Poland at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 144 competitors, 127 men and 17 women took part in 55 events in 15 sports.^[1]

Poland at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Berlin, Germany 1 August 1936 (1936-08-01) – 16 August 1936 (1936-08-16)
Competitors	144 (127 men, 17 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Klemens Biniakowski
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 3 Total 6
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
Silver	Stanisława Walasiewicz	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
Silver	Jadwiga Wajs	Athletics	Women's discus throw
Silver	Zdzisław Kawecki Seweryn Kulesza Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz	Equestrian	Team eventing
Bronze	Maria Kwaśniewska	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
Bronze	Jerzy Ustupski Roger Verey	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Bronze	Władysław Karaś	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Teodor Bieregowoj	50 km walk	—						4:42:49.0	9
Kazimierz Fiałka	Marathon	—						DNF
Bronisław Gancarz		—						3:03:11.0	33
Kazimierz Kucharski	800 m	1:55.7	2 Q	—		1:54.7	2 Q	1:53.8	4
Józef Noji	5000 m	15:11.2	3 Q	—				14:33.4	5
	10000 m	—						32:13.0	14
Tadeusz Śliwak Antoni Maszewski Kazimierz Kucharski Klemens Biniakowski	4 × 400 m relay	3:17.6	7	—				did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Karol Hoffmann	Triple jump	?	DNQ	did not advance
	High jump	1.70	32	did not advance
Edward Luckhaus	Triple jump	?	Q	14.61	11
Jerzy Pławczyk	High jump	1.85	1 Q	1.80	22
Wilhelm Schneider	Pole vault	3.80	1 Q	4.00	6

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Jerzy Pławczyk	Result	11.6	7.12	11.94	1.85	54.0	16.4	38.30	3.70	54.26	5:04.0	6871	9
	Points	686	836	615	846	669	723	662	775	667	392

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Stanisława Walasiewicz	100 m	12.5	1 Q	—		12.0	2 Q	11.7

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Maria Kwaśniewska	Javelin throw	—		41.80
Jadwiga Wajs	Discus throw	—		46.22

Basketball

Men's tournament

Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Roster

Poland

Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko

Zdzisław Filipkiewicz Florian Grzechowiak Zdzisław Kasprzak Jakub Kopf

Ewaryst Łój Janusz Patrzykont Andrzej Pluciński Zenon Różycki

Paweł Stok Edward Szostak

First round

7 August

Italy

44–28

Poland

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Second round

9 August

Japan

43–31

Poland

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Second consolation round

10 August

Poland

28–23

Latvia

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Third round

11 August

Poland

33–25

Brazil

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Fourth round

12 August

Poland

WOvs.

Peru

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Semifinals

13 August

Canada

42–15

Poland

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Bronze medal match

14 August

Mexico

26–12

Poland

Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Edmund Sobkowiak	Flyweight	Henry C. Cooper (AUS) W KO2	Walter Siegfried (SUI) W PTS	Louis Laurie (USA) L PTS	did not advance		5
Antoni Czortek	Bantamweight	Pierre Bonnet (FRA) W PTS	Alec Hannan (RSA) L PTS	did not advance
Aleksander Polus	Featherweight	BYE	BYE	Oscar Casanovas (ARG) L PTS	did not advance		5
Czesław Cyraniak	Lightweight	François Aupetit (FRA) W PTS	José Padilla (PHI) L PTS	did not advance
Józef Pisarski	Welterweight	Leonard Cook (NZL) L PTS	did not advance
Henryk Chmielewski	Middleweight	BYE	Jean De Schryver (BEL) W PTS	Jimmy Clark (USA) W PTS	Henry Tiller (NOR) L PTS	Raúl Villarreal  (ARG) L WO	4
Stanisław Piłat	Heavyweight	BYE	José Feans (URU) L PTS	did not advance

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechages		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marian Kozłowski Antoni Bazaniak	K-2 10000 m	—				47:49.8	11

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all men, represented Poland in 1936.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mieczysław Kapiak	Men's road race	DNF
Wiktor Olecki		DNF
Wacław Starzyński		2:33:08.0	16
Stanisław Zieliński		2:33:08.0	16
Wacław Starzyński Stanisław Zieliński Mieczysław Kapiak Wiktor Olecki	Team time trial	DNF

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping			Total
								Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz	Arlekin III	Individual	123.00	13	110.00	233.00	14	20.00	253.00	15	253.00	15
Zdzisław Kawecki	Bambino		127.70	15	133.00	260.70	17	40.00	300.70	18	300.70	18
Seweryn Kulesza	Tóska		138.00	26	300.00	438.00	23	0.00	438.00	21	438.00	21
Henryk Leliwa-Roycewicz Zdzisław Kawecki Seweryn Kulesza	See above	Team	388.70	1	543.00	931.70	3	60.00	991.70	2	991.70

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final
			Penalties	Rank
Janusz Komorowski	Dunkan	Individual	47.25	36
Michał Gutowski	Warszawianka		DNF
Tadeusz Sokołowski	Zbieg II		DNF
Janusz Komorowski Michał Gutowski Tadeusz Sokołowski	See above	Team	47.25	DNF

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

11 fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1936.

