The national team has reached the European Basketball Championship on 28 occasions, with their best result at the event coming in 1963 (on home soil) winning the silver. They have also qualified for the Olympic Games six times, with their best finish being fourth in 1936. Poland has made two appearances at the FIBA World Cup all-time, with their first coming in 1967 where they finished fifth. Although Poland would not qualify for the tournament again for the next 52 years, until 2019.