Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Poland competed at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics . The country's delegation included 268 athletes.[1]
Natalia Partyka , in table tennis , is one of only two athletes competing at both the Beijing Olympics and the Beijing Paralympics – the other being South Africa 's Natalie du Toit in swimming .[2]
Polish men's quadruple sculls: gold medalists
Medalists
Archery
Men
Women
Athletics
Key
Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or , in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete
Event
200 m
800 m
Final
Rank
Kamila Chudzik
Result
13.79
1.77
14.34
25.36
5.97
52.05
2:21.97
6157
15*
Points
1008
941
817
854
840
900
797
Karolina Tymińska
Result
13.62
1.77
14.08
23.39
6.53
35.97
2:07.08
6428 PB
7*
Points
1033
941
799
1040
1017
590
1008
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine , tested positive for a banned substance.[3] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and both Polish heptathletes moved up a position.
Badminton
Athlete
Event
Round of 64
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Przemysław Wacha
Men's singles
Must (EST ) W 21–14, 21–15
Bösiger (SUI ) W 21–12, 11–21, 21–19
Bao Cl (CHN ) L 11–21, 21–19, 13–21
Did not advance
Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak
Men's doubles
—
Smith / Warfe (AUS ) W 21–13, 21–16
Paaske / Rasmussen (DEN ) L 21–17, 11–21, 15–21
Did not advance
Kamila Augustyn
Women's singles
Jun J-y (KOR ) L 15–21, 5–21
Did not advance
Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
Mixed doubles
—
Cupidon / Ah-Wan (SEY ) W 21–8, 21–19
He Hb / Yu Y (CHN ) L 20–22, 21–23
Did not advance
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Track
Sprint
Keirin
Points race
Mountain biking
Equestrian
Dressage
Athlete
Horse
Event
Grand Prix
Grand Prix Special
Grand Prix Freestyle
Overall
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Rank
Michał Rapcewicz
Randon
Individual
67.500
16 Q
65.120
23
Did not advance
Eventing
Athlete
Horse
Event
Dressage
Cross-country
Jumping
Total
Qualifier
Final
Penalties
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Total
Rank
Penalties
Rank
Paweł Spisak
Weriusz
Individual
48.70
27
34.00
82.70
38
0.00
82.70
24
0.00
82.70
19
82.70
19
Artur Społowicz
Wag
57.00
54
74.40
131.40
52
23.00
154.40
52
Did not advance
154.40
52
Fencing
Men
Women
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Leszek Blanik
Vault
—
16.587
—
16.587
3 Q
—
16.537
—
16.537
Women
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Apparatus
Total
Rank
Marta Pihan
All-around
14.125
13.625
14.375
13.525
55.650
46
Did not advance
Rhythmic
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Final
Rope
Hoop
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Rope
Hoop
Clubs
Ribbon
Total
Rank
Joanna Mitrosz
Individual
15.950
16.250
16.025
16.000
64.225
16
Did not advance
Handball
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Poland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5] [6]
Head coach: Bogdan Wenta
Group play
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
France
5
4
1
0
148
115
+33
9
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Poland
5
3
1
1
147
128
+19
7
Croatia
5
3
0
2
140
115
+25
6
Spain
5
3
0
2
152
145
+7
6
Brazil
5
1
0
4
129
153
−24
2
China
5
0
0
5
104
164
−60
0
Quarterfinal
Classification semifinal
5th–6th place
Judo
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Repechage 1
Repechage 2
Repechage 3
Final / BM
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Katarzyna Piłocik
−70 kg
Bye
Rousey (USA ) L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Urszula Sadkowska
+78 kg
Issanova (KAZ ) L 0010–0101
Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
Athlete
Event
Shooting(10 m air pistol)
Fencing(épée one touch)
Swimming(200 m freestyle)
Riding(show jumping)
Running(3000 m)
Total points
Final rank
Points
Rank
MP Points
Results
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP points
Penalties
Rank
MP points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Marcin Horbacz
Men's
185
8
1156
14–21
29
736
2:03.52
10
1320
112
11
1088
9:49.27
28
1044
5344
13
Bartosz Majewski
176
28
1048
18–17
13
832
2:09.14
26
1252
300
24
900
9:15.71
4
1180
5212
22
Paulina Boenisz
Women's
183
10
1132
21–14
=9
904
2:24.08
27
1192
104
20
1096
10:20.95
6
1240
5564
6
Sylwia Czwojdzińska
174
26
1024
21–14
=9
904
2:18.76
16
1256
160
27
1040
10:52.41
20
1112
5336
17
Rowing
Men
Women
Athlete
Event
Heats
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Time
Rank
Julia Michalska
Single sculls
7:41.16
2 QF
7:31.90
2 SA/B
7:38.04
3 FA
7:43.44
6
Qualification Legend: FA =Final A (medal); FB =Final B (non-medal); FC =Final C (non-medal); FD =Final D (non-medal); FE =Final E (non-medal); FF =Final F (non-medal); SA/B =Semifinals A/B; SC/D =Semifinals C/D; SE/F =Semifinals E/F; QF =Quarterfinals; R =Repechage
Sailing
Men
Women
Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Singles
Team
Athlete
Event
Group round
Semifinals
Bronze playoff 1
Bronze playoff 2
Bronze medal
Final
Opposition Result
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Rank
Xu Jie Li Qian Natalia Partyka
Women's team
Group C Hong Kong (HKG) L 0–3 Romania (ROU) L 2–3 Germany (GER) W 3–1
3
Did not advance
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Indoor
Poland entered a team in both the men's and the women's tournament. The men's team won four out of five matches in the group play, finishing third in the group, and advancing to the quarterfinals, where they lost over five sets to Italy. Their final ranking was tied for 5th place. The women's team managed to win only one match in the group play, finishing fifth in the group, and failing to advance further in the tournament. Their final ranking was tied for 9th place.
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Polish roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]
Head Coach: Raúl Lozano
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SPW
SPL
SPR
SW
SL
SR
Qualification
1
Brazil
5
4
1
9
427
373
1.145
13
4
3.250
Quarterfinals
2
Russia
5
4
1
9
496
447
1.110
14
7
2.000
3
Poland
5
4
1
9
434
404
1.074
12
6
2.000
4
Serbia
5
2
3
7
440
439
1.002
9
10
0.900
5
Germany
5
1
4
6
418
440
0.950
6
12
0.500
6
Egypt
5
0
5
5
267
379
0.704
0
15
0.000
Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Polish roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8] [9]
Head Coach: Marco Bonitta
Group play
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
SPW
SPL
SPR
SW
SL
SR
Qualification
1
Cuba
5
5
0
10
426
371
1.148
15
3
5.000
Quarterfinals
2
United States
5
4
1
9
459
441
1.041
12
9
1.333
3
China
5
3
2
8
467
395
1.182
13
7
1.857
4
Japan
5
2
3
7
381
389
0.979
7
11
0.636
5
Poland
5
1
4
6
441
445
0.991
9
12
0.750
6
Venezuela
5
0
5
5
262
395
0.663
1
15
0.067
Weightlifting
Men
Women
Wrestling
Key :
VT – Victory by Fall .
PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
See also
References
External links
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