# Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Poland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 185 competitors, 156 men and 29 women, took part in 108 events in 17 sports.

## Gold

* Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak — Athletics, men's 3000 metres steeplechase
* Józef Szmidt — Athletics, men's Triple jump
* Kazimierz Paździor — Boxing, men's Lightweight
* Ireneusz Paliński — Weightlifting, men's Light-heavyweight

## Silver

* Elżbieta Krzesińska — Athletics, women's Long jump
* Jarosława Jóźwiakowska — Athletics, women's High jump
* Jerzy Adamski — Boxing, men's Featherweight
* Tadeusz Walasek — Boxing, men's Middleweight
* Zbigniew Pietrzykowski — Boxing, men's Light heavyweight
* Andrzej Piatkowski, Emil Ochyra, Wojciech Zabłocki, Jerzy Pawłowski, Ryszard Zub, Marian Kuszewski, — Fencing, men's team sabre

## Bronze

* Kazimierz Zimny — Athletics, men's 5000 metres
* Tadeusz Rut — Athletics, men's Hammer throw
* Teresa Wieczorek, Barbara Janiszewska, Celina Jesionowska, Halina Richter — Athletics, women's 4×100 metres relay
* Brunon Bendig — Boxing, men's Bantamweight
* Marian Kasprzyk — Boxing, men's Light welterweight
* Leszek Drogosz — Boxing, men's Welterweight
* Daniela Walkowiak — Canoeing, women's K-1 500 metres
* Stefan Kapłaniak, Władysław Zieliński — Canoeing, men's K-2 1000 metres
* Teodor Kocerka — Rowing, men's single sculls
* Jan Bochenek — Weightlifting, men's Light-heavyweight
* Tadeusz Trojanowski — Wrestling, men's Freestyle Bantamweight

