Poland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Poland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 306 competitors, 232 men and 74 women, took part in 162 events in 21 sports.
Medalists
Gold
- Bronisław Malinowski — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Władysław Kozakiewicz — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Jan Kowalczyk — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
Silver
- Leszek Dunecki, Zenon Licznerski, Marian Woronin, and Krzysztof Zwoliński — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Jacek Wszola — Athletics, Men's High Jump
- Tadeusz Ślusarski — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Urszula Kielan — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Paweł Skrzecz — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Czesław Lang — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Janusz Bobik, Wiesław Hartman, Jan Kowalczyk, and Marian Kozicki — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Piotr Jablkowski, Andrzej Lis, Mariusz Strzalka, and Leszek Swornowski — Fencing, Men's Épée Team
- Małgorzata Dłużewska and Czesława Kościańska — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
- Józef Lipień — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
- Andrzej Supron — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
- Jan Dołgowicz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
- Roman Bierła — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
- Władysław Stecyk — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
Bronze
- Lucyna Langer — Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Krzysztof Kosedowski — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Kazimierz Adach — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Kazimierz Szczerba — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Jerzy Rybicki — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Lech Koziejowski, Adam Robak, Marian Sypniewski, and Bogusław Zych — Fencing, Men's Foil Team
- Barbara Wysoczańska — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Janusz Pawłowski — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight
- Ryszard Kubiak, Grzegorz Nowak, Ryszard Stadniuk, Grzegorz Stellak, and Adam Tomasiak — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Agnieszka Czopek — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Tadeusz Dembończyk — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
- Marek Seweryn — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight
- Tadeusz Rutkowski — Weightlifting, Men's Super Heavyweight
- Aleksander Cichoń — Wrestling, Freestyle Light Heavyweight
- Adam Sandurski — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight
Archery
;Men
;Women
Athletics
;Men;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
Dariusz Ludwig | Result | 11.35 | 7.51 | 13.22 | 2.08 | 50.55 | 15.38 | 45.82 | 4.80 | 58.38 | 4:29.70 | 7978 | 6 |
Dariusz Ludwig | Points | 721 | 923 | 685 | 925 | 781 | 809 | 797 | 1005 | 741 | 591 | 7978 | 6 |
Janusz Szczerkowski | Result | 11.22 | 7.38 | 14.06 | 2.00 | 49.64 | 14.57 | 44.74 | 4.90 | 45.22 | 4:44.90 | 7822 | 10 |
Janusz Szczerkowski | Points | 752 | 897 | 732 | 857 | 821 | 896 | 777 | 1028 | 567 | 495 | 7822 | 10 |
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Pentathlon
Athlete | Event | 1500 m | Final | Rank | ||||
Małgorzata Guzowska | Result | 14.16 | 13.63 | 1.80 | 6.21 | 2:29.3 | 4326 | 12 |
Małgorzata Guzowska | Points | 846 | 817 | 1031 | 952 | 680 | 4326 | 12 |
Basketball
Preliminary round
Group B
Team | Pts | |||||
3 | 0 | 328 | 249 | +79 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | 289 | 241 | +48 | 5 | |
1 | 2 | 256 | 297 | −41 | 4 | |
0 | 3 | 196 | 282 | −86 | 3 |
Classification round
Results between Poland vs. Senegal, Australia vs. Sweden and Czechoslovakia vs. India were carried over from the preliminary round.Team | Pts | ||||||
4 | 1 | 453 | 359 | +94 | 9 | 1W–0L | |
4 | 1 | 417 | 381 | +36 | 9 | 0W–1L | |
3 | 2 | 474 | 377 | +97 | 8 | 1W–0L | |
3 | 2 | 375 | 341 | +34 | 8 | 0W–1L | |
1 | 4 | 345 | 396 | −51 | 6 | ||
0 | 5 | 329 | 539 | −210 | 5 |
Boxing
;MenCanoeing
Sprint
;Men;Women
Cycling
Road
Track
;1000m time trialAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
Andrzej Michalak | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:07.891 | 11 |
;Men's Sprint
;Pursuit
Diving
;Men;Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Show jumping
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1980.Men
Individual
Team
Women
Individual
Team
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Women
Handball
Preliminary round
12 teams played each other in two groups to decide for which place each of them will compete in the Final Round.Group A
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Final Round
7th place match
Team Roster- 7th place
- Andrzej Kacki
- Zbigniew Gawlik
- Piotr Czaczka
- Marek Panas
- Jerzy Garpiel
- Jerzy Klempel
- Janusz Brzozowski
- Zbigniew Tłuczyński
- Grzegorz Kosma
- Mieczysław Wojczak
- Daniel Waszkiewcz
- Ryszard Jedliński
- Henryk Rozmiarek
- Alfred Kaluzinski
Hockey
;Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary round
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Classification
Third place match
Team roster
- 4th place- Zygfryd Józefiak
- Andrzej Mikina
- Krystian Bak
- Włodzimierz Stanisławski
- Leszek Hensler
- Jan Sitek
- Jerzy Wybieralski
- Leszek Tórz
- Zbigniew Rachwalski
- Henryk Horwat
- Andrzej Mysliwiec
- Leszek Andrzejczak
- Jan Mielniczak
- Mariusz Kubiak
- Adam Dolatowski
- Krzysztof Glodowski
;Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Pool
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Team roster
- 6th place- Małgorzata Gajewska
- Bogumila Pajor
- Jolanta Sekulak
- Jolanta Bledowska
- Lucyna Matuszna
- Danuta Stanislawska
- Wiesława Ryłko
- Lidia Zgajewska
- Maria Kornek
- Małgorzata Lipska
- Halina Koldras
- Lucyna Siejka
- Dorota Bielska
- Dorota Zaleczna
- Michalina Plekaniec
- Jadwiga Koldras
Judo
;MenModern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Poland in 1980.Athlete | Event | Shooting | Fencing | Swimming | Riding | Running | Total points | Final rank |
Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
Marek Bajan | Men's | 1100 | 844 | 890 | 1244 | 1069 | 5147 | 18 |
Jan Olesiński | Men's | 1038 | 818 | 978 | 1160 | 1225 | 5219 | 11 |
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | Men's | 1070 | 844 | 978 | 1172 | 1204 | 5268 | 6 |
Marek Bajan Jan Olesiński Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | Team | 3208 | 2506 | 2846 | 3576 | 3498 | 15634 | 4 |
Rowing
;Men;Women
Sailing
;OpenShooting
;OpenSwimming
;Men;Women
Volleyball
Preliminary round
Pool B
1st–4th places
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Team roster
- 4th place- Robert Malinowski
- Maciej Jarosz
- Wiesław Czaja
- Lech Lasko
- Tomasz Wójtowicz
- Wiesław Gawłowski
- Wojciech Drzyzga
- Bogusław Kanicki
- Ryszard Bosek
- Włodzimierz Nalazek
- Leszek Molenda
- Władysław Kustra
Weightlifting
;MenWrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman