Poland national handball team

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Poland

Nickname	Biało-czerwoni
Association	Polish Handball Association
Coach	Bogdan Wenta (since October 28, 2004)
Most caps	Jerzy Klempel - 224
Most goals	Jerzy Klempel
Home colours 　 Away colours
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1972)
Best result	Bronze medal, 1976
World Handball Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1958)
Best result	Silver medal, 2007
European Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2002)
Best result	7th, 2008

The Poland national handball team are the national handball team of Poland, controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), that represents Poland in the international matches.

Contents 1 Participation 2 2007 World Men's Handball Championship - Squad 3 Famous players 4 Most caps 5 External links

[edit] Participation

• Summer Olympic Games:
  • 1972 - 10th
  • 1976 - 3rd
  • 1980 - 7th

• World Championship:
  • 1958 - 5th
  • 1967 - 12th
  • 1970 - 14th
  • 1974 - 4th
  • 1978 - 6th
  • 1982 - 3rd
  • 1986 - 14th
  • 1990 - 11th
  • 2003 - 10th
  • 2007 - 2nd

• European Championship:
  • 2002 - 15th
  • 2004 - 16th
  • 2006 - 10th
  • 2008 - 7th

[edit] 2007 World Men's Handball Championship - Squad

Name and surname	Date of birth	Club	Caps A	Goals A
Sławomir Szmal	02.10.1978	SG Kronau	104	1
Adam Weiner	28.03.1975	Wilhelmshavener HV	20	0
Zbigniew Kwiatkowski	02.04.1985	Wisła Płock	14	4
Krzysztof Lijewski	07.07.1983	HSV Hamburg	30	43
Patryk Kuchczyński	07.03.1983	Vive Kielce	80	180
Mateusz Jachlewski	27.12.1984	Vive Kielce	23	51
Grzegorz Tkaczyk	22.12.1980	SC Magdeburg	86	337
Karol Bielecki	23.01.1982	SC Magdeburg	70	324
Artur Siódmiak	07.10.1975	Kadetten Schaffhausen	47	59
Damian Wleklak	28.02.1976	Wisła Płock	116	227
Bartosz Jurecki	31.01.1979	SC Magdeburg	46	146
Mariusz Jurasik	04.05.1976	SG Kronau	117	422
Michał Jurecki	27.10.1984	Vive Kielce	19	38
Rafał Kuptel	01.04.1976	Wisła Płock	119	140
Tomasz Tłuczyński	19.04.1979	TSV Burgdorf	12	59
Marcin Lijewski	21.09.1977	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	148	447

[edit] Famous players

• Zdzisław Antczak
• Jacek Będzikowski
• Janusz Brzozowski
• Jan Gmyrek
• Alfred Kałuziński
• Jerzy Klempel
• Zygfryd Kuchta
• Marcin Lijewski
• Jerzy Melcer
• Andrzej Sokołowski
• Andrzej Szymczak
• Zbigniew Tłuczyński
• Daniel Waszkiewicz
• Bogdan Wenta
• Mieczysław Wojczak

[edit] Most caps

1. Jerzy Klempel - 224
2. Andrzej Szymczak - 219
3. Daniel Waszkiewicz - 210
4. Bogdan Wenta - 185
5. Janusz Brzozowski - 164
6. Jan Gmyrek - 160
7. Marcin Lijewski - 158
8. Mieczysław Wojczak - 149
9. Andrzej Sokołowski - 145
10. Zygfryd Kuchta - 142
11. Alfred Kałuziński - 140
12. Zdzisław Antczak - 130
13. Jerzy Melcer - 121

[edit] External links

• Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce)

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