Poland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Poland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Poland at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in London, Great Britain; 29 July 1948 – 14 August 1948
Competitors	37 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Mieczysław Łomowski
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
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
Bronze	Aleksy Antkiewicz	Boxing	Men's featherweight

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	1 Round	2 Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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

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

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

Athlete	Event	Group round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Athlete	Event	Group round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	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