Poland at the 1972 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:POL
Nocname:Polish Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1972
Website: 
Location:Munich, West Germany
Competitors:290 (252 men and 38 women)
Sports:22
Flagbearer:Waldemar Baszanowski
Rank:7
Gold:7
Silver:5
Bronze:9
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1924
See also: (1908–1912)
(1912)

Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Poland entered one man and three women. They took home a silver medal in the women's competition.

Men
Women
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Total score
ScoreSeedScoreSeedScoreSeed
Individual1173 121198 52371 6
Jadwiga Szoszler-Wilejto1165 14113222229718
Irena Szydłowska1224 OR 1118392407

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Andrzej Badeński400 m46.211 Q46.192 Q46.388Did not advance
    Tadeusz Cuch100 m10.895Did not advance
    Tadeusz Gorzechowski20 km walkDNS
    Zbigniew Jaremski400 m46.202 Q46.523 QDNSDid not advance
    Marek Jóźwik110 m hurdles14.062 Q14.065Did not advance
    Tadeusz Kulczycki400 m hurdles50.194 Q50.805Did not advance
    Andrzej Kupczyk800 m1:48.52 Q1:46.69 4 Q1:47.107
    Bronisław Malinowskialign=left 3000 m steeplechase8:28.22 Q8:28.04
    5000 m13:48.2 8Did not advance
    Kazimierz Marandaalign=left 3000 m steeplechase8:50.410Did not advance
    align=left Ludomir Nitkowski20 km walkDNS
    align=left Winicjusz Nowosielski50 km walkDNS
    Zenon Nowosz100 m10.363 Q10.404 Q10.424 Q10.467
    200 mDNSDid not advance
    Jan Ornoch20 km walk1:32:01.67
    50 km walkDNF
    align=left Andrzej Siennicki50 km walkDNS
    align=left Edward StawiarzMarathon2:28:1240
    Henryk Szordykowski1500 m3:44.23 Q3:42.56Did not advance
    Stanisław Wagner100 m10.623 Q10.614Did not advance
    Jan Werner400 m45.934 Q46.023 Q46.266Did not advance
    align=left Leszek Wodzyński110 m hurdles14.033 Q13.813 Q13.726
    Mirosław Wodzyński14.024 Q14.638Did not advance
    Tadeusz Zieliński3000 m steeplechase8:49.811Did not advance
    Stanisław Wagner
    Tadeusz Cuch
    Jerzy Czerbniak
    Zenon Nowosz
    4 × 100 m relay39.111 Q38.903 Q39.036
    Jan Werner
    Jan Balachowski
    Zbigniew Jaremski
    Andrzej Badeński
    4 × 400 m relay3:02.521 Q3:01.055
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Bogusław BiałekHigh jumpDNS
    Wojciech BuciarskiPole vault5.0012 q5.0010
    Grzegorz CybulskiLong jump8.013 Q7.5812
    Jerzy Homziuk7.6320Did not advance
    Michał JoachimowskiTriple jump16.436 Q16.697
    Edmund JaworskiJavelin throwDNS
    Jan KobuszewskiLong jumpDNS
    Władysław KomarShot put20.601 Q21.18
    Stanisław LubiejewskiHammer throw64.8023Did not advance
    Tadeusz ŚlusarskiPole vault5.0011 qNM
    Combined events – Decathlon
    AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    Tadeusz JanczenkoResult10.64 7.2814.452.0449.1016.8945.264.5063.805:01.578618
    Points895 877756891847670786932807400
    Ryszard KatusResult10.89 7.0914.391.9249.1014.4143.004.5059.964:31.97984
    Points831838752788847914744932761577
    Ryszard SkowronekResult10.787.4214.241.9848.1015.7433.66NMDNSDNSDNF
    Points859905 7438408937735550DNSDNS
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Krystyna Kacperczyk400 m53.855 Q54.398Did not advance
    Teresa Nowak100 m hurdles13.163 Q13.104 Q13.175
    Danuta Piecyk400 m53.083 Q52.625Did not advance
    Grażyna Rabsztyn100 m hurdles13.291 Q13.244 Q13.448
    Elżbieta Skowrońska800 m2:03.264Did not advance
    Danuta Straszyńska100 m hurdles13.032 Q12.912 Q13.186
    Irena Szewińska100 m11.332 Q11.492 Q11.546Did not advance
    200 m23.371 Q22.791 Q22.923 Q22.74
    Bożena Zientarska400 m54.204Did not advance
    Helena Kerner
    Barbara Bakulin
    Urszula Jóźwik
    Danuta Jedrejek
    4 × 100 m relay44.194 Q44.208
    Bozena Zientarska
    Krystyna Kacperczyk
    Elzbieta Skowronska
    Danuta Piecyk
    4 × 400 m relayDSQDid not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Ludwika ChlewińskaShot Put17.4010 Q18.2410
    Ewa GryzieckaJavelin throw53.6811 q57.007
    Daniela JaworskaJavelin throw52.4014Did not advance
    Krystyna NadolnaDiscus throw52.5215Did not advance
    Irena SzewinskaLong jumpDNSDid not advance

    Basketball

    See main article: article and Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Group B

    Qualified for the semifinals
    width=170Teamwidth=20width=20width=30width=30width=30width=20Ptswidth=60width=60
    7 0 639 479 +160 14
    5 2 547 471 +76 12 1W–1L 1.072
    5 2 582 484 +98 12 1W–1L 1.013
    5 2 570 531 +39 12 1W–1L 0.917
    3 4 482 518 −36 10
    2 5 520 536 −16 9
    1 6 526 666 −140 8
    0 7 405 586 −181 7

    Classification brackets

    9th–12th place

    - 10th place

    Head coach

    Boxing

    See main article: article and Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Roman RozekLight Flyweight
    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Leszek BlazynskiFlyweight
    W 3–2

    W 5–0

    W 3–2

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Józef ReszpondekBantamweight
    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Ryszard TomczykFeatherweight
    W 4–1

    W KO-2

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Jan SzczepanskiLightweight
    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W TKO-3

    W WO

    W 5–0
    Krzysztof PierwienieckiLight Welterweight
    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Alfons StawskiWelterweight
    W 1–4
    Did not advance
    Wiesław RudkowskiLight Middleweight
    W 5–0

    W 5–0

    W 4–1

    W 4–1

    L 2–3
    Witold StachurskiMiddleweight
    W 4–1

    L TKO-3
    Did not advance
    Janusz GortatLight Heavyweight
    W 5–0

    W 3–2

    W TKO-1

    L 0–5
    Did not advance
    Ludwik DenderysHeavyweight
    L TKO-1
    Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
    Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRank
    Jan Frączek
    Ryszard Seruga
    Men's C-2366.315386.786366.315
    Jerzy Jeż
    Wojciech Kudlik
    DNF 416.1013416.1013
    Maciej Rychta
    Zbigniew Leśniak
    459.6412455.7016455.7017
    Jerzy StanuchMen's K-1317.098480.5234317.0914
    Wojciech Gawroński343.1013355.1120343.1023
    Maria ĆwiertniewiczWomen's K-1450.643432.303432.304
    Kunegunda Godawska-Olchawa473.265441.055441.055

    Sprint

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Jerzy OparaC-1 1000 m4:32.393 Q4:21.059
    C-2 1000 m4:27.945 R4:05.423 Q4:01.404Did not advance
    K-1 1000 m4:03.403 Q3:55.452 Q3:53.228
    Władysław Szuzkiewicz
    Rafal Piszcz
    K-2 1000 m3:48.132 Q3:34.502 Q3:33.63
    K-4 1000 m3:24.592 Q3:12.464Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Stanisława SzydłowskaK-1 500 m2:14.7552:10.042 Q2:08.894Did not advance
    K-2 500 m2:04.304 Q1:55.501 Q1:57.456

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Twelve cyclists represented Poland in 1972.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Lucjan LisMen's road race4:19:0936
    Jan SmyrakDNF
    Stanisław Szozda4:20:4176
    Ryszard Szurkowski4:14:3731
    Lucjan Lis
    Edward Barcik
    Stanisław Szozda
    Ryszard Szurkowski
    Team time trial2:11:47.5

    Track

    1000m time trial
    Men's Sprint
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3Repechage FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    RankOpposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Opposition
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    Rank
    Andrzej BekMen's sprint

    L

    W 11.86


    L

    W 11.87


    L


    L
    Did not advance
    Benedykt Kocot

    W


    L

    L
    Did not advance
    Pursuit
    AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankOpposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Opposition
    Time
    Rank
    Mieczysław NowickiMen's individual pursuit5:02.28 14Did not advance14
    Bernard Kręczyński
    Paweł Kaczorowski
    Janusz Kierzkowski
    Mieczysław Nowicki
    Jerzy Głowacki
    Team pursuit4:29.00 6 Q
    W 4:25.72

    L 4:26.39

    L 4:26.06
    4
    Men's Tandem

    Diving

    See main article: article and Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
    Regina Krajnow3 m springboard248.9118Did not advance
    10 m platform179.7917Did not advance
    Elżbieta Wierniuk3 m springboard277.326 Q131.04 8408.368
    10 m platform188.1010121.98 11310.0811

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Eventing

    AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
    Final
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Marek MałeckiSignoralign=left rowspan=4Individual57,00 3032.0089.005120.00109,0031109,0031
    Wojciech MickunasTenor64,67 49DQDNFDNSDNFAC
    Jan SkoczylasWandal45,33 13132,13 132.135810.00142,1336142,1336
    Jacek WierzchowieckiGniew39,67 710,47 10.471920.0030,471830,4718
    Marek Małecki
    Wojciech Mickunas
    Jan Skoczylas
    Jacek Wierzchowiecki
    See aboveTeam142.00534.80126.54 1150.00 281,6010281,6010

    Show jumping

    AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRank
    Stefan GrodzickiBiszkaIndividual8.0017 QDNFDid not advance17
    Marian KozickiBronz8.5021Did not advance21
    Jan KowalczykChandzarDNS
    Marian Kozicki
    Stefan Grodzicki
    Piotr Wawryniuk
    Jan Kowalczyk
    Bronz
    Biszka
    Poprad
    Jastarnia
    Team107.2512Did not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: article and Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1972.

    Men

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Rank
    Bogdan Gonsioralign=left rowspan=3Men's épée3 Q4 Q4Did not advance13
    Jerzy Janikowski3 Q3 Q5Did not advance
    Henryk Nielaba2 Q1 Q4Did not advance
    Henryk Nielaba
    Bohdan Andrzejewski
    Bogdan Gonsior
    Jerzy Janikowski
    Kazimierz Barburski
    Team épée
    W 9–6

    W 11–5

    L 6–9
    2 Q
    L 1–9

    W 9–7

    L 3–9
    6
    Marek Dąbrowskialign=left rowspan=3Men's foil2 Q2 Q1 Q6Did not advance11
    Lech Koziejowski1 Q4 Q2 Q5Did not advance9
    Witold Woyda1 Q1 Q3 Q2 Q
    Witold Woyda
    Lech Koziejowski
    Jerzy Kaczmarek
    Marek Dąbrowski
    Arkadiusz Godel
    Team foil
    W 11–5

    L 7–8
    2 Q
    W 9–5

    W 8–7

    W 9–5
    Janusz Majewskialign=left rowspan=3Men's sabre1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q6
    Józef Nowara1 Q1 Q1 Q4 Q5
    Jerzy Pawłowski2 Q1 Q W 5–4
    L 2–5
    L 1–5
    L 4–5
    W 5–3
    4Did not advance
    Józef Nowara
    Jerzy Pawłowski
    Krzysztof Grzegorek
    Zygmunt Kawecki
    Janusz Majewski
    Team sabre
    W 12–4

    W 12–4

    W 11–5
    1 Q
    L 2–9

    W 9–6

    W 9–5
    5

    Women

    AthleteEventElimination round QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Rank
    Halina Balonalign=left rowspan=3Women's foil1 Q5Did not advance
    Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman2 Q4Did not advance
    Kamilla Składanowska5Did not advance
    Halina Balon
    Kamilla Składanowska
    Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
    Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska
    Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska
    Team foil
    W 8-8

    L 8-8

    L 10–3
    3Did not advance7

    Football

    See main article: article and Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    First round

    Group D

    width=150Teamwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
    3300112+96
    3201113+84
    3102512-72
    3003111-100

    --------

    Second round

    Group 2

    width=150Teamwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
    321082+65
    320182+64
    311146-23
    3003111-100

    --------

    Gold medal match

    Gold medal

    Head coach

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Jerzy KrużaAll-around17.7517.60 17.5518.0017.6517.80106.3550Did not advance
    Mikołaj KubicaAll-around18.2018.5518.5018.7518.85 18.40111.25 13 QDid not finish
    Sylwester KubicaAll-around19.0018.3018.8018.4018.5017.75110.75 17 Q9.159.309.259.408.409.45110.325 22
    Wilhelm KubicaAll-around18.3518.70 Q18.1018.5018.4017.85 109.9023 Q 9.109.409.35 9.009.409.30 110.55020
    Mieczysław StrzałkaAll-around17.6518.0517.9018.3016.6517.90106.4548 Did not advance
    Andrzej SzajnaAll-around18.8517.9018.8518.2018.60 18.75111.1515 Q9.258.759.009.509.35 9.55110.97515
    Jerzy Kruża
    Mikołaj Kubica
    Sylwester Kubica
    Wilhelm Kubica
    Mieczysław Strzałka
    Andrzej Szajna
    Team all-around92.2091.5092.15 92.3092.00 90.95551.104
    Individual finals
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Małgorzata Barlak-KamasińskaAll-around17.8517.5017.1017.2569.7063Did not advance
    Joanna BartoszAll-around18.4517.5518.1516.6070.7552Did not advance
    Danuta Fidusiewicz-PrusinowskaAll-around17.6517.3016.9517.2069.1072 Did not advance
    Dorota KlenczAll-around17.5017.1517.2516.6568.55 80 Did not advance
    Danuta LubowskaAll-around17.6017.7016.7516.3068.3584 Did not advance
    Łucja Matraszek-ChydzińskaAll-around18.05 18.0018.5016.6071.15 45 Did not advance
    Team all-around89.60 88.1088.5084.70350.9010

    Handball

    See main article: article and Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Poland tied Sweden and defeated Denmark but lost to the Soviet Union in the first round to finish in third place in the division. This put the team into the ninth- to twelfth-place consolation round, where they defeated Iceland to set up a match with Norway for ninth and tenth places. Poland lost this match.

    Preliminary round

    Group A

    RankTeamPldWDLGFGAPts
    1.312040344X11:1113:1316:10
    2.31204034411:11X17:1112:12
    3.31113538313:1311:17X11:8
    4.30123039110:1612:128:11X

    Classification 9-12

    Classification 9/10

    10th place

    Head coach

    Hockey

    See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men's team competition

    Preliminary round

    Group B

    TeamPldWDLGFGAPts
    761025812
    751120911
    741215109
    73221888
    723216117
    722312126
    71158173
    70071400

    August 27, 1972

    August 28, 1972

    August 30, 1972

    August 31, 1972

    September 2, 1972

    September 3, 1972

    September 4, 1972

    Men's Classification Matches

    September 8, 1972

    12th place

    Head coach

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3SemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Marian Tałaj−63kg
    W 1000–0000

    W 1000–0000

    L 0000–0100
    Did not advance
    Antoni Zajkowski−70kg
    W 1000–0000

    W 1000–0000

    W 0001–0000

    L 0000–1000

    W 0001–0000

    W 0001–0000

    L 0000–1000
    Adam Adamczyk−80kg
    L 0001–1000
    Did not advance
    Włodzimierz Lewin−93kg
    W 0010–0000

    L 0001–0100

    L 0000–0100
    Did not advance
    Waldemar Sikorski+93kgDNSDid not advance

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented Poland in 1972.

    AthleteEventShooting
    (10 m air pistol)
    Fencing
    (épée one touch)
    Swimming
    (200 m freestyle)
    Riding
    (show jumping)
    Running
    (3000 m)
    Total pointsFinal rank
    PointsPointsPointsPointsPoints
    Janusz Pyciak-PeciakMen's1070 90556010601222483221
    Stanisław Skwira785 7918461160904449540
    1100 71595610761126495813
    Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
    Stanisław Skwira
    Ryszard Wach
    Team29552420236232963252147858

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    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Roman Kowalewski
    Kazimierz Lewandowski
    Double sculls7:21.055 R7:08.272 Q7:59.526 FB7:31.9712
    Jerzy Broniec
    Alfons Ślusarski
    Coxless pair7:24.162 R7:34.771 Q7:42.411 Q7:02.245
    Wojciech Repsz
    Wieslaw Dlugosz
    Jacek Rylski
    Coxed pair7:57.232 R8:10.872 Q8:20.693 Q7:28.926
    Jerzy Ulczyński
    Marian Siejkowski
    Krzysztof Marek
    Jan Młodzikowski
    Grzegorz Stellak
    Marian Drażdżewski
    Ryszard Giło
    Sławomir Maciejowski
    Ryszard Kubiak
    Eight6:26.954 R6:16.233 Q6:31.103 Q6:29.356

    Sailing

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Open
    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    1234567
    Blazej WyszkowskiFinn252127520DNF26159.024
    Zbigniew Kania
    Krzysztof Szymczak
    Flying Dutchman71813182223DSQ137.021
    Tomasz Holc
    Roman Rutkowski
    Tempest10141661541395.712
    Zygfryd Perlicki
    Józef Błaszczyk
    Stanisław Stefański
    Soling19145951475.08
    Lech Poklewski
    Tadeusz Piotrowski
    Aleksander Bielaczyc
    Dragon20211722221106.020

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Thirteen shooters, 12 men and one woman, represented Poland in 1972. Józef Zapędzki won gold in the 25 m rapid fire pistol.

    Open
    AthleteEventFinal
    ScoreRank
    Zygmunt BogdziewiczRunning target54117
    Zbigniew Fedyczak50 m pistol54623
    25 m rapid fire pistol58714
    Wiesław GawlikowskiSkeet18539
    Roman KuziorRunning target53621
    Eugeniusz Pędzisz300 metre free rifle113119
    Men's 50 metre rifle three positions112836
    Artur RogowskiSkeet19020
    Eulalia Rolińska50 metre rifle prone59328
    Andrzej Sieledcow300 metre free rifle113516
    50 metre rifle three positions11516
    Adam SmelczyńskiTrap19011
    Rajmund Stachurski50 m pistol5594
    Grzegorz StrouhalTrap17935
    Andrzej Trajda50 metre rifle prone5979
    Józef Zapędzki25 m rapid fire pistol595 OR

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Andrzej Chudziński100 metre butterfly1:00.2229Did not advance
    200 metre butterfly2:12.62 25Did not advance
    Piotr Dłucik100 metre backstroke1:01.9425Did not advance
    Zbigniew Pacelt100 metre freestyle55.9736Did not advance
    200 metre freestyle2:01.2833Did not advance
    200 metre medley2:17.35 26Did not advance
    400 metre medley4:55.3825Did not advance
    Cezary Śmiglak100 metre breaststroke1:10.5333Did not advance
    200 metre breaststroke2:34.5130Did not advance
    Władysław Wojtakajtis400 metre freestyle4:16.0422Did not advance
    1500 metre freestyle17:23.4727Did not advance
    Piotr Dłucik
    Cezary Śmiglak
    Andrzej Chudziński
    Zbigniew Pacelt
    4 x 200 metre freestyle4:07.8715Did not advance

    Volleyball

    See main article: article and Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Preliminary round

    See main article: Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Pool A

    9th–10th places

    9th place match

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Zygmunt Smalcerz52 kg112,5 OR110021253337,5 OR
    Waldemar Korcz102,5 592,590NVL195AC
    Henryk Trębicki56 kg122.53107.5313563654
    Grzegorz Cziura120 4102.570NVL222,5AC
    Mieczysław Nowak60 kg1208110814563757
    Jan Wojnowski120 712010NVL240AC
    Zbigniew Kaczmarek67,5 kg14541302167,53437,5
    Waldemar Baszanowski142,551303162,564354
    Norbert Ozimek82.5 kg16541454187.52497,5

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
    Round 1
    Result
    Round 2
    Result
    Round 3
    Result
    Round 4
    Result
    Round 5
    Result
    Round 6
    Result
    Final round
    Result
    Rank
    Andrzej Kudelski−52 kg
    W T 8:57

    L P

    L T 2:55
    colspan=3 Did not advance11
    Zbigniew Żedzicki−57 kg
    W P

    L P

    W T 1:16

    L T 1:23
    colspan=2 Did not advance10
    Zdzisław Stolarski−62 kg
    L P

    W T 5:27

    L P
    colspan=3 Did not advance11
    Włodzimierz Cieślak−68 kg
    W P

    L P

    W T 7:29

    W P

    L T 4:13
    colspan=1 Did not advance7
    Jan Wypiorczyk−82 kg
    W T 8:41

    W T 5:58

    L T 6:35

    L P
    colspan=2 Did not advance8
    Paweł Kurczewski−90 kg
    L P

    W P

    W P

    L T 1:52
    colspan=2 Did not advance9
    Ryszard Długosz−100 kg
    W P

    L T 8:28

    L P
    colspan=2 Did not advance6
    Stanisław Makowiecki+100 kg
    W P

    L P

    L T 2:35
    colspan=3 Did not advance8
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventElimination PoolFinal round
    Round 1
    Result
    Round 2
    Result
    Round 3
    Result
    Round 4
    Result
    Round 5
    Result
    Round 6
    Result
    Final round
    Result
    Rank
    Bernard Szczepański−48 kg
    L P

    L T 1:32
    colspan=4 Did not advance14
    Jan Michalik−52 kg
    W P

    L P

    W P

    L P
    colspan=1 Did not advance5
    Józef Lipień−57 kg
    W P

    W T 1:17

    L T 8:39

    L P
    colspan=2 Did not advance8
    Kazimierz Lipień−62 kg
    W T 8:34

    W P

    W T 5:37

    W P

    L T 7:00

    W P
    Andrzej Supron−68 kg
    L T 5:58

    W T 8:38

    W T 2:26

    L T 8:10
    colspan=2 Did not advance9
    Stanisław Krzesiński−74 kg
    L P

    W P

    L T 8:47
    colspan=3 Did not advance11
    Adam Ostrowski−82 kg
    W P

    W P

    L T 0:00
    colspan=3 Did not advance9
    Czesław Kwieciński−90 kg
    L P

    W P

    L P

    W T 2:04

    L P
    Andrzej Skrzydlewski−100 kg
    W P

    W T 1:23

    L P

    L T 1:25
    colspan=2 Did not advance7
    Edward Wojda+100 kg
    L T 5:59

    L T 1:23
    colspan=4 Did not advance8

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Poland at the 1972 Munich Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/POL/summer/1972/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2011-02-19 . sports-reference.com.