| Noc: | POL |
| Nocname: | Polish Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | London, Great Britain |
| Competitors: | 37 |
| Sports: | 5 |
| Flagbearer: | Mieczysław Łomowski |
| Rank: | 34 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1924 |
| See also: | (1908–1912) (1912) |
Poland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 37 competitors, 30 men and 7 women, took part in 26 events in 5 sports.[1]
See main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Edward Adamczyk | Long jump | 7,030 | 9 q | 6.735 | 11 | |
| Witold Gerutto | Shot put | 14.450 | 12 q | 14.37 | 10 | |
| Mieczysław Łomowski | Shot put | 14.700 | 7 Q | 15.43 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Henryka Słomczewska-Nowak | Long jump | 5.180 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Melania Sinoracka | Javelin throw | 35.74 | 11 | ||
| Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz | Discus throw | 39.30 | 4 | ||
See main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Janusz Kasperczak | Flyweight | L PTS | did not advance | |||||
| Wawrzyniec Bazarnik | Bantamweight | L PTS | did not advance | |||||
| Aleksy Antkiewicz | Featherweight | W PTS | W PTS | W PTS | L PTS | W PTS | ||
| Zygmunt Chychła | Welterweight | W PTS | W KO2 | L PTS | did not advance | 5 | ||
| Antoni Kolczyński | Middleweight | L PTS | did not advance | |||||
| Franciszek Szymura | Light Heavyweight | W PTS | W RSC1 | L PTS | did not advance | 5 | ||
See main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Czesław Sobieraj | K-1 1000 m | 4:46.5 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| K-1 10000 m | 52:51.0 | 7 | |||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Alfons Jeżewski Marian Matłotka | K-2 1000 m | NT | 8 | did not advance | ||||
| K-2 10000 m | 48:25.6 | 10 | |||||||
See main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Poland in 1948.
| Athlete | Event | Group round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Rajmund Karwicki | Men's épée | 6 | did not advance | 62 | ||||||
| Jan Nawrocki | Men's épée | 7 | did not advance | 55 | ||||||
| Bolesław Banaś Antoni Sobik Teodor Zaczyk Jan Nawrocki Rajmund Karwicki | Team épée | L 6-10 W 8-6 | 2 Q | L 1-14 L 6-10 | 4 | did not advance | 10 | |||
| Bolesław Banaś | Men's sabre | 5 | did not advance | 49 | ||||||
| Antoni Sobik | Men's sabre | 2 Q | 4 Q | 5 | did not advance | 12 | ||||
| Teodor Zaczyk | Men's sabre | 4 | did not advance | 40 | ||||||
| Bolesław Banaś Antoni Sobik Teodor Zaczyk Jerzy Wójcik | Team sabre | W 11-5 | 2 Q | W 8-8 (59:55) | 2 Q | L 7-9 L 3-12 | 3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
See main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics.