Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Poland at the Olympic Games

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 136 in 18 sports
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Poland is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Games, having missed the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott.

Archery

One Polish archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Women's individual

Athletics

Polish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank




 4×400 m relay N/A

Badminton

Poland has qualified five badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. Adrian Dziółko was selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers in the men's singles, while the men's (Cwalina & Wacha) and mixed doubles (Mateusiak & Kostiuczyk) had claimed their Olympic spots each with a top 16 finish in the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[5]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Adrian Dziółko Men's singles
Adam Cwalina
Przemysław Wacha		 Men's doubles
Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 Mixed doubles

Boxing

Poland has entered one boxer to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Tomasz Jabłoński was the only Polish boxer to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish of his respective division in the World Series of Boxing.[6][7]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tomasz Jabłoński Middleweight

Canoeing

Slalom

Polish canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[8]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's C-1


Men's C-2
Men's K-1
Women's K-1

Sprint

Polish canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Paweł Kaczmarek K-1 200 m
Tomasz Kaczor C-1 1000 m
Piotr Kuleta
Marcin Grzybowski		 C-2 1000 m
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marta Walczykiewicz K-1 200 m
Ewelina Wojnarowska K-1 500 m
Beata Mikołajczyk
Karolina Naja		 K-2 500 m
Edyta Dzieniszewska
Beata Mikołajczyk
Karolina Naja
Ewelina Wojnarowska		 K-4 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Polish riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 national finish in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the 2016 UCI World Ranking (for women).[10]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Road race
Time trial
Road race
Time trial
  Road race
 

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Polish riders have accumulated spots in the men's team sprint,, the women's team pursuit, and the women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's team sprint, Poland has won the right to enter two riders in both the men's sprint and keirin.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Men's sprint  
 
 
 
 		 Men's team sprint  
 		 N/A
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank Opponent
Results		 Rank
 
 
 		 Women's team pursuit
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Men's keirin
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Women's omnium

Fencing

Polish fencers have qualified a full squad in the women's team sabre by picking up the spare berth freed up by Africa for being the next highest ranking nation in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[11] Hanna Łyczbińska secured a spot on the Polish team in the women's foil by virtue of a top two placement from Europe outside the world's top 14 in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.[12][13]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Hanna Łyczbińska Individual foil N/A
  Individual sabre
 
 
 
 
 		 Team sabre N/A

Gymnastics

Artistic

Poland has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. This Olympic berth had been awarded to the Polish female gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[14]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
 

Handball

Men's tournament

Poland men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the first meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Gdańsk.[15]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Host.

Modern pentathlon

Polish athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in the modern pentathlon. Oktawia Nowacka secured her selection in the women's event by having achieved one of the Olympic quota places available from the European Championships.

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Oktawia Nowacka Women's

Rowing

Polish rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls


Lightweight double sculls N/A




Quadruple sculls N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank


 Double sculls N/A


Lightweight double sculls N/A




Quadruple sculls N/A

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Polish sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[16][17]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Piotr Myszka RS:X
Kacper Ziemiński Laser N/A
Paweł Kołodziński
Łukasz Przybytek		 49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Małgorzata Białecka RS:X
Irmina Gliszczyńska
Agnieszka Skrzypulec		 470 N/A

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Polish shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and the European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) as of March 31, 2016.[18]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air pistol
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
  50 m rifle 3 positions N/A
  N/A
10 m air pistol N/A
Skeet

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Polish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[19][20] To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain the Olympic qualifying cut in each of the individual events at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2016 Polish Championships & Olympic Trials in Szczecin (May 25 to 29).

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marcin Cieślak 200 m individual medley
Konrad Czerniak 100 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Radosław Kawęcki 100 m backstroke
200 m backstroke
Paweł Korzeniowski 100 m freestyle
100 m butterfly
Tomasz Polewka 100 m backstroke
Jan Świtkowski 200 m freestyle
200 m butterfly
Wojciech Wojdak 400 m freestyle N/A
1500 m freestyle N/A
Filip Zaborowski 400 m freestyle N/A




4×100 m freestyle relay N/A




4×200 m freestyle relay N/A




4×100 m medley relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alicja Tchórz 200 m backstroke




4×100 m freestyle relay N/A

Table tennis

Poland has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2012 Olympian Li Qian secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the women's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[21] London 2012 Olympians Wang Zengyi and Katarzyna Grzybowska, along with Jakub Dyjas, were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[22]

Daniel Górak and Paralympian Natalia Partyka were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games by virtue of the top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jakub Dyjas Singles
Wang Zengyi
Jakub Dyjas
Daniel Górak
Wang Zengyi		 Team N/A
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Katarzyna Grzybowska Singles
Li Qian
Katarzyna Grzybowska
Li Qian
Natalia Partyka		 Team N/A

Taekwondo

Poland entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Piotr Paziński and 2015 European Games silver medalist Karol Robak secured spots in the men's lightweight (68 kg) and welterweight category (80 kg) respectively by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[23]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Karol Robak Men's −68 kg
Piotr Paziński Men's −80 kg

Weightlifting

Polish weightlifters have qualified four men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single women's Olympic spot had been added to the Polish roster by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 European Championships.[24] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's
Women's

Wrestling

Poland has qualified six wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Four of them had booked Olympic spots by progressing to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament, while two more had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Polish roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[25]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Magomedmurad Gadzhiev −65 kg
Zbigniew Baranowski −86 kg
Radosław Baran −97 kg
Robert Baran −125 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Iwona Matkowska −48 kg
Katarzyna Krawczyk −53 kg
Monika Michalik −63 kg
Agnieszka Wieszczek −69 kg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (31 July 2015). "Germany and Indonesia secure final Rio 2016 men's individual quota places at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Secondary qualifier allocates five additional Olympic quotas". World Archery Federation. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (5 May 2016). "Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Tomasz Jabłoński pojedzie do Rio" [Tomasz Jabłoński will go to Rio] (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (23 February 2016). "Russia overcome France in Sabre World Cup to book Rio 2016 spot". Inside the Games. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rio de Janeiro 2016. Florecistka Hanna Łyczbińska wywalczyła na Kubie kwalifikację do igrzysk olimpijskich!" [Rio de Janeiro 2016: Foil fencer Hanna Łyczbińska has qualified for the Olympics in Cuba] (in Polish). Poznań Sport. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Russia top as Olympic qualification by ranking ends". FIE. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Tunisia and Poland qualify for Rio 2016". IHF. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Małgorzata Białecka i Piotr Myszka pojadą na igrzyska do Rio!" [Małgorzata Białecka and Piotr Myszka will go to Rio] (in Polish). Dziennik Bałtycki. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  21. ↑ Marshall, Ian (14 April 2016). "Defensive Skills Secure First Ever Olympic Places for Han Ying and Polina Mikhailova". ITTF. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  22. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  24. ↑ "Continental Qualification current standing". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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