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Poland men's national handball team

Represents Poland at international handball competitions

Field	Value
Name	Poland
Badge	Herb Polski.svg
Badge_size	150px
Nickname	The White and Reds
The Gladiators
Association	Polish Handball Association
Coach	Jota González
Most caps	Sławomir Szmal (298)
Most goals	Jerzy Klempel (1170)
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Summer Olympics apps	5
Summer Olympics first	1972
Summer Olympics best	3rd (1976)
World cup apps	18
World cup first	1958
World cup best	2nd (2007)
Regional name	European Championship
Regional cup apps	11
Regional cup first	2002
Regional cup best	4th (2010)

The Gladiators The Poland men's national handball team is controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.. Some of the team`s greatest achievements came between 2007 and 2016. At that time, legends like Sławomir Szmal, Karol Bielecki, or Marcin Lijewski led the Polish goldem generation to multiple world championship medals.

Honours

Competition	Total	0	1
Olympic Games	0	1	1
World Championship	1	3	4
European Championship	0	0	0

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
GER 1936 Berlin	did not participate
FRG 1972 Munich	9th–12th places	10th	5	2	1	2	75	78
CAN 1976 Montreal	Final Round	3rd	5	4	0	1	101	89
URS 1980 Moscow	Final Round	7th	6	3	1	2	146	119
USA 1984 Los Angeles	Boycott
KOR 1988 Seoul	did not qualify
ESP 1992 Barcelona
USA 1996 Atlanta
AUS 2000 Sydney
GRE 2004 Athens
CHN 2008 Beijing	Quarterfinals	5th	8	5	1	2	235	214
GBR 2012 London	did not qualify
BRA 2016 Rio de Janeiro	Semifinals	4th	8	3	0	5	222	227
JPN 2020 Tokyo	did not qualify
FRA 2024 Paris

World Championship

World Championship record	Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF
Nazi Germany 1938	did not enter
SWE 1954
DDR 1958	5th/6th place	5	6	3	1	2	97	91
FRG 1961	did not enter
CSK 1964
SWE 1967	Preliminary round	12	3	1	0	2	53	66
FRA 1970	Preliminary round	14	3	0	0	3	43	59
DDR 1974	Fourth place	4	6	4	0	2	104	86
DNK 1978	5th/6th place	6	6	3	0	3	134	124
FRG 1982	Third place	3	7	4	1	2	148	143
CHE 1986	Preliminary round	14	6	2	1	3	134	128
CSK 1990	11th/12th place	11	7	3	0	4	160	177
SWE 1993	did not qualify
ISL 1995
JPN 1997
EGY 1999
FRA 2001
PRT 2003	Second round	10	7	4	0	3	204	189
TUN 2005	did not qualify
GER 2007	Runners-up	2	10	8	0	2	310	274
CRO 2009	Third place	3	10	7	0	3	298	264
SWE 2011	7th/8th place	8	9	5	0	4	249	236
ESP 2013	Round of 16	9	6	4	0	2	153	137
QAT 2015	Third place	3	9	6	0	3	241	222
FRA 2017	Presidents Cup	17	7	3	0	4	167	173
DENGER 2019	did not qualify
EGY 2021	Main round	13	6	3	1	2	168	147
POLSWE 2023	Main round	15	6	3	0	3	150	151
CRODENNOR 2025	Presidents Cup	25	7	3	2	2	219	198
GER 2027	to be determined
FRAGER 2029
DENISLNOR 2031

Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time. :EURO World Cup tournament Sweden

1974 SWE: [[Image:Med 2.png|15px|alt=|link=]] 2nd place
1979 SWE: [[Image:Med 2.png|15px|alt=|link=]] 2nd place
1984 SWE: 5th place

European Championship

Competitive record at the European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
PRT 1994	did not qualify
ESP 1996
ITA 1998
CRO 2000
SWE 2002	Preliminary round	15	3	0	0	3	67	83
SLO 2004	Preliminary round	16	3	0	0	3	86	108
CHE 2006	Main round	10	6	1	1	4	163	185
NOR 2008	Main round	7	6	3	1	2	182	172
AUT 2010	Fourth place	4	8	4	1	3	222	221
SRB 2012	Main round	9	6	3	1	2	173	160
DNK 2014	Main round	6	7	3	0	4	191	184
POL 2016	Seventh place	7	7	5	0	2	193	194
CRO 2018	did not qualify
AUTNORSWE 2020	Preliminary round	21	3	0	0	3	73	85
HUNSVK 2022	Main round	12	7	2	1	4	193	208
Germany 2024	Preliminary round	16	3	1	0	2	78	92
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026	21	3	0	0	3	72	89
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028	To be determined
CZEDENPOL 2030	Qualified as co-host
FRAGER 2032	To be determined

Competitive record in qualifying rounds

Year	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Qual
PRT 1994	10	6	1	3	269	211	no
ESP 1996	6	0	0	6	140	175	no
ITA 1998	12	5	0	7	290	296	no
CRO 2000	8	5	0	3	206	189	no
SWE 2002	2	1	1	0	56	52	yes
SLO 2004	2	1	0	1	60	49	yes
CHE 2006	5	3	0	2	163	129	yes
NOR 2008	2	2	0	0	72	47	yes
AUT 2010	8	5	1	2	242	198	yes
SRB 2012	6	4	1	1	172	147	yes
DNK 2014	6	5	0	1	162	133	yes
POL 2016	Qualified as host	yes
CRO 2018	6	1	2	3	171	189	no
AUTNORSWE 2020	6	2	1	3	152	139	yes
HUNSVK 2022	6	3	0	3	176	165	yes
GER 2024	6	4	0	2	184	153	yes
DENNORSWE 2026	6	2	2	2	184	190	yes
PORESPSUI 2028	To be determined
CZEDENPOL 2032	Qualified as co-host	yes
FRAGER 2032	To be determined

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Marcin Lijewski

Head coaches

Statistics

Matches include data obtained exclusively in official international matches of the Polish national team. All unofficial matches of the national team, or meetings in the frame other than the national team – played by a player – are not included in the following lists.

#	Player	Years	Caps
1.	Sławomir Szmal	1998–2018	298
2.	Karol Bielecki	2002–2017	259
3.	Marcin Lijewski	1997–2013	251
4.	Bartosz Jurecki	2004–2016	237
5.	Andrzej Szymczak	1967–1984	234
6.	Jerzy Klempel	1972–1984	221
7.	Daniel Waszkiewicz	1977–1989	214
8.	Mariusz Jurasik	1997–2012	207
9.	Alfred Kałuziński	1973–1982	204
10.	Patryk Kuchczyński	2002–2014	201
11.	Michał Jurecki	2005–2017	198
12.	Bogdan Wenta	1981–1994	191
13.	Zbigniew Tłuczyński	1978–1990	186
14.	Krzysztof Lijewski	2003–2017	185
15.	Kamil Syprzak	2011–	180
16.	Zbigniew Plechoć	1983–1990	178
17.	Henryk Rozmiarek	1971–1980	177
18.	Jan Gmyrek	1970–1979	176
19.	Damian Wleklak	1998–2009	164
20.	Mariusz Jurkiewicz	2002–2017	163

Most goals

#	Player	Years	Goals
1.	Jerzy Klempel	1972–1984	1170
2.	Karol Bielecki	2002–2017	962
3.	Bogdan Wenta	1981–1994	763
4.	Bartosz Jurecki	2004–2016	732
5.	Marcin Lijewski	1997–2013	711
6.	Robert Nowakowski	1989–2003	709
7.	Daniel Waszkiewicz	1977–1989	705
8.	Mariusz Jurasik	1997–2012	704
9.	Alfred Kałuziński	1973–1982	620
10.	Grzegorz Tkaczyk	2000–2012	549
11.	Michał Jurecki	2005–2017	547
12.	Zbigniew Tłuczyński	1978–1990	527
13.	Arkadiusz Moryto	2017–	510
14.	Tomasz Tłuczyński	2006–2012	503
15.	Lesław Dziuba	1981–1990	447
16.	Krzysztof Lijewski	2003–2017	439
17.	Patryk Kuchczyński	2002–2014	435
18.	Zbigniew Plechoć	1983–1990	427
19.	Kamil Syprzak	2011–	417
20.	Michał Daszek	2013–	386

Kit suppliers

The Polish national kit is supplied by Joma.

Media Coverage

Poland's matches are currently televised by TVP Sport and Eurosport.

References

[https://zprp.pl/zprp/kadra-narodowa/mezczyzni/seniorzy Strona Główna ZPRP]
(13 January 2025). "Znamy skład reprezentacji Polski mężczyzn na Mistrzostwa Świata 2025!". zprp.pl.
(15 January 2025). "Team Roster Poland".

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