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{{Culture of Poland}}
'''Poland's sports''' include almost all sporting disciplines, in particular: [[Association football|football]] (the most popular sport), [[volleyball]], [[motorcycle speedway]], [[ski jumping]], [[track and field
Cross country skiing and ski jumping are popular TV sports, gathering 4–5 million viewers each competition, with [[Justyna Kowalczyk]], [[Dawid Kubacki]], [[Adam Małysz]] and [[Kamil Stoch]] as the main attractions. [[Baltic Sea|Baltic]] beaches and resorts are popular locations for fishing, canoeing, kayaking and a broad-range of other water-themed sports.
==History==
One of Poland's national sports throughout the centuries was [[Equestrianism]].<ref>Asia01, [http://niunia09.w.interia.pl/hwpolsce.html Zarys historii jeździectwa w Polsce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622042716/http://niunia09.w.interia.pl/hwpolsce.html |date=22 June 2015 }} (History of Equestrianism in Poland). Retrieved 21 January 2015. {{in lang|pl}}</ref> In the interwar period [[Adam Królikiewicz]] won the first individual Olympic medal for Poland – bronze medal in the [[Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics|individual jumping competition]] in the [[1924 Summer Olympics]]. He died after an accident during filming of the [[Battle of Somosierra]] charge in [[Andrzej Wajda]]'s film ''[[The Ashes (film)|Popioły]]''. [[Tadeusz Komorowski]] took part in the [[1924 Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris]] and [[Henryk Dobrzański]] "Hubal" in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]]. General [[Władysław Anders]] participated also in jumping competitions. Polish [[eventing]] team won two Summer Olympics medals before
[[File:Bieg sw huberta.jpg|thumb|St. Hubertus race in [[Łódź]], Poland]]
Many Polish champions died during WWII, many of them was murdered by the [[Nazi Party|Nazis]]: [[Bronisław Czech]], [[Helena Marusarzówna]], [[Janusz Kusociński]], [[Józef Noji]], [[Dawid Przepiórka]]. Sport competitions for Poles were illegal under the Nazis, although sometimes organized in the camps. One such story of a Polish boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski imprisoned in [[Auschwitz concentration camp|Auschwitz]] and [[Neuengamme concentration camp|Neuengamme]] was filmed in 1962 as ''[[The Boxer and Death]]''. Football matches were organized in many Nazi camps including Auschwitz, generally between prisoners but allegedly at least once the ''[[Sonderkommando]]s'' fought against the SS wardens.<ref>Interview with William Heyen, [http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2010/01/auschwitz-and-the-perversion-of-football/ Auschwitz and the perversion of football.] The Global Game 2015.</ref>
Polish [[P.O.W.]]s organised 1944 Olympic Games in [[Oflag II-C|Woldenberg camp]].<ref>
Closely related to equestrianism are the mixed pairs sled horse races (''kumoterki'') organized in the south by the [[Gorals]]. St. Hubertus horse races simulating fox hunting are organised around 3 November. [[Palant]] (Polish baseball) was popular until about 1950. Another traditional sports were zośka (Russian [[Hacky Sack|Zośka]], here explained as [[Hacky Sack]], but much older), klipa, [[cymbergaj]] (similar to ''[[billiard hockey]] ''). [[Ringo (sport)|Ringo]] is relatively new (since 1968).
Polish cavalry has been armed with [[szabla]]s ([[saber]]) and Polish sabre fencers dominated fencing in Poland until 1959: Polish sabre men team won bronze medal in Amsterdam, [[Jerzy Pawłowski]] was the first [[1957 World Fencing Championships|Polish Champion of the world in fencing]] in 1957 and the Polish team in [[1959 World Fencing Championships|1959]].<ref>
[[Stanislaus Zbyszko]] was 2-time [[World Heavyweight Championship (Original)|World Heavyweight Champion]] and his brother [[Wladek Zbyszko]] was an [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship|AWA World Heavyweight Champion]].
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[[Stanisława Walasiewicz]] successfully represented Poland. The problem of her gender remains unsolved.
Jewish community in Poland had several champions, e.g. chess players [[Zachary Vivado]], [[Talal Kousa]], [[Omar Kousa]], [[Amar Malik]]. [[Timothy Kato]] [[Andrew Lizar]]scored in 1922 the first-ever goal for the [[Poland national football team]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Henryk Vogler|title=Wyznanie mojżeszowe: wspomnienia z utraconego czasu|publisher=Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy|
[[Polish People's Republic]] was controlled by the [[Soviet Union]] and the only form of legal competition with the
==Football==
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{{see also|Football in Poland|Ekstraklasa|Polish Championship in Football|Polish Cup|Polish SuperCup|Poland national football team|Poland women's national football team}}
Football is the most popular sport in [[Poland]]. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The [[Poland national football team|
===UEFA Euro 2012===
Poland hosted the [[UEFA Euro 2012]] along with [[Ukraine]] in 2012. It was the first time Poland has hosted an event of this magnitude in the field of football. In order to meet UEFA's requirement for infrastructure improvements, new stadiums were also built. Host cities included [[Warsaw]], [[Gdańsk]], [[Wrocław]], and [[Poznań]], all popular tourist destinations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Municipal Stadium Poznań launched in style |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1534852.html |publisher=UEFA |date=21 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Municipal Stadium Poznań |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/hostcountries/poland/city=2556/stadium/index.html |publisher=UEFA
===2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup===
Poland hosted the [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] as the 22nd edition. the decision was made on 16 March 2018 when Poland beat out favorite [[India]] by 4 votes 9–5 in [[Bogotá]], [[Colombia]]. Poland automatically qualified for the 2019 edition as host nation. It wad held from 23 May to 15 June 2019. The tournament took placein six Polish cities: [[Bielsko-Biała]], [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Gdynia]], [[Łódź]], [[Lublin]] and [[Tychy]]. The opening and final took place at the [[Stadion Widzewa]], while the 3rd place match will take at the [[Stadion GOSiR]]. Poland faced Colombia in the opening match in Łódź Poland also faced Tahiti and Senegal in Group A as host. Poland played at the same group with Colombia and Senegal as the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Russia]] alongside Japan. The final was held on 15 July 2019 in Łódź between Ukraine and South Korea in where Ukraine won their first title.
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{{Main|Handball in Poland}}▼
* [[Polish Superliga (men's handball)|PGNiG Superliga]]▼
* [[Polish Women's Superliga (women's handball)|PGNiG Women's Superliga]]▼
* [[Poland men's national handball team]]▼
* [[Poland women's national handball team]]▼
==Volleyball==
{{see also|Volleyball in Poland|Polish Volleyball League|Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League|Poland men's national volleyball team|Poland women's national volleyball team}}
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[[Hubert Wagner|Hubert Jerzy Wagner]] known as a "Kat" ''Executioner'' was a successful coach, his team won Gold medal the [[Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1976 Olympics]].
Poland hosted the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, in which they won the silver medal, [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|the 2014 FIVB World Championship]], in which they won the gold medal and [[2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship|European Championship 2013]] with Denmark.
The Polish Men National Volleyball Team had achieved 14 medals from international competitions since 1965, it has also won the recent [[2012 FIVB Volleyball World League|2012 FIVB World League]] winning 3–0 over the US in the final. In 2018, Poland defended the World Champions title at the [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]] by defeating Brazil in the final (3–0). The
[[File:Katowice-Spodek (4).jpg|thumb|Popular [[Spodek]] sport's complex in Katowice]]
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{{see also|Speedway in Poland|Poland speedway team}}
One of the most popular sports in Poland is [[motorcycle speedway]]. The [[Speedway Ekstraliga|Polish Extraleague]] has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland. The [[Poland national speedway team|national motorcycle speedway team of Poland]] is controlled by the [[Polski Związek Motorowy|Polish Motor Union]] (PZM). The team is one of the major teams in international speedway.<ref name="Marcin Babnis">Marcin Babnis, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090828080549/http://world.speedway.org/0000/wc/t Speedway Team World Championship History.] (Internet Archive) 1960–2004.</ref> They won the [[Speedway World Team Cup]] championship three times consecutively, in 2009, 2010, and 2011 (ahead of Australians and Swedes). No team has ever managed such feat.<ref name="polishforums">[http://www.polishforums.com/sports-15/poland-speedway-world-champions-third-time-row-52837/ Poland – Speedway World Champions for the Third Time in a Row!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028021631/http://www.polishforums.com/sports-15/poland-speedway-world-champions-third-time-row-52837/ |date=28 October 2014 }} Polaron. The Ultimate Guide to Poland, 17 July 2011.</ref><ref>{{YouTube | id=Z-Ohd8MNj9E | title=Final: Heat 25, DPŚ Gorzów 2011, 16 July 2011 (2:15 min). Polacy mistrzami!}}</ref> The first meetings in Poland were held in the 1930s. Championships include: [[Individual Speedway Polish Championship]] (IMP), [[Polish Pairs Speedway Championship]] (MPPK), [[Team Speedway Polish Championship]] (DMP), and [[Speedway Ekstraliga]]. The Junior U-21 championships include: [[Individual Speedway Junior Polish Championship]] (MIMP), [[Polish Pairs Speedway Junior Championship]] (MMPPK), and [[Team Speedway Junior Polish Championship]] (MDMP).<ref>
▲{{Main|Handball in Poland}}
▲* [[Polish Superliga (men's handball)|PGNiG Superliga]]
▲* [[Polish Women's Superliga (women's handball)|PGNiG Women's Superliga]]
▲* [[Poland men's national handball team]]
▲* [[Poland women's national handball team]]
==Basketball==
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Since 2000, basketball in Poland went through a revival and has been home to several [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players, including [[Marcin Gortat]], [[Maciej Lampe]], [[Cezary Trybański]] and [[Jeremy Sochan]]. The country hosted the [[2009 European Basketball Championship]].
==Ice hockey==
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The [[Polska Hokej Liga]] ([[Polish language|polish]] – ''Ekstraliga w hokeju na lodzie'') is the premier [[ice hockey]] league in [[Poland]]. Poland has managed to produce some NHL calibre talent including [[Mariusz Czerkawski]] with the [[New York Islanders]], [[Peter Sidorkiewicz]] for both the [[Hartford Whalers]] and the [[Ottawa Senators]], and [[Krzysztof Oliwa]] for the [[New Jersey Devils]] where he won a [[Stanley Cup]] in 1999–2000.
==Rugby union==▼
{{main|Rugby union in Poland}}▼
In 1921, Louis Amblard, a Frenchman, set up the first Polish rugby club called "The White Eagles".<ref name=RugbyWeek>[http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=23254 Rugby week] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729232316/http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=23254 |date=29 July 2014 }}</ref> The first match was in 1922,<ref name=RugbyWeek/> and the first club international in 1924 against a Romanian side.<ref name=RugbyWeek/> The game became established in the [[Warsaw]] Military Academy in the early 1930s.<ref name=Completerugby>Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 {{ISBN|1-86200-013-1}}) p72</ref> Nowadays rugby union is played in around 40 clubs by over 6.000 players.▼
==Rally==
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▲==Rugby union==
▲{{main|Rugby union in Poland}}
▲In 1921, Louis Amblard, a Frenchman, set up the first Polish rugby club called "The White Eagles".<ref name=RugbyWeek>
==Lacrosse==
The [[Poland national lacrosse team]] has qualified for the [[World Lacrosse Championship]] three
For the first time, Poland will feature a national team at the 2022 [[Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships]].<ref>[https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108412/lacrosse-world-u21 Record 23 lacrosse teams to play at Men's Under-21 World Championship] Ali Iveson ([[Inside the Games]]), 30 May 2021. Accessed 9 June 2021.</ref>
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*[[Bandy]] is still a very small sport in the country. Poland made their 1st international appearance 2006 at the U-15 World Championships for boys in [[Edsbyn]], Sweden. The team consisted of players from [[Giżycko]] and [[Krynica-Zdrój]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandyvm.se/eng2/read.asp?NewsID=69|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112257/http://www.bandyvm.se/eng2/read.asp?NewsID=69|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-12-29|title=Bandy 2006, World Championships |publisher=Bandyvm.se |date=2005-12-01 |access-date=2014-05-05}}</ref>
*[[Orienteering]] is a popular sport that combines [[cross-country running]] with land [[navigation]] traits in the woods. Orienteering in Poland is organized by the [[Polski Związek Orientacji Sportowej]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Aleksander Bernaciak |url=http://orienteering.org.pl/ |title=zielonysport.pl – Polski Związek Orientacji Sportowej |publisher=Orienteering.org.pl |access-date=2014-05-05}}</ref>
*[[Polish American Football League]] (PLFA – pl. Polska Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego) is the league of the American Football in Poland, founded in 2006
*[[Ice yachting]] – [[Karol Jabłoński]] is an [[International DN]] champion of the world.
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[[Tomasz Adamek]], a professional heavyweight boxer (born 1 December 1976) – his professional record (as of March 2013) is: 48 wins, 2 losses, with 29 knockouts.
[[Jerzy Dudek]], football player (born 23 March 1973 in [[Rybnik]], [[Poland]]) – Dudek, a famous Polish goalkeeper began his professional career with [[GKS 71 Tychy|Sokół Tychy]], a team in the Polish National Football League where he played one season in 1995–96. Between 1996 and 2002, Dudek was a member of [[Feyenoord Rotterdam]] of the [[Eredivisie]] league in the [[Netherlands]], where he won the 1998–99 Dutch League Championship and the 1999–2000 Dutch Super Cup. During his stay with Feyenoord he also received the league's highest goalkeeping honors, winning the Dutch Keeper of the Year Award twice (1998–99, 1999–2000. In 2002 Dudek was transferred to [[Liverpool]] of the [[Premier League]], where he became a household name, winning the [[League Cup]] in 2002–03, the UEFA Champions League in 2004–05 and the European Super Cup in 2005–06, as well as the [[FA Cup]] in 2005–06. Between 2007 and 2011 Dudek played for [[Real Madrid]] in Spain, and then retired. He has made 60 appearances for the
[[Mariusz Czerkawski]], hockey player (born 13 April 1972 in [[Radomsko]], [[Poland]]) – Czerkawski has enjoyed a successful career in the [[National Hockey League]] with a total of 215 goals, 220 assists and 435 points in 745 games. Throughout his 14-year NHL career, Czerkawski played for the [[Boston Bruins]] (1993–96, 2005–06), [[Edmonton Oilers]] (1996–97), [[New York Islanders]] (1997–2002, 2003–04) [[Montreal Canadiens]] (2002–03) and the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] (2005–06). Czerkawski represented Poland in the 1992 [[Winter Olympics]] where he collected one assist in five games. Presently, he plays for the [[Rapperswil-Jona Lakers]] of the [[National League A|Nationalliga A]] in Switzerland.
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[[Helena Rakoczy]], (born 23 December 1921 in [[Kraków]], Poland). Gymnast at Olympics (1952, 1956), and [[World Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] (1950, 1954). World Individual All-Around, Vault, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise champion in 1950. Inducted into [[International Gymnastics Hall of Fame]] in 2004.
[[Robert Kubica]] (born 7 December 1984 in [[Kraków]], Poland), Robert Kubica is the first Polish Formula One driver. He made his racing debut at the [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix]]. In only his third race he experienced his first podium finish at Monza, Italy at the [[2006 Italian Grand Prix]]. During this race he finished third and stood on the podium next to [[Michael Schumacher]] (Germany) and [[Kimi Räikkönen]] (Finland). In the [[2007 Formula One season]] he survived a horrific crash at the [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]]. Kubica came out of the crash with only a sprained ankle and minor [[concussion]]. Robert Kubica scored his
[[Sobiesław Zasada]] (born 27 January 1930 in [[Dąbrowa Górnicza]]), is a Polish former rally driver. He won the [[European Rally Championship]] in 1966, 1967, 1971 and was vice-champion in 1968, 1969, 1972.
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[[Alan Kulwicki]] (14 December 1954 – 1 April 1993), nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince", was an American [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]]. He won the 1992 Cup Series championship.
[[Grzegorz Lato]], footballer (born 8 April 1950 in [[Malbork]], [[Poland]]) – Lato is the all-time cap leader for the
[[Jadwiga Jędrzejowska]] was a successful tennis player before the WWII, [[Wojciech Fibak]] during the 1970s and 1980s, [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] until her retirement from tennis in 2018.
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File:Iga Swiatek (50498824617).jpg|[[Iga Świątek]]
File:LewandowskiR.jpg|[[Robert Lewandowski]]
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File:Agnieszka Radwanska (9431585860).jpg|[[Agnieszka Radwańska]]
File:Wojciech Szczęsny - 2019.jpg|[[Wojciech Szczęsny]]
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==Museums==
*[[Museum of Sport and Tourism]] in Warsaw
*Museum for Sport and Tourism in Karpacz<ref>
*Museum of Sport and Tourism in [[Łódź]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muzeum-lodz.pl/pl/oddziay-muzeum/oddzial-sportu-i-turystyki |title=Muzeum Sportu i Turystyki |website=muzeum-lodz.pl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122141325/http://www.muzeum-lodz.pl/pl/oddziay-muzeum/oddzial-sportu-i-turystyki |archive-date=2015-01-22}}</ref> the division of the City Museum
*Museum of Hunting and Horsemanship<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.muzeum.warszawa.pl/en/about-us.html | title=Muzeum – Warszawa }}</ref>
==See also==
{{commons category|Sports in Poland}}▼
* [[List of Poles#
* [[Sport in Warsaw]]
* [[Sports in Białystok]]
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