Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Poland at the
1992 Winter Olympics
IOC codePOL
NOCPolish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Albertville
Competitors53 (41 men, 12 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Henryk Gruth (ice hockey)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Poland was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Polish Olympic Committee.

In total, 53 athletes including 41 men and 12 women represented Poland in nine different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating.

Competitors

In total, 53 athletes represented Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across nine different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 2 1 3
Biathlon 5 4 9
Cross-country skiing 2 5 7
Figure skating 1 1 2
Ice hockey 23 – 23
Luge 2 0 2
Nordic combined 2 – 2
Ski jumping 1 – 1
Speed skating 3 1 4
Total 41 12 53

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, three Polish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Jakub Malczewski, Marcin Szafrański and Ewa Zagata.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Time Time Time Time Rank
Jakub Malczewski Men's super-G DNF –
Men's giant slalom 1:15.86 1:14.81 2:30.67 52
Men's slalom 1:00.59 DNF DNF –
Marcin Szafrański Men's super-G DNF –
Men's giant slalom 1:15.06 1:12.34 2:27.40 46
Men's slalom DNF – DNF –
Men's combined 1:50.60 56.55 57.90 133.04 26

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Time Time Rank
Ewa Zagata Women's giant slalom 1:14.56 1:14.86 2:29.42 29
Women's slalom DNF – DNF –

Source:[2]

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, nine Polish athletes participated in the biathlon events – Zbigniew Filip, Zofia Kiełpińska, Dariusz Kozłowski, Krystyna Liberda, Halina Pitoń, Krzysztof Sosna, Agata Suszka, Jan Wojtas abd Jan Ziemianin.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Zbigniew Filip Sprint 27:23.7 1 16
Individual 1'06:40.9 7 72
Dariusz Kozłowski 1'04:17.2 4 58
Krzysztof Sosna Sprint 28:37.4 3 46
Individual 1'04:24.1 7 60
Jan Wojtas Sprint 28:56.5 2 56
Jan Ziemianin 27:47.2 1 29
Individual 1'01:44.7 4 32
Dariusz Kozłowski
Jan Ziemianin
Jan Wojtas
Krzysztof Sosna 		Team relay 1'27:56.7 0 9

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Zofia Kiełpińska Sprint 28:39.7 4 50
Individual 1'03:15.1 11 62
Krystyna Liberda Sprint 29:39.9 7 60
Individual 1'02:57.2 8 59
Halina Pitoń Sprint 28:11.7 4 40
Individual 56:07.2 4 20
Agata Suszka Sprint 28:23.6 3 46
Individual 59:30.2 6 46
Agata Suszka
Zofia Kiełpińska
Halina Pitoń 		Team relay 1'24:07.5 4 14

Source:[2]

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, seven Polish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Bernadetta Bocek-Piotrowska, Wiesław Cempa, Dorota Kwaśny, Halina Nowak-Guńka, Andrzej Piotrowski, Katarzyna Popieluch and Małgorzata Ruchała.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Wiesław Cempa 10 km classical — 32:13.9 63
Pursuit 32:13.9 63 40:16.2 40 1:12:29.2 48
30 km classical — 1:32:25.4 52
50 km freestyle — 2:15:06.7 32
Andrzej Piotrowski 10 km classical — 31:56.9 57
Pursuit 31:56.9 57 40:32.9 42 1:12:28.9 47
30 km classical — 1:34:32.9 61
50 km freestyle — 2:20:32.9 48

