2. Volleyball
Poland hosted the 2014 FIVB Men's
Volleyball World Championship, in
which they won the gold medal. They
also won the 2013 Men's Volleyball
European Championship with Denmark.
The Polish Men National Volleyball
Team has achieved 14 medals in
international competitions since 1965, it
also won the recent 2012 FIVB World
League winning 3–0 over the US in the
final.
3. Basketball
Basketball is one of Poland's most popular sports. In the
1960s, the national team belonged to the world elite as
it won silver at the 1963 European Basketball
Championship and bronze at the 1965 and 1967 event.
At the 1967 FIBA World Championship, Poland was
among the world's five elite basketball teams. Since
2000, basketball in Poland has gone through a revival
and has been home to several NBA players, including
Marcin Gortat, Maciej Lampe and Cezary Trybański.
Marcin Gortat
Maciej Lampe
4. Football
Football is also a number one sport in Poland.
The Polish National Football Team was the winner of the 1972
Olympic Football Tournament as well as a runner-up in 1976 and
1992. Poland has made seven FIFA World Cup appearances and
achieved considerable success, finishing third at both the 1974
World Cup in Germany and the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Poland
hosted the UEFA Euro 2012 along with Ukraine in 2012.
Robert
Lewandowski
5. Motorcycle Speedway
One of the most popular sports in Poland is
motorcycle speedway as well. The Polish
Extraleague has the highest average
attendances for any sport in Poland. The team
is one of the major teams in international
speedway. They have won the Speedway
World Team Cup championship three times
consecutively.
6. The Rally
Poland has held
Polish Rally
Championship since
1928. The Rally in
Poland is the second
oldest rally in the
world after the
famous classic Monte
Carlo Rally.
The Best Drivers
Robert Kubica
Krzysztof Hołowczyc
Michał Bębenek
7. Famous Polish Athletes
Justyna Kowalczyk-
Agnieszka Radwańska
- tennis player
Adam Małysz –
former ski jumper
cross country skier
Paweł Zagumny-
volleyball player
