2. Agnieszka Radwańska
Radwa ska holds a number of tennis accolades. Sheń
is the first Polish player in the Open Era to reach
the singles final of a Grand Slam (the 2012
Wimbledon Championships), the first Pole to
claim a WTA Impressive Newcomer in 2006.
Radwa ska has been voted the WTA's most popularń
player for four consecutive years (2011–2014),
the most of any woman, in polls held by
WTATennis.com. For her accomplishments in
sport and for representing her country with
distinction, in 2013 she was awarded the Gold
Cross of Merit. singles title, and was one half of
the first Polish team to win the Hopman Cup
tournament. In addition, she won the WTA
Award for Most
3. Kamil Stoch
Polish ski jumper, a member of the
national team, World Champion 2013
(large hill) and double Olympic
Champion 2014, a participant of the
Olympic Games (2006, 2010), bronze
medalist in team at World
Championships 2013.
On 26 January 2013 he became the
joint holder of the Polish ski flying
distance record (tying the mark held by
Piotr Zyła) with a jump of 232.5
metres. He is the current World Cup
holder, having won in 2013–14.
4. Mariusz Wlazły
Polish volleyball player, a member
of Poland men's national
volleyball team and Polish club
PGE Skra Bełchatów, a
participant of the Olympic
Games Beijing 2008, World
Champion 2014, a silver
medalist of the World
Championship 2006, eight-time
Polish Champion.
5. Robert Lewandowski
After being the top scorer in the
third and second tiers of Polish
football with Znicz Pruszków, he
moved to top-flight Lech Pozna ,ń
and was the top scorer in the
league as they won the 2009–10
Ekstraklasa. In 2010, he
transferred to Borussia Dortmund
for a reported €4.5 million,
where he won honours including
two consecutive Bundesliga titles.
Before the start of the 2014
season, he moved to their rivals
Bayern Munich.
A full international for Poland
since 2008, Lewandowski has
earned over 65 caps and was a
member of their team at Euro
2012. With 23 goals, he ranks
6. Kamila Lićwinko
Polish athlete specializing in the
high jump. Her personal bests in the
event are 1.99 metres outdoors
(2013) and 2.02 metres indoors
(2015). Both are current Polish
national records. She won the gold
medal at the 2014 World Indoor
Championship ex aequo with Mariya
Kuchina.
7. Michał Kwiatkowki
A Polish professional road bicycle
racer for UCI ProTeam Etixx-
Quick Step. Kwiatkowski is seen
as a strong all rounder, with
good sprinting and climbing
abilities. His talent was shown in
early career winning the World
Junior Time Trial. In 2014,
Kwiatkowski became the world
champion of elite men's road
race at the age of 24. He was
also a member in the Omega
Pharma-Quick-Step World Team
Time Trial winning team in 2013.
8. Otylia Jędrzejczak
Polish swimmer. She is the Olympic
champion from Athens 2004 in the
200 metre butterfly. She finished
4th in this event in the 2008
Summer Olympics in Beijing. She
also swam in a third Olympiad, at
the 2000 Summer Olympics in
Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also
silvered in 400 m freestyle and
100 m butterfly. Three times she
broke the world record in the
women's 200 m butterfly (once in
the 25-metre pool).
9. Anita Włodarczyk
a Polish hammer thrower and
the world record holder with
79.58 m.
Włodarczyk won her first
national U23 championships
in 2007, and went on to
compete in the 2007
European Athletics U23.
10. Zbigniew Bródka
Polish speed skater and a 2014
Olympic champion in 1500
metres. He also works as a
firefighter in the State Fire
Service station in Łowicz.
11. Marcin Gortat
Polish professional basketball
player who currently plays
for the Washington Wizards
of the National Basketball
Association (NBA). The 6 ft
11 in, 240-pound center is
the son of boxer Janusz
Gortat. He was a second-
round draft choice of the
Phoenix Suns in the 2005
NBA draft and was traded
for future cash
considerations to the
Orlando Magic. In 2010, he
was traded back to
Phoenix.