Poland participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, held between 18 and 28 February 1960. The country's participation in the Games marked its eighth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1924 Games.
The Polish team consisted of 13 athletes including six women who competed across four sports. Skier Józef Karpiel was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Poland was ranked eleventh in the overall medal table with two medals including a silver and a bronze.
Background Poland first competed at the Winter Olympics in the inaugural 1924 Games held in Chamonix, France. The nation's participation in the 1960 Winter Olympics marked its eighth consecutive appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut.
The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, United States between 18 and 28 February 1960. The Polish team consisted of 13 athletes including six women who competed across four sports. Skier Józef Karpiel was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony.
Medalists
Poland was ranked eleventh in the overall medal table with two medals including a silver and a bronze. The country won both medals in the same speed skating event.
MedalNameSportEvent Speed skating Women's 1500 m
Competitors There were 13 athletes including six women who took part in the medal events across six sports. SportMenWomenAthletesCross-country skiing538Nordic combined101Ski jumping101Speed skating033Total7613
Cross-country skiing
The cross-country skiing events took place between 19 and 27 February 1960 and consisted of six medal events. Poland sent the highest number of athletes (eight) to compete in the sport. In the individual events, Józef Rysula recorded the best finish in 18th place in the men's 15 km event with a best time of 54 minutes and 13.3 seconds. The women's and men's relay team were ranked fourth and sixth in the overall classification respectively.
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRankAndrzej MatejaMen's 15 km58:09.143Józef Gut Misiaga58:03.641Józef Rysula54:13.318Kazimierz Zelek55:59.428Andrzej MatejaMen's 30 km2'01:54.723Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak2'06:12.734Kazimierz Zelek2'01:27.122Andrzej MatejaMen's 50 km–Andrzej MatejaJózef Gut MisiagaJózef RysulaKazimierz ZelekMen's 4 x 10 km relay2'26:25.36
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRankAnna Krzeptowska-ŻebrackaWomen's 10 km44:36.120Helena Gąsienica Daniel45:08.221Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa42:45.514Stefania Biegun42:45.513Helena Gąsienica DanielJózefa Czerniawska-PęksaStefania BiegunWomen's 3 x 5 km relay1'07:24.64
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined event consisted of ski jumping and cross-country skiing. It was held between 22 and 24 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. The lone competitor Józef Karpiel finished in 19th place.
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalDistance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRankJózef KarpielIndividual56.565.0194.5251'02:14.0225.48416419.98419
Ski jumping
Ski jumping event was held on 21 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. Austria had four entrants to the competition. The lone competitor Władysław Tajner 31st with a combined score of 188.2.
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankWładysław TajnerNormal hill78.587.63979.5100.623188.231
Speed skating
Speed skating events were held at the Speed Skating Oval. The sport resulted in the best haul of medals for Poland with a silver and a bronze each. In the women's 1,500 m event, Elwira Seroczyńska won silver and Helena Pilejczyk won the bronze medal.
EventAthleteRaceTimeRankElwira SeroczyńskaWomen's 500 m46.86Helena Pilejczyk48.212Elwira SeroczyńskaWomen's 1,000 m–Helena Pilejczyk1:35.85Elwira SeroczyńskaWomen's 1,500 m2:25.7Helena Pilejczyk2:27.1Elwira SeroczyńskaWomen's 3,000 m5:27.37Helena Pilejczyk5:26.26
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com