1972 Winter Olympics / Participant (Poland)

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Poland took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan with a delegation of 47 athletes, 39 men and eight women.

It was Poland's eleventh participation in the Winter Olympics since 1924 .

Flag bearer

The alpine ski racer Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś carried the flag of Poland during the opening ceremony in the Makomanai Stadium .

Medals

With a gold medal won the Polish team finished 13th in the medals table .

gold

Ski jumping, large hill: Wojciech Fortuna

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Men's

• Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś

  Giant slalom: 9th place - 3: 12.42 min

  Slalom: 10th place - 1: 52.26 min

biathlon

Men's

• Andrzej Fiedor

  Individual (20 km): 48th place - 1:30: 17.25 h; 11 errors

• Aleksander climate

  Individual (20 km): 9th place - 1: 19: 00.86 h; 11 errors

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 7th place - 1: 58: 09.92 h; 4 mistakes

• Andrzej Rapacz

  Individual (20 km): 33rd place - 1: 26: 21.02 h; 9 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 7th place - 1: 58: 09.92 h; 4 mistakes

• Józef Różak

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 7th place - 1: 58: 09.92 h; 4 mistakes

• Józef Stopka

  Individual (20 km): 35th place - 1: 27: 18.66 h; 8 mistakes

  Relay (4 × 7.5 km): 7th place - 1: 58: 09.92 h; 4 mistakes

ice Hockey

Men 6th place

Józef Batkiewicz Krzysztof Birula-Białynicki Stefan Chowaniec Ludwik Czachowski Marian Feter Stanislaw Fryźlewicz Feliks Góralczyk Robert Góralczyk Tadeusz Kacik Adam Kopczyński

Walery Kosyl Tadeusz Obłój Jerzy Potz Andrzej Szczepaniec Józef Słowakiewicz Andrzej Tkacz Leszek Tokarz Wiesław Tokarz Walenty Ziętara

figure skating

Couples

• Grażyna Kostrzewińska / Adam Brodecki

  Pair skating: 11th place

Sledding

Women

• Halina Kanasz

  6th place - 3: 02.33 min

• Wiesława Martyka

  6th place - 3: 02.33 min

• Barbara Piecha

  9th place - 3: 03.07 min

Men, single-seaters

• Ryszard Gawior

  19th place - 3: 34.94 min

• Janusz Grzemowski

  12th place - 3: 31.44 min

• Lucjan Kudzia

  13th place - 3: 32.83 min

• Mirosław Więckowski

  27th place - 3: 37.61 min

Men, two-seaters

• Ryszard Gawior / Lucjan Kudzia

  9th place - 1: 30.68 min

• Wojciech Kubik / Mirosław Więckowski

  5th place - 1: 29.66 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women

• Weronika Budny

  5 km: 13th place - 17: 38.74 min

  10 km: 11th place - 35: 57.59 min

  3x5 km relay: 7th place - 51: 49.13 min

• Józefa Chromik

  5 km: 21st place - 17: 55.41 min

  10 km: 21st place - 36: 45.39 min

  3x5 km relay: 7th place - 51: 49.13 min

• Anna Gębala-Duraj

  5 km: 29th place - 18: 13.43 min

  10 km: 15th place - 36: 32.65 min

  3x5 km relay: 7th place - 51: 49.13 min

• Władysława Majerczyk

  5 km: 23rd place - 17: 56.55 min

  10 km: 34th place - 38: 19.66 min

Men

• Jan Staszel

  15 km: 33rd place - 48: 46.72 min

  30 km: 29th place - 1: 43: 35.68 h

Ski jumping

• Wojciech Fortuna

  Normal hill: 6th place - 222.0 points

  Large hill: - 219.9 points

• Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel

  Normal hill: 39th place - 194.0 points

  Large hill: 31st place - 171.1 points

• Adam Krzysztofiak

  Normal hill: 24th place - 207.3 points

  Large hill: 29th place - 173.1 points

• Tadeusz Pawlusiak

  Normal hill: 32nd place - 197.9 points

  Large hill: 18th place - 183.3 points

Nordic combination

• Kazimierz Długopolski

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 12th place

• Józef Gąsienica

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 31st place

• Stefan Hula

  Individual (normal hill / 15 km): 17th place

Web links

• Polish Olympic Team 1972 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )