Poland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 125 competitors, 103 men and 22 women, took part in 74 events in 11 sports.[1] Zygmunt Chychła became first post-War Olympic gold champion.

Poland at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codePOL
NOCPolish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Helsinki
Competitors125 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Teodor Kocerka
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1908–1912)
 Russian Empire (1912)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldZygmunt ChychłaBoxingMen's welterweight
 SilverAleksy AntkiewiczBoxingMen's lightweight
 SilverJerzy JokielGymnasticsMen's floor
 BronzeTeodor KocerkaRowingMen's single sculls

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Roman Budzyński 200 m 23.37 2 Q 22.51 6 Did not advance
Mieczysław Długoborski 1500 metres 3:57.8 6 Did not advance
Alojzy Graj 5000 metres 14:30.0 7 — Did not advance
Jan Kielas 3000 m steeplechase 9:15.4 7 Did not advance
Emil Kiszka 100 m 11.13 3 Did not advance
Roman Korban 800 metres 1:54.7 4 Did not advance
Stefan Lewandowski 1500 metres 4:00.8 7 Did not advance
Gerard Mach 200 m 22.16 2 Q 22.12 4 Did not advance
400 m 48.64 2 Q DNS Did not advance
Winand Osiński Marathon — 2:54:38.2 47
Edmund Potrzebowski 800 metres 1:52.6 2 Q 1:53.7 5 Did not advance
1500 metres 3:56.8 6 Did not advance
Zdobysław Stawczyk 200 m 22.22 2 Q 22.12 4 Did not advance
Zygmunt Buhl
Emil Kiszka
Zdobysław Stawczyk
Dominik Sucheński		 4 × 100 m relay 41.8 3 Q — 41.8 5 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Henryk Grabowski Long jump 6.77 21 Did not advance
Stanisław Kowal Triple jump 14.03 28 Did not advance
Tadeusz Krzyżanowski Shot put 14.90 11 Q 15.08 10
Zbigniew Radziwonowicz Javelin throw 61.50 20 Did not advance
Janusz Sidło Javelin throw 62.16 18 Did not advance
Zygfryd Weinberg Triple jump 14.65 9 Q 14.76 10
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Maria Arndt 200 m 25.9 6 Did not advance
Elzbieta Bocian 100 m 12.9 4 Did not advance
Genowefa Minicka 200 m 25.9 4 Did not advance
Eulalia Szwajkowska 200 m 25.5 1 Q — 25.2 6 Did not advance
Maria Arndt
Maria Ilwicka
Genowefa Minicka
Eulalia Szwajkowska		 4 × 100 m relay 48.1 4 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Magdalena Breguła Shot put 13.05 6 Q 12.93 10
Maria Ciach Javelin throw 39.96 12 Q 44.31 7
Elżbieta Krysińska Shot put 11.50 16 Did not advance
Elżbieta Krzesińska-Duńska Long jump 5.43 18 Q 5.65 12
Maria Ilwicka Long jump 5.09 32 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Henryk Kukier Flyweight  Edgar Basel (GER)
L 0:3		 Did not advance
Henryk Niedźwiedzki Bantamweight  Ronald Charles Gower (AUS)
W TKO		  Pentti Hamalainen (FIN)
L 0:3		 Did not advance
Leszek Drogosz Featherweight  Kyar Ba Nyein (BIR)
W 3:0		  Pedro Galasso (BRA)
W 3:0		  Sergio Caprari (ITA)
L 0:3		 Did not advance
Aleksy Antkiewicz Lightweight  Benjamin Enriquez (PHI)
W 3:0		  Hans-Werner Wohlers (GER)
W 3:0		  Frederick Reardon (GBR)
W 3:0		  Gheorghe Fiat (ROU)
W WO		  Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA)
L 0:3
Leszek Kudłacik Light Welterweight  Rene Weismann (FRA)
L 1:2		 Did not advance
Zygmunt Chychla Welterweight  Pierre Wouters (BEL)
W 3:0		  José Luis Dávalos Noriega (MEX)
W 3:0		  Július Torma (TCH)
W 2:1		  Günther Heidemann (GER)
W 2:1		  Sergei Scherbakov (URS)
W 3:0
Jerzy Krawczyk Light Middleweight BYE  Boris Tishin (URS)
L TKO		 Did not advance
Henryk Nowara Middleweight  Khan Mohammad (PAK)
L 1:2		 Did not advance
Tadeusz Grzelak Light Heavyweight BYE  Franz Pfitscher (AUT)
W 3:0		  Norvel Lee (USA)
L 0:3		 Did not advance
Antoni Gościański Heavyweight  Algirdas Šocikas (URS)
L TKO		 Did not advance

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

13 fencers, 10 male and 3 female, represented Poland in 1952.

Men
Athlete Event Elimination round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank
Adam Krajewski Men's épée  Haro (MEX)
 Kerttula (FIN)
 Sákovics (HUN)
 Eriksen (NOR)
 Gutiérrez (VEN)
 Henrion (BEL)
 López (GUA)		 1 Q  Gretsch (LUX)
 Wiik (FIN)
 Lüchow (DEN)
 Forssell (SWE)
 Delaunois (BEL)
 Berzsenyi (HUN)
 Parfitt (GBR)		 8 Did not advance 38
Andrzej Przeździecki  Lüchow (DEN)
 Maquet (BEL)
 Vebell (USA)
 Brooke (CAN)
 Massini (ARG)
 Uray (ROU)
 Stanmore (AUS)		 4 Q  Pavesi (ITA)
 Buck (LUX)
 Abdel Rahman (EGY)
 Dybkær (DEN)
 Barth (SUI)
 von Koss (NOR)
 Lund (AUS)
 Dias (POR)		 7 Did not advance 32
Wojciech Rydz  Rerrich (HUN)
 Jay (GBR)
 Pekelman (BRA)
 Deksbakh (URS)
 Chelaru (ROU)
 Bertorelli (VEN)
 Duffy (IRL)		 4 Q  Mangiarotti (ITA)
 Fahlman (SWE)
 Maquet (BEL)
 Bougnol (FRA)
 Haro (MEX)
 Pekelman (BRA)
 Marinescu (ROU)
 Pinto (DEN)		 8 Did not advance 35
Andrzej Przeździecki
Wojciech Rydz
Jan Nawrocki
Adam Krajewski
Zygmunt Grodner		 Team épée  Great Britain (GBR)
L 6-10
 Sweden (SWE)
L 0-9		 3 Did not advance 7
Jerzy Pawłowski Men's foil  Uralov (URS)
 Bukantz (USA)
 Valcke (BEL)
 Raitio (FIN)
 Knödler (SAA)
 Menéndez (CUB)		 4 Q  Di Rosa (ITA)
 Eriksson (SWE)
 Dessouki (EGY)
 Paul (GBR)
 Midler (URS)}		 4 Did not advance 20
Jerzy Twardokens  Verhalle (BEL)
 Paul (GBR)
 Galimi (ARG)
 Wahl (IRL)
 Maki (JPN)
 Soberón (GUA)		 2 Q  Bergamini (ITA)
 Younes (EGY)
 Axelrod (USA)
 Lindeman (FIN)
 Galimi (ARG)
 Iesi (URU)		 4 Did not advance 19
Jerzy Pawłowski Men's sabre  Heywaert (BEL)
 Manayenko (URS)
 Carnera (DEN)
 Rau (SAA)
 Fethers (AUS)
 Cámara (MEX)
 Gutiérrez (VEN)		 1 Q  Lefèvre (FRA)
 Loisel (AUT)
 Darè (ITA)
 Abdel Rahman (EGY)
 Nordin (SWE)
 Anderson (GBR)
 Amez-Droz (SUI)		 2 Q  Kovács (HUN)
 Pinton (ITA)
 Ballister (BEL)
 Loisel (AUT)
 Levavasseur (FRA)		 6 Did not advance 17
Leszek Suski  Loisel (AUT)
 Pomini (ARG)
 Santo (ROU)
 Ruben (DEN)
 Menegalli (SUI)
 Sandner (VEN)
 Lund (AUS)		 2 Q  Gerevich (HUN)
 Manayenko (URS)
 Nostini (ITA)
 Frey (DEN)
 Haro (MEX)
 D'Andrea (ARG)
 Kwartler (USA)		 2 Q  Lefèvre (FRA)
 Plattner (AUT)
 Berczelly (HUN)
 Gurath Sr. (ROU)
 Heywaert (BEL)		 5 Did not advance 16
Wojciech Zabłocki  Beatley (GBR)
 Fascher (GER)
 Plattner (AUT)
 Molnar (BRA)
 Bach (SAA)
 Gibson (AUS)
 Pessanha (POR)		 1 Q  Kovács (HUN)
 Plattner (AUT)
 Ballister (BEL)
 Gurath Sr. (ROU)
 Worth (USA)
 Kuznetsov (URS)
 Pomini (ARG)		 7 Did not advance 32
Jerzy Twardokens
Jerzy Pawłowski
Wojciech Zabłocki
Zygmunt Pawlas
Leszek Suski		 Team sabre  Romania (ROU)
W 8-8
 France (FRA)
W 6-1		 1 Q  Egypt (EGY)
W 10-6		 1 Q  United States (USA)
L 6-10
 Italy (ITA)
L 4-11		 4 Did not advance 5

Women
Athlete Event Elimination round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Rank
Irena Nawrocka Women's foil  Strukel (ITA)
 Glen-Haig (GBR)
 Craus (USA)
 Rieder (DEN)
 Mahaut (DEN)		 1 Q  York-Romary (USA)
 Garilhe (FRA)
 Müller-Preis (AUT)
 Glen-Haig (GBR)
 Irigoyen (ARG)		 5 Did not advance 20
Maria Sołtan  Allgayer (GER)
 Elek (HUN)
 Garilhe (FRA)
 Sheen (GBR)
 Cesari (ITA)		 6 Did not advance 32
Wanda Włodarczyk  Lachmann (DEN)
 Camber-Corno (ITA)
 Buller (GBR)
 Shitikova (GBR)
 Kalka (FIN)
 Selle (VEN)		 7 Did not advance 37

Football
Main article: Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round results
Poland 2–1 France
Trampisz 31'
Krasówka 49'		 Report Leblond 30'
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Karel van der Meer (NED)

First round results
Denmark 2–0 Poland
Seebach 17'
S. Nielsen 69'		 Report
Attendance: 6,024
Referee: Folke Bålstad (NOR)

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Men
Athlete Event Final Standings Apparatus Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Paweł Gaca All-around 17.30 17.80 10.35 18.20 17.90 17.75 99.30 113 —
Paweł Gawron 16.60 17.70 16.70 13.50 17.85 17.45 99.80 103 —
Jerzy Jokiel 19.15 12.80 16.00 16.65 17.10 17.30 99.00 117 19.15 — 19.15
Ryszard Kucjas 17.30 13.30 17.35 17.35 17.20 16.35 98.85 118 —
Zdzisław Lesiński 16.90 16.05 18.30 17.35 14.85 16.10 99.55 111 —
Szymon Sobala 17.90 17.90 18.00 17.15 18.15 17.85 106.95 60 —
Jerzy Solarz 18.30 15.70 15.30 16.05 17.45 9.50 92.30 148 —
Paweł Świętek 17.70 16.50 17.90 15.95 17.75 15.10 100.90 101 —
Paweł Gaca
Paweł Gawron
Jerzy Jokiel
Ryszard Kucjas
Zdzisław Leśniewski
Szymon Sobala
Jerzy Solarz
Paweł Świętek		 Team all-around 90.50 86.30 88.60 87.15 89.30 87.25 529.10 13 —
Women
Athlete Event Final Standings Apparatus Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel All-around 17.36 17.49 15.76 16.96 67.57 86 —
Zofia Kowalczyk 17.69 17.29 16.92 17.30 69.20 67 —
Urszula Łukomska 17.12 15.62 17.80 12.36 62.90 123 —
Honorata Marcińczak 17.00 17.36 17.46 17.03 68.85 69 —
Helena Rakoczy 18.29 18.79 16.00 17.66 70.74 43 —
Stefania Reindl 18.06 18.46 17.86 16.53 70.91 38 —
Stefania Świerzy 18.16 18.46 17.30 17.76 71.68 27 —
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska 17.89 15.29 17.76 17.20 68.14 76 —
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel
Zofia Kowalczyk
Urszula Łukomska
Honorata Marcińczak
Helena Rakoczy
Stefania Reindl
Stefania Świerzy
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska		 Team all-around 141.57 138.76 136.86 132.80 483.72 8 —
Athlete Event Final
Portable Total Rank
Apparatus
Dorota Horzonek-Jokiel
Zofia Kowalczyk
Urszula Łukomska
Honorata Marcińczak
Helena Rakoczy
Stefania Reindl
Stefania Świerzy
Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska		 Team Portable apparatus Hoop 64.20 14

Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics

First round results
16 July 1952
07:30
Germany  7 – 2  Poland
Stoltenberg
Budinger
Thielemann		 Flinik
Marzec

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinal Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Teodor Kocerka Single sculls 7:59.5 2 Q BYE 9:10.6 4 7:41.8 1 Q 8:19.4
Jan Świątkowski
Stanisław Wieśniak		 Coxless pair DSQ 7:39.7 2 Did not advance
Czesław Lorenc
Romuald Thomas
Zdzisław Michalski		 Coxed pair 7:59.8 2 Q BYE 8:12.1 3 Q 8:00.9 2 Did not advance 7
Edward Schwarzer
Zbigniew Schwarzer
Henryk Jagodziński
Zbigniew Żarnowiecki		 Coxless four 6:43.0 3 R 6:45.9 1 Q BYE 6:43.0 1 Q 7:28.2 5

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Two shooters represented Poland in 1952.

Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Olgierd Darżynkiewicz Trap 181 20
Józef Kiszkurno 185 9

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jerzy Boniecki 100 metre backstroke 1:13.4 31 Did not advance
Gotfryd Gremlowski 400 metre freestroke 4:49.0 13 Q 4:47.4 13 Did not advance
1500 metre freestroke 19:17.5 10 Did not advance
Marek Petrusewicz 200 metre breaststroke 2:44.0 19 Did not advance
Gotfryd Gremlowski
Antoni Tołkaczewski
Józef Lewicki
Jerzy Boniecki		 4 x 200 metre freestyle 9:13.7 13 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Irena Milnikiel 100 metre backstroke 1:25.5 19 Did not advance
Aleksandra Mróz 200 metre breaststroke DSQ Did not advance

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Military Press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Augustyn Dziedzic 56 kg 70 17 80 13 95 17 265 17
Henryk Skowronek 60 kg 77,5 22 85 21 110 19 272,5 21
Edward Ścigała 67.5 kg 77,5 23 90 21 120 19 290 21
Czesław Białas 82.5 kg 87,5 22 107,5 18 130 19 325 19

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 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		 Final round
Result		 Rank
Rudolf Toboła −57 kg  Artem Teryan (URS)
L T 4:53		  Pietro Lombardi (ITA)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 12
Ernest Gondzik −62 kg  Vojislav Torma (YUG)
W 2–1		  Francisc Horvath (ROU)
W 2–1		  Imre Polyák (HUN)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 8
Zbigniew Szajewski −67 kg  André Verdaine (FRA)
L 0–3		  Aristides Perez (GUA)
W T 0:30		  Mikuláš Athanasov (TCH)
L WO		 Did not advance 10
Antoni Gołaś −73 kg  Ahmet Semol (TUR)
L 0–3		  Semyon Marushkin (URS)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 13
Bolesław Dubicki −79 kg  Nikolay Belov (URS)
L T 2:17		  Gyula Nemeti (HUN)
L T 8:26		 Did not advance 9

References
  1. "Poland at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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