| Poland | |
| Badge: | Herb Polski.svg |
| Badge Size: | 140px |
| Nickname: | The White and Reds The Gladiators |
| Association: | Polish Handball Association |
| Coach: | Marcin Lijewski |
| Assistant Coach: | Michał Skórski |
| Most Caps: | Sławomir Szmal (298) |
| Most Goals: | Jerzy Klempel (1170) |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 5 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 1972 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 3rd (1976) |
| World Cup Apps: | 17 |
| World Cup First: | 1958 |
| World Cup Best: | 2nd (2007) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 11 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2002 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 4th (2010) |
The Poland men's national handball team is controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.[1]
| Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| World Championship | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| European Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin | did not participate | ||||||||
| 1972 Munich | 9th–12th places | 10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 78 | |
 1976 Montreal | Final Round | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 89 | |
| 1980 Moscow | Final Round | 7th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 119 | |
 1984 Los Angeles | Boycott | ||||||||
 1988 Seoul | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1992 Barcelona | |||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | |||||||||
 2000 Sydney | |||||||||
| 2004 Athens | |||||||||
 2008 Beijing | Quarterfinals | 5th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 214 | |
 2012 London | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Semifinals | 4th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 222 | 227 | |
 2020 Tokyo | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2024 Paris | |||||||||
| Total | 5/14 | 0 Titles | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 779 | 727 | |
| World Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
| did not enter | |||||||||
 1954 | |||||||||
| 1958 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 91 | |
| did not enter | |||||||||
| 1964 | |||||||||
| 1967 | Preliminary round | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 66 | |
| 1970 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 59 | |
| 1974 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 86 | |
 1978 | 5th/6th place | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 124 | |
| 1982 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 143 | |
 1986 | Preliminary round | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 134 | 128 | |
| 1990 | 11th/12th place | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 177 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||
 2003 | Second round | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 189 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 274 | |
| 2009 | Third place | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 298 | 264 | |
| 2011 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 236 | |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 137 | |
 2015 | Third place | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 222 | |
| 2017 | Presidents Cup | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 173 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Main round | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 168 | 147 | ||
| Main round | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 151 | ||
| qualified | |||||||||
| to be determined | |||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||
 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 18/32 | 0 titles | 114 | 74 | 4 | 47 | 2813 | 2693 | |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
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| 1994 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||
 1998 | |||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 83 | |
| 2004 | Preliminary round | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 108 | |
| 2006 | Main round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 163 | 185 | |
| 2008 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 182 | 172 | |
 2010 | Fourth place | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 221 | |
 2012 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 160 | |
| 2014 | Main round | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 184 | |
 2016 | Seventh place | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 194 | |
| 2018 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2020 | Preliminary round | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 85 | |
  2022 | Main round | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 193 | 208 | |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 92 | |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2028 | |||||||||
| Total | 11/18 | 0 titles | 59 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 1621 | 1692 | |
| Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 211 | no | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 175 | no | |
| 1998 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 290 | 296 | no | |
| 2000 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 189 | no | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 52 | yes | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 49 | yes | |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 129 | yes | |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 47 | yes | |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 242 | 198 | yes | |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 147 | yes | |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 133 | yes | |
| 2016 | Qualified as host | yes | ||||||
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 171 | 189 | no | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 139 | yes | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 165 | yes | |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 184 | 153 | yes | |
| Total | 91 | 47 | 7 | 37 | 2515 | 2272 | 11/16 | |
Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2] [3]
Head coach: Marcin Lijewski
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Matches include data obtained exclusively in official international matches of the Polish national team. All unofficial matches of the national team, or meetings in the frame other than the national team – played by a player – are not included in the following lists.
Most caps
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The Polish national kit is supplied by Joma.
Poland's matches are currently televised by TVP Sport and Eurosport.