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Ninja Warrior Poland 8 was the eighth season of the international Ninja Warrior format in Poland. The season will premiere on September 5, 2023.

Castings for the eighth season was announced on April 24. The program is to be recorded again in Arena Gliwice. The traditional hosts of the program will be Jerzy Mielewski, Łukasz Jurkowski and Karolina Gilon.

It is assumed that this season will see the return of competitors such as Mateusz Strupiński, Igor Fojcik or Sebastian Kasprzyk, etc.

Visual design[]

This season introduced visual changes after seven previous seasons of Ninja Warrior Poland. The colors of the interior of the arena were changed to silver-purple-blue, the episode's intro revealing the logo was also animated, and the leaderboards at the end of each course were redesigned. The obstacle course representation also received some minor changes. The color of the timer graphic also changed from white to light blue.

The Heats[]

The Heats were run over in 6 episodes. Out of the 28/29 competitors depending on the episode, 10 competitors will advance to the semi-finals, while the 2 competitors with the best result will compete in the Power Tower race in each episode. The person who finished the tower faster receives a Golden Ticket and will automatically advance to the final. The second one goes to the semi-final course along with the other 8 semi-finalists. There was no time limit in the heats.

Heat 1[]

Obstacles[]

Snake Run (Bieg Parkourowca 2)
Log Grip (Zjazd na Kolumnie)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Cycle Road (Droga Rowerowa)
Spring Forward (Sprężyny)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Jakub Zawistowski Trainer Clear (00:52.70) Winner of season 1.
2nd Witalij Orichowski Bricklayer/Plasterer/Acrobat Clear (00:52.80) Finalist of seasons 1, 2, 4, 6.
3rd Kacper Ciszewski Designer/Trainer Clear (01:06.20) Finalist of season 7.
4th Jacek Przechrzta Security engineer Clear (01:11.20)
5th Paweł Ciszewski Building inspector Clear (01:19.70) Finalist of season 7.
6th Łukasz Józefiak Climbing instructor Clear (01:29.00) Semi-finalist of seasons 2, 5, 7.
7th Dawid Grzywiński Builder Clear (01:37.90)
8th Sylwester Zalejasz Photographer Clear (01:44.70) Competitor of season 2.
9th Michał Grygowicz Personal trainer Clear (01:54.00) Semi-finalist of season 4.
10th Krystian Grzywiński Trainer Clear (02:05.70)
15 out of 29 participants cleared the course.

Power Tower Results[]

Place Name Profile Winning Competitor Notes
1st Jakub Zawistowski Trainer Witalij Orichowski Completed the Power Tower in 32 seconds.
2nd Witalij Orichowski Bricklayer/Plasterer/Acrobat
Earned the Golden Ticket: Witalij Orichowski

Heat 2[]

Obstacles[]

Snake Run (Bieg Parkourowca 2)
Log Grip (Zjazd na Kolumnie)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Spinning Bowties (Chwiejne Łódki)
The Clacker (Przerzutnie)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Mariusz Bulandra Deep well driller Clear (00:52.90) Finalist of seasons 3, 5.
2nd Wojciech Rychlewski Student Clear (00:56.30) Finalist of seasons 2, 5.
3rd Grzegorz Matyszewski Filmmaker/Trainer Clear (00:57.30) Finalist of season 7.
4th Przemysław Jańczuk Personal trainer Clear (01:02.70) Finalist of seasons 5, 6, 7.
5th Teofil Deciuk Entrepreneur/Trainer Clear (01:04.30) Finalist of seasons 1, 3, 4, 6.
6th Leon Powałka Programmer Clear (01:09.00) Finalist of season 4.
7th Tomasz Zaorski Trainer Clear (01:11.40) Finalist of season 2.
8th Krzysztof Orankiewicz Graphic designer/Artist Clear (01:24.40) Finalist of season 6.
9th Adam Suchożebrski Programmer Clear (01:29.90)
10th Piotr Mękal Programmer Clear (02:29.30)
11 out of 28 participants cleared the course.

Power Tower Results[]

Place Name Profile Winning Competitor Notes
1st Mariusz Bulandra Deep well driller Wojciech Rychlewski Completed the Power Tower in 41 seconds.
2nd Wojciech Rychlewski Student
Earned the Golden Ticket: Wojciech Rychlewski

Heat 3[]

Obstacles[]

Snake Run (Bieg Parkourowca 2)
Utility Pole Slider (Zjazd na Słupie)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Spinning Bowties (Chwiejne Łódki)
Tire Swing (Wiszące Opony)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Paweł Murawski Ninja trainer Clear (00:41.80) Finalist of seasons 3, 5, 6, 7.
2nd Michał Grochoła Personal trainer Clear (00:46.30) Finalist of seasons 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.
3rd Damian Drzewiecki Influencer/TikToker/Ninja Run Coach Clear (00:48.70) Finalist of season 7.
4th Robert Bandosz Heavy construction machinery dealer Clear (00:49.90) Finalist of seasons 2, 3, 5, 6.
5th Krystian Drzewiecki President of the sports association Clear (00:54.70) Finalist of seasons 3.
6th Przemysław Mikulewicz Carpenter/Trainer Clear (01:05.80) Finalist of season 7.
7th Łukasz Skowron Climbing instructor Clear (01:30.00)
8th Kamil Papis Clear (01:38.00)
9th Tomasz Pyka Security systems consultant Clear (01:40.00)
10th Adam Kuchnik Clear (02:12.00)

Power Tower Results[]

Place Name Profile Winning Competitor Notes
1st Paweł Murawski Ninja trainer Michał Grochoła Completed the Power Tower in 30 seconds.
2nd Michał Grochoła Personal trainer
Earned the Golden Ticket: Michał Grochoła

Heat 4[]

Obstacles[]

Snake Run (Bieg Parkourowca 2)
Silk Slider (Zjazd na Chustach)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Cycle Road (Droga Rowerowa)
Spring Forward (Sprężyny)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Mateusz Piątkowski Student Clear (00:53.70)
2nd Katarzyna Jonaczyk Trainer/Teacher Clear (01:05.30) LWS of season 7. First woman on Power Tower.
3rd Sylwester Bielawski Clear (01:41.70)
4th Marcin Darga Stonemason Clear (02:15.10)
5th Patryk Gwiszcz Programmer Clear (02:27.30)
6th Konrad Janek Programmer Clear (02:36.70)
7th Mateusz Strożyk Builder Clear (02:55.20)
8th Artur Orliński MMA and OCR instructor Clear (03:09.00) Finalist of season 4.
9th Paula Piątkowska Clinical dietitian Clear (03:16.00) Semi-finalist of season 4.
10th Carolina Filipek Event Manager Clear (06:22.90) Finalist of season 7.

Power Tower Results[]

Place Name Profile Winning Competitor Notes
1st Mateusz Piątkowski Student Mateusz Piątkowski Completed the Power Tower in 43 seconds. The completion time was not shown in this episode, and was only revealed during episode 6 when the final leaderboard was presented.
2nd Katarzyna Jonaczyk Trainer/Teacher
Earned the Golden Ticket: Mateusz Piątkowski

Heat 5[]

Obstacles[]

Snake Run (Bieg Parkourowca 2)
Utility Pole Slider (Zjazd na Słupie)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Spinning Bowties (Chwiejne Łódki)
Tire Swing (Wiszące Opony)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Grzegorz Niecko Trainer/Sports Manager Clear (00:54.40) Finalist of seasons 2, 4, 6, 7.
2nd Mateusz Strupiński Ninja trainer Clear (00:58.60) Finalist of season 4.
3rd Łukasz Wierzbicki Warehouseman Clear (00:58.70)
4th Piotr Zabawski Carpenter Clear (01:09.30) Finalist of season 6.
5th Sebastian Kasprzak Warehouseman Clear (01:11.40) Competitor of seasons 5, 6.
6th Paweł Szada-Borzyszkowski Constructor Clear (01:13.30)
7th Paweł Mędelewski Specialist for drug production Clear (01:21.20) Finalist of season 7.
8th Jakub Dyda PE student Clear (01:31.20)
9th Paweł Samulski Advertising agency employee 4. Spinning Bowties (00:56.40)
10th Jakub Gitlin PE teacher 4. Spinning Bowties (00:40.00) Semi-finalist of season 7.

Power Tower Results[]

Place Name Profile Winning Competitor Notes
1st Grzegorz Niecko Trainer/Sports Manager Grzegorz Niecko Completed the Power Tower in 39 seconds.
2nd Mateusz Strupiński Ninja trainer
Earned the Golden Ticket: Grzegorz Niecko

Other Notable Competitors[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
- Jan Tatarowicz Trainer 4. Spinning Bowties
- Igor Fojcik 3. Razor's Edge

Heat 6[]

Obstacles[]

Snake Run (Bieg Parkourowca 2)
Silk Slider (Zjazd na Chustach)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Spinning Bowties (Chwiejne Łódki)
The Clacker (Przerzutnie)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)

Results[]

Place Name Profile Result Notes
1st Wiktor Wójcik Manufacturer of OCR/Ninja equipment Clear (00:50.20) Finalist of seasons 2, 4, 5, 6, 7.
2nd Kacper Gazurek Personal trainer/Carpenter Clear (01:08.40) Finalist of season 7.
3rd Oskar Haracz Personal trainer Clear (01:24.30) Finalist of season 6.
4th Krzysztof Spławski Parkour/Freerunning trainer Clear (01:25.50) Finalist of seasons 2, 5.
5th Ivan Kohut Production technician Clear (01:26.40) Finalist of seasons 1, 3, 5.
6th Jakub Kowal Soldier Clear (01:49.90) Finalist of season 3.
7th Michał Milbrant Personal trainer Clear (02:17.50) Semi-finalist of seasons 1, 2, 5.
8th Michał Golda Leader of the electrical department Clear (02:27.60) Semi-finalist of seasons 4, 6.
9th Artur Urzykowski Game designer 5. The Clacker (01:48.80) Competitor of season 7.
10th Jakub Kozyra Bartender/Waiter 4. Spinning Bowties (00:49.90)

Power Tower Results[]

Place Name Profile Winning Competitor Notes
1st Wiktor Wójcik Manufacturer of OCR/Ninja equipment Wiktor Wójcik Completed the Power Tower in 30 seconds.
2nd Kacper Gazurek Personal trainer/Carpenter
Earned the Golden Ticket: Wiktor Wójcik

The Semi-finals[]

The semi-finals are shown in each of the 6 episodes along with the qualifiers. Out of 9 competitors, the fastest 3 will advance to the finals. If more than 3 people finished the semi-finals course, time becomes the decisive factor, i.e. the faster the competitor managed the semi-final round - the better. If less than 3 competitors finished the course, the competitors who got the furthest and fastest round the course would advance to the final. There was no time limit in semi-finals.

Obstacles[]

Broken Bridge (Dziurawy Most)
Propeller Bar (Śmigło i Lina)
Salmon Ladder (Ruchomy Drążek)
Window Hang (Wiszące Okna)
Chimney Climb (Przeprawa przez komin)

Semi-final 1[]

Results[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
1st Witalij Orichowski 2nd Golden Ticket (00:32.80)
2nd Sylwester Zalejasz 8th Clear (01:19.20)
3rd Kacper Ciszewski 3rd Clear (02:01.90)
4th Jacek Przechrzta 4th 4. Window Hang (00:55.30)

Results of Other Semi-finalists[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
5th Dawid Grzywiński 7th 3. Salmon Ladder Disqualification.
6th Paweł Ciszewski 5th 2. Propeller Bar
7th Łukasz Józefiak 6th 2. Propeller Bar
8th Michał Grygowicz 9th 1. Broken Bridge
- Jakub Zawistowski 1st 4. Window Hang Originally he placed 4th, but suffered arm injury after he dismounted to the landing platform and was withdrawn from the competition. First time when he didn't advance to the Finals since the second season.
- Krystian Grzywiński 10th - He had to withdraw from the competition due to an injury.

Semi-final 2[]

Results[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
1st Wojciech Rychlewski 2nd Golden Ticket (00:41.00)
2nd Mariusz Bulandra 1st Clear (00:46.80)
3rd Przemysław Jańczuk 4th Clear (00:52.40)
4th Grzegorz Matyszewski 3rd Clear (00:57.10)

Results of Other Semi-finalists[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
5th Tomasz Zaorski 7th Clear (00:58.00)
6th Teofil Deciuk 5th Clear (01:00.40)
7th Leon Powałka 6th Clear (01:07.00)
8th Piotr Mękal 10th 4. Window Hang (00:40.00)
9th Krzysztof Orankiewicz 8th 3. Salmon Ladder (00:35.70)
10th Adam Suchożebrski 9th 2. Propeller Bar (00:24.40)

Semi-final 3[]

Results[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
1st Michał Grochoła 2nd Golden Ticket (00:30.80)
2nd Krystian Drzewiecki 5th Clear (01:04.30)
3rd Damian Drzewiecki 3rd Clear (01:04.50)
4th Robert Bandosz 4th Clear (01:16.20)

Results of Other Semi-finalists[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
5th Łukasz Skowron 7th 4. Window Hang
6th Przemysław Mikulewicz 6th 4. Window Hang
7th Adam Kuchnik 10th 4. Window Hang
8th Kamil Papis 8th 4. Window Hang
9th Paweł Murawski 1st 2. Propeller Bar His legs slipped as he landed on the edge of the platform, and he fell into the water. First time when he didn't advance to the Finals since the second season.
10th Tomasz Pyka 9th 2. Propeller Bar

Semi-final 4[]

Results[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
1st Mateusz Piątkowski 1st Golden Ticket (00:43.70)
2nd Sylwester Bielawski 3rd Clear (02:49.80)
3rd Katarzyna Jonaczyk 2nd 4. Window Hang (01:07.20)
4th Carolina Filipek 10th 4. Window Hang (03:18.20)

Results of Other Semi-finalist[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
5th Konrad Janek 6th 2. Propeller Bar (00:06.70)
6th Marcin Darga 4th 2. Propeller Bar (00:19.00)
7th Mateusz Strożyk 7th 2. Propeller Bar (00:21.40)
8th Patryk Gwiszcz 5th 2. Propeller Bar (00:28.40)
9th Artur Orliński 8th 2. Propeller Bar (00:45.50)
10th Paula Piątkowska 9th 2. Propeller Bar (00:58.70)

Semi-final 5[]

Results[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
1st Grzegorz Niecko 1st Golden Ticket (00:39.20)
2nd Łukasz Wierzbicki 3rd Clear (01:18.00)
3rd Sebastian Kasprzak 5th Clear (01:29.80)
4th Paweł Mędelewski 7th Clear (01:35.10)

Results of Other Semi-finalists[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
5th Piotr Zabawski 4th 4. Window Hang
6th Paweł Samulski 9th 4. Window Hang
7th Jakub Gitlin 10th 4. Window Hang
8th Jakub Dyda 8th 4. Window Hang
9th Mateusz Strupiński 2nd 4. Window Hang
10th Paweł Szada-Borzyszkowski 6th 2. Propeller Bar

Semi-final 6[]

Results[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
1st Wiktor Wójcik 1st Golden Ticket (00:38.40)
2nd Kacper Gazurek 2nd Clear (00:59.10)
3rd Ivan Kohut 5th Clear (01:08.30)
4th Krzysztof Spławski 4th Clear (01:19.30)

Results of Other Semi-finalists[]

Place Name Heat placing Result Notes
5th Michał Golda 8th Clear (01:43)
6th Jakub Kowal 6th 4. Window Hang
7th Jakub Kozyra 10th 4. Window Hang
8th Michał Milbrant 7th 3. Salmon Ladder
9th Oskar Haracz 3rd 2. Propeller Bar
10th Artur Urzykowski 9th 2. Propeller Bar

Final table[]

Place Name Semi-final/Power Tower Result
1st Michał Grochoła 3 Golden Ticket (00:30.80)
2nd Witalij Orichowski 1 Golden Ticket (00:32.80)
3rd Wiktor Wójcik 6 Golden Ticket (00:38.40)
4th Grzegorz Niecko 5 Golden Ticket (00:39.20)
5th Wojciech Rychlewski 2 Golden Ticket (00:41.90)
6th Mateusz Piątkowski 4 Golden Ticket (00:43.70)
7th Mariusz Bulandra 2 Clear (00:46.80)
8th Przemysław Jańczuk 2 Clear (00:52.40)
9th Grzegorz Matyszewski 2 Clear (00:57.10)
10th Kacper Gazurek 6 Clear (00:59.10)
11th Krystian Drzewiecki 3 Clear (01:04.30)
12th Damian Drzewiecki 3 Clear (01:04.50)
13th Ivan Kohut 6 Clear (01:08.30)
14th Robert Bandosz 3 Clear (01:16.20)
15th Łukasz Wierzbicki 5 Clear (01:18.00)
16th Sylwester Zalejasz 1 Clear (01:19.20)
17th Krzysztof Spławski 6 Clear (01:19.30)
18th Sebastian Kasprzak 5 Clear (01:29.80)
19th Paweł Mędelewski 5 Clear (01:35.10)
20th Kacper Ciszewski 1 Clear (02:01:90)
21st Sylwester Bielawski 4 Clear (02:49.80)
22nd Jacek Przechrzta 1 4. Window Hang (00:55.30)
23rd Katarzyna Jonaczyk 4 4. Window Hang (01:07.20)
24th Carolina Filipek 4 4. Window Hang (03:18.20)

The Finals[]

The remaining 24 competitors from the previous six semi-finals and 6 Power Tower winners took part in the final. They were to fight for the title of the first Polish "Ninja Warrior" and a cash prize of PLN 200,000. The final consisted of 3-4 stages.

Stage 1[]

Obstacles[]

Double Steps (Bieg Parkourowca)
Cannonball Drop (Kula Armatnia)
Razor's Edge (Na Krawędzi)
Drum Hopper (Bębniarz)
Sideways (Leć Bokiem)
Warped Wall (Krzywa Ściana)
Spinning Bridge (Obrotowy Most)
Jumping Spider (Skok Pająka)
Rope Climb (Przeprawa przez komin)
Time limit: 230 seconds (03:50)
Notes: The finals' running order was based on the semi-finals' overall placing, and the slowest competitor would be going first in Stage 1.

Results[]

Name Semi-final placing Result Notes
Robert Bandosz 4th Clear (01:35.70 left)
Michał Grochoła 1st Clear (01:31.80 left)
Przemysław Jańczuk 3rd Clear (01:25.10 left)
Łukasz Wierzbicki 2nd Clear (01:10.60 left)
Wojciech Rychlewski 1st Clear (01:06.60 left)
Krzysztof Spławski 4th Clear (00:56.60 left)
Grzegorz Matyszewski 4th Clear (00:53.90 left)
Mariusz Bulandra 2nd Clear (00:53.10 left)
Damian Drzewiecki 3rd Clear (00:50.60 left)
Kacper Ciszewski 3rd Clear (00:48.50 left)
Grzegorz Niecko 1st Clear (00:46.30 left)
Wiktor Wójcik 1st Clear (00:40.60 left)
Witalij Orichowski 1st Clear (00:39.10 left)
Kacper Gazurek 2nd 8. Jumping Spider
Paweł Mędelewski 4th 5. Sideways
Mateusz Piątkowski 1st 5. Sideways
Sebastian Kasprzak 3rd 5. Sideways
Krystian Drzewiecki 2nd 5. Sideways
Ivan Kohut 3rd 5. Sideways
Katarzyna Jonaczyk 3rd 2. Cannonball Drop
Jacek Przechrzta 4th 2. Cannonball Drop
Sylwester Bielawski 2nd 2. Cannonball Drop
Sylwester Zalejasz 2nd 1. Double Steps
Carolina Filipek 4th 1. Double Steps

Stage 2[]

Obstacles[]

Timed
Broken Bridge (Dziurawy Most)
Ring Chaser (Łapacz Ringów)
Double Salmon Ladder (Podwójny Ruchomy Drążek)
Flying Shelf Grab (Wiszące Półki 2)
Cat Grab (Wlazł Kotek na Płotek)
Time limit: 70 seconds (01:10)
Untimed
Crazy Cliffhanger (Wspinaczka)
Globe Grasper (Wiszące Kule)
Pole Grasper (Taniec Hydraulika)
Flying Bar (Latający Drążek)

Results[]

Name Semi-final placing Result Notes
Damian Drzewiecki 3rd Clear
Michał Grochoła 1st Clear
Grzegorz Niecko 1st Clear
Mariusz Bulandra 2nd Clear
Przemysław Jańczuk 3rd 9. Flying Bar
Witalij Orichowski 1st 9. Flying Bar
Grzegorz Matyszewski 4th 9. Flying Bar
Krzysztof Spławski 4th 4. Flying Shelf Grab
Łukasz Wierzbicki 2nd 4. Flying Shelf Grab
Wojciech Rychlewski 1st 3. Double Salmon Ladder
Wiktor Wójcik 1st 2. Ring Chaser
Robert Bandosz 4th 2. Ring Chaser
Kacper Ciszewski 3rd 2. Ring Chaser

Final Stage (Mount Midoriyama)[]

Obstacles[]

Rope Climb (21 meters)
Time limit: 25 seconds

Results[]

Name Semi-final placing Result Notes
Damian Drzewiecki 3rd 1. Rope Climb Last Warrior Standing.
Michał Grochoła 1st 1. Rope Climb
Grzegorz Niecko 1st 1. Rope Climb
Mariusz Bulandra 2nd 1. Rope Climb