Poland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Poland
games=1988 Summer
competitors=143 (111 men and 32 women)
sports=19
flagbearer=Bogdan Daras
gold=2
silver=5
bronze=9
total=16
rank=20

Poland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Poland returned to the Summer Olympic Games after having boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Gold

* Waldemar Legień — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)

* Andrzej Wroński — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Silver

* Marek Dopierała and Marek Łbik — Canoeing, Men's C2 500 m Canadian Pairs

* Joachim Halupczok, Zenon Jaskuła, Marek Leśniewski, and Andrzej Sypytkowski — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

* Janusz Olech — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual

* Janusz Pawłowski — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (65 kg)

* Andrzej Głąb — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight

Bronze

* Jan Dydak — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

* Henryk Petrich — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight

* Andrzej Gołota — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight

* Janusz Zarenkiewicz — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight

* Marek Dopierała and Marek Łbik — Canoeing, Men's C2 1000 m Canadian Pairs

* Izabella Dylewska — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak Singles

* Artur Wojdat — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle

* Slawomir Zawada — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (90 kg)

* Józef Tracz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight

Results by event

=Archery=

Poland entered three women in its fourth appearance in Olympic archery.

Women's Individual Competition:
* Joanna Kwaśna — Quarterfinal (→ 16th place)
* Beata Iwanek — Preliminary Round (→ 33rd place)
* Joanna Helbin — Preliminary Round (→ 40th place)

Women's Team Competition:
* Kwaśna, Iwanek, and Helbin — Semifinal (→ 10th place)

=Athletics=

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase
* Bogusław Mamiński:* Heat — 8:45.72 :* Semi Final — 8:18.28:* Final — 8:15.97 (→ 8th place)

Men's Shot Put
* Helmut Krieger:* Qualifying Heat — 19.75m:* Final — 19.51m (→ 12th place)

Men's 50km Walk
* Jacek Bednarek:* Final — 3'58:31 (→ 24th place)
Women's Marathon
* Wanda Panfil:* Final — 2"34:35 (→ 22nd place)

Women's Discus Throw
* Renata Katewicz:* Qualification — 60.34m (→ did not advance)

=Modern pentathlon=

Men's Individual Competition:
* Maciej Czyżowicz — 5048pts (→ 15th place)
* Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek — 4982pts (→ 23rd place)
* Wiesław Chmielewski — 4501pts (→ 53rd place)

Men's Team Competition:
* Czyzowicz, Skrzypaszek, and Chmielewski — 14531pts (→ 9th place)

=Boxing=

Men's Welterweight (— 67 kg):
*Jan Dydak (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Light Heavyweight (— 81 kg):
*Henryk Petrich (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Heavyweight (— 91 kg):
*Andrzej Gołota (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Super Heavyweight (>91 kg):
*Janusz Zarenkiewicz (→ Bronze Medal)

=Swimming=

Men's 200 m Freestyle
* Artur Wojdat:* Heat — 1:48.02 :* Final — 1:48.40 (→ 4th place)

* Mariusz Podkościelny:* Heat — 1:50.95:* B-Final — 1:51.63 (→ 14th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle
* Mariusz Podkościelny:* Heat — 3:49.51:* Final — 3:48.59 (→ 5th place)

* Artur Wojdat:* Heat — 3:49.68:* Final — 3:47.34 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle
* Mariusz Podkościelny:* Heat — 15:11.19:* Final — 15:14.76 (→ 4th place)

* Artur Wojdat:* Heat — 15:37.52 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Rafał Szukała:* Heat — 54.83:* B-Final — 54.80 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly
* Rafał Szukała:* Heat — 2:01.91 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* Dorota Chylak:* Heat — 1:12.38 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

* Kornelia Stawicka:* Heat — 1:15.41 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke
* Kornelia Stawicka:* Heat — 2:36.86 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

* Dorota Chylak:* Heat — 2:39.38 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

References

* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1988 1988 Summer Olympics]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/POL/summer/1988/ sports-reference]