Poland at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Poland at the
1988 Winter Olympics

IOC code| POL
NOC| Polish Olympic Committee
Website| www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Calgary
Competitors| 32 (28 men, 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers | Henryk Gruth, ice hockey
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Poland competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

## Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 0 | 1 | 1
Figure skating | 2 | 1 | 3
Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22
Nordic combined | 1 | – | 1
Ski jumping | 2 | – | 2
Speed skating | 1 | 2 | 3
Total | 28 | 4 | 32

## Alpine skiing[edit]

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Race 1  | Race 2  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Katarzyna Szafrańska | Giant slalom | 1:03.33  | 1:09.50  | 2:12.83  | 16
Slalom | 52.15  | 52.06  | 1:44.21  | 17

## Figure skating[edit]

Main article: Figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | CF/CD  | SP/OD  | FS/FD  | TFP  | Rank

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Grzegorz Filipowski | Men's | 7  | 4  | 5  | 10.8  | 5
Honorata Górna
Andrzej Dostatni | Ice dance | 17  | 17  | 17  | 34.0  | 17

## Ice hockey[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1988 Winter Olympics

### Group A[edit]

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.

| Pld  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | Pts

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Finland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7
Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 7
Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7
Switzerland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6
Poland | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 3
France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 0

* Canada 1-0 Poland
* Sweden 1-1 Poland
* Poland 6-2 France*
* Switzerland 4-1 Poland
* Finland 5-1 Poland

* The Polish team was stripped of its victory after Jarosław Morawiecki tested positive for testosterone. France was recorded as having a 2-nil win, but received no points in the standings.

### Game for 9th place[edit]

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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Austria | 3–2  |  Poland
| Contestants
Andrzej Hanisz
Gabriel Samolej
Franciszek Kukla
Robert Szopiński
Marek Cholewa
Henryk Gruth
Andrzej Kądziołka
Jerzy Potz
Andrzej Świątek
Jacek Szopiński
Janusz Adamiec
Roman Steblecki
Jerzy Christ
Mirosław Copija
Leszek Jachna
Marek Stebnicki
Piotr Kwasigroch
Ireneusz Pacula
Krzysztof Podsiadło
Krystian Sikorski
Jan Stopczyk
Jarosław Morawiecki

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## Nordic combined[edit]

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Events:

* normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
* 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)

Athlete  | Event  | Ski Jumping  | Cross-country  | Total

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Points  | Rank  | Start at  | Time  | Points  | Rank
Tadeusz Bafia | Individual | 211.3  | 8  | 1:54.7  | 43:00.0  | 400.355  | 18

## Ski jumping[edit]

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Jump 1  | Jump 2  | Total

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Distance  | Points  | Distance  | Points  | Points  | Rank
Piotr Fijas | Men's normal hill | 84.5  | 102.3  | 80.0  | 93.1  | 195.4  | 10
Men's large hill | 107.5  | 99.9  | 102.0  | 92.7  | 192.6  | 13
Jan Kowal | Men's normal hill | 79.0  | 90.5  | 77.0  | 83.8  | 174.3  | 34
Men's large hill | 102.0  | 89.7  | 93.0  | 74.6  | 164.3  | 37

## Speed skating[edit]

Main article: Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Jerzy Dominik | 500 m | 37.83  | 25
1000 m | 1:16.16  | 28
1500 m | 1:59.03  | 36

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Erwina Ryś-Ferens | 500 m | 41.38  | 19
1000 m | 1:21.44  | 10
1500 m | 2:04.68  | 7
3000 m | 4:22.59  | 5
5000 m | 7:50.43  | 21
Zofia Tokarczyk | 500 m | 41.37  | 18
1000 m | 1:21.80  | 13
1500 m | 2:08.54  | 17

## References[edit]

1. ^ Poland at the 1988 Winter Olympics

* Official Olympic Reports
* Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com

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Nations at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada

Africa|

* Morocco

America|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Canada
* Chile
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Japan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Lebanon
* Mongolia
* Philippines

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* Guam
* New Zealand

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