Poland at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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| Poland at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | POL |
| NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 47 (39 men, 8 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearers | Andrzej Bachleda, Alpine Skiing |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Poland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Wojciech Fortuna | Ski jumping | Large hill individual |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrzej Bachleda | Giant Slalom | 1:34.40 | 17 | 1:38.02 | 4 | 3:12.42 | 9 |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Classification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Andrzej Bachleda | bye | 57.04 | 10 | 55.22 | 11 | 1:52.26 | 10 | |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Andrzej Fiedor | 1'19:17.25 | 11 | 1'30:17.25 | 48 |
| Józef Stopka | 1'19:18.66 | 8 | 1'27:18.66 | 35 | |
| Andrzej Rapacz | 1'17:21.02 | 9 | 1'26:21.02 | 33 | |
| Aleksander Klima | 1'17:00.86 | 2 | 1'19:00.86 | 9 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Józef Rózak Józef Stopka Andrzej Rapacz Aleksander Klima |
4 | 1'58:09.92 | 7 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Jan Staszel | 48:46.72 | 33 |
| 30 km | Jan Staszel | 1'43:35.68 | 29 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Anna Gębala-Duraj | 18:13.43 | 29 |
| Władysława Majerczyk | 17:56.55 | 23 | |
| Józefa Chromik | 17:55.41 | 21 | |
| Weronika Budny | 17:38.74 | 13 | |
| 10 km | Władysława Majerczyk | 38:19.66 | 34 |
| Józefa Chromik | 36:45.39 | 21 | |
| Anna Gębala-Duraj | 36:32.65 | 15 | |
| Weronika Budny | 35:57.59 | 11 | |
- Women's 3 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Anna Gębala-Duraj Józefa Chromik Weronika Budny |
51:49.13 | 7 |
Figure skating
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazyna Kostrzewinska Adam Brodecki |
11 | 11 | 377.8 | 95.5 | 11 |
Ice hockey
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Poland |
4–0 |  West Germany |
Medal round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 |  Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 14-1 Poland
- Finland 5-1 Poland
- Sweden 5-3 Poland
- USSR 9-3 Poland
- USA 6-1 Poland
- Team Roster
- Walery Kosyl
- Andrzej Tkacz
- Ludwik Czachowski
- Marian Feter
- Stanislaw Fryslweicz
- Robert Goralczyk
- Adam Kopszynski
- Jerzy Potz
- Andrzej Szczepaniec
- Jozef Batkiewicz
- Krzysztof Bialynicki
- Stefan Chowaniec
- Feliks Goralczyk
- Tadeusz Kacik
- Tadeusz Obloj
- Jozef Slovakiewicz
- Leszek Tokarz
- Wieslaw Tokarz
- Walenty Zietara
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Ryszard Gawior | 54.72 | 24 | 54.09 | 20 | 53.26 | 21 | 52.87 | 16 | 3:34.94 | 19 |
| Mirosław Więckowski | 54.43 | 22 | 54.82 | 27 | 54.61 | 34 | 53.75 | 30 | 3:37.61 | 27 |
| Lucjan Kudzia | 54.14 | 19 | 53.58 | 15 | 52.36 | 11 | 52.75 | 13 | 3:32.83 | 13 |
| Janusz Grzemowski | 53.07 | 8 | 53.12 | 10 | 52.66 | 15 | 52.59 | 12 | 3:31.44 | 12 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Mirosław Więckowski Wojciech Kublik |
44.88 | 6 | 44.78 | 4 | 1:29.66 | 5 |
| Lucjan Kudzia Ryszard Gawior |
45.28 | 9 | 45.40 | 11 | 1:30.68 | 9 |
- Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Barbara Piecha | 45.96 | 9 | 46.24 | 10 | 45.89 | 8 | 44.98 | 6 | 3:03.07 | 9 |
| Wiesława Martyka | 45.68 | 7 | 46.12 | 9 | 45.47 | 6 | 45.06 | 7 | 3:02.33 | 6 |
| Halina Kanasz | 45.66 | 6 | 45.98 | 7 | 45.52 | 7 | 45.17 | 9 | 3:02.33 | 6 |