1960 Summer Olympics / Participant (Poland)

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Poland took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with a delegation of 185 athletes (156 men and 29 women) in 108 competitions in 17 sports.

The Polish athletes won four gold, six silver and eleven bronze medals, placing Poland in ninth place in the medal table. Olympic champions were the athletes Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak over 3000 meters obstacle and Józef Szmidt in the triple jump as well as the boxer Kazimierz Paździor in the lightweight and the weightlifter Ireneusz Paliński in the light heavyweight. The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the rower Teodor Kocerka .

Participants by sport

basketball

• 7th place

  Mieczysław Łopatka

  Janusz Wichowski

  Dariusz Świerczewski

  Krzysztof Sitkowski

  Andrzej Pstrokoński

  Bogdan Przywarski

  Jerzy Piskun

  Tadeusz Pacuła

  Ryszard Olszewski

  Andrzej Nartowski

  Jerzy Młynarczyk

  Zbigniew Dregier

Boxing

• Henryk Kukier

  Flyweight: eliminated in the 1st round

• Brunon Bendig

  Bantamweight: bronze

• Jerzy Adamski

  Featherweight: silver

• Kazimierz Paździor

  Lightweight: gold

• Marian Kasprzyk

  Light welterweight: bronze

• Leszek Drogosz

  Welterweight: bronze

• Henryk Dampc

  Light middleweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Tadeusz Walasek

  Middleweight: silver

• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

  Light Heavyweight: Silver

• Władysław Jędrzejewski

  Heavyweight: eliminated in the last sixteen

fencing

Men

• Witold Woyda

  Foil: 4th place

  Foil team: 5th place

• Janusz Różycki

  Foil: eliminated in the semi-finals

  Foil team: 5th place

• Ryszard Parulski

  Foil: eliminated in the semi-finals

  Foil team: 5th place

• Egon Franke

  Foil team: 5th place

• Ryszard Kunze

  Foil team: 5th place

• Janusz Kurczab

  Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Epee team: 9th place

• Bogdan Gonsior

  Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Epee team: 9th place

• Wiesław Glos

  Epee: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Epee team: 9th place

• Andrzej Kryński

  Epee team: 9th place

• Jerzy Strzałka

  Epee team: 9th place

• Wojciech Zablocki

  Saber: 5th place

  Saber team: silver

• Jerzy Pawłowski

  Saber: 6th place

  Saber team: silver

• Ryszard Zub

  Saber: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Saber team: silver

• Andrzej Piątkowski

  Saber team: silver

• Marek Kuszewski

  Saber team: silver

• Emil Ochyra

  Saber team: silver

Women

• Elżbieta Pawlas

  Foil: 6th place

  Foil team: 5th place

• Sylwia Julito

  Foil: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  Foil team: 5th place

• Wanda Fukała-Kaczmarczyk

  Foil: eliminated in the 1st round

  Foil team: 5th place

• Genowefa Migas-Stawarz

  Foil team: 5th place

• Barbara Orzechowska-Ryszel

  Foil team: 5th place

Soccer

• eliminated in the group stage

  Edmund Zientara

  Jerzy Woźniak

  Edward Szymkowiak

  Henryk Szczepański

  Marceli Strzykalski

  Tomasz Stefaniszyn

  Ernst Pohl

  Hubert Pala

  Roman Lentner

  Stanislaw Hachorek

  Ryszard Grzegorczyk

  Zygmunt Gadecki

  Lucjan Brychczy

Weightlifting

• Marian Jankowski

  Bantamweight: 5th place

• Marian Zieliński

  Lightweight: 4th place

• Waldemar Baszanowski

  Lightweight: 5th place

• Krzysztof Beck

  Middleweight: 5th place

• Ireneusz Paliński

  Light Heavyweight: Gold

• Jan Bochenek

  Light Heavyweight: Bronze

• Czesław Białas

  Middle heavyweight: 7th place

Soccer

• 12th place

  Zdzisław Wojdylak

  Leon Wiśniewski

  Wladyslaw Śmigielski

  Włodzimierz Różański

  Roman Micał

  Ryszard Marzec

  Narcyz Maciaszczyk

  Czeslaw Kubiak

  Jan Górny

  Jan Flinik

  Henryk Flinik

  Alfons Flinik

  Kazimierz Dąbrowski

canoe

Men

• Ryszard Skwarski

  Single kayak 1000 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 500 meter kayak relay: 4th place

• Stefan Kapłaniak

  Two-person kayak 1000 m: bronze

  4 x 500 meter kayak relay: 4th place

• Władysław Zieliński

  Two-person kayak 1000 m: bronze

  4 x 500 meter kayak relay: 4th place

• Ryszard Marchlik

  4 x 500 meter kayak relay: 4th place

Women

• Daniela Walkowiak

  Single kayak 500 m: bronze

  Two-person kayak 500 m: 4th place

• Janina Mendalska

  Two-person kayak 500 m: 4th place

athletics

Men

• Marian Foik

  100 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  200 m: 4th place

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Jerzy Kowalski

  400 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Stanislaw Swatowski

  400 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

  4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Zbigniew Makomaski

  800 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Stefan Lewandowski

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Zbigniew Orywał

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  1500 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Kazimierz Zimny

  5000 m: bronze

  10,000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Marian Jochman

  5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak

  10,000 m: 7th place

  3000 m obstacle: gold

• Stanisław Ożóg

  10,000 m: 18th place

• Roman Muzyk

  110 m hurdles: eliminated in the quarterfinals

• Wiesław Król

  400 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Zdzisław Kumiszcze

  400 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jerzy Chromik

  3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jan Jarzembowski

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Józef Szmidt

  Triple jump: gold

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Jerzy Juskowiak

  4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up

• Edward Bożek

  4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Bogusław Gierajewski

  4 x 400 meter relay: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Piotr Sobotta

  High jump: 15th place

• Andrzej Krzesiński

  Pole vault: 12th place

• Janusz Gronowski

  Pole vault: 18th place

• Kazimierz Kropidłowski

  Long jump: 16th place

• Ryszard Malcherczyk

  Triple jump: 6th place

• Jan Jaskólski

  Triple jump: 16th place

• Alfred Sosgórnik

  Shot put: 6th place

• Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski

  Shot put: 16th place

• Edmund Piątkowski

  Discus throw: 5th place

• Zenon's desire

  Discus throw: 14th place

• Tadeusz Ruth

  Hammer throw: bronze

• Olgierd Ciepły

  Hammer throw: 5th place

• Zbigniew Radziwonowicz

  Javelin throw: 7th place

• Janusz Sidło

  Javelin throw: 8th place

Women

• Halina Herrmann

  100 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  200 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 100 meter relay: bronze

• Teresa Ciepły

  100 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  80 m hurdles: eliminated in the semifinals

  4 x 100 meter relay: bronze

• Barbara Sobotta

  200 m: 5th place

  4 x 100 meter relay: bronze

• Celina Jesionowska

  200 m: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 100 meter relay: bronze

• Beata Żbikowska

  800 m: 8th place

• Krystyna Nowakowska

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Zofia Walasek

  800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Barbara Sosgórnik

  80 m hurdles: eliminated in the semifinals

• Jarosława Bieda

  High jump: silver

• Elżbieta Krzesińska

  Long jump: silver

• Maria Piątkowska

  Long jump: 11th place

• Maria Kusion

  Long jump: 13th place

• Jadwiga Klimaj

  Shot put: 10th place

• Eugenia Rusin

  Shot put: 11th place

• Kazimiera Rykowska

  Discus throw: 13th place

• Urszula Figwer

  Javelin throw: 5th place

Modern pentathlon

• Stanislaw Przybylski

  Singles: 7th place

  Team: 5th place

• Kazimierz Paszkiewicz

  Individual: 14th place

  Team: 5th place

• Kazimierz Mazur

  Individual: 20th place

  Team: 5th place

Cycling

• Stanislaw Gazda

  Road race: 6th place

• Bogusław Fornalczyk

  Road race: 11th place

  Team time trial: 10th place

• Jan Chtiej

  Road race: 54th place

  Team time trial: 10th place

• Wiesław Podobas

  Road Race: Race not finished

  Team time trial: 10th place

• Mieczysław Wilczewski

  Team time trial: 10th place

horse riding

• Marek Roszczynialski

  Versatility: 8th place

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Andrzej Orłoś

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Andrzej Kobyliński

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

• Marian Babirecki

  Versatility: Eliminated

  Versatility team: eliminated

Wrestling

• Stefan Hajduk

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 10th place

• Bernard Knitter

  Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 8th place

• Kazimierz Macioch

  Featherweight, Greco-Roman: 19th place

• Ernest Gondzik

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

• Edward Żuławnik

  Greterweight, Greco-Roman: 25th place

• Bolesław Dubicki

  Middleweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

• Włodzimierz Smoliński

  Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 11th place

• Lucjan Sosnowski

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 5th place

  Heavyweight, freestyle: 10th place

• Lesław Kropp

  Flyweight, freestyle: 11th place

• Tadeusz Trojanowski

  Bantamweight, freestyle: bronze

• Jan Żurawski

  Featherweight, freestyle: 12th place

• Jan Kuczyński

  Lightweight, freestyle: 20th place

rowing

• Teodor Kocerka

  One: bronze

• Antoni Rosołowicz

  Four without a helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Bogdan Poniatowski

  Four without a helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Kazimierz Neumann

  Four without a helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals

• Benedykt Augustyniak

  Four without a helmsman: eliminated in the semi-finals

shoot

• Czesław Zając

  Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 7th place

• Stanislaw Romik

  Free pistol 50 m: 5th place

• Andrzej Tomza

  Free pistol 50 m: 28th place

• Stefan Masztak

  Free rifle three-position fight 300 m: 13th place

• Henryk Górski

  Free rifle three-position fight 300 m: 17th place

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 19th place

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 13th place

• Jerzy Nowicki

  Small bore rifle, three-position fight, 50 m: 5th place

  Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 26th place

• Adam Smelczyński

  Trap: 7th place

swim

Men

• Andrzej Salamon

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Bernard Aluchna

  100 m freestyle: eliminated in the semi-finals

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jerzy Tracz

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Jan Lutomski

  400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run

  4 x 200 meter freestyle relay: eliminated in the preliminary run

• Andrzej Kłopotowski

  200 m chest: 7th place

do gymnastics

Men

• Andrzej Konopka

  Individual all-around: 46th place

  Floor: 26th place

  Horse jump: 93rd place

  Bars: 46th place

  Horizontal bar: 38th place

  Rings: 43rd place

  Pommel horse: 62nd place

  Team all-around competition: 10th place

• Alfred Kucharczyk

  Individual all-around: 56th place

  Floor: 19th place

  Horse jump: 58th place

  Bars: 52nd place

  Horizontal bar: 56th place

  Rings: 88th place

  Pommel horse: 62nd place

  Team all-around competition: 10th place

• Ernest Hawełek

  Individual all-around: 60th place

  Floor: 66th place

  Horse jump: 52nd place

  Bars: 78th place

  Horizontal bar: 38th place

  Rings: 55th place

  Pommel horse: 62nd place

  Team all-around competition: 10th place

• Jerzy Jokiel

  Individual all-around: 61st place

  Floor: 10th place

  Horse jump: 52nd place

  Bars: 60th place

  Horizontal bar: 84th place

  Rings: 73rd place

  Pommel horse: 73rd place

  Team all-around competition: 10th place

• Jozef Rajnisz

  Individual all-around: 72nd place

  Floor: 92nd place

  Horse jump: 73rd place

  Bars: 99th place

  Horizontal bar: 65th place

  Rings: 30th place

  Pommel horse: 33rd place

  Team all-around competition: 10th place

• Aleksander Rokosa

  Individual all-around: 74th place

  Floor: 52nd place

  Horse jump: 112th place

  Bars: 35th place

  Horizontal bar: 93rd place

  Rings: 36th place

  Pommel horse: 80th place

  Team all-around competition: 10th place

Women

• Natalia Kot

  Individual all-around: 12th place

  Floor: 12th place

  Horse jump: 13th place

  Uneven bars: 9th place

  Balance beam: 21st place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Danuta Nowak-Stachow

  Individual all-around: 17th place

  Floor: 12th place

  Horse jump: 29th place

  Uneven bars: 33rd place

  Balance beam: 32nd place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Barbara Eustachiewicz

  Individual all-around: 24th place

  Floor: 33rd place

  Horse jump: 36th place

  Uneven bars: 37th place

  Balance beam: 28th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Eryka Mondry-Kost

  Individual all-around: 32nd place

  Floor: 35th place

  Horse jump: 54th place

  Uneven bars: 47th place

  Balance beam: 26th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Gizela Niedurny

  Individual all-around: 37th place

  Floor: 20th place

  Horse jump: 44th place

  Uneven bars: 11th place

  Balance beam: 75th place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

• Brygida Dziuba

  Individual all-around: 52nd place

  Floor: 21st place

  Horse jump: 40th place

  Uneven bars: 62nd place

  Balance beam: 61st place

  Team all-around competition: 5th place

Diving

Men

• Jerzy Kowalewski

  3 m jumping: 25th place

  10 m high diving: 15th place

Web links

• Polish Olympic team from 1960 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )