1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Poland)

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Poland participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , USA , with a delegation of 165 athletes (126 men and 39 women).

Medalist

With seven won gold, five silver and five bronze medals, the Polish team finished 11th in the medals table .

gold

Name / s	sport	competition
Paweł Nastula	Judo	Light heavyweight
Robert Korzeniowski	athletics	50 kilometers of walking
Włodzimierz Zawadzki	Wrestling	Featherweight, Greco-Roman
Ryszard Wolny	Wrestling	Lightweight, Greco-Roman
Andrzej Wroński	Wrestling	Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Renata Wall	shoot	Women, air rifle
Mateusz Kusznierewicz	sailing	Finn dinghy

silver

Name / s	sport	competition
Piotr Kiełpikowski , Adam Krzesiński , Ryszard Sobczak & Jarosław Rodzewicz	fencing	Foil, team
Aneta Szczepańska	Judo	Women, middleweight
Artur Partyka	athletics	high jump
Jacek Fafiński	Wrestling	Light heavyweight
Mirosław Rzepkowski	shoot	Skeet

bronze

Name / s	sport	competition
Iwona Dzieciol , Katarzyna Klata & Joanna Nowicka-Kwasna	Archery	Women, team
Andrzej Cofalik	Weightlifting	Lightweight
Piotr Markiewicz	canoe	Single kayak, 500 meters
Jozef Tracz	Wrestling	Greterweight, Greco-Roman
Renata Wall	shoot	Women, small caliber, three-position fight

Participants by sport

badminton

• Katarzyna Krasowska

  Women, singles: 9th place

Archery

• Paweł Szymczak

  Individual: 29th place

• Joanna Nowicka-Kwasna

  Women, singles: 11th place

  Women, team: bronze

• Katarzyna Klata

  Women, singles: 25th place

  Women, team: bronze

• Iwona Dzięcioł-Marcinkiewicz

  Women, singles: 33rd place

  Women, team: bronze

Boxing

• Jacek Bielski

  Light welterweight: 9th place

• Jozef Gilewski

  Light middleweight: 17th place

• Tomasz Borowski

  Middleweight: 5th place

• Wojciech Bartnik

  Heavyweight: 9th place

fencing

• Ryszard Sobczak

  Foil, singles: 15th place

  Foil, team: silver

• Piotr Kiełpikowski

  Foil, singles: 16th place

  Foil, team: silver

• Adam Krzesiński

  Foil, singles: 27th place

  Foil, team: silver

• Jarosław Rodzewicz

  Foil, team: silver

• Rafał Sznajder

  Saber, singles: 7th place

  Saber, team: 4th place

• Norbert Jaskot

  Saber, singles: 14th place

  Saber, team: 4th place

• Janusz Olech

  Saber, singles: 22nd place

  Saber, team: 4th place

• Anna Rybicka

  Women, foil, singles: 22nd place

  Women, foil, team: 8th place

• Barbara Wolnicka-Szewczyk

  Women, foil, singles: 25th place

  Women, foil, team: 8th place

• Katarzyna Felusiak

  Women, foil, singles: 28th place

  Women, foil, team: 8th place

• Joanna Jakimiuk

  Women, swords, singles: 21st place

Weightlifting

• Marek Gorzelniak

  Flyweight: 13th place

• Wojciech Natusiewicz

  Featherweight: 21st place

• Andrzej Cofalik

  Lightweight: bronze

• Marek Maślany

  Middle heavyweight: 11th place

• Dariusz Osuch

  II. Heavyweight: 8th place

Judo

• Piotr Kamrowski

  Super light weight: 17th place

• Jarosław Lewak

  Half light weight: 9th place

• Krzysztof Wojdan

  Lightweight: 21st place

• Bronisław Wołkowicz

  Light middleweight: 13th place

• Marek Pisula

  Middleweight: 32nd place

• Paweł Nastula

  Light Heavyweight: Gold

• Rafał Kubacki

  Heavyweight: 9th place

• Małgorzata Roszkowska

  Women, super light weight: 7th place

• Larysa Krause

  Women, half light weight: 5th place

• Beata Kucharzewska

  Women, lightweight: 16th place

• Aneta Szczepańska

  Women, middleweight: silver

• Beata Maksymova

  Women, heavyweight: 5th place

canoe

• Piotr Markiewicz

  Single kayak, 500 meters: bronze

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: 4th place

• Andrzej Gajewski

  Single kayak, 1,000 meters: 6th place

• Maciej frankness

  Two-person kayak, 500 meters: 5th place

• Adam Wysocki

  Two-person kayak, 500 meters: 5th place

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: 4th place

• Grzegorz Kotowicz

  Two-person kayak, 1,000 meters: 4th place

• Dariusz Białkowski

  Two-person kayak, 1,000 meters: 4th place

• Grzegorz Kaleta

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: 4th place

• Marek Witkowski

  Quad kayak, 1,000 meters: 4th place

• Jerzy Sandera

  Single kayak, slalom: 27th place

• Paweł Baraszkiewicz

  Two-man Canadians, 500 meters: semi-finals

• Marcin Kobierski

  Two-man Canadians, 500 meters: semi-finals

• Tomasz Goliasz

  Two-man Canadians, 1,000 meters: semi-finals

• Dariusz Koszykowski

  Two-man Canadians, 1,000 meters: semi-finals

• Ryszard Mordarski

  Single Canadier, Slalom: 8th place

• Mariusz Wieczorek

  Single Canoe, Slalom: 11th place

• Krzysztof Kołomański

  Two-man Canadians, Slalom: 7th place

• Michał Staniszewski

  Two-man Canadians, Slalom: 7th place

• Andrzej Wójs

  Two-man canoe, slalom: 15th place

• Sławomir Mordarski

  Two-man canoe, slalom: 15th place

• Aneta Pastuszka-Konieczna

  Women, single kayak, 500 meters: 9th place

• Izabella Dylewska-Światowiak

  Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: 7th place

• Elżbieta Urbańczyk

  Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: 7th place

• Bogusława Knapczyk

  Women, single kayak, slalom: 21st place

athletics

• Robert Maćkowiak

  200 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: 6th place

• Piotr Rysiukiewicz

  400 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: 6th place

• Leszek Bebło

  Marathon: 17th place

• Grzegorz Gajdus

  Marathon: 61st place

• Krzysztof Mehlich

  110 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Paweł Januszewski

  400 meter hurdles: prelims

  4 × 100 meters: 6th place

• Tomasz Jędrusik

  4 × 100 meters: 6th place

• Piotr Haczek

  4 × 100 meters: 6th place

• Robert Korzeniowski

  20 kilometers of walking: 8th place

  50 kilometers of walking: gold

• Artur Partyka

  High jump: silver

• Przemysław Radkiewicz

  High jump: 10th place

• Jarosław Kotewicz

  High jump: 11th place

• Szymon Ziółkowski

  Hammer throw: 10th place

• Sebastian Chmara

  Decathlon: 15th place

• Małgorzata Rydz

  Women, 1,500 meters: 8th place

• Anna Brzezińska

  Women, 1,500 meters: 12th place

• Małgorzata Sobańska

  Women, marathon: 11th place

• Aniela Nikiel

  Women, marathon: 29th place

• Kamila Gradus

  Women, marathon: DNF

• Katarzyna Radtke

  Women, walking 10 kilometers: 7th place

• Agata Jaroszek-Karczmarek

  Women, long jump: 6th place

• Renata Katewicz

  Women, discus throwing: 25th place in qualification

• Urszula Włodarczyk

  Women, heptathlon: 4th place

Modern pentathlon

• Igor Warabida

  Singles: 5th place

• Maciej Czyżowicz

  Individual: 27th place

Cycling

• Zbigniew saying

  Road race, individual: 9th place

• Sławomir Chrzanowski

  Road race, individual: 50th place

• Tomasz Brożyna

  Road race, individual: 94th place

  Individual time trial: 22nd place

• Dariusz Baranowski

  Road race, singles: ??

  Individual time trial: 9th place

• Grzegorz Krejner

  1,000 meter time trial: 6th place

• Robert Karśnicki

  4,000 meter individual time trial: 12th place

• Marek Galiński

  Mountain bike, cross-country: 29th place

• Sławomir Barul

  Mountain bike, cross-country: 36th place

horse riding

• Piotr Piasecki

  Versatility, individual: eliminated

• Bogusław Jarecki

  Versatility, team: 16th place

• Rafał Choynowski

  Versatility, team: 16th place

• Artur Społowicz

  Versatility, team: 16th place

• Bogusław Owczarek

  Versatility, team: 16th place

Rhythmic sports gymnastics

• Krystyna Leśkiewicz

  Singles: preliminary round

• Anna Kwitniewska

  Singles: preliminary round

Wrestling

• Piotr Jabłoński

  Paper weight, Greco-Roman: 15th place

• Dariusz Jabłoński

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 8th place

• Stanisław Pawłowski

  Greco-Roman bantamweight: 16th place

• Włodzimierz Zawadzki

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Ryszard Wolny

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Jozef Tracz

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: bronze

• Jacek Fafiński

  Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: Silver

• Andrzej Wroński

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: gold

• Jan Krzesiak

  Featherweight, freestyle: 17th place

• Robert Kostecki

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: 17th place

• Marek Garmulewicz

  Heavyweight, freestyle: 5th place

rowing

• Kayetan Broniewski

  Double scull: 13th place

• Adam Korol

  Double scull: 13th place

• Jarosław Nowicki

  Quadruple: 9th place

• Przemysław Lewandowski

  Quadruple: 9th place

• Marek Kolbowicz

  Quadruple: 9th place

• Piotr Bujnarowski

  Quadruple: 9th place

• Jacek prank

  Four without a helmsman: 12th place

• Wojciech Jankowski

  Four without a helmsman: 12th place

• Piotr Olszewski

  Four without a helmsman: 12th place

• Piotr Basta

  Four without a helmsman: 12th place

• Robert Sycz

  Lightweight double scull: 7th place

• Grzegorz Wdowiak

  Lightweight double scull: 7th place

shoot

• Jerzy Pietrzak

  Air pistol: 5th place

  Free target pistol: 9th place

• Marek Nowak

  Air pistol: 29th place

  Free target pistol: 11th place

• Krzysztof Kucharczyk

  Rapid fire pistol: 4th place

• Robert Kraskowski

  Air rifle: 30th place

  Small caliber, three-position battle: 22nd place

  Small bore, lying: 11th place

• Tadeusz Czerwiński

  Small caliber, three-position battle: 32nd place

  Small caliber, lying: 20th place

• Mirosław Rzepkowski

  Skeet: silver

• Tadeusz Szamrej

  Skeet: 38th place

• Julita Macur

  Women, air pistol: 27th place

  Women, sport pistol: 8th place

• Renata Mauer-Różańska

  Women, air rifle: gold

  Women, small caliber, three-position battle: bronze

• Małgorzata Książkiewicz

  Women, air rifle: 41st place

  Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 37th place

swim

• Bartosz Kizierowski

  50 meter freestyle: 28th place

  100 meters freestyle: 16th place

  4 × 100 meter medley: 7th place

• Bartosz Sikora

  200 meters freestyle: 36th place

  200 meters back: 4th place

• Mariusz Siembida

  100 meters back: 12th place

  4 × 100 meter medley: 7th place

• Marek Krawczyk

  100 meters chest: 25th place

  200 meters chest: 6th place

  4 × 100 meter medley: 7th place

• Rafał Szukała

  100 meter butterfly: 5th place

  4 × 100 meter medley: 7th place

• Konrad Gałka

  200 meter butterfly: 14th place

• Marcin Maliński

  200 meter medley: 17th place

  400 meter medley: 7th place

• Dagmara Komorowicz

  Women, 100 meters back: 31st place

• Izabela Burczyk

  Women, 200 meters back: 19th place

• Alicja Pęczak

  Women, 100 meters chest: 14th place

  Women, 200 meters chest: 13th place

  Women, 200 meter medley: 15th place

• Anna Uryniuk

  Women, 100 meters butterfly: 21st place

  Women, 200 meters butterfly: 12th place

sailing

• Mirosław Małek

  Windsurfing: 11th place

• Mateusz Kusznierewicz

  Finn dinghy: gold

• Marek Chocian

  470s: 16th place

• Zdzisław Staniul

  470s: 16th place

• Dorota Staszewska

  Women, windsurfing: 6th place

• Weronika Glinkiewicz

  Women, Europe: 20th place

tennis

• Aleksandra Olsza

  Women, singles: 33rd place

  Women, doubles: 17th place

• Magdalena Grzybowska

  Women, singles: 33rd place

  Women, doubles: 17th place

Table tennis

• Andrzej Grubba

  Individual: 17th place

  Doubles: 9th place

• Lucjan Błaszczyk

  Doubles: 9th place

Volleyball (hall)

• Men's team

  11th place

• Squad

  Andrzej Stelmach

  Damian Dacewicz

  Krzysztof Stelmach

  Mariusz Szyszko

  Marcin Nowak

  Piotr Gruszka

  Krzysztof Śmigiel

  Leszek Urbanowicz

  Krzysztof Janczak

  Witold novel

  Paweł Zagumny

Web links

• Polish Olympic team from 1996 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )