Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Poland at the
1932 Summer Olympics

IOC code| POL
NOC| Polish Olympic Committee
Website| www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Los Angeles, United States
29 July 1932 (1932-07-29) – 14 August 1932 (1932-08-14)
Competitors| 51 in 4 sports
Flag bearer| Janusz Ślązak
Medals
Ranked 14th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900, 1912)
Austria (1908–1912)

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Poland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 51 competitors, 42 men and 9 women, took part in 21 events in 4 sports.[1]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Janusz Kusociński | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres
Gold | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Athletics | Women's 100 metres
Silver | Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski | Rowing | Men's coxed pair
Bronze | Jadwiga Wajs | Athletics | Women's discus throw
Bronze | Henryk Budziński
Jan Mikołajczak | Rowing | Men's coxless pair
Bronze | Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Stanisław Urban
Edward Kobyliński
Jerzy Skolimowski | Rowing | Men's coxed four
Bronze | Tadeusz Friedrich
Marian Suski
Władysław Dobrowolski
Władysław Segda
Adam Papée
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz | Fencing | Men's team sabre

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Janusz Kusociński | 5000 m | DNS | Did not advance
10000 m | —  | 30:11.4 OR |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Zygmunt Heljasz | Shot put | —  | 14.490  | 9
Discus throw | —  | 42.59  | 13
Jerzy Pławczyk | High jump | —  | 1.90  | 7

Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete  | Event  |  100  |  LJ  |  SP  |  HJ  | 400 m  |  100H  |  JT  |  PV  |  JT  | 1500 m  | Final  | Rank

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Zygmunt Siedlecki | Result  | 11.6  | 6.49  | 13.56  | 1.70  | 53.8  | 17.0  | 39.05  | 3.00  | NM  | DNS | DNF
Points  | 683  | 695  | 701  | 544  | 642  | 599  | 645  | 357  | DNF | DNF

Women
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Felicja Schabińska | 80 m hurdles | 12.8  | 8 | —  | Did not advance
Stanisława Walasiewicz | 100 m | 11.9  | 1 WR | 11.9  | 1 WR | 11.9 WR |

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Jadwiga Wajs | Discus throw | —  | 38.74  |
Stanisława Walasiewicz | —  | 33.60  | 6

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, all men, represented Poland in 1932.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz | Men's sabre | 4-2  | 5 Q | —  | 2-6  | 8  | Did not advance  | 13
Adam Papée | 3-3  | 5 Q | —  | 2-6  | 7  | Did not advance  | 15
Władysław Segda | 3-3  | 6 Q | —  | 0-1  | 9  | Did not advance  | 18
Tadeusz Friedrich
Adam Papée
Władysław Segda
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz
Marian Suski
Władysław Dobrowolski | Team sabre |  Mexico (MEX)
W 10-6
Denmark (DEN)
W 9-5  | 2 Q | —  |  Italy (ITA)
L 1-9
United States (USA)
W 8-8
Hungary (HUN)
L 1-9  |

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Repechage  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Henryk Budziński
Jan Mikołajczak | Coxless pair | 7:53.4  | 1 Q | BYE  | 8:08.2  |
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski | Coxed pair | —  | 8:31.2  |
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Stanisław Urban
Edward Kobyliński
Jerzy Skolimowski | Coxed four | 7:04.2  | 1 Q | BYE  | 7:26.8  |

## Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Category  | Title  | Rank

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Janina Konarska | Painting | Prints  | Narciarze (Skier)  |
Józef Klukowski | Sculpture | Medals and reliefs  | Sport Sculpture II |

## References

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1. ^ "Poland at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-03.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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