page_title: Poles in the United Kingdom
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Poles in the United Kingdom / Notable persons / Sport
caption_attribution_description: English: Phil Jagielka with Everton FC Русский: Фил Джагелка в составе ФК «Эвертон»
context_page_description: British Poles, alternatively known as Polish-British people or Polish Britons, are Poles who are citizens of the United Kingdom. This includes people born in the UK who are of Polish descent, and Polish-born people who reside in the UK. There are approximately 800,000 people of Polish nationality in the UK, making them one of the largest ethnic minorities in the country alongside Indians, Pakistanis, Germans and the Irish. The Polish language is the second-most spoken language in England, and the third-most spoken in the UK after English and Welsh. About 1% of the UK population speaks Polish.
  Exchanges between the two countries date back to medieval times, when Britain, Europe's chief power, and Poland, then one of Europe's largest countries, were linked by trade and diplomacy. A notable 16th-century Polish resident in England was the Protestant convert, John Laski, who influenced the course of the English Reformation and helped in establishing the Church of England.
context_section_description: Paweł Abbott – former Poland under-21 international footballer, born and raised in York
  Konrad Bartelski – Alpine ski racer
  Michael Bisping – mixed martial artist
  Andy Drzewiecki – former weightlifter
  Carl Froch – professional boxer and two-time former WBC Super Middleweight Champion
  Lisa Dobriskey – British middle distance athlete
  Mickey Duff – Polish-born boxer and promoter
  Robert Grabarz – high-jumper
  Phil Jagielka – England international footballer
  Andrew Johnson – former England international footballer
  Lukas Jutkiewicz – footballer
  Paul Konchesky – former England international footballer
  Craig Kopczak – rugby league player
  Dick Krzywicki – former Wales international footballer
  Anthony Malarczyk – former cyclist
  Eddie Niedzwiecki – former Wales international footballer
  Anton Otulakowski – former footballer
  Kris Radlinski – former Wigan Warriors and Great Britain rugby league player
  Kevin Rutkiewicz – footballer
  Kevin Spiolek – former darts player
  Alex Szostak – rugby league player
  James Tarkowski – footballer
  Daniel Topolski – Oxford University rowing coach and TV pundit
  Wojciech Szczęsny – former goal-keeper for Arsenal F.C.
caption: Phil Jagielka playing for Everton, 2014
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