Poland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOL
NOCPolish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in London, Great Britain
29 July 1948 (1948-07-29) – 14 August 1948 (1948-08-14)
Competitors37 in 5 sports
Flag bearerMieczysław Łomowski
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1908–1912)
 Russian Empire (1912)

Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 BronzeAleksy AntkiewiczBoxingMen's featherweight

Athletics

Men
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Edward Adamczyk Long jump 7,030 9 q 6.735 11
Witold Gerutto Shot put 14.450 12 q 14.37 10
Mieczysław Łomowski Shot put 14.700 7 Q 15.43 4
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak Long jump 5.180 17 Did not advance
Melania Sinoracka Javelin throw — 35.74 11
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz Discus throw — 39.30 4

Boxing

Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Janusz Kasperczak Flyweight  Ronald Gower (AUS)
L PTS		 did not advance
Wawrzyniec Bazarnik Bantamweight  Celestino González (CHI)
L PTS		 did not advance
Aleksy Antkiewicz Featherweight  Leon Trani (PHI)
W PTS		  Pedro Garcia (PER)
W PTS		  Seo Byeong-Ran (KOR)
W PTS		  Ernesto Formenti (PHI)
L PTS		  Francisco Núñez (ARG)
W PTS
Zygmunt Chychła Welterweight  Frits Wijngaard (KOR)
W PTS		  Alex Obeysekere (CEY)
W KO2		  Alessandro D'Ottavio (ITA)
L PTS		 did not advance 5
Antoni Kolczyński Middleweight BYE  Dogomar Martínez  (URU)
L PTS		 did not advance
Franciszek Szymura Light Heavyweight  Mac Joachim (IND)
W PTS		  Israel Quitcón (PUR)
W RSC1		  Mauro Cía (ARG)
L PTS		 did not advance 5

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechages Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Czesław Sobieraj K-1 1000 m 4:46.5 5 — did not advance
K-1 10000 m — 52:51.0 7
Alfons Jeżewski
Marian Matłotka		 K-2 1000 m NT 8 — did not advance
K-2 10000 m — 48:25.6 10

Fencing

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.

Men

Athlete Event Group round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank
Rajmund Karwicki Men's épée  Zappelli (SUI)
 Haro (MEX)
 Parfitt (GBR)
 Skotidas (GRE)
 Henkart (BEL)
 Mikla (HUN)		 6 did not advance 62
Jan Nawrocki Men's épée  Dunay (HUN)
 Han (CAN)
 De Beaumont (GBR)
 Radoux (BEL)
 Camargo (BRA)
 Karamazakidis (GRE)
 Valeronecio (MEX)		 7 did not advance 55
Bolesław Banaś
Antoni Sobik
Teodor Zaczyk
Jan Nawrocki
Rajmund Karwicki		 Team épée  Argentina (ARG)
L 6-10
 Cuba (CUB)
W 8-6		 2 Q  Italy (ITA)
L 1-14
 Hungary (HUN)
L 6-10		 4 did not advance 10
Bolesław Banaś Men's sabre  Tredgold (GBR)
 Molnar (BRA)
 Sama (PER)
 Eriksson (SWE)
 Ruckstuhl (SUI)		 5 did not advance 49
Antoni Sobik Men's sabre  Pomini (ARG)
 Morman (NED)
 Widemann (SUI)
 Asselin (CAN)
 Martinez (CUB)		 2 Q  Dare (ITA)
 Lefevre (FRA)
 Worth (USA)
 Van Der Berg (NED)
 Huergo (ARG)
 Molnar (BRA)
 Putzl (AUT)		 4 Q  Lefevre (FRA)
 Gerevich (HUN)
 Dare (ITA)
 Haro (MEX)
 Berczelly (HUN)
 Cetrulo (USA)
 Loisel (AUT)		 5 did not advance 12
Teodor Zaczyk Men's sabre  Cermeson (ARG)
 Gramain (FRA)
 Zuficar (HUN)
 Goldstein (CHI)
 Nahopoulos (GRE)		 4 did not advance 40
Bolesław Banaś
Antoni Sobik
Teodor Zaczyk
Jerzy Wójcik		 Team sabre  Turkey (TUR)
W 11-5		 2 Q  Austria (AUT)
W 8-8 (59:55)		 2 Q  Belgium (BEL)
L 7-9
 Hungary (HUN)
L 3-12		 3 Did not advance 5

Women

Athlete Event Group round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank
Irena Nawrocka Women's foil  Cerna (USA)
 Klupfel (SUI)
 Kuh (HUN)
 Olsen (DEN)
 Meyer (NED)
 Dermody (IRL)		 5 did not advance 31

Art competitions

Athlete Event Category Title Rank
Zbigniew Turski Music Choral and orchestral Olympic Symphony

References

  1. ↑ "Poland at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
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