# Poland at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 93 competitors, 82 men and 11 women, took part in 44 events in 11 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Halina Konopacka | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Michał Antoniewicz Kazimierz Gzowski Kazimierz Szosland | Equestrian | Team jumping |
| Bronze | Michał Antoniewicz Karol Rómmel Józef Trenkwald | Equestrian | Team eventing |
| Bronze | Tadeusz Friedrich Kazimierz Laskowski Aleksander Małecki Adam Papée Władysław Segda Jerzy Zabielski | Fencing | Men's team sabre |
| Bronze | Leon Birkholc Franciszek Bronikowski Bolesław Drewek Edmund Jankowski Bernard Ormanowski | Rowing | Men's coxed four |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Klemens Biniakowski | 400 m | 50.8 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Józef Jaworski | 1500 m | 4:14.0 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Kostrzewski | 400 m | 52.2 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Kostrzewski | 400 m hurdles | 56.0 | 2 Q | — | — | 58.0 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Feliks Malanowski | 800 m | 1:59.8 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wojciech Trojanowski | 110 m hurdles | 16.0 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zygmunt Weiss | 400 m | 50.8 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Feliks Zuber | 400 m | 52.6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Klemens Biniakowski Stefan Kostrzewski Zygmunt Weiss Feliks Zuber | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.2 | 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 |
| Józef Baran-Bilewski | Discus throw | 41.77 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zdzisław Nowak | Long jump | 6.57 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 100H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Antoni Cejzik | Result | 12.2 | 5.92 | 12.11 | 1.70 | 53.0 | 18.4 | 39.43 | 2.90 | 43.96 | 5:11.4 | 5415 | 18 |
| Antoni Cejzik | Points | 567 | 569 | 613 | 544 | 676 | 464 | 653 | 333 | 500 | 496 | 5415 | 18 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gertruda Kilosówna | 800 m | 2:28.0 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 2:28.0 | 8 |
| Otylia Tabacka | 800 m | 2:33.0 | 7 | 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 |
| Genowefa Kobielska | Discus throw | 32.72 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Halina Konopacka | Discus throw | 39.17 OR | 1 Q | 39.62 WR | |

## 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 |
| Stefan Glon | Bantamweight | Osvaldo Sánchez (CHI) L PTS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan Górny | Featherweight | BYE | Frederick Volkert (CAN) W PTS | Lucian Biquet (BEL) L PTS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Witold Majchrzycki | Lightweight | Sandor Szobolevszky (HUN) W PTS | Stephen Halaiko (USA) L PTS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jerzy Snoppek | Middleweight | BYE | Fred Mallin (GBR) L PTS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Poland in 1928.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Stanisław Kłosowicz | Men's road race | 5:51:31 | 57 |
| Eugeniusz Michalak | Men's road race | 5:37:02 | 49 |
| Józef Popowski | Men's road race | 5:55:39 | 61 |
| Józef Stefański | Men's road race | 5:47:15 | 54 |
| Eugeniusz Michalak Józef Stefański Stanisław Kłosowicz Józef Popowski | Team road race | 17:16:35 | 13 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Jerzy Koszutski | Men's sprint | Van Massenhove (BEL) Knabenhans (SUI) 2 L | Donnelly (IRL) Plūme (LAT) W | Malvassi (ARG) Cozens (GBR) Knabenhans (SUI) W | Hansen (AUS) L 13.2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Józef Lange | Men's time trial | 1:18.0 | 6 |

#### Team Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Józef Lange Alfred Reul Jan Zybert Józef Oksiutycz | Team pursuit | Belgium L q | Netherlands L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

#### Tandem

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Stanisław Podgórski Ludwik Turowski | Tandem | Hans Bernhardt Karl Köther (GER) L12.4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Equestrian

Five riders, represented Poland in 1928, all they won medals.

### 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 |
| Michał Antoniewicz | Moja Miła | Individual | 144.50 | 39 | 1438.0 | 3 | 1582.50 | 4 | 240.0 | 16 | 1822.50 | 19 |
| Józef Trenkwald | Lwi Pazur | Individual | 184.70 | 25 | 1250.5 | 29 | 1435.20 | 6 | 210.0 | 20 | 1645.20 | 25 |
| Karol von Rómmel | Donese | Individual | 90.22 | 45 | 1240.0 | 30 | 1330.22 | 2 | 270.0 | 12 | 1600.22 | 26 |
| Michał Antoniewicz Józef Trenkwald Karol von Rómmel | See above | Team | 419.42 | 12 | 3928.50 | 5 | 4347.92 | 5 | 720.00 | 2 | 5067.92 | |

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Michał Antoniewicz | Readglet | Individual | 1:31 | 6 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kazimierz Gzowski | Mylord | Individual | 1:33 | 0 | 4 Q | 2 | 4 | Did not advance | 4 |
| Kazimierz Szosland | Alli | Individual | 1:40 | 2 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michał Antoniewicz Kazimierz Gzowski Kazimierz Szosland | See above | Team | 4:44 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | |

## Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1928.

### 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 |
| Władysław Segda | Foil | Rozgonyi (HUN) L 1-5 Lion (AUT) L 2-5 Uggla (SWE) L 3-5 Garcia (ESP) L 2-5 Freund (YUG) W 5-1 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tadeusz Friedrich Adam Papée Aleksander Małecki Kazimierz Laskowski Władysław Segda Jerzy Zabielski | Team sabre | Great Britain (GBR) W 11-5 United States (USA) W 9-7 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | Italy (ITA) L 0-16 Belgium (BEL) W 9-7 | 2 Q | Hungary (HUN) L 4-12 Germany (GER) W 9-7 | |

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Poland in 1928.
| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Franciszek Koprowski | Men's | 28 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 142 | 34 |
| Zenon Małłysko | Men's | 18 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 77 | 12 |
| Stefan Szelestowski | Men's | 26 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 36 | 110 | 26 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Repechage | Repechage | Round 2 | Round 2 | Repechage | Repechage | Round 3 | Round 3 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Franciszek Bronikowski Edmund Jankowski Leon Birkholc Bernard Ormanowski Bolesław Drewek | Coxed four | 7:31.6 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 7:47.6 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 7:29.0 | 1 Q | 7:29.0 | 1 Q | 7:12.8 | |
| Otto Gordziałkowski Stanisław Urban Andrzej Sołtan-Pereświat Marian Wodziański Janusz Ślązak Wacław Michalski Józef Łaszewski Henryk Niezabitowski Jerzy Skolimowski | Eight | 6:37.0 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 6:43.2 | 2 | 6:24.6 | 1 Q | 6:42.2 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Net points | Final rank | Final series | Final series | Final series | Final series | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Final rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Final rank |
| Władysław Krzyżanowski Adam Wolff | 12' Dinghy | 8 | 8 | DNS | 7 | 33 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Władysław Kuncewicz | 100 metre freestyle | 1:10.8 | 29 | 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 |
| Róża Kajzer | 200 metre breaststroke | 3:45.2 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 |
| Henryk Ganzera | −58 kg | Kurt Leucht (GER) L F | Ðula Sabo (YUG) L F | — | — | — | — | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leon Mazurek | −62 kg | Ernst Steinig (GER) L F | Aage Meyer (DEN) L F | — | — | — | — | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryszard Błażyca | −67.5 kg | Tayyar Yalaz (TUR) L F | Alberto Barbieri (ARG) W F | Harald Pettersson (SWE) W F | Ede Sperling (GER) L F | — | — | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan Gałuszka | −82.5 kg | BYE | Ejnar Hansen (DEN) W F | Adolf Rieger (GER) L F | — | — | — | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Art competitions

| Athlete | Event | Category | Title | Rank |
| Kazimierz Wierzyński | Literature | Lyric works | Laur Olimpijski | |
| Władysław Skoczylas | Painting | Drawings | Posters | |