Poland at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
# Poland at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Poland participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Jakub Kraska | Swimming | Boys' 100m Freestyle | 11 October |
| Bronze | Jan Kałusowski | Swimming | Boys' 200m Breaststroke | 09 October |
| Bronze | Jakub Kraska Jan Kałusowski Jakub Majerski Bartłomiej Koziejko | Swimming | Boys' 4 × 100m Medley Relay | 09 October |
| Bronze | Gracjan Kozak | Athletics | Boys' Discus | 14 October |

## Beach volleyball

Poland qualified a girls' team based on their performance at 2017-18 European Youth Continental Cup Final.

* Girls' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes
* Boys' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Poznański Miszczuk | Boys' tournament | Veretiuk–Shekunov (RUS) L 0-2 | Lammel–Droguett (CHI) W 2-0 | Jeffrey–Joe (NZL) W 2-0 | 2 | N Phichakon–T Phanupong (THA) L 0-2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gierczynska Jundziłł | Girls' tournament | J.J. Zeng–Sh. T. Cao (CHN) L 1-2 | Juárez–Alvarado (GUA) W 2-0 | Niro–Nada (EGY) W 2-0 | 2 | Villar–Churín (ARG) L 0-2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Natalia Gajewska | -75 kg | Ryabets (KAZ) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |

## Canoeing

Poland qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.

* Boys' K1 - 1 boat

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wojciech Pilarz | K1 sprint | 1:42.64 | 4 | Bye | Bye | Yakovlev (KAZ) W 1:42.63 | Vangeel (BEL) L 1:41.22 | Rossi (ARG) L 1:41.11 | 4 |
| Wojciech Pilarz | K1 slalom | 1:17.65 | 8 | 1:17.13 | 4 | Bouchardon (FRA) L 1:19.57 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Poland qualified a boys' and girls' combined team based on its ranking in the Youth Olympic Games Junior Nation Rankings.

* Boys' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes
* Girls' combined team - 1 team of 2 athletes

## Dancesport

Poland qualified one dancer based on its performance at the 2018 World Youth Breaking Championship.

* B-Boys - Axel

## Field hockey

* Boys' tournament - 1 team of 9 athletes
* Girls' tournament - 1 team of 9 athletes

### Boys' tournament

**Preliminary round**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Zambia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 6 | 9th place game |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 | −67 | 0 | 11th place game |

* 7 October 2018 09:30

| Poland | 6–3 | Mexico |
| - | - | - |
| T. Bembenek 5' Nitka 9', 18' E. Bembenek 12' Zabłocki 13' Jarzyński 17' | Report | Villegas 6', 19' Estrada 16' |

* Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND)
* 8 October 2018 16:15

| Zambia | 4–3 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Mubanga 4', 13' Siwale 11' Bwali 18' | Report | Jarzyński 1' Nowkowski 3' E. Bembenek 16' |

* Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) James Unkles (AUS)
* 9 October 2018 13:15

| Poland | 2–5 | Argentina |
| - | - | - |
| Nitka 4' Nowkowski 20' | Report | Garrone 3' Sarto 9', 14' Marcucci 11' Ibarra 20' |

* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Nick Saunders (NZL)
* 10 October 2018 15:30

| Vanuatu | 1–15 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Katmatem 19' | Report | Jarzyński 1', 7' E. Bembenek 1', 9', 15', 18', 20' Chumeńczuk 8' Zabłocki 9', 13', 14' Nowkowski 10', 15', 16' T. Bembenek 13' |

* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
* 11 October 2018 10:15

| Poland | 3–4 | Malaysia |
| - | - | - |
| Jarzyński 7' E. Bembenek 7' Nowkowski 11' | Report | Anuar 1', 16', 17' Azahar 3' |

* Umpires: Hideki Kinoshita (JPN) James Unkles (AUS)

**5–8th place semifinals**

* 13 October 2018 09:00

| Bangladesh | 4–5 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Sobuj 13', 15', 17' Mohammad 20' | Report | Nitka 4' Nowkowski 6' Jarzyński 9', 14', 18' |

* Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) James Unkles (AUS)

**Fifth place game**

* 14 October 2018 10:30

| Poland | 4–4 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| E. Bembenek 16' Jarzyński 18' Nowkowski 20' T. Bembenek 20' | Report | Carr 4' Davis 8' Marais 10' Collins 14' |
| Penalties |||
| E. Bembenek Chumeńczuk Jarzyński Chumeńczuk | 2–1 | Collins Carr Murray Collins |

* Umpires: Napoleon Chanamthabam (IND) Nick Saunders (NZL)

### Girls' tournament

**Preliminary round**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Namibia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 4 | 9th place game |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | 11th place game |

* 7 October 2018 17:45

| Poland | 1–1 | Mexico |
| - | - | - |
| Balcerzak 17' | Report | Cuevas 7' |

* Umpires: Margaux Brand (CAN) Fatma Mahmoud (EGY)
* 8 October 2018 12:30

| Zimbabwe | 1–2 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| A. Terblanche 4' | Report | Mazur 5' Balcerzak 6' |

* Umpires: Cynthia Clement (GHA) Victoria Pazos (PAR)
* 9 October 2018 15:30

| Poland | 0–8 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Schonell 2', 3', 6', 7', 16' Smith 8' Sertorio 9', 18' |

* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Margaux Brand (CAN)
* 10 October 2018 11:00

| Namibia | 0–1 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Mazur 20' |

* Umpires: Victoria Pazos (PAR) Ayu Zainuddin (MAS)
* 11 October 2018 17:45

| Poland | 0–4 | China |
| - | - | - |
| | Report | Ma 4', 11', 12', 19' |

* Umpires: Lize Strydom (RSA) Ayu Zainuddin (MAS)

**Quarterfinals**

* 12 October 2018 14:00

| India | 3–0 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Lalremsiami 10' Tete 14' Kaur 14' | Report | |

* Umpires: Lizé Srtydom (RSA) Chen Jianjun (CHN)

**Fifth to eighth place classification**

**Crossover**

* 13 October 2018 12:00

| Poland | 1–3 | Austria |
| - | - | - |
| Balcerzak 20' | Report | Klausbruckner 8' Felber 10' Herzog 17' |

**Fifth to eighth place classification**

**Seventh and eighth place**

* 14 October 2018 09:30

| Namibia | 1–3 | Poland |
| - | - | - |
| Cormack 15' | Report | Balcerzak 5' Zimmermann 15', 20' |

* Umpires: Margaux Brand (CAN) Cynthia Clement (GHA)

## Fencing

Poland qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.

* Boys' Foil - Maciej Bem
* Girls' Foil - Magdalena Lawska

## Modern pentathlon

Poland qualified one pentathlete based on its performance at the European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

* Boys' Individual - Kamil Kasperczak

## Sailing

Poland qualified two boats based on its performance at the Techno 293+ European Qualifier. They later qualified one boat based on its performance at the African and European IKA Twin Tip Racing Qualifiers.

* Boys' Techno 293+ - 1 boat
* Boys' IKA Twin Tip Racing - 1 boat
* Girls' Techno 293+ - 1 boat

## Shooting

Poland qualified one sport shooter based on its performance at the 2018 European Championships.

* Girls' 10m Air Rifle - 1 quota

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Wiktoria Zuzanna Bober | Girls' 10 m air rifle | 618.3 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Miljan Dević (MNE) Wiktoria Zuzanna Bober (POL) | Mixed Team 10m Air Rifle | 823.5 | 8 Q | Volkart (ARG) Zolfagharian (IRI) L 9–10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |

## Sport climbing

Poland qualified one sport climber based on its performance at the 2017 World Youth Sport Climbing Championships.

* Girls' combined - 1 quota (Aleksandra Kalucka)

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marcelina Koszel | Girls' +63 kg | Fatima-Ezzahra Aboufaras (MAR) L 4-20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jakub Sadurski | Boys' +73 kg | Lee Meng-en (TPE) L 2-10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Daniel Michalski | Boys' singles | D N'tcha (BEN) W (6-4, 6-2) | O Štyler (CZE) W (6-2, 6-0) | H Gaston (FRA) L(4-6, 1-6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Iga Świątek | Girls' singles | E Molinaro (LUX) W (6-1, 6-4) | J Garland (TPE) W (4-6, 6-3, 6-1) | C Burel (FRA) L(4-6, 2-6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Filip Cristian Jianu (ROU) Daniel Michalski (POL) | Boys' doubles | — | Mu (CHN) / Tajima (JPN) L $(7-6^5,$ 3-6, [4-10]) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| K Juvan (SLO) I Świątek (POL) | Girls' doubles | — | E Cocciaretto (ITA) S Zünd (LIE) W (6-0, 6-2) | C Burel (FRA) D Parry (FRA) W (6-0, 6-4) | ML Carlé (ARG) MC Osorio Serrano (COL) W (6-2, 6-2) | Y Naito (JPN) N Sato (JPN) W (6-7, 7-5, 10-4) | |
| Daniel Michalski Iga Świątek | Mixed doubles | A Noel (USA) T Boyer (USA) W (6-1, 6-4) | Y Naito (JPN) N Tajima (JPN) L W/O | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Jakub Jerzy Zieliński | +85 kg | 140 | 5 | 173 | 5 | 313 | 5 |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Paulina Rutkowska | −63 kg | 84 | 5 | 103 | 5 | 187 | 5 |
