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 Piątkowski, 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
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJerzy Chromik3000 m steeplechase9:06.687colspan=4 Did not advanceMarian Foik100 m10.51 Q10.43 Q10.54Did not advance200 m21.11 Q20.92 Q21.02 Q20.8 4Marian Jochman5000 m14:31.298colspan=4 Did not advanceJerzy Kowalski400 m48.32 Q46.74Did not advanceWiesław Król400 m hurdles52.525Did not advanceZdzisław Krzyszkowiak10000 mcolspan=6 28:52.7573000 m steeplechase8:49.921 Qcolspan=4 8:34.30 ORZdzisław Kumiszcze400 m hurdles53.475Did not advanceStefan Lewandowski800 m1:51.754Did not advance1500 m3:59.7511Did not advanceZbigniew Makomaski800 m1:52.703 Q1:51.724Did not advanceRoman Muzyk110 m hurdles14.943 Q14.684Did not advanceZbigniew Orywał800 m1:55.896Did not advance1500 mDNFDid not advanceStanisław Ożóg10000 mcolspan=6 29:58.0018Stanisław Swatowski400 m48.13 Q47.45Did not advanceKazimierz Zimny5000 m14:07.753 Qcolspan=4 13:45.0910000 mcolspan=6 DNFMarian FoikJan JarzembowskiJózef SzmidtJerzy Juskowiak4 × 100 m relay40.73DSQDid not advanceEdward BożekStanisław SwatowskiBogusław GierajewskiJerzy Kowalski4 × 400 m relay3:09.672 Qcolspan=2 3:10.884Did not advance Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionZenon BegierDiscus throw53.0314 Q53.1814Olgierd CiepłyHammer throw60.6114 Q64.575Janusz GronowskiPole vault4.2018Did not advanceJan JaskólskiTriple jump15.0424Did not advanceKazimierz KropidłowskiLong jump7.3716Did not advanceAndrzej KrzesińskiPole vault4.2012 Q4.3012Eugeniusz KwiatkowskiShot Put16.7116Did not advanceRyszard MalcherczykTriple jump15.933 Q16.016Edmund PiątkowskiDiscus throw54.41555.125Zbigniew RadziwonowiczJavelin throw74.8610 Q77.317Tadeusz RutHammer throw60.7313 Q65.64Janusz SidłoJavelin throw85.141 Q76.468Piotr SobottaHigh jump2.0012 Q2.0015Alfred SosgórnikShot Put17.0610 Q17.576Józef SzmidtTriple jump16.44 OR1 Q16.81 OR
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankTeresa Ciepły-Wieczorek100 m12.253 Q12.143 Q12.055Did not advance80 m hurdles11.462 Qcolspan=2 11.405Did not advanceCelina Jesionowska200 m24.452 Qcolspan=2 25.456Did not advanceBarbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta200 m24.081 Qcolspan=2 24.363 Q24.965Krystyna Nowakowska800 m2:09.813colspan=4 Did not advanceHalina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann100 m12.133 Q12.103 Q11.934Did not advance200 m24.314colspan=2 Did not advanceBarbara Sosgórnik80 m hurdles11.562 Qcolspan=2 11.466Did not advanceZofia Walasek800 m2:16.446colspan=4 Did not advanceBeata Żbikowska2:09.572 2colspan=4 2:11.918Teresa Ciepły-WieczorekBarbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-SobottaCelina JesionowskaHalina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann4 × 100 m relay45.403 Qcolspan=4 45.19 Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionUrszula FigwerJavelin throw48.0413 Q52.335Jarosława JóźwiakowskaHigh jump1.654 Q1.71Jadwiga KlimajShot Put14.859 Q14.6610Elżbieta Duńska-KrzesińskaLong jump6.134 Q6.27Maria Kusion5.9211 Q5.8613Maria Chojnacka5.9510 Q5.9811Eugenia RusinShot Put14.5012 Q14.5511Kazimiera RykowskaDiscus throw46.7513Did not advance
Basketball
Roster
Andrzej Nartowski Andrzej Pstrokoński Bohdan Przywarski Dariusz Świerczewski
Janusz Wichowski Jerzy Młynarczyk Jerzy Piskun Krzysztof Sitkowski
Mieczysław Łopatka Ryszard Olszewski Tadeusz Pacuła Zbigniew Dregier
Preliminary round Group D TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 2 1 228 225 +3 5 3 2 1 233 207 +26 5 3 1 2 228 248 −20 4 3 1 2 222 231 −9 4
Semifinals Pool A TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 240 221 +19 6 3 2 1 226 216 −10 5 3 1 2 236 237 −1 4 3 0 3 211 239 −28 3
Classification 5–8 TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts 3 3 0 284 240 +44 6 3 2 1 282 262 +20 5 3 1 2 220 245 −25 4 3 0 3 217 256 −39 3
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHenryk KukierFlyweightcolspan=1 L 0–5Did not advanceBrunon BendigBantamweightcolspan=1 W 5–0W 5–0W 3–2L 1–4Did not advanceJerzy AdamskiFeatherweightcolspan=1 W 5–0W 5–0W 5–0W 4–1L 1–4Kazimierz PaździorLightweightcolspan=1 W 5–0W 4–1W 5–0W 3–2W 4–1Marian KasprzykLight-Welterweightcolspan=1 W KO 2:20W 5–0W 5–0L WODid not advanceLeszek DrogoszWelterweightcolspan=1 W 5–0W 5–0W 5–0L 2–3Did not advanceHenryk DampcLight Middleweightcolspan=1 W 4–1W 5–0L 1–4Did not advance5Tadeusz WalasekMiddleweightcolspan=1 W 5–0W 5–0W 5–0W 4–1L 2–3Zbigniew PietrzykowskiLight HeavyweightW 5–0W 5–0W 5–0W 4–1L 0–5Władysław JędrzejewskiHeavyweightcolspan=1 L RSC1Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRyszard SkwarskiK-1 1000 m4:12.705 R4:06.991 Q4:09.265Did not advanceStefan KapłaniakWładysław ZielińskiK-2 1000 m3:39.413 Qcolspan=2 3:48.621 Q3:37.34Stefan KapłaniakWładysław ZielińskiRyszard SkwarskiRyszard MarchlikK-1 4 × 500 metres8:06.984 R8:06.802 Q7:57.542 Q7:49.934 Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDaniela WalkowiakK-1 500 m2:15.341 Qcolspan=2 2:11.071 Q2:15.68Daniela WalkowiakJanina MendalskaK-2 500 m2:01.031 Qcolspan=2 colspan=2 1:59.034
Cycling
Five male cyclists represented Poland in 1960. Road AthleteEventTimeRankJan ChtiejMen's road race4:25:4454Bogusław Fornalczyk4:20:5711Stanisław Gazda4:20:576Wiesław PodobasDNFBogusław FornalczykWiesław PodobasJan ChtiejMieczysław WilczewskiTeam time trial2:23:44.1610
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJerzy Kowalewski3 m springboard46.5425Did not advance10m platform51.2412 Q35.981587.2215Did not advance
Equestrian
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMarian BabireckiVoltIndividual(-127,00)3361.60765.400(-20.00)2085,408Andrzej KobylińskiWolborz(-124,00)28DSQDid not finishAndrzej OrłośKrokosz(-135,51)42(-22.00)19(-157.91)Did not finishDid not finishMarek RoszczynialskiWizma(-153,51)59DSQDid not finishMarian BabireckiAndrzej KobylińskiAndrzej OrłośMarek RoszczynialskiSee aboveTeam(-386.51)1239.60AC(-92.51)0(-20.00)ACDid not finish
Fencing
21 fencers, 16 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1960.
Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankBogdan GonsiorMen's épée3 Q4 Q4Did not advance13Wiesław Glos3 Q3 Q5Did not advance17Janusz Kurczab2 Q1 Q4Did not advance13Jerzy StrzałkaWiesław GlosBogdan GonsiorJanusz KurczabAndrzej KryńskiTeam épée W 9–7 W 8-81 Q L 8-8Did not advance9Ryszard ParulskiMen's foil2 Q2 Q1 Q6Did not advance11Janusz Różycki1 Q4 Q2 Q5Did not advance9Witold Woyda1 Q1 Q3 Q2 Q4Witold WoydaRyszard ParulskiJanusz RóżyckiEgon FrankeRyszard KunzeTeam foil W 16–0 L 4–9 W 9–72 Q W 9–3 L 6–9Did not advance5Jerzy PawłowskiMen's sabre1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q6Wojciech Zabłocki1 Q1 Q1 Q4 Q5Ryszard Zub2 Q1 Q W 5–4 L 2–5 L 1–5 L 4–5 W 5–34Did not advance13Emil OchyraJerzy PawłowskiWojciech ZabłockiMarek KuszewskiRyszard ZubAndrzej PiątkowskiTeam sabre W 14–2 W 9–31 Qcolspan=2 W 9–2 W 9–3 L 7–9
Women AthleteEventElimination round QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankWanda Fukała-KaczmarczykWomen's foil L 0–4 L 1–4 L 2–45Did not advance37Sylwia Julito W 4–2 W 4–1 L 0–4 W 4–2 W 4–01 Q L 0–4 L 2–4 L 3–4 W 4–25Did not advance17Elżbieta Pawlas W 4–0 L 1–4 W 4–2 W 4–3 W 4–01 Q L 1–4 L 2–4 W 4–2 W 4–2 W 4–2 W 4–22 Q W 4–2 W 4–1 W 4–12 Q W 4–2 L 0–4 L 1–4 L 0–4 L 2–4 W 4–0 L 3–46Sylwia JulitoBarbara Orzechowska-RyszelGenowefa Migas-StawarzElżbieta PawlasWanda Fukała-KaczmarczykTeam foil W 8-8 W 9–61 Q L 5–9Did not advance5
Football
Roster
Coach: Czesław Krug
Lucjan Brychczy Eugeniusz Faber Stefan Florenski Stanisław Fołtyn Zygmunt Gadecki Ryszard Grzegorczyk Henryk Grzybowski
Stanisław Hachorek Engelbert Jarek Roman Lentner Marian Norkowski Hubert Pala Ernest Pol
Henryk Szczepański Edward Szymkowiak Tomasz Stefaniszyn Marceli Strzykalski Edmund Zientara Jerzy Woźniak
Group play Group C Team330084+46320164+24310275+223003311−80
Final ranking RankTeam15320176+1825401117+4835401176+11845221117+465321083+5563201106+447320164+248311188039311139–6310310275+2211310269–32123012411–7113301236–32143012310–72153003311–81163003312–91
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventFinal StandingsApparatus FinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankErnest HawełekAll-around18.0517.9518.2518.0017.8018.50108.5560Did not advanceJerzy JokielAll-around18.9017.8018.0018.0018.1017.65108.4561Did not advanceAndrzej KonopkaAll-around18.5017.9518.4517.4518.3518.50109.2046Did not advanceAlfred KucharczykAll-around18.7017.9517.6017.9518.2518.25108.7056Did not advanceJózef RajniszAll-around17.3518.5018.7017.7017.0518.05107.3572Did not advanceAleksander RokosaAll-around18.2017.5018.6016.5518.5517.40106.8074Did not advanceErnest HawełekJerzy JokielAndrzej KonopkaAlfred KucharczykJózef RajniszAleksander RokosaTeam all-around92.3590.3592.1589.3591.1091.30546.6010colspan=8
Women AthleteEventFinal StandingsApparatus FinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankBrygida DziubaAll-around18.80017.93317.89917.26671.89852Did not advanceBarbara EustachiewiczAll-around18.60017.99918.46618.23373.29824Did not advanceNatalia KotAll-around19.06618.46618.99918.33374.86412Did not advanceEryka Mondry-KostAll-around18.56617.69918.19918.30072.76432Did not advanceGizela NiedurnyAll-around18.83217.86618.96616.98372.64737Did not advanceDanuta Nowak-StachowAll-around19.06618.09918.53318.23273.93017Did not advanceBrygida DziubaBarbara EustachiewiczNatalia KotEryka Mondry-KostGizela NiedurnyDanuta Nowak-StachowTeam all-around94.43090.56393.16390.464368.6205colspan=6
Field hockey
Roster
Alfons Flinik Czesław Kubiak Henryk Flinik Jan Flinik Jan Górny
Kazimierz Dąbrowski Leon Wiśniewski Narcyz Maciaszczyk Roman Micał Ryszard Marzec
Władysław Śmigielski Włodzimierz Różański Zdzisław Wojdylak
Preliminary round
Group B
Group standings TeamPldWDLGFGAPts 33002106 3111953 31113103 30032200 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