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{{Culture of Poland}}
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==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 WWII, its member [[Zdzisław Kawecki]] was murdered in the [[Katyń massacre]].<ref>Zbigniew Suwalski, [http://www.hippoland-pl.com/historia_polskiego_jezdziectwa.html Historia polskiego jeździectwa.] ''Sylwetki wybitnych postaci tworzących historię polskiego jeździectwa. Ich wyniki sportowe, życiorysy, osiągnięcia oraz anegdoty z nimi związane.'' Retrieved 21 January 2015. {{in lang|pl}}</ref><ref>Kamila Górecka, [http://www.pzj.pl/node/526977 Jak to jest z tym jeździectwem w Polsce] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515085642/http://www.pzj.pl/node/526977 |date=15 May 2018 }} 19.11.2013 Polski Związek Jeździecki.</ref>
[[File:Bieg sw huberta.jpg|thumb|St. Hubertus race in [[Łódź]], Poland]]
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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|page=16|year=1994|isbn=83-06-02355-2}}</ref> Jewish sport club [[Hasmonea Lwów]] played in the [[Ekstraklasa|Polish Football League]] and had excellent [[table tennis]] players, including [[Alojzy Ehrlich]].
[[Polish People's Republic]] was controlled by the [[Soviet Union]] and the only form of legal competition with the USSR was sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport.dlastudenta.pl/artykul/10_najwiekszych_polskich_zwyciestw_nad_Rosja,82399.html|title=10 największych polskich zwycięstw nad Rosją - polskie zwycięstwa sportowe rosja zsrr siatkówka montreal hokej kozakiewicz hokej cieślik bokserzy - Sport|website=sport.dlastudenta.pl}}</ref> Such victories were possible only after the death of [[Joseph Stalin]], so Polish boxers won five [[1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1953 amateur Champions of Europe]] and Soviet ones only two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rp.pl/artykul/72049.html|title=(Polish) boxers proved they were stronger}}</ref> [[Władysław Kozakiewicz]] won the gold medal in [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow]] and made Kozakiewicz's gesture in defiance to the Soviet crowd. Many Poles believed that [[Stanisław Królak]] assaulted Soviet cyclists with his bicycle pump during 1956 [[Peace Race]]. The story seems to be invented, Królak won however the race.<ref>
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==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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[[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 first victory in Formula 1 at [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix]] (it was also the first win for the [[BMW]] Sauber team). Robert Kubica has brought Formula One to Poland, bringing along with him many new fans. In February 2011, he had a crash in the Rally Ronde di Andora. He went through long rehabilitation processes. In 2013, [[Robert Kubica|Kubica]] started racing in the [[World Rally Championship]] with immediate success, winning [[WRC-2]] championship in [[2013 World Rally Championship-2 season|2013]]. He then moved to top [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] class for [[2014 World Rally Championship season|2014 season]]. After testing for the [[Renault F1 Team|Renault F1 team]] during the 2017 season<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kubica to drive 2017 Renault in F1's post-Hungary test |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/7/f1-kubica-2017-renault-hungary-test.html |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref>, he became [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]' official development driver for 2018<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barretto |first=Lawrence |date=January 16, 2018 |title=Robert Kubica gets Williams Formula 1 development role for 2018 |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/robert-kubica-gets-williams-formula-1-development-role-for-2018-4988096/4988096/ |url-status=live |work=Autosport}}</ref>. The year after he was promoted up to the main seat, with a full time contract with [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] for the [[2019 Formula One World Championship|2019 season]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Robert Kubica: Polish driver to make F1 comeback with Williams in 2019 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/46300009 |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>, unfortunately the car was the slowest of the field and he was not renewed for 2020. While he remained as reserve driver for the [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] team (named [[Alfa Romeo Racing]] at the time) until 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Michelle |date=2023-01-30 |title=Robert Kubica 'will not' follow Orlen from Alfa Romeo to AlphaTauri |url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/robert-kubica-will-not-follow-orlen-alphatauri |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=PlanetF1 |language=en}}</ref>, he didn't get a full time seat in F1 again. Since 2022, he's been racing on the [[FIA World Endurance Championship|World Endurance Championship (WEC)]], where he remains to this day, now as an [[AF Corse]] driver, piloting the [[Ferrari 499P|Ferrari 499P Hypercar]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Gary |date=November 11, 2023 |title=KUBICA SET TO DRIVE FERRARI HYPERCAR IN WEC 2024 AFTER JOINING AF CORSE |url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/kubica-set-for-ferrari-wec-hypercar-drive-in-2024-after-joining-af-corse/10550090/ |url-status=live |work=Motorsport}}</ref> after winning the championship in the [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP2]] category in [[2023 FIA World Endurance Championship|2023]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thukral |first=Rachit |date=November 8, 2023 |title=KUBICA: WINNING WEC LMP2 TITLE "BRINGS BACK SMILE" AFTER LE MANS DEFEATS |url=https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/kubica-winning-wec-lmp2-title-brings-back-smile-after-le-mans-defeats/10543952/#:~:text=WRT%20trio%20Kubica%2C%20Louis%20Deletraz,points%20in%20the%20final%20tally. |url-status=live |work=Motorsport}}</ref>.
[[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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