Poland national handball team

Infobox National handball team
Name = Poland
Badge = Poland_national_handball_team_logo.gif
Nickname = Biało-czerwoni | Association = Polish Handball Association
Coach = flagicon|POL Bogdan Wenta
(since October 28 2004)
Most caps = Jerzy Klempel - "224"
Most goals = Jerzy Klempel

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Summer Olympics apps = 3
Summer Olympics first = 1972
Summer Olympics best = Bronze medal, 1976
World cup apps = 10
World cup first = 1958
World cup best = Silver medal, 2007
Regional name = European Championship
Regional cup apps = 3
Regional cup first = 2002
Regional cup best = 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.

Participation

* Summer Olympic Games:
** 1972 - 10th
** 1976 - 3rd
** 1980 - 7th
** 2008 - 5th

* 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

2007 World Men's Handball Championship - Squad

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

Most caps

# Jerzy Klempel - 224
# Andrzej Szymczak - 219
# Daniel Waszkiewicz - 210
# Bogdan Wenta - 185
# Janusz Brzozowski - 164
# Jan Gmyrek - 160
# Marcin Lijewski - 158
# Mieczysław Wojczak - 149
# Andrzej Sokołowski - 145
# Zygfryd Kuchta - 142
# Alfred Kałuziński - 140
# Zdzisław Antczak - 130
# Jerzy Melcer - 121

External links

* [http://www.zprp.org.pl Polish Handball Association] ("Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce")