Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Poland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	51 in 4 sports
Medals Rank: 14	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 4	Total 7
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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.

Medalists

Gold

• Janusz Kusociński — Athletics, Men's 10,000 metres
• 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
• Henryk Budziński, Jan Krenz-Mikołajczak — Rowing, Men's coxless pair
• Jerzy Braun, Janusz Ślązak, Stanisław Urban, Edward Kobyliński, Jerzy Skolimowski — Rowing, Men's coxed four
• Tadeusz Friedrich, Marian Suski, Władysław Dobrowolski, Władysław Segda, Adam Papée, Leszek Lubicz-Nycz — Fencing, Men's team sabre

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Janusz Kusociński	5000 m	DNS		Did not advance
	10000 m	N/A		30:11.4 OR

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Zygmunt Heljasz	Shot put	N/A		14.490	9
	Discus throw	N/A		42.59	13
Jerzy Pławczyk	High jump	N/A		1.90	7

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	100H	JT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
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
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Felicja Schabińska	80 m hurdles	12.8	8	N/A		Did not advance
Stanisława Walasiewicz	100 m	11.9	1 WR	11.9	1 WR	11.9 WR

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jadwiga Wajs	Discus throw	N/A		38.74
Stanisława Walasiewicz		N/A		33.60	6

Fencing

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

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Henryk Budziński Jan Krenz-Mikołajczak	Coxless pair	7:53.4	1 Q	BYE		8:08.2
Jerzy Braun Janusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski	Coxed pair	N/A				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

Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Category	Title	Rank
Janina Konarska	Painting	Prints	Narciarze (Skier)
Józef Klukowski	Sculpture	Medals and reliefs	Sport Sculpture II

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database