & 63 kg at the final meet in Istanbul.
On May 11, 2016, United World Wrestling decided to revoke an Olympic license from Poland in men's freestyle 65 kg, due to doping violations at the European Qualification Tournament, but the license was reinstated two months later, following the recent meldonium guidelines released by IOC and WADA.
Key:
* VT – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Magomedmurad Gadzhiev | −65 kg | Bye | Molinaro (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 16 |
| Zbigniew Baranowski | −86 kg | Bye | Aminashvili (GEO) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Sharifov (AZE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 10 |
| Radosław Baran | −97 kg | Gazyumov (AZE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | Yazdani (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | 13 |
| Robert Baran | −125 kg | Bye | Lazarev (KGZ) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Dlagnev (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Iwona Matkowska | −48 kg | Bye | Genesis (NGR) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Stadnik (AZE) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Bermúdez (ARG) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Katarzyna Krawczyk | −53 kg | Bye | Erdenechimeg (MGL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | S Mattsson (SWE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Monika Michalik | −63 kg | Bye | Kawai (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | Bye | Grigorjeva (LAT) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Trazhukova (RUS) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Agnieszka Wieszczek | −69 kg | Tosun (TUR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 16 |