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jerzy Chromik | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:06.68 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marian Foik | 100 m | 10.5 | 1 Q | 10.4 | 3 Q | 10.5 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marian Foik | 200 m | 21.1 | 1 Q | 20.9 | 2 Q | 21.0 | 2 Q | 20.8 | 4 |
| Marian Jochman | 5000 m | 14:31.29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jerzy Kowalski | 400 m | 48.3 | 2 Q | 46.7 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wiesław Król | 400 m hurdles | 52.52 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:52.75 | 7 |
| Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:49.92 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 8:34.30 OR | |
| Zdzisław Kumiszcze | 400 m hurdles | 53.47 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Lewandowski | 800 m | 1:51.75 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Lewandowski | 1500 m | 3:59.75 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zbigniew Makomaski | 800 m | 1:52.70 | 3 Q | 1:51.72 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roman Muzyk | 110 m hurdles | 14.94 | 3 Q | 14.68 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zbigniew Orywał | 800 m | 1:55.89 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zbigniew Orywał | 1500 m | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stanisław Ożóg | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29:58.00 | 18 |
| Stanisław Swatowski | 400 m | 48.1 | 3 Q | 47.4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kazimierz Zimny | 5000 m | 14:07.75 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:45.09 | |
| Kazimierz Zimny | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Marian Foik Jan Jarzembowski Józef Szmidt Jerzy Juskowiak | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.73 | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edward Bożek Stanisław Swatowski Bogusław Gierajewski Jerzy Kowalski | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.67 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:10.88 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Zenon Begier | Discus throw | 53.03 | 14 Q | 53.18 | 14 |
| Olgierd Ciepły | Hammer throw | 60.61 | 14 Q | 64.57 | 5 |
| Janusz Gronowski | Pole vault | 4.20 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jan Jaskólski | Triple jump | 15.04 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kazimierz Kropidłowski | Long jump | 7.37 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrzej Krzesiński | Pole vault | 4.20 | 12 Q | 4.30 | 12 |
| Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski | Shot Put | 16.71 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ryszard Malcherczyk | Triple jump | 15.93 | 3 Q | 16.01 | 6 |
| Edmund Piątkowski | Discus throw | 54.41 | 5 | 55.12 | 5 |
| Zbigniew Radziwonowicz | Javelin throw | 74.86 | 10 Q | 77.31 | 7 |
| Tadeusz Rut | Hammer throw | 60.73 | 13 Q | 65.64 | |
| Janusz Sidło | Javelin throw | 85.14 | 1 Q | 76.46 | 8 |
| Piotr Sobotta | High jump | 2.00 | 12 Q | 2.00 | 15 |
| Alfred Sosgórnik | Shot Put | 17.06 | 10 Q | 17.57 | 6 |
| Józef Szmidt | Triple jump | 16.44 OR | 1 Q | 16.81 OR | |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | 100 m | 12.25 | 3 Q | 12.14 | 3 Q | 12.05 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek | 80 m hurdles | 11.46 | 2 Q | — | — | 11.40 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Celina Jesionowska | 200 m | 24.45 | 2 Q | — | — | 25.45 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta | 200 m | 24.08 | 1 Q | — | — | 24.36 | 3 Q | 24.96 | 5 |
| Krystyna Nowakowska | 800 m | 2:09.81 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | 100 m | 12.13 | 3 Q | 12.10 | 3 Q | 11.93 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | 200 m | 24.31 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbara Sosgórnik | 80 m hurdles | 11.56 | 2 Q | — | — | 11.46 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zofia Walasek | 800 m | 2:16.44 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Beata Żbikowska | 800 m | 2:09.57 | 2 2 | — | — | — | — | 2:11.91 | 8 |
| Teresa Ciepły-Wieczorek Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta Celina Jesionowska Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.40 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 45.19 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Urszula Figwer | Javelin throw | 48.04 | 13 Q | 52.33 | 5 |
| Jarosława Jóźwiakowska | High jump | 1.65 | 4 Q | 1.71 | |
| Jadwiga Klimaj | Shot Put | 14.85 | 9 Q | 14.66 | 10 |
| Elżbieta Duńska-Krzesińska | Long jump | 6.13 | 4 Q | 6.27 | |
| Maria Kusion | Long jump | 5.92 | 11 Q | 5.86 | 13 |
| Maria Chojnacka | Long jump | 5.95 | 10 Q | 5.98 | 11 |
| Eugenia Rusin | Shot Put | 14.50 | 12 Q | 14.55 | 11 |
| Kazimiera Rykowska | Discus throw | 46.75 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### Roster

* Poland

### Preliminary round
#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 225 | +3 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 207 | +26 | 5 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 248 | −20 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 231 | −9 | 4 |
* 26 August 14:30
| Philippines | 68–86 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 31–44, 37–42 |||
| Pts: Badion (17) | | Pts: Nartowski (29) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: V. Pinto E. Kassai
* 27 August 20:00
| Uruguay | 76–72 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 39–38, 37–34 |||
| Pts: Poyet (15) | | Pts: Wichowski (29) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Alvarez Frausto E. Luglini
* 29 August 16:00
| Poland | 100–63 | Spain |
| Scoring by half: 36–29, 64–35 |||
| Pts: Korneev (18) | | Pts: Vicens (14) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Kassai V. Pinto

### Semifinals
#### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 221 | +19 | 6 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 216 | −10 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 237 | −1 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 239 | −28 | 3 |
* 1 September 23:00
| Czechoslovakia | 88–75 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 44–30, 44–45 |||
| Pts: Baumruk (18) | | Pts: Wichowski (24) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: E. Kassai Aznar
* 2 September 20:00
| Brazil | 77–68 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 39–46, 38–22 |||
| Pts: Baumruk, Konecny (18) | | Pts: Wichowski (24) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: B. Takev Harvey
* 3 September 20:00
| Italy | 74–68 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 40–32, 34–36 |||
| Pts: Alesini (12) | | Pts: Wichowski (16) |
* Palazzetto dello sport, Rome Referees: Bilek T. Hata

#### Classification 5–8

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 240 | +44 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 282 | 262 | +20 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 245 | −25 | 4 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 217 | 256 | −39 | 3 |
* 7 September 23:30
| Yugoslavia | 95–81 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 55–44, 40–37 |||
| Pts: Korac (33) | | Pts: Wichowski (24) |
* Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Righetto G. Follati
* 9 September 21:00
| Poland | 64–62 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 35–31, 29–31 |||
| Pts: Sitkowski (14) | | Pts: Blixen (18) |
* Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Referees: R. Weber B. Takev

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Rank |
| Henryk Kukier | Flyweight | BYE | Manfred Homberg (EUA) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brunon Bendig | Bantamweight | BYE | John Sentongo (UGA) W 5-0 | Jan de Rooij (NED) W 5-0 | Horst Rascher (EUA) W 3-2 | Oleg Grigoryev (URS) L 1-4 | Did not advance | |
| Jerzy Adamski | Featherweight | — | Sumith Liyanage (CEY) W 5-0 | Shinetsu Suzuki (JPN) W 5-0 | Ernest Chervet (SUI) W 5-0 | William Meyers (RSA) W 4-1 | Francesco Musso (ITA) L 1-4 | |
| Kazimierz Paździor | Lightweight | BYE | Taha Abdul Karim (IRQ) W 5-0 | Harry Lempio (EUA) W 4-1 | Salah Shokweir (EGY) W 5-0 | Richard McTaggart (GBR) W 3-2 | Sandro Lopopolo (ITA) W 4-1 | |
| Marian Kasprzyk | Light-Welterweight | BYE | Carmelo García (ESP) W KO 2:20 | György Pal (HUN) W 5-0 | Vladimir Yengibaryan (URS) W 5-0 | Clement Quartey (GHA) L WO | Did not advance | |
| Leszek Drogosz | Welterweight | BYE | Benny Nielsen (DEN) W 5-0 | Ghasem Yavarkandi (IRI) W 5-0 | Henry Loubscher (RSA) W 5-0 | Yuri Radonyak (URS) L 2-3 | Did not advance | |
| Henryk Dampc | Light Middleweight | — | Leif Otto Hansen (DEN) W 4-1 | Michael Reid (IRL) W 5-0 | William Fisher (GBR) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Tadeusz Walasek | Middleweight | — | Sultan Mahmoud (PAK) W 5-0 | Teifion Davies (AUS) W 5-0 | Frik Van Rooyen (RSA) W 5-0 | Yevgeny Feofanov (URS) W 4-1 | Eddie Crook Jr. (USA) L 2-3 | |
| Zbigniew Pietrzykowski | Light Heavyweight | — | Carl Crawford (GUY) W 5-0 | Emil Willer (EUA) W 5-0 | Petar Spasov (BUL) W 5-0 | Giulio Saraudi (ITA) W 4-1 | Cassius Clay (USA) L 0-5 | |
| Władysław Jędrzejewski | Heavyweight | — | BYE | Daniel Bekker (RSA) L RSC1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ryszard Skwarski | K-1 1000 m | 4:12.70 | 5 R | 4:06.99 | 1 Q | 4:09.26 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stefan Kapłaniak Władysław Zieliński | K-2 1000 m | 3:39.41 | 3 Q | BYE | BYE | 3:48.62 | 1 Q | 3:37.34 | |
| Stefan Kapłaniak Władysław Zieliński Ryszard Skwarski Ryszard Marchlik | K-1 4 × 500 metres | 8:06.98 | 4 R | 8:06.80 | 2 Q | 7:57.54 | 2 Q | 7:49.93 | 4 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechages | Repechages | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Daniela Walkowiak | K-1 500 m | 2:15.34 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | 2:11.07 | 1 Q | 2:15.68 | |
| Daniela Walkowiak Janina Mendalska | K-2 500 m | 2:01.03 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | — | — | 1:59.03 | 4 |

## Cycling

Five male cyclists represented Poland in 1960.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jan Chtiej | Men's road race | 4:25:44 | 54 |
| Bogusław Fornalczyk | Men's road race | 4:20:57 | 11 |
| Stanisław Gazda | Men's road race | 4:20:57 | 6 |
| Wiesław Podobas | Men's road race | DNF | DNF |
| Bogusław Fornalczyk Wiesław Podobas Jan Chtiej Mieczysław Wilczewski | Team time trial | 2:23:44.16 | 10 |

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jerzy Kowalewski | 3 m springboard | 46.54 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jerzy Kowalewski | 10m platform | 51.24 | 12 Q | 35.98 | 15 | 87.22 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Total |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Marian Babirecki | Volt | Individual | (-127,00) | 33 | 61.60 | 7 | 65.40 | 0 | (-20.00) | 20 | 85,40 | 8 |
| Andrzej Kobyliński | Wolborz | Individual | (-124,00) | 28 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Andrzej Orłoś | Krokosz | Individual | (-135,51) | 42 | (-22.00) | 19 | (-157.91) | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Marek Roszczynialski | Wizma | Individual | (-153,51) | 59 | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Marian Babirecki Andrzej Kobyliński Andrzej Orłoś Marek Roszczynialski | See above | Team | (-386.51) | 12 | 39.60 | AC | (-92.51) | 0 | (-20.00) | AC | Did not finish | Did not finish |

## Fencing

21 fencers, 16 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1960.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bogdan Gonsior | Men's épée | | 3 Q | | 4 Q | | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Wiesław Glos | Men's épée | | 3 Q | | 3 Q | | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Janusz Kurczab | Men's épée | | 2 Q | | 1 Q | | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Jerzy Strzałka Wiesław Glos Bogdan Gonsior Janusz Kurczab Andrzej Kryński | Team épée | Spain (ESP) W 9-7 Belgium (BEL) W 8-8 | 1 Q | Luxembourg (LUX) L 8-8 | Luxembourg (LUX) L 8-8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Ryszard Parulski | Men's foil | | 2 Q | | 2 Q | | 1 Q | | 6 | Did not advance | 11 |
| Janusz Różycki | Men's foil | | 1 Q | | 4 Q | | 2 Q | | 5 | Did not advance | 9 |
| Witold Woyda | Men's foil | | 1 Q | | 1 Q | | 3 Q | | 2 Q | | 4 |
| Witold Woyda Ryszard Parulski Janusz Różycki Egon Franke Ryszard Kunze | Team foil | Morocco (MAR) W 16-0 United States (USA) L 4-9 United Team of Germany (EUA) W 9-7 | 2 Q | Egypt (EGY) W 9-3 | Egypt (EGY) W 9-3 | Soviet Union (URS) L 6-9 | Soviet Union (URS) L 6-9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Jerzy Pawłowski | Men's sabre | | 1 Q | | 2 Q | | 2 Q | | 1 Q | | 6 |
| Wojciech Zabłocki | Men's sabre | | 1 Q | | 1 Q | | 1 Q | | 4 Q | | 5 |
| Ryszard Zub | Men's sabre | | 2 Q | | 1 Q | Rylsky (URS) W 5-4 Ferrari (ITA) L 2-5 Horváth (HUN) L 1-5 Van Der Auwera (BEL) L 4-5 Morales (USA) W 5-3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Emil Ochyra Jerzy Pawłowski Wojciech Zabłocki Marek Kuszewski Ryszard Zub Andrzej Piątkowski | Team sabre | Japan (JPN) W 14-2 Austria (AUT) W 9-3 | 1 Q | BYE | BYE | United Team of Germany (EUA) W 9-2 | United Team of Germany (EUA) W 9-2 | United States (USA) W 9-3 | United States (USA) W 9-3 | Hungary (HUN) L 7-9 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Elimination round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wanda Fukała-Kaczmarczyk | Women's foil | Orban-Szabo (ROU) L 0-4 Kleijweg (NED) L 1-4 Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) L 2-4 Melchers (BEL) Undapp (INA) | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 37 |
| Sylwia Julito | Women's foil | Sákovicsné Dömölky (HUN) W 4-2 Grötzer (AUT) W 4-1 York-Romary (USA) L 0-4 Moulin (FIN) W 4-2 Leal (VEN) W 4-0 | 1 Q | Vicol (ROU) L 0-4 Rastvorova (URS) L 2-4 Ságiné Ujlakyné Rejtő (HUN) L 3-4 Ragno-Lonzi (ITA) Botbijl (NED) W 4-2 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Elżbieta Pawlas | Women's foil | Camber-Corno (ITA) W 4-0 Leroux (FRA) L 1-4 Stafford (GBR) W 4-2 Gnauer (AUT) W 4-3 Sander (VEN) W 4-0 | 1 Q | Delbarre (FRA) L 1-4 Orb-Lazăr (ROU) L 2-4 Sheen (GBR) W 4-2 Sákovicsné Dömölky (HUN) W 4-2 Kleijweg (NED) W 4-2 Appart (BEL) W 4-2 | 2 Q | Schmid (EUA) Orb-Lazăr (ROU) Rastvorova (URS) W 4-2 Nyári-Kovács (HUN) W 4-1 Orb-Lazăr (ROU) W 4-1 | 2 Q | Schmid (EUA) W 4-2 Rastvorova (URS) L 0-4 Vicol (ROU) L 1-4 Gorokhova (URS) L 0-4 Orb-Lazăr (ROU) L 2-4 Roldán (HUN) W 4-0 Ebert (AUT) L 3-4 | 6 |
| Sylwia Julito Barbara Orzechowska-Ryszel Genowefa Migas-Stawarz Elżbieta Pawlas Wanda Fukała-Kaczmarczyk | Team foil | United States (USA) W 8-8 France (FRA) W 9-6 | 1 Q | Italy (ITA) L 5-9 | Italy (ITA) L 5-9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Football
### Roster

* Poland
Coach: Czesław Krug

### Group play
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |

### Final ranking

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| 11 | Peru (PER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 2 |
| 12 | Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 1 |
| 13 | India (IND) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 2 |
| 15 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 1 |
| 16 | Formosa (ROC) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 1 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Ernest Hawełek | All-around | 18.05 | 17.95 | 18.25 | 18.00 | 17.80 | 18.50 | 108.55 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jerzy Jokiel | All-around | 18.90 | 17.80 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.10 | 17.65 | 108.45 | 61 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrzej Konopka | All-around | 18.50 | 17.95 | 18.45 | 17.45 | 18.35 | 18.50 | 109.20 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfred Kucharczyk | All-around | 18.70 | 17.95 | 17.60 | 17.95 | 18.25 | 18.25 | 108.70 | 56 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Józef Rajnisz | All-around | 17.35 | 18.50 | 18.70 | 17.70 | 17.05 | 18.05 | 107.35 | 72 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aleksander Rokosa | All-around | 18.20 | 17.50 | 18.60 | 16.55 | 18.55 | 17.40 | 106.80 | 74 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ernest Hawełek Jerzy Jokiel Andrzej Konopka Alfred Kucharczyk Józef Rajnisz Aleksander Rokosa | Team all-around | 92.35 | 90.35 | 92.15 | 89.35 | 91.10 | 91.30 | 546.60 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final | Apparatus Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Brygida Dziuba | All-around | 18.800 | 17.933 | 17.899 | 17.266 | 71.898 | 52 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barbara Eustachiewicz | All-around | 18.600 | 17.999 | 18.466 | 18.233 | 73.298 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalia Kot | All-around | 19.066 | 18.466 | 18.999 | 18.333 | 74.864 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eryka Mondry-Kost | All-around | 18.566 | 17.699 | 18.199 | 18.300 | 72.764 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gizela Niedurny | All-around | 18.832 | 17.866 | 18.966 | 16.983 | 72.647 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Danuta Nowak-Stachow | All-around | 19.066 | 18.099 | 18.533 | 18.232 | 73.930 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brygida Dziuba Barbara Eustachiewicz Natalia Kot Eryka Mondry-Kost Gizela Niedurny Danuta Nowak-Stachow | Team all-around | 94.430 | 90.563 | 93.163 | 90.464 | 368.620 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Field hockey
### Roster

* Poland

### Group B

* 26 August 15:00
| Poland | 2–1 (1–0) | Japan |
| Flinik 33' Wiśniewski 56' | | Iijima 68' |
* Stadio dei Marmi Umpires: Lichtenfeld (GER), Schinner (GER)
* 29 August 16:30
| Pakistan | 8–0 (4–0) | Poland |
| H. Abdul 6', 24', 55' Noor 18' Mutti 22' W. Abdul 45', 69' Nasir 60' | | |
* Stadio dei Marmi Umpires: Whitelaw (GBR), McIldowie (RSA)
* 1 September 16:30
| Australia | 1–1 (0–0) | Poland |
| Crossman 62' | | Kubiak 48' (ps) |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: Asselman (BEL), de Bourguignon (BEL)

#### Group standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Pakistan advanced to the quarter-finals. Australia and Poland played a tie-breaker match to determine second place in the group. Japan continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
* 3 September 08:30
| Australia | 2–0 (0–0) | Poland |
| Crossman 55' Currie 66' | | |
* Campo Tre Fontane Umpires: McIldowie (RSA), Whitelaw (GBR)
Australia advanced to the quarter-finals. Poland continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.

### Ninth to twelfth place

Poland declined to participate in the classification matches and was therefore awarded twelfth place. The other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Poland in the 1960 Games.
| Athlete | Event | Riding (show jumping) | Fencing (épée one touch) | Shooting (10 m air pistol) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Running (3000 m) | Total points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Points | Points | Points | Points | Total points | Final rank |
| Kazimierz Mazur | Individual | 1129 | 586 | 960 | 710 | 1126 | 4511 | 20 |
| Kazimierz Paszkiewicz | Individual | 1075 | 563 | 840 | 1010 | 1108 | 4596 | 14 |
| Stanisław Przybylski | Individual | 1111 | 747 | 860 | 815 | 1198 | 4731 | 7 |
| Stanisław Przybylski Kazimierz Paszkiewicz Kazimierz Mazur | Team | 3315 | 1804 | 2660 | 2535 | 3432 | 13746 | 5 |

## Rowing

Poland had five male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Teodor Kocerka | Single sculls | 7:33.38 | 3 R | 7:24.31 | 1 Q | 7:21.26 | |
| Benedykt Augustyniak Kazimierz Neumann Bogdan Poniatowski Antoni Rosołowicz | Coxless four | 6:34.20 | 3 R | 6:48.50 | 3 | — | 11 |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Henryk Górski | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 543 | 26 Q | 1098 | 17 |
| Henryk Górski | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 384 | 32 Q | 583 | 13 |
| Jerzy Nowicki | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 565 | 3 Q | 1137 | 5 |
| Jerzy Nowicki | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 381 | 49 Q | 579 | 26 |
| Stefan Masztak | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 550 | 16 Q | 1105 | 13 |
| Stanisław Romik | 50 m pistol | 365 | 4 Q | 548 | 5 |
| Adam Smelczyński | Trap | 88 | 24 Q | 184 | 7 |
| Andrzej Tomza | 50 m pistol | 347 | 29 Q | 530 | 28 |
| Czesław Zając | 25 m rapid fire pistol | — | — | 582 | 7 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bernard Aluchna | 100 metre freestyle | 57.9 | 4 Q | 57.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrzej Kłopotowski | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:41.4 | 2 Q | 2:40.8 | 4 Q | 2:41.2 | 7 |
| Jan Lutomski | 400 metre freestyle | 4:42.8 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrzej Salamon | 100 metre freestyle | 56.5 | 2 Q | 56.9 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jerzy Tracz | 400 metre freestyle | 4:38.6 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrzej Salamon Bernard Aluchna Jerzy Tracz Jan Lutomski | 4 x 200 metre freestyle | 8:32.0 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Military Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Marian Jankowski | 56 kg | 92,5 | 8 | 100 | 4 | 192.5 | 4 | 322.5 | 5 |
| Marian Zieliński | 67,5 kg | 115 | 4 | 110 | 5 | 150 | 2 | 375 | 4 |
| Waldemar Baszanowski | 67,5 kg | 105 | 19 | 117.5 | 2 | 147.5 | 4 | 370 | 5 |
| Krzysztof Siemion | 75 kg | 135 | 2 | 117.5 | 8 | 147.5 | 11 | 400 | 5 |
| Ireneusz Paliński | 82,5 kg | 130 | 2 | 132.5 | 1 OR | 180 | 1 WR | 442.5 | |
| Jan Bochenek | 82,5 kg | 130 | 2 | 120 | 7 | 170 | 2 | 420 | |
| Czesław Białas | 90 kg | 130 | 9 | 122.5 | 9 | 157.5 | 9 | 410 | 7 |

## Wrestling
### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Final round Result | Rank |
| Lesław Kropp | −52 kg | Jorge Rosado Garcia (MEX) W T 5:46 | André Georges Zoete (FRA) L T 3:57 | Mohamed Ibrahim Seifpour Saidabadi (IRI) L T 6:02 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Tadeusz Trojanowski | −57 kg | Paul Hänni (FIN) W T 4:24 | Geoffrey Jameson (AUS) W T 4:25 | Alfred Kammerer (EUA) W P | BYE | Neżdet Zalew (BUL) L P | Terrence McCann (USA) L P | — | |
| Jan Żurawski | −62 kg | Tamiji Sato (JPN) L P | Abraham Geldenhuys (RSA) W P | Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) L P | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Jan Kuczyński | −67 kg | Władimir Siniawskij (URS) L P | Kazuo Abe (JPN) L T 6:26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 20 |
| Lucjan Sosnowski | +87 kg | Hamit Kaplan (TUR) L T 6:49 | BYE | Pietro Marascalchi (ITA) L T 7:45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Final round | Final round |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Final round Result | Rank |
| Stefan Hajduk | −52 kg | Heikki Hakola (FIN) L E | Jørgen Jensen (NOR) W P | Mohamed Paziraie (IRI) L P | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Bernard Knitter | −57 kg | Gilberto Gramellini (ITA) L P | Reino Tuominen (FIN) W T 4:09 | Masamitsu Ichiguchi (JPN) W E | Imre Hodos (HUN) W T 11:35 | Ion Cernea (ROU) L P | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Kazimierz Macioch | −62 kg | Rudolf Pedersen (DEN) L P | Müzahir Sille (TUR) L P | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Ernest Gondzik | −67 kg | Erik Thomsen (DEN) W P | Dimităr Stojanow Janczew (BUL) L E | Ramazan Gungor (TUR) W E | Mitsuharu Kitamura (JPN) L E | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Edward Żuławnik | −73 kg | René Schiermeyer (FRA) W T 10:22 | Sam Azoulay (MAR) L WO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 25 |
| Bolesław Dubicki | −79 kg | Oddvar Barlie (NOR) L E | Hammou Haddaoui Khadir (MAR) W T 5:44 | Pentti Punkari (FIN) W P | Ion Taranu (ROU) L E | Kazim Ayvaz (TUR) W E | Pentti Punkari (FIN) D | Did not advance | 5 |
| Włodzimierz Smoliński | −87 kg | Krali Bimbalow Pejczev (BUL) L P | Antonio Cerroni (ITA) W P | Tevfik Kis (TUR) L P | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Lucjan Sosnowski | +87 kg | Viktor Ahven (FIN) W P | Kanji Shigeoka (JPN) W T 2:39 | Radoslaw Kasabow Petrow (BUL) L E | István Kozma (HUN) L P | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |