Poland at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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| Poland at the 1976 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | POL |
| NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 56 (43 men, 13 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Wojciech Truchan |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Poland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Roman Dereziński | Downhill | 1:56.33 | 52 | ||||
| Roman Dereziński | Giant Slalom | 1:55.44 | 49 | 1:58.27 | 39 | 3:53.71 | 38 |
| Roman Dereziński | Slalom | 1:04.93 | 23 | 1:09.80 | 22 | 2:14.73 | 21 |
| Jan Bachleda-Curuś | 1:03.76 | 20 | 1:05.05 | 6 | 2:08.81 | 11 | |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Andrzej Rapacz | 1'18:30.82 | 10 | 1'28:30.82 | 46 |
| Wojciech Truchan | 1'18:02.62 | 8 | 1'24:09.93 | 28 | |
| Jan Szpunar | 1'17:27.20 | 4 | 1'21:27.20 | 19 |
- 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 | |
| Jan Szpunar Andrzej Rapacz Ludwik Zięba Wojciech Truchan |
9 | 2'11:46.54 | 12 |
- 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 Dragon | DNF | – |
| Władysław Podgórski | 48:18.62 | 44 | |
| Jan Staszel | 48:04.31 | 40 | |
| Wiesław Gębala | 46:59.00 | 22 | |
| 30 km | Władysław Podgórski | DNF | – |
| Jerzy Koryciak | 1'39:02.46 | 47 | |
| Jan Staszel | 1'35:46.82 | 24 | |
| Wiesław Gębala | 1'35:09.65 | 20 | |
| 50 km | Wiesław Gębala | DNF | – |
| Jerzy Koryciak | DNF | – | |
| Jan Staszel | DNF | – | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Wiesław Gębala Jan Staszel Jan Dragon Władysław Podgórski |
2'16:06.63 | 13 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Maria Trebunia | 18:21.64 | 36 |
| Anna Gębala-Duraj | 17:58.91 | 31 | |
| Anna Pawlusiak | 17:29.61 | 25 | |
| Władysława Majerczyk | 17:29.01 | 24 | |
| 10 km | Maria Trebunia | 34:14.44 | 33 |
| Anna Gębala-Duraj | 33:13.21 | 27 | |
| Anna Pawlusiak | 33:01.47 | 26 | |
| Władysława Majerczyk | 32:30.68 | 20 | |
- Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Anna Pawlusiak Anna Gębala-Duraj Maria Trebunia Władysława Majerczyk |
1'14:13.40 | 8 |
Figure skating
- Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazyna Dudek | 20 | 20 | 17 | 159.48 | 159 | 18 |
- Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weyna Piotr Bojanczyk |
9 | 11 | 182.20 | 90 | 9 |
Ice hockey
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Poland |
7–4 |  Romania |
Medal round
| Rank | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 10 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 4 |
| 4 |  Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 2 |
- West Germany 7-4 Poland
- USSR 16-1 Poland
- Poland 1-0* Czechoslovakia
- USA 7-2 Poland
- Finland 7-1 Poland
* Note: The score after the Czechoslovakia vs Poland match was 7-1, but due to the positive doping test of one of the Czechoslovak players, the team was recorded a 0-1 loss. Poland didn't receive any points.
- Team Roster
Luge
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Mirosław Więckowski | 54.739 | 23 | 53.782 | 14 | 53.133 | 12 | 53.586 | 14 | 3:35.220 | 16 |
| Andrzej Piekoszewski | 54.474 | 21 | 54.166 | 21 | 53.502 | 18 | 54.117 | 21 | 3:36.259 | 19 |
| Jan Kasielski | 53.969 | 13 | 53.551 | 13 | 53.115 | 13 | 53.554 | 13 | 3:34.189 | 12 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Andrzej Żyła Jan Kasielski |
43.748 | 10 | 43.989 | 11 | 1:27.737 | 10 |
| Mirosław Więckowski Andrzej Kozik |
44.025 | 13 | 43.977 | 10 | 1:28.002 | 12 |
- Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Barbara Piecha | 44.060 | 13 | 43.722 | 13 | 43.378 | 13 | 43.800 | 14 | 2:54.960 | 13 |
| Halina Kanasz | 43.967 | 11 | 45.138 | 18 | 43.499 | 14 | 43.731 | 13 | 2:56.335 | 14 |
| Teresa Bugajczyk | 43.621 | 10 | 43.701 | 12 | 43.157 | 11 | 43.450 | 12 | 2:53.929 | 12 |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Stanisław Kawulok | Individual | 64.0 | 69.0 | 172.8 | 29 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – |
| Jan Legierski | 66.0 | 68.0 | 175.7 | 28 | 49:39.05 | 205.38 | 5 | 291.08 | 18 | |
| Marek Pach | 71.5 | 74.0 | 191.3 | 19 | 52:04.95 | 183.49 | 22 | 374.79 | 20 | |
| Stefan Hula | 75.0 | 77.0 | 205.9 | 6 | 52:48.37 | 176.98 | 26 | 382.88 | 16 | |