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bernadetta Bocek-Piotrowska 5 km classical — 15:47.4 36
Pursuit 15:47.4 36 27:41.3 20 43:28.3 27
15 km classical — 46:18.6 24
30 km freestyle — 1:31:44.3 23
Dorota Kwaśny 5 km classical — 15:16.5 24
Pursuit 15:16.5 24 27:52.7 22 43:08.7 21
15 km classical — 47:44.4 35
Halina Nowak-Guńka 5 km classical — 16:56.1 55
Pursuit 16:56.1 55 28:36.4 35 45:32.4 44
30 km freestyle — 1:31:56.2 25
Katarzyna Popieluch 15 km classical — 48:45.3 38
30 km freestyle — DNF
Małgorzata Ruchała 5 km classical — 15:57.9 40
Pursuit 15:57.9 40 DNS DNF
15 km classical — 47:36.3 14
30 km freestyle — 1:31:47.6 24
Małgorzata Ruchała
Dorota Kwaśny
Bernadetta Bocek-Piotrowska
Halina Nowak-Guńka 		Team relay — 1:03:23.0 10

Source:[2]

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, two Polish athletes participated in the figure skating events – Grzegorz Filipowski and Zuzanna Szwed.[1]

Athlete Event SP FS TFP Rank
Grzegorz Filipowski Men's 13 10 13.5 11
Zuzanna Szwed Ladies 23 19 30.5 19

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, 23 Polish athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Janusz Adamiec, Marek Batkiewicz, Krzystof Bujar, Marek Cholewa, Mariusz Czerkawski, Dariusz Garbocz, Henryk Gruth, Kazimierz Jurek, Andrzej Kadziolka, Mariusz Kieca, Waldemar Klisiak, Krzystof Kuzniecow, Dariusz Platek, Mariusz Puzio, Janusz Rajnos, Gabriel Samolej, Jerzy Sobera, Rafal Sroka, Andrzej Swistak, Robert Szopinski, Wojciech Tkacz, Mirosław Tomasik and Slawomir Wieloch.[1]

Group A

Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the medal round while the last two teams competed in the consolation round for the 9th to 12th places.

     Team advanced to the Final Round
     Team sent to compete in the Consolation round
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 United States 5 4 0 1 18 7 11 9
 Sweden 5 3 0 2 22 11 11 8
 Finland 5 3 1 1 22 11 11 7
 Germany 5 2 3 0 11 12 -1 4
 Italy 5 1 4 0 18 24 -6 2
 Poland 5 0 5 0 4 30 -26 0

Source:[2]

 Sweden 7:2  Poland
 Finland 9:1  Poland
 Italy 7:1  Poland
 United States 3:0  Poland
 Germany 4:0  Poland

Source:[2]

Consolation round 9th-12th places

  Switzerland 7:2  Poland

Source:[2]

11th-place match

 Poland 11th 4:1  Italy

Source:[2]

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, two Polish athletes participated in the luge events – Leszek Szarejko and Adrian Przechewka.[1]

Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Leszek Szarejko
Adrian Przechewka 		Doubles 47.127 15 1:07.927 20 1:55.054 20

Source:[2]

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, two Polish athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Stefan Habas and Stanisław Ustupski.[1]

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Points Rank Start at Time Rank
Stefan Habas Individual 191.8 33 +4:04.7 50:18.1 25
Stanisław Ustupski 202.6 18 +2:52.7 46:56.2 8

Source:[2]

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, one Polish athlete participated in the ski jumping events – Zbigniew Klimowski.[1]

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Zbigniew Klimowski Large hill 87.5 55.0 91.0 62.9 117.9 49

Source:[2]

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In total, four Polish athletes participated in the speed skating events – Paweł Abratkiewicz, Paweł Jaroszek, Jaromir Radke and Ewa Wasilewska.[1]

Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Paweł Abratkiewicz 500 m 38.74 31
1000 m 1:17.40 28
Paweł Jaroszek 1000 m 1:17.82 32
1500 m 1:57.80 16
Jaromir Radke 5000 m 7:18.40 16
10000 m 14:42.60 14

Source:[2]

Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Ewa Wasilewska 1000 m 1:24.28 18
1500 m 2:09.64 14
3000 m 4:44.56 24

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Poland at the 1992 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2025 – via LA84 Foundation.
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