Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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]

Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Los Angeles, United States 29 July 1932 (1932-07-29) – 14 August 1932 (1932-08-14)
Competitors	51 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Janusz Ślązak
Medals Ranked 14th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 7
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)

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Janusz Kusociński	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres
Gold	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
Bronze	Henryk Budziński Jan Mikołajczak	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
Bronze	Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Stanisław Urban Edward Kobyliński Jerzy Skolimowski	Rowing	Men's coxed four
Bronze	Tadeusz Friedrich Marian Suski Władysław Dobrowolski Władysław Segda Adam Papée Leszek Lubicz-Nycz	Fencing	Men's team sabre

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Zygmunt Heljasz	Shot put	—		14.490	9
	Discus throw	—		42.59	13
Jerzy Pławczyk	High jump	—		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	—		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	—		38.74
Stanisława Walasiewicz		—		33.60	6

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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	—				2-6	8	Did not advance	13
Adam Papée		3-3	5 Q	—				2-6	7	Did not advance	15
Władysław Segda		3-3	6 Q	—				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	—						Italy (ITA) L 1-9  United States (USA) W 8-8  Hungary (HUN) L 1-9

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Henryk Budziński Jan Mikołajczak	Coxless pair	7:53.4	1 Q	BYE		8:08.2
Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski	Coxed pair	—				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

Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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