Poland men's national handball team
Represents Poland at international handball competitions
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The Poland men's national handball team is controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.[1]
The Gladiators
Zygmunt Kamys
Marcin Wichary
| Poland | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | The White and Reds The Gladiators | ||
| Association | Polish Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Jota González | ||
| Assistant coach | Julen Aguinagalde Zygmunt Kamys Marcin Wichary | ||
| Most caps | Sławomir Szmal (298) | ||
| Most goals | Jerzy Klempel (1170) | ||
| Colours | |||
| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2002) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2010) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 1976 Montreal | ||
| World Championship | ||
| 2007 Germany | ||
| 1982 West Germany | ||
| 2009 Croatia | ||
| 2015 Qatar | ||
History
Some of the team`s greatest achievements came between 2007 and 2016. At that time, legends like Sławomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki, or Marcin Lijewski led the Polish goldem generation to multiple world championship medals. It is also in this period that Polands best result, a silver medal at the 2007 World Championship, happened.[2]
Honours
| Competition | Total | |||
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| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World Championship | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| European Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 9th–12th places | 10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 78 | |
| Final Round | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 89 | |
| Final Round | 7th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 119 | |
| Boycott | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Quarterfinals | 5th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 214 | |
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Semifinals | 4th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 222 | 227 | |
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 5/14 | 0 Titles | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 779 | 727 |
World Championship
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Euro Tournaments
All teams in these tournaments are European, all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time.
- EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
European Championship
Competitive record at the European Championship
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Competitive record in qualifying rounds
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Other tournaments
- Supercup Winner: 2007[3]
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]
Head coach: Jota González
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Head coaches
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Statistics
Matches include data obtained exclusively in official international matches of the Polish national team. All unofficial matches of the national team, or meetings in the frame other than the national team – played by a player – are not included in the following lists.
Most caps
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Most goals
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Kit suppliers
The Polish national kit is supplied by Joma.

