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Key Facts

Top medal sports
(pre-2012)

Capital

Warsaw

Population

38,000,000

Size

312,685km²

Languages

  • Polish

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Records

Medals

London 2012
Gold Silver Bronze
2 2 6
Beijing 2008
Gold Silver Bronze
3 6 1
Athens 2004
Gold Silver Bronze
3 2 5

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Nick Dempsey Dempsey wins windsurfing silver

Britain's Nick Dempsey puts his Beijing torment behind him to clinch silver in the Olympic RS:X windsurfing class.

7 Aug 12

Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti Brazil in beach volleyball semis

Men's Beach Volleyball

7 Aug 12

World champions Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego scrape through to Olympic beach volleyball semi-finals.

Shot put champion Tomasz Majewski Majewski retains shot put title

Men's Shot Put

3 Aug 12

Poland's Tomasz Majewski becomes the first man in almost 60 years to retain the Olympic shot put title.

Polish weightlifter Adrian Zielinski Zielinski wins weightlifting gold

Men's 85kg

3 Aug 12

Poland's Adrian Zielinski claimed weightlifting gold with a solid display in the men's 85kg category.

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Poland at the Olympics

30 London 2012 ranking

20 Beijing 2008 ranking

1924 First Olympic appearance

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Poland vs Great Britain

Poland

London 2012 medal count

10

Beijing 2008 medal count

10

Best medal haul

32 Moscow 1980

London 2012 ranking

30

Beijing 2008 ranking

20

First Olympic appearance

1924

Great Britain

London 2012 medal count

65

Beijing 2008 medal count

47

Best medal haul

146 London 1908

London 2012 ranking

3

Beijing 2008 ranking

4

First Olympic appearance

1896

View the London 2012 medal table

Top Medal Sports at London 2012
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Rank
Athletics 1 1 0 RANK 9
Weightlifting 1 0 1 RANK 5
Shooting 0 1 0 RANK 14
View the London 2012 medal table for Poland