The national team of Poland returns to the EHF EURO for the fifth time until now, this competition has never yielded any medal winning performances. Nevertheless, optimism runs high, knowing just what this team is capable of. Going into major tournaments such as the World championship, clearly as the underdogs and taking two medals back to Poland, was not only surprising but also a clear statement to all participants reminding them that at competitions as great as these, anything can happen. The Polish team has gained notoriety for its recent accomplishments and is looking forward to stepping out onto the court.
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THE COACH
Bogdan Wenta
Bogdan Wenta is one of the best players in the history of the Polish national team and based on his performances in the late 1980´s and early 1990´s have made him renowned in the sporting world as the best back court player. His active playing career lasted 22 years beginning in Poland via Spain and ending in Germany in 2000. The next career move was into the realm of coaching starting out as an assistant at SG Flensburg before agreeing to coach the national team of Poland in October of 2004.
Coach Wenta is solely responsible for leading the team to its only two medals - silver and bronze - at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships respectively. Coming back to the European Championship though he is quality confident about the abilities of his team, nevertheless, complacent he is not!
PAST PERFORMANCE
1994 | European Championship in Portugal | Did Not Qualify |
1995 | World Championship in Iceland | Did Not Qualify |
1996 | European Championship in Spain | Did Not Qualify |
1996 | Olympic Games in Atlanta | Did Not Qualify |
1997 | World Championship in Japan | Did Not Qualify |
1998 | European Championship in Italy | Did Not Qualify |
1999 | World Championship in Egypt | Did Not Qualify |
2000 | European Championship in Croatia | Did Not Qualify |
2000 | Olympic Games in Sydney | Did Not Qualify |
2001 | World Championship in France | Did Not Qualify |
2002 | European Championship in Sweden | 15th Place |
2003 | World Championship in Portugal | 10th Place |
2004 | European Championship in Slovenia | 16th Place |
2004 | Olympic Games in Athens | Did Not Qualify |
2005 | World Championship in Tunisia | Did Not Qualify |
2006 | European Championship in Switzerland | 10th Place |
2007 | World Championship in Germany | SILVER |
2008 | European Championship in Norway | 7th Place |
2008 | Olympic Games in Beijing | 5th Place |
2009 | World Championship in Croatia | BRONZE |
GETTING TO AUSTRIA
Poland ranked second in group one of the qualification tournament, thus securing a place for the national team at EURO 2010.
