Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.

Gold

• Wladyslaw Komar
  Wladyslaw Komar
  Władysław Komar was a Polish shot put champion, who was born in Kaunas. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal at Munich in 1972....
  
   - Athletics, Men's Shot Put
• Jan Szczepański
  Jan Szczepanski (boxer)
  Jan Antoni Szczepański is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
  
   - Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Witold Woyda
  Witold Woyda
  Witold Woyda was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil between 1964 and 1972, including two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year for 1972 by readers of Przegląd Sportowy...
  
   - Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jerzy Kaczmarek
  Jerzy Kaczmarek
  Jerzy Kaczmarek is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Lech Koziejowski
  Lech Koziejowski
  Lech Koziejowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Witold Woyda, and Arkadiusz Godel
  Arkadiusz Godel
  Arkadiusz Godel is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also holds a law degree from the University of Warsaw.-References:...
  
   - Fencing, Men's Foil Team
• Anczok
  Zygmunt Anczok
  Zygmunt Józef Anczok is a former Polish footballer who played as a left-sided defender, who was an Olympic champion for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Ćmikiewicz, Deyna
  Kazimierz Deyna
  Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish footballer, who played as an offensive midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation.-Early life:...
  
  , Gadocha
  Robert Gadocha
  Robert Gadocha is a retired Polish footballer, most notable for playing for Legia Warsaw.Gadocha, who started his career in Garbarnia Krakow. later also played for FC Nantes, and briefly in the United States for Chicago Sting, his last professional team...
  
  , Gorgoń
  Jerzy Gorgon
  Jerzy Paweł Gorgoń was a Polish football player who is remembered for his participation in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was a 6'4" tall defender who became well-known in 1967 while playing for Górnik Zabrze. He helped Zabrze to five consecutive Polish cups in 1968-72.He received 55 international...
  
  , Gut
  Zbigniew Gut
  Zbigniew Gut was a Polish footballer who played for the Poland national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 Summer Olympics. The club football club he was with for the longest part of his career was Odra Opole...
  
  , Jarosik
  Andrzej Jarosik
  Andrzej Władysław Jarosik is a former Polish footballer who played forward.He started his career in Zagłębie Sosnowiec and then played for in France with Racing Strasbourg and SC Toulon . He appeared for the Poland National Football Team , he made his debut in 1965 versus Bulgaria...
  
  , Kmiecik
  Kazimierz Kmiecik
  Kazimierz Kmiecik is a retired Polish football player, who played almost all his career for Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for Larissa and won the first Greek cup for the history of...
  
  , Kostka
  Hubert Kostka
  Hubert Jerzy Kostka is a retired Polish soccer goalkeeper, who represented both Górnik Zabrze, and the Polish National Team. Kostka participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where Poland won gold medal...
  
  , Kraska
  Jerzy Kraska
  Jerzy Adam Kraska is a former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal....
  
  , Lato
  Grzegorz Lato
  Grzegorz Bolesław Lato is a former Polish football striker, and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup. Lato's playing career coincided with the golden era of Polish football, which began with Olympic gold in Munich in 1972 and ended a decade later with third place at the 1982 World Cup in...
  
  , Lubański, Marx
  Joachim Marx
  Joachim Jerzy Marx is a retired Polish football striker.On the national level, he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.With Ruch Chorzów, he played 162 matches in the Ekstraklasa scoring 66 goals...
  
  , Maszczyk
  Zygmunt Maszczyk
  Zygmunt Paweł Maszczyk is a retired Polish football player.He played mostly for Ruch Chorzów.He played for the Polish national team and was a participant at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, where Poland won the bronze medal, at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Poland won the gold medal and at the 1976...
  
  , Ostafiński
  Marian Ostafinski
  Marian Wiesław Ostafiński is a former Polish football defender.On the national level he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal....
  
  , Szeja
  Marian Szeja
  Marian Szeja is a former Polish football player.-References:*...
  
  , Szołtysik, Szymanowski
  Antoni Szymanowski
  Antoni Szymanowski was a Polish footballer , and a member of the Poland national football team in two FIFA World Cups: 1974 and 1978. During those tournaments his club was Wisła Kraków. Szymanowski was one of the best defenders in Poland during the golden era of Polish football...
  
  , and Szymczak
  Ryszard Szymczak
  Ryszard Władysław Szymczak is a former Polish football player.On the national level he played for Poland national team and was a participant at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where his team won the gold medal.- References :...
  
   - Football, Men's Team Competition
• Józef Zapędzki
  Józef Zapedzki
  Józef Zapędzki is a Polish sport shooter, twice a gold medalist at the Olympic Games in 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol .He was born in Kazimierówka, near Zawiercie.-Further reading:...
  
   - Shooting, 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (60 shots)
• Zygmunt Smalcerz
  Zygmunt Smalcerz
  Zygmunt Antoni Smalcerz is a former Polish weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the Flyweight class.In 2002 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame....
  
   - Weightlifting, Men's Flyweight

Silver

• Irena Szydłowska - Archery, Women's Individual Competition
• Wiesław Rudkowski - Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
• Lucjan Lis, Edward Barcik, Stanisław Szozda, and Ryszard Szurkowski
  Ryszard Szurkowski
  Ryszard Jan Szurkowski is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976....
  
  　- Cycling, Men's Road Team Time Trial
• Antoni Zajkowski - Judo, Men's Half-Middleweight
• Norbert Ozimek - Weightlifting, Men's Light-Heavyweight

Bronze

• Irena Szewińska
  Irena Szewinska
  Irena Szewińska is a retired Polish Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events....
  
   - Athletics, Women's 200m
• Ryszard Katus
  Ryszard Katus
  Ryszard Katus is a Polish athlete, who competed mainly in the men's decathlon event during his career....
  
   - Athletics, Men's Decathlon
• Leszek Błażyński - Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Janusz Gortat
  Janusz Gortat
  Janusz Gortat is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division , in 1976 after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Leon Spinks of...
  
   - Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
• Władysław Szuszkiewicz and Rafal Maciej Piszcz - Canoe, Men's Kayak Flatwater K-2 1.000m
• Andrzej Bek, and Benedykt Kocot - Cycling Track, Men's 2.000m Tandem
• Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Zbigniew Kaczmarek
  Zbigniew Kaczmarek is a former Polish football player.He played 30 times for Poland.-References:*...
  
   - Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
• Kazimierz Lipień
  Kazimierz Lipien
  Kazimierz Lipień was a Polish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He is the twin brother of the Polish wrestler, Józef Lipień.- Olympics :...
  
   - Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Featherweight
• Czesław Kwieciński
  Czesław Kwieciński
  Czesław Kwieciński is a Polish wrestler who competed from 1964 to 1980 in the Summer Olympics....
  
   - Wrestling Greco-Roman, Men's Light-Heavyweight

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Poland entered one man and three women. They took home a silver medal in the women's competition.

Women's:

• Irena Szydłowska - 2407 points (silver medal)
• Maria Maczynska - 2371 points (6th place)
• Jad Szoszler-Wilejto - 2297 points (18th place)

Men's:

• Tomasz Lezanski - 2237 points (46th place)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Tadeusz Cuch
  Tadeusz Cuch
  Tadeusz Cuch was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was born in Stary Bazanów and represented the club Legia Warszawa...
  
  
• First Heat — 10.89s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Andrzej Kupczyk
  Andrzej Kupczyk
  Andrzej Kupczyk is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He was born in Świdnica and represented the club Polonia Świdnica...
  
  
• Heat — 1:48.5
• Semifinals — 1:46.7
• Final — 1:47.1 (→ 7th place)

Men's 1,500 metres

• Henryk Szordykowski
  Henryk Szordykowski
  Henryk Jan Szordykowski is a retired Polish runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.He was born in Iłowo and represented the club Wawelu Kraków...
  
  
• Heat — 3:44.2
• Semifinals — 3:42.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Bron Malinowski
• Heat — 13:48.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Stanislaw Wagner, Tadeusz Cuch
  Tadeusz Cuch
  Tadeusz Cuch was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was born in Stary Bazanów and represented the club Legia Warszawa...
  
  , Jerzy Czerbniak, and Zenon Nowosz
  Zenon Nowosz
  Zenon Nowosz is a Polish sprinter who participated in world athletics for Poland in the late 1960s and 1970s. He competed in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres....
  
  
• Heat — 39.11s
• Semifinals — 38.90s
• Final — 39.03s (→ 6th place)

Men's High Jump

• Boguslaw Bialek
• Qualification Round — NM (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Daniela Jaworska
  Daniela Jaworska
  Daniela Jaworska is a retired female javelin thrower from Poland, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972. She set her personal best in 1973.-Achievements:...
  
  
• Qualification Round — 52.40 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Poland - 10th place
• Preliminary round - (2-5)
• Semi–Final - defeated Spain
  Spain at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  -Bronze:*Enrique Rodríguez — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight -Archery:In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Spain entered one man and one woman...
  
   (87 - 76)
• Final - lost to Australia
  Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Australia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 168 competitors, 139 men and 29 women, took part in 110 events in 20 sports.- Gold:...
  
   (83 -91)

• Roster - Ryszard Bialowas, Janusz Ceglinski, Jan Dolczewski, Eugeniusz Durejko, Andrzej Kasprzak, Grzegorz Korcz, Waldemar Kozak, Piotr Langosz, Mieczyslaw Lopatka, Franciszek Niemiec, Andrzej Pasiorowski, and Andrzej Seweryn

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Roman Rożek
• First Round — Lost to Lee Suk-Un (KOR), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Józef Reszpondek
• First Round — Lost to Aldo Cosentino (FRA), 0:5

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Wiesław Rudkowski → Silver Medal
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Antonio Castellini (ITA), 5:0
• Third Round — Defeated Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Rolando Garbey
  Rolando Garbey
  Rolando Garbey Garbey is a Cuban boxer. He competed in the Light Middleweight category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. In 1974, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the world title...
  
   (CUB), 4:1
• Semifinals — Defeated Peter Tiepold
  Peter Tiepold
  Peter Tiepold is a former light-middleweight boxer from East Germany, who won the bronze medals of international competitions. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :*...
  
   (GDR), 4:1
• Final — Lost to Dieter Kottysch
  Dieter Kottysch
  Dieter Kottysch is a former boxer and Olympic gold medalist.-Amateur career:Kottysch is a former German amateur boxer, who won the light middleweight Olympic gold medal for West Germany at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.- Olympic results :*1st round bye*Defeated Bonifacio Avila TKO 2*Defeated...
  
   (FRG), 2:3

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Ludwik Denderys
• First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson
  Teófilo Stevenson
  Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence or Teófilo Stevenson is a former Cuban amateur boxer. He is one of the only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals, alongside Hungarian László Papp and fellow Cuban Félix Savón....
  
   (CUB), TKO-1

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Ryszard Szurkowski
  Ryszard Szurkowski
  Ryszard Jan Szurkowski is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976....
  
   — 31st place
• Lucjan Lis — 36th place
• Stanislaw Szozda — 76th and last place
• Jan Smyrak — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Janusz Kierzkowski
• Final — 1:07.22 (→ 5th place)

Men's Tandem

• Andrzej Bek and Benedykt Kocot — Bronze Medal

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1972.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Witold Woyda
  Witold Woyda
  Witold Woyda was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil between 1964 and 1972, including two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year for 1972 by readers of Przegląd Sportowy...
  
  
• Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Lech Koziejowski
  Lech Koziejowski
  Lech Koziejowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the thirteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 1 to 2, 1972...

• Witold Woyda
  Witold Woyda
  Witold Woyda was a Polish fencer who won four Olympic medals in the foil between 1964 and 1972, including two gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year for 1972 by readers of Przegląd Sportowy...
  
  , Lech Koziejowski
  Lech Koziejowski
  Lech Koziejowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jerzy Kaczmarek
  Jerzy Kaczmarek
  Jerzy Kaczmarek is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Arkadiusz Godel
  Arkadiusz Godel
  Arkadiusz Godel is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also holds a law degree from the University of Warsaw.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...

• Jerzy Janikowski
  Jerzy Janikowski
  Jerzy Janikowski was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Bogdan Gonsior
• Henryk Nielaba
  Henryk Nielaba
  Henryk Nielaba is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 8 to 9 1972...

• Bohdan Andrzejewski
  Bohdan Andrzejewski
  Bohdan Andrzejewski is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was a world champion in épée at the Senior World Championships in Havana, Cuba in 1969.-References:...
  
  , Jerzy Janikowski
  Jerzy Janikowski
  Jerzy Janikowski was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Henryk Nielaba
  Henryk Nielaba
  Henryk Nielaba is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Kazimierz Barburski
  Kazimierz Barburski
  Kazimierz Barburski is a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Bogdan Gonsior

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 30 to 31, 1972. 53 fencers from 22 nations competed.-Results:...

• Jerzy Pawłowski
• Józef Nowara
  Józef Nowara
  Józef Nowara was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Janusz Majewski
  Janusz Majewski (fencer)
  Janusz Majewski is a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 3 to 4, 1972...

• Józef Nowara
  Józef Nowara
  Józef Nowara was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Krzysztof Grzegorek
  Krzysztof Grzegorek (fencer)
  Krzysztof Grzegorek is a Polish fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Zygmunt Kawecki
  Zygmunt Kawecki
  Zygmunt Kawecki is a Polish fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jerzy Pawłowski, Janusz Majewski
  Janusz Majewski (fencer)
  Janusz Majewski is a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Halina Balon
  Halina Balon
  Halina Balon is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Kamilla Składanowska
  Kamilla Składanowska
  Kamilla Składanowska was a Polish fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 7 to 8, 1972...

• Halina Balon
  Halina Balon
  Halina Balon is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska
  Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska
  Krystyna Machnicka-Urbańska is a Polish fencer. She competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska
  Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska
  Jolanta Bebel-Rzymowska is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Kamilla Składanowska
  Kamilla Składanowska
  Kamilla Składanowska was a Polish fencer. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
  Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman is a Polish fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Football

Men's Team Competition

• Poland - gold medal
• First round: 3-0-0
• Second round: 2-1-0
• Gold medal match: defeated Hungary
  Hungary national football team
  The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
  
  , 1-0

Handball

Poland tied Sweden

Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.- Gold:* Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 10m Platform...

 and defeated Denmark

Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 126 competitors, 114 men and 12 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.- Gold:*Niels Fredborg — Cycling, Men's 1000 metres time trial-Archery:...

 but lost to the Soviet Union in the first round to finish in third place in the division. This put the team into the ninth- to twelfth-place consolation round, where they defeated Iceland

Iceland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-Results by event:Men's 100 metres*Bjarni Stefánsson* First Heat — 10.99s Men's 400 metres*Bjarni Stefánsson* First Heat — 46.76s...

 to set up a match with Norway

Norway at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Norway was represented at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 112 competitors, 101 men and 11 women, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.-Medalists:...

 for ninth and tenth places. Poland lost this match.

Men's:

• Poland - 10th place (2-2-1)

• Roster - Zdzisław Antczak, Zbigniew Dybol
  Zbigniew Dybol
  Zbigniew Dybol is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth. He played all five matches and scored ten goals.-External links:*...
  
  , Franciszek Gąsior
  Franciszek Gasior
  Franciszek Gąsior is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth. He played one match and scored two goals.-External links:*...
  
  , Jan Gmyrek
  Jan Gmyrek
  Jan Wojciech Gmyrek is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Bogdan Kowalczyk
  Bogdan Kowalczyk
  Bogdan Kowalczyk is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth. He played two matches....
  
  , Zygfryd Kuchta
  Zygfryd Kuchta
  Zygfryd Kuchta is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Andrzej Lech
  Andrzej Lech
  Andrzej Jan Lech is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth. He played four matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...
  
  , Jerzy Melcer
  Jerzy Melcer
  Jerzy Melcer is a former Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Helmut Pniocinski
  Helmut Pniocinski
  Helmut Wojciech Pniociński was a Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Chorzów.In 1972 he was part of the Polish team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches....
  
  , Wladyslaw Popielarski, Hendryk Rozmiarek, Andrzej Sokołowski, Engelbert Szolc
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  , Andrzej Szymczak
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Hockey

Men's team competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated Kenya (1-0)
• Lost to The Netherlands (2-4)
• Defeated Mexico (3-0)
• Drew with India (2-2)
• Drew with New Zealand (3-3)
• Lost to Australia (0-1)
• Lost to Great Britain (1-2)
• Semi Final Round
• Lost to Australia (1-2)
• Classification Match
• 11th/12th place: Defeated France (7-4) after extra time → 11th place

• Team Roster
• Jerzy Choroba
• Aleksander Ciazynski
• Boleslaw Czainski
• Jerzy Czajka
• Henryk Grotowski
• Stanislaw Iskrzynski
• Zbigniew Juszczak
• Stanislaw Kasprzyk
• Stanislaw Kazmierczak
• Marek Krus
• Zbigniew Loj
• Wlodzimierz Matuszynski
• Stefan Otulakowski
• Ryszard Twardowski
• Stanislaw Wegnerski
• Aleksander Wrona
• Józef Wybieralski
• Witold Ziaja
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Modern pentathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Ryszard Wach — 4958 points (→ 13th place)
• Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
  Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
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   — 4832 points (→ 21st place)
• Stanislaw Skwira — 4495 points (→ 40th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Wach, Pyciak-Peciak, and Skwira — 14285 points (→ 9th place)

Alternate Member:

• Krysztof Trybusiewicz

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Wojciech Repsz, Wieslaw Dlugosz and Jacek Rylski
• Heat — 7:57.23
• Repechage — 8:10.87
• Semi Finals — 8:20.69
• Final — 7:28.92 (→ 6th place)

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Zbigniew Pacelt
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• Heat — 55.97s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Zbigniew Pacelt
  Zbigniew Pacelt
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• Heat — 2:01.28 (→ did not advance)

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
• Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
• Lost to South Korea (1-3)
• Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
• Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
• Classification Match
• 9th/10th place: Defeated Cuba (3-0) → Ninth place
• Team Roster