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. Cycling. Five male cyclists represented Poland in 1960. Fencing. 21 fencers, 16 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1960. Football. Roster. Coach: Czesław Krug Field hockey. Group B. 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. 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. Rowing. Poland had five male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.