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
Roman Kantor	Men's épée	5-0	5 Q	—		7-0	2 Q	4-0	6	did not advance
Antoni Franz		2-1	6	did not advance
Antoni Sobik	Men's sabre	5-2	2 Q	—		3-1	3 Q	4-1	2 Q	2-6	7
Władysław Segda		5-2	2 Q	—		3-1	2 Q	2-3	4	did not advance
Władysław Dobrowolski		4-1	3 Q	—		2-3	4	did not advance
Alfred Staszewicz Teodor Zaczyk Rajmund Karwicki Roman Kantor Kazimierz Szempliński Antoni Franz	Team epee	Portugal (POR) W 9-7  Switzerland (SUI) L 8-8	1 Q	—		Canada (CAN) W 8-8  Great Britain (GBR) W 8-3	2 Q	Belgium (BEL) L 2-14  France (FRA) L 4-12  Germany (GER) L 2-8	4	Did not advance	5
Antoni Sobik Władysław Segda Władysław Dobrowolski Adam Papée Marian Suski Teodor Zaczyk	Team sabre	Greece (GRE) W 9-3	2 Q	—		Sweden (SWE) W 15-1  Turkey (TUR) W 9-2	1 Q	France (FRA) W 10-6  Austria (AUT) W 8-8	2 Q	Italy (ITA) L 6-10  Hungary (HUN) L 1-10  Germany (GER) L 3-9	4

Football

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Roster

Poland

Coach: Józef Kałuża

Spirydion Albański Franciszek Cebulak Ewald Dytko Hubert Gad Antoni Gałecki Wilhelm Góra Walerian Kisieliński Józef Kotlarczyk

Henryk Martyna Michał Matyas Walenty Musielak Teodor Peterek Ryszard Piec Friedrich Scherfke Władysław Szczepaniak

Jan Wasiewicz Gerard Wodarz Marian Fontowicz Edward Madejski Wilhelm Piec Alojzy Sitko Jerzy Wostal

First round

Poland	3–0	Hungary
Gad 12' 27' Wodarz 88'	Report

August 5, 1936
17:30

Berlin Poststadion

Attendance: 5.000

Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni (ITA)

Quarterfinals

Poland	5–4	Great Britain
Gad 33' Wodarz 43' 48' 53' Piec 56'	Report	Clements 26' Shearer 71' Joy 78' 80'

August 8, 1936
17:30

Berlin Poststadion

Attendance: 6.000

Referee: Rudolf Eklow (SWE)

Semifinals

Austria	3–1	Poland
Kainberger 14' Laudon 55' Mandl 88'	Report	Gad 73'

August 11, 1936
17:00

Berlin Olympic Stadium (Berlin)

Attendance: 82.000

Referee: Arthur Willoughby Barton (GBR)

Bronze medal match

Norway	3–2	Poland
Brustad 15' 21' 84'	Report	Wodarz 5' Peterek 24' (pen.)

August 13, 1936
16:00

Berlin Olympic Stadium (Berlin)

Attendance: 95.000

Referee: Alfred Birlem (GER)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Individual Standings								Group Exercises						Total
		Balance Beam		Uneven Bars		Horse Vault		Individual		Round 1		Round 2		Group
Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Klara Sierońska Marta Majowska Matylda Ossadnik Wiesława Noskiewicz Janina Skirlińska Alina Cichecka Julia Wojciechowska Stefania Krupa	Women's Team all-around	371.55						371.55	5	51.90	7	46.85	5	98.75	6	470.30	6

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Poland had eleven rowers (only men were competing at that time) participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Roger Verey	Single sculls	7:11.01	2 Q	BYE		DNF		did not advance
Roger Verey Jerzy Ustupski	Double sculls	6:50.0	2 q	—		8:02.8	2 Q	7:36.2
Ryszard Borzuchowski Edward Kobyliński	Coxless pair	7:29.9	1 Q	BYE				8:41.9	6
Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski	Coxed pair	7:53.9	4 q	—		8:56.2	3	did not advance	8
Włodzimierz Zawadzki Bronisław Karwecki Stanisław Kuryłłowicz Witalis Leporowski Jerzy Skolimowski	Coxed four	6:50.5	5 q	—		8:12.2	2	did not advance	8

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race														Final rank
		1		2		3		4		5		6		7
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Leon Jensz	O-Jolle	18	8	3	23	18	8	13	13	19	7	20	6	20	6	71	18
Janusz Rajmund Zalewski Jozef Klemens Langowski Alfons Olszewski Juliusz Wladyslaw Sieradzki Stanislaw Zalewski	6 Metre	10	3	11	2	DNF	0	11	2	9	4	9	4	10	3	18	11

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Shoot off	Final
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Rank
Wojciech Bursa	25 m rapid fire pistol	NM	did not advance					29
Władysław Karaś	50 metre rifle prone	—					296
Antoni Pachla		—					288	44
Zenon Piątkowski	25 m rapid fire pistol	18	3	did not advance				27
Kazimierz Suchorzewski		18	6	5	6	1	29	7
Jan Wrzosek	50 metre rifle prone	—					289	40

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kazimierz Bocheński Helmut Barysz Joachim Karliczek Ilja Szrajbman	4 × 200 m freestyle	—		DSQ		Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool							Final round
		Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Rank	Final round Result	Rank
Antoni Rokita	−56 kg	Alfred Gilles (BEL) W F 5:53	Ivar Stokke (NOR) L F 8:08	Egon Svensson (SWE) L F 4:49	—			12	did not advance
Henryk Szlązak	−61 kg	Gyula Móri (HUN) W F 11:25	Ernst Lehmann (SUI) W F 2:50	Einar Karlsson (SWE) L 0-3	Sebastian Hering (GER) L 0-3	—		8	did not advance
Zbigniew Szajewski	−66 kg	Imam Hassan Ali (EGY) W 2-1	Arild Dahl (NOR) L 0-3	Josef Grahsl (AUT) W F 7:41	Voldemar Väli (EST) L F 15:21	—		7	did not advance

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Category	Title	Rank
Jan Parandowski	Literature	Epic works	Dysk Olimpijski
Stanisław Ostoja-Chrostowski	Painting	Commercial graphic art	Yachting Club Certificate
Józef Klukowski	Sculpture	Reliefs	Ball