Leszek Blanik won the first Olympic gold in gymnastics for Poland

2007 World champion (vault) Leszek Blanik became Olympic champion in the vault and won the third gold medal for Poland at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. 
He is the first athlete not from China to win a gold medal in men's gymnastics at the Olympics in Beijing.
Blanik’s is the first gold Poland has ever one in Olympic gymnastics. He dedicated his victory to his son, kissed the boy's picture and showed it to the fans.
Poland's Leszek Blanik beat France's Thomas Bouhail for the gold after both had identical scores."I don't know exactly why I won, I think this is special rules for judges," said Blanik. "I don't know what's different. I'm only a gymnast."
Poland finished the Beijing 2008 Olympics with a haul of ten medals - three gold, six silver and one bronze. The number of medals is the same as four years ago in Athens, although there the Poles won less silver (two) and more bronze (five). >> GYMmedia Olympic Website