Poland competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 177 competitors, 140 men and 37 women, took part in 112 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
Gold Irena Szewińska — Athletics, Women's 200 metres Jerzy Kulej — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight Jerzy Pawłowski — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual Józef Zapędzki — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol Waldemar Baszanowski — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
Silver Artur Olech — Boxing, Men's Flyweight Józef Grudzień — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Bronze Irena Szewińska — Athletics, Women's 100 metres Hubert Skrzypczak — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight Stanisław Dragan — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight Janusz Kierzkowski — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial Zbigniew Skrudlik, Witold Woyda, Egon Franke, Adam Lisewski, and Ryszard Parulski — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition Henryk Nielaba, Bohdan Gonsior, Michał Butkiewicz, Bohdan Andrzejewski, and Kazimierz Barburski — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition Elżbieta Porzec, Zofia Szczęśniewska, Wanda Wiecha, Barbara Hermela-Niemczyk, Krystyna Ostromęcka, Krystyna Krupa, Jadwiga Książęk, Józefa Ledwig, Krystyna Jakubowska, Lidia Chmielnicka, Krystyna Czajkowska, and Halina Aszkiełowicz — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition Henryk Trębicki — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight Marian Zieliński — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight Norbert Ozimek — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight Marek Gołąb — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAndrzej Badeński400 m45.521 Q45.602 Q45.503 Q45.427Jan Balachowski400 m46.232 Q46.335Did not advanceRoland Brehmer5000 m15:13.810Did not advance10000 mDNSDid not advanceJan Cych3000 m steeplechase9:50.7811colspan=4 Did not advanceMarian Dudziak100 m10.463 Q10.325Did not advanceJerzy Maluśki1500 m3:54.839Did not advanceWiesław Maniak100 m10.494Did not advanceZenon Nowosz100 m10.575Did not advanceEdward Romanowski200 m20:953 Q20:853 Q20:806Did not advanceMieczysław Rutyna20 km walkcolspan=6 1:47:292650 km walkcolspan=6 4:58:03.822Henryk Szordykowski800 m1:47.482 Qcolspan=2 DNSDid not advance1500 m3:59.343 Qcolspan=2 3:54.244 Q3:46.697Wilhelm Weistand400 m hurdles50.75Did not advanceJan Werner400 m45.971 Q45.631 Q45.755Did not advance Wiesław Maniak Edward RomanowskiZenon NowoszMarian Dudziak4×100 m relay40.273 Qcolspan=2 38.994 Q39.228Stanisław GrędzińskiJan BalachowskiJan WernerAndrzej Badeński4×400 m relay3:03.021 Qcolspan=4 3:00.584
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLech GajdzińskiDiscus throw54.9218Did not advanceJan JaskólskiTriple jump16.0414Did not advanceWładysław KomarShot Put19.099 Q19.286Władysław NikiciukJavelin throw81.008 Q85.704Edmund PiątkowskiDiscus throw58.2412 Q59.407Janusz SidłoJavelin throw80.1210 Q80.587Andrzej StalmachLong jump7.7015 Q7.948Józef SzmidtTriple jump16.1911 Q16.897
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDanuta Straszyńska80 m hurdles10.73 Qcolspan=2 10.53 Q10.66Teresa Sukniewicz10.72 Qcolspan=2 10.96Did not advanceIrena Szewińska100 m11.31 Q11.11 Q11.31 Q11.1200 m23.21 Qcolspan=2 23.23 Q22.5 WRElżbieta Żebrowska80 m hurdles10.82Qcolspan=2 10.64 Q10.67Danuta StraszyńskaMirosława SarnaUrszula JóźwikIrena Szewińska4×100 m relay53.007Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDaniela JaworskaJavelin throwcolspan=2 56.065Lucyna Krawcewiczcolspan=2 51.5412Mirosława SarnaLong jump6.445 Q6.475Irena Szewińska6.1916Did not advance
Basketball
Preliminary round
Group B Qualified for the semifinals TeamPts 7 0 642 408 +234 14 6 1 561 418 +143 13 5 2 493 443 +50 12 4 3 473 504 −31 11 3 4 456 478 −22 10 2 5 514 532 −18 9 1 6 453 530 −77 8 0 7 355 634 −279 7
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20 October
Classification brackets
5th–8th Place 22 October
5th-6th Place 25 October
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHubert SkrzypczakLight Flyweightcolspan=1 W 5-0W 4-1W 3-2W 1-4Did not advanceArtur OlechFlyweightcolspan=1 colspan=1 W 3-2W TKOW 3-2L 0-5Jan GałązkaBantamweightcolspan=1 L 2-3Did not advanceJan WadasFeatherweightcolspan=1 L 1-4Did not advanceJózef GrudzieńLightweightW 5-0W 5-0W 4-1W 5-0W 5-0L 0-5Jerzy KulejLight-Welterweightcolspan=1 W 3-2W 4-1W 3-2W 5-0W 3-2Marian KasprzykWelterweightcolspan=1 L 1-4Did not advanceWitold StachurskiLight Middleweightcolspan=1 L 2-3Did not advanceWiesław RudkowskiMiddleweightcolspan=1 colspan=1 W RSCL 0-5Did not advance5Stanislaw DraganLight Heavyweightcolspan=1 W WOW 4-1L 1-4Did not advanceLucjan TrelaHeavyweightcolspan=2 L 1-4Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankWładysław SzuszkiewiczK-1 1000 m4:03.41 Qcolspan=2 4:05.721 Q4:06.364Ewald JanuszRafal PiszczWładysław ZielińskiRyszard MarchlikK-4 1000 m3:21.73 Qcolspan=2 3:21.293 Q3:22.108 Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankStanisława SzydłowskaK-1 500 m2:12.15 q2:15.324Did not advanceIzabella AntonowiczJadwiga DoeringK-2 500 m2:06.85 q2:03.481 Q2:04.209
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Poland in 1968.
Road AthleteEventTimeRank Marian KegelMen's road race4:44:0010Kazimierz Jasiński5:08:2559Zygmunt Hanusik5:20:5962Zenon CzechowskiDNFAndrzej BławdzinZenon CzechowskiJan MagieraMarian KegelTeam time trial2:14:40.986
Track 1000m time trial AthleteEventTimeRankJanusz KierzkowskiMen's 1000m time trial1:04.63 Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankRajmund ZielińskiMen's individual pursuit4:46.0310colspan="1" align="center" Did not advance10Wojciech MatusiakJanusz KierzkowskiWacław LatochaRajmund ZielińskiTeam pursuitcolspan="2" align="center" L 4:23.77 QL 4:38.91Did not advance5
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankJerzy Kowalewski3 m springboard79.9721Did not advance10 m platform85.0822Did not advanceWlodzimierz Mejsak10 m platform89.4113Did not advanceJakub Puchow3 m springboard88.6515Did not advance10 m platform85.1421Did not advance Women AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankBogusława Pietkiewicz3 m springboard76.4520Did not advance10 m platform49.534 Q45.56895.095Elżbieta Wierniuk3 m springboard87.629 Q34.8012122.421110 m platform47.2615Did not advance
Equestrian
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankMarian KozickiBrazIndividual28.0035Did not advanceAntoni PacyńskiCyrrus37.2538Did not advancePiotr WawryniukFarys52.7539Did not advanceMarian KozickiAntoni PacyńskiPiotr WawryniukSee aboveTeam123.5012223,2511
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1968.
Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankBohdan AndrzejewskiMen's épée3 Q4 Q4Did not advance13Bogdan Gonsior3 Q3 Q5Did not advance17Henryk Nielaba2 Q1 Q4Did not advanceHenryk NielabaMichał ButkiewiczBogdan GonsiorBohdan AndrzejewskiKazimierz BarburskiTeam épée W 16-0 W 10-6 W 9-71 Qcolspan=2 W 9-7 L 5-9 W 9-6Adam LisewskiMen's foil2 Q2 Q1 Q6Did not advance11Ryszard Parulski1 Q4 Q2 Q5Did not advance9Witold Woyda1 Q1 Q3 Q2 QWitold WoydaZbigniew SkrudlikRyszard ParulskiEgon FrankeAdam LisewskiTeam foil W 10-6 W 11-5 W 9-41 Qcolspan=2 W 9-4 L 7-9 W 9-3Józef NowaraMen's sabre1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q6Emil Ochyra1 Q1 Q1 Q4 Q5Jerzy Pawłowski2 Q1 Q W 5-4 L 2-5 L 1-5 L 4-5 W 5-34Did not advanceEmil OchyraJerzy PawłowskiJózef NowaraFranciszek SobczakZygmunt KaweckiTeam sabre W 13-3 L 7-92 Qcolspan=2 L 2-9 W 9-2 W 9-55
Women AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHalina BalonWomen's foilDid not advanceElżbieta Franke-CymermanDid not advanceKamilla SkładanowskaDid not advanceHalina BalonKamilla SkładanowskaElżbieta Franke-CymermanElżbieta PawlasWanda Fukała-KaczmarczykTeam foil L 4-12 L 10-63colspan=6 Did not advance7
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventFinal StandingsApparatus FinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAndrzej GoneraAll-around17.8017.9518.3018.2518.5518.40109.2538Did not advanceJerzy KrużaAll-around17.85 18.1017.7018.1518.1018.25108.1553Did not advanceMikołaj KubicaAll-around18.5019.0018.7518.7019.0518.80112.8013Did not advanceSylwester KubicaAll-around18.4518.4017.8018.0518.7018.40109.8031Did not advanceWilhelm KubicaAll-around18.55 19.10 Q18.60 18.55 19.1519.20113.1511colspan=1 19.15Did not advance19.154Aleksander RokosaAll-around18.00 17.5518.2518.40 18.4018.25108.8544Did not advanceAndrzej GoneraJerzy KrużaMikołaj KubicaSylwester KubicaWilhelm KubicaAleksander RokosaTeam all-around91.4592.5591.8592.2093.8593.50555.405Did not advance
Women AthleteEventFinal StandingsApparatus FinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMałgorzata ChojnackaAll-around 17.6016.7517.3515.6567.3582Did not advanceHalina DaniecAll-around 17.7517.70 17.8015.9569.2067Did not advanceWiesława LechAll-around 17.9517.5518.0518.0071.5542Did not advanceŁucja OchmańskaAll-around18.0018.0517.9017.8071.7540Did not advanceGrażyna WitkowskaAll-around 18.0017.40 18.1016.80 70.3055Did not advanceBarbara ZiębaAll-around 17.65 17.9017.65 17.5570.7546Did not advanceMałgorzata ChojnackaHalina DaniecWiesława LechŁucja OchmańskaGrażyna WitkowskaBarbara ZiębaTeam all-around89.4088.60 89.7586.10353.8510colspan=6
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankZdzislaw BromekSingle sculls8:06.615 R7:48.683 Q8:13.926 FB7:45.487Jerzy BroniecAlfons ŚlusarskiCoxless pair7:45.513 R7:35.813 Q7:40.106 FB7:22.898
Sailing
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567Andrzej ZawiejaFinn6171910251117115.712Andrzej IwińskiLudwik RaczyńskiFlying Dutchman2018242525172616524
Shooting
Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Poland in 1968. Józef Zapędzki won gold in the 25 metre pistol. Open AthleteEventFinalScoreRankWłodzimierz DanekSkeet18923Ryszard Fandier300 metre rifle three positions11271550 metre rifle three positions113925Wiesław GawlikowskiSkeet18824Wacław Hamerliński25 m rapid fire pistol58516Paweł Małek50 m pistol5565Jerzy Nowicki50 metre rifle three positions11402450 metre rifle prone59321Adam SmelczyńskiTrap1956Rajmund Stachurski50 m pistol54428Eugeniusz Pędzisz300 metre rifle three positions111720Eulalia Rolińska50 metre rifle prone59322Józef Zapędzki25 m rapid fire pistol593
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJózef Klukowski100 metre breaststroke1:11.022 Q1:10.918Did not advance200 metre breaststroke2:41.625Did not advanceJacek Krawczyk200 metre butterfly2:22.124Did not advance200 metre medley2:23.825Did not advance400 metre medley5:15.122Did not advanceZbigniew Pacelt200 metre freestyle2:06.333Did not advance200 metre medley2:23.323Did not advance400 metre medley5:18.625Did not advanceWładysław Wojtakajtis200 metre freestyle2:06.031Did not advance400 metre freestyle4:31.119Did not advance1500 metre freestyle18:32.418Did not advance
Volleyball
Women's team competition Round robin
Roster Bronze Medal
Elżbieta Porzec Zofia Szczęśniewska Wanda Wiecha Barbara Hermela-Niemczyk
Krystyna Ostromęcka Krystyna Krupa Jadwiga Książek Józefa Ledwig
Krystyna Jakubowska Lidia Chmielnicka Krystyna Czajkowska Halina Aszkiełowicz
Head coach
Weightlifting
Men