Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Poland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	51 in 4 sports
Medals Rank: 14	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 4	Total 7
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Poland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 51 competitors, 42 men and 9 women, took part in 21 events in 4 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Janusz Kusociński — Athletics, Men's 10,000 metres
• Stanisława Walasiewicz — Athletics, Women's 100 metres

Silver

• Jerzy Braun, Janusz Ślązak, Jerzy Skolimowski — Rowing, Men's coxed pair

Bronze

• Jadwiga Wajs — Athletics, Women's Discus throw
• Henryk Budziński, Jan Krenz-Mikołajczak — Rowing, Men's coxless pair
• Jerzy Braun, Janusz Ślązak, Stanisław Urban, Edward Kobyliński, Jerzy Skolimowski — Rowing, Men's coxed four
• Tadeusz Friedrich, Marian Suski, Władysław Dobrowolski, Władysław Segda, Adam Papée, Leszek Lubicz-Nycz — Fencing, Men's team sabre

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Janusz Kusociński	5000 m	DNS		Did not advance
	10000 m	N/A		30:11.4 OR

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Zygmunt Heljasz	Shot put	N/A		14.490	9
	Discus throw	N/A		42.59	13
Jerzy Pławczyk	High jump	N/A		1.90	7

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	100H	JT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Zygmunt Siedlecki	Result	11.6	6.49	13.56	1.70	53.8	17.0	39.05	3.00	NM	DNS	DNF
	Points	683	695	701	544	642	599	645	357	DNF		DNF

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Felicja Schabińska	80 m hurdles	12.8	8	N/A		Did not advance
Stanisława Walasiewicz	100 m	11.9	1 WR	11.9	1 WR	11.9 WR

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jadwiga Wajs	Discus throw	N/A		38.74
Stanisława Walasiewicz		N/A		33.60	6

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1932.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz	Men's sabre	4-2	5 Q	N/A				2-6	8	Did not advance	13
Adam Papée		3-3	5 Q	N/A				2-6	7	Did not advance	15
Władysław Segda		3-3	6 Q	N/A				0-1	9	Did not advance	18
Tadeusz Friedrich Adam Papée Władysław Segda Leszek Lubicz-Nycz Marian Suski Władysław Dobrowolski	Team sabre	Mexico (MEX) W 10-6  Denmark (DEN) W 9-5	2 Q	N/A						Italy (ITA) L 1-9  United States (USA) W 8-8  Hungary (HUN) L 1-9

Rowing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Henryk Budziński Jan Krenz-Mikołajczak	Coxless pair	7:53.4	1 Q	BYE		8:08.2
Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski	Coxed pair	N/A				8:31.2
Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Stanisław Urban Edward Kobyliński Jerzy Skolimowski	Coxed four	7:04.2	1 Q	BYE		7:26.8

Art competitions

Athlete	Event	Category	Title	Rank
Janina Konarska	Painting	Prints	Narciarze (Skier)
Józef Klukowski	Sculpture	Medals and reliefs	Sport Sculpture II

References

1. "Poland at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database