1976 Winter Olympics / Participant (Poland)

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Poland took part in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a delegation of 56 (43 men, 13 women) athletes. The biathlete Wojciech Truchan was chosen as the standard bearer for the opening ceremony.

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Men's:

• Roman Dereziński

  Downhill: 52nd place - 1: 56.33 min

  Giant slalom: 38th place - 3: 53.71 min

  Slalom: 21st place - 2: 14.73 min

• Jan Bachleda-Curuś

  Slalom: 11th place - 2: 08.81 min

biathlon

Men's:

• Ludwik Zięba

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place - 2: 11: 46.54 h; 9 mistakes

• Wojciech Truchan

  20 km: 28th place - 1: 24: 09.93 h; 7 mistakes

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place - 2: 11: 46.54 h; 9 mistakes

• Jan Szpunar

  20 km: 19th place - 1: 21:27.20 h; 4 mistakes

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place - 2: 11: 46.54 h; 9 mistakes

• Andrzej Rapacz

  20 km: 46th place - 1: 28: 30.82 h; 10 mistakes

  4 × 7.5 km relay: 12th place - 2: 11: 46.54 h; 9 mistakes

ice Hockey

Men: 6th place

Stefan Chowaniec Robert Góralczyk Andrzej Iskrzycki Kordian Jajszczok Mieczysław Jaskierski Wiesław Jobczyk Marian Kajzerek Leszek Kokoszka Walery Kosyl

Marek Marcińczak Tadeusz Obłój Jerzy Potz Henryk Pytel Andrzej Słowakiewicz Andrzej Tkacz Andrzej Zabawa Walenty Ziętara Karol Żurek

figure skating

Women: Grażyna Dudek 18th place

Ice dance: Teresa Weyna / Piotr Bojańczyk 9th place

Speed ​​skating

Women:

• Janina Korowicka

  1000 m: 26th place - 1: 35.81 min

  1500 m: 19th place - 2: 24.30 min

  3000 m: 16th place - 4: 57.48 min

• Ewa Malewicka

  500 m: 26th place - 46.67 s

  1000 m: 19th place - 1: 33.89 min

  1500 m: 18th place - 2: 24.26 min

  3000 m: 25th place - 5: 08.79 min

• Stanisława Pietruszczak

  500 m: 14th place - 44.68 s

• Erwina Ryś-Ferens

  500 m: 18th place - 45.37 s

  1000 m: 10th place - 1: 31.59 min

  1500 m: 8th place - 2: 19.69 min

  3000 m: 10th place - 4: 50.95 min

Sledding

Women: Teresa Bugajczyk 12th place - 2: 53.929 min Halina Kanasz 14th place - 2: 56.335 min Barbara Piecha 13th place - 2: 54.960 min

Men's: Jan Kasielski 12th place - 3: 34.189 min Andrzej Piekoszewski 19th place - 3: 36.259 min Mirosław Więckowski 16th place - 3: 35.220 min

Double seater: Jan Kasielski / Andrzej Żyła 10th place - 1: 27.737 min Andrzej Kozik / Mirosław Więckowski 12th place - 1: 28.002 min

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

Women: Anna Gębala-Duraj 5 km: 31st place - 17: 58.91 min 10 km: 27th place - 33: 13.21 min 4 × 5 km relay: 8th place - 1: 14: 13.40 h Władysława Majerczyk 5 km: 24th place - 17: 29.01 min 10 km: 20th place - 32: 30.68 min 4 × 5 km relay: 8th place - 1: 14: 13.40 h Anna Pawlusiak 5 km: 25th place - 17: 29.61 min 10 km: 26th place - 33: 01.47 min 4 × 5 km relay: 8th place - 1: 14: 13.40 h Maria Trebunia 5 km: 36th place - 18: 21.64 min 10 km: 33rd place - 34: 14.44 min 4 × 5 km relay: 8th place - 1: 14: 13.40 h

Men's: Jan Dragon 15 km: DNF 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 06.63 h Wiesław Gębala 15 km: 22nd place - 46: 59.00 min 30 km: 20th place - 1: 35: 09.65.88 h 50 km: DNF 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 06.63 h Jerzy Koryciak 30 km: 47th place - 1: 39: 02.46 h 50 km: DNF Władysław Podgórski 15 km: 44th place - 48: 18.62 min 30 km: DNF 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 06.63 h Jan Staszel 15 km: 40th place - 48: 04.31 min 30 km: 24th place - 1: 35: 46.82 h 50 km: DNF 4 × 10 km relay: 13th place - 2: 16: 06.63 h

Nordic combination

Men's:

• Stefan Hula

  16th place

• Stanislaw Kawulok

  DNF

• Jan Legierski

  18th place

• Marek Pach

  20th place

Ski jumping

Men's:

• Stanislaw Bobak

  Normal hill: 28th place - 211.0 points

  Large hill: 37th place - 168.0 points

• Adam Krzysztofiak

  Normal hill: 38th place - 205.8 points

• Marek Pach

  Large hill: 40th place - 164.7 points

• Tadeusz Pawlusiak

  Normal hill: 31st place - 210.2 points

  Large hill: 52nd place - 130.8 points

• Janusz Waluś

  Normal hill: 52nd place - 185.2 points

  Large hill: 39th place - 167.5 points

Web links

• Polish Olympic Team 1976 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )