Natalia Kaczmarek, by winning bronze in the 400 meters in Paris, joined the group of Polish athletes with at least three Olympic medals. Three years ago in Tokyo, she came first in the mixed 4x400m relay and second in the women’s 4x400m relay.
Among Polish athletes, she is an athlete Irena Szewinska won the most Olympic medals – seven, including three gold. However, he is the most successful Robert Korzeniowskiwho “received” four medals, but all of them made of the most valuable metal.
Cross-country skiers won five medals each Justyna Kowalczykwho, with two golds, one silver and two bronzes, ranks second in the ranking of Polish Olympic multi-medalists, both in the summer and winter games. A fencer has also reached the podium five times at the biggest sporting event Jerzy Pawłowski.
Winter sports on this list are also represented by ski jumpers: Kamil Stoch – three gold and one bronze and Adam Malysz – three silvers and one bronze.
There are 22 people on the list of athletes who have won at least three Olympic medals.
Irena Szewińska (la) – 7 (3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Justyna Kowalczyk (cross-country skiing) – 5 (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
Jerzy Pawłowski (fencing) – 5 (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
Robert Korzeniowski (la) – 4 (4 gold)
Kamil Stoch (ski jumping) – 4 (3 gold, 1 bronze)
Witold Woyda (fencing) – 4 (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Adam Małysz (ski jumping) – 4 (3 silver, 1 bronze)
Karolina Naja (kayak) – 4 (1 silver, 3 bronze)
Anita Włodarczyk (athletics) – 3 (3 gold)
Renata Mauer-Różańska (shooting) – 3 (2 gold, 1 bronze)
Otylia Jędrzejczak (swimming) – 3 (1 gold, 2 silver)
Teresa Ciepły (la) – 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Egon Franke (fencing) – 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Natalia Kaczmarek (athletics) – 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Andrzej Piątkowski (fencing) – 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
Wojciech Zabłocki (fencing) – 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
Ryszard Zub (fencing) – 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
Aneta Konieczna, née Pastuszka (kayak) – 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Beata Rosolska, née Mikołajczyk (kayak) – 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski (boxing) – 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Józef Tracz (wrestling) – 3 (1 silver, 2 bronze)
Marian Zieliński (weights) – 3 (3 bronzes)
Two gold medals each at the games were won by: Waldemar Baszanowski (weightlifting), Jerzy Kulej (boxing), Waldemar Legień (judo), Tomasz Majewski (athletics), Józef Schmidt (athletics), Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek (modern pentathlon), Andrzej Wroński (wrestling), Józef Zadęzki (shooting), Robert Sycz and Tomasz Kucharski (rowing).
