1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (Poland)
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Poland took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of 177 athletes (140 men and 37 women) in 112 competitions in 16 sports.
The Polish athletes won five gold, two silver and eleven bronze medals, with Poland taking eleventh place in the medal table. Olympic champions were the athlete Irena Szewińska over 200 meters, the boxer Jerzy Kulej in the light welterweight division, the fencer Jerzy Pawłowski with the saber, the marksman Józef Zapędzki with the rapid fire pistol and the weightlifter Waldemar Baszanowski in the light weight division. Baszanowski was also the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Participants by sport
basketball
- 6th place
Boxing
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Hubert Skrzypczak
- Light flyweight: bronze
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Artur Olech
- Flyweight: silver
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Jan Gałązka
- Bantamweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Jan Wadas
- Featherweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Józef Grudzień
- Lightweight: silver
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Jerzy Kulej
- Light welterweight: gold
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Marian Kasprzyk
- Welterweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Witold Stachurski
- Light middleweight: eliminated in the 1st round
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Wiesław Rudkowski
- Middleweight: eliminated in the quarterfinals
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Stanislaw Dragan
- Light Heavyweight: Bronze
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Lucjan Trela
- Heavyweight: eliminated in the last sixteen
fencing
- Men
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Witold Woyda
- Foil: 9th place
- Foil team: bronze
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Ryszard Parulski
- Foil: 13th place
- Foil team: bronze
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Adam Lisewski
- Foil: 17th place
- Foil team: bronze
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Egon Franke
- Foil team: bronze
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Zbigniew Skrudlik
- Foil team: bronze
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Henryk Nielaba
- Epee: 7th place
- Epee team: bronze
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Bohdan Gonsior
- Epee: 9th place
- Epee team: bronze
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Bohdan Andrzejewski
- Epee: 17th place
- Epee team: bronze
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Kazimierz Barburski
- Epee team: bronze
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Michał Butkiewicz
- Epee team: bronze
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Jerzy Pawłowski
- Saber: gold
- Saber team: 5th place
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Józef Nowara
- Saber: 6th place
- Saber team: 5th place
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Emil Ochyra
- Saber: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- Saber team: 5th place
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Franciszek Sobczak
- Saber team: 5th place
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Zygmunt Kawecki
- Saber team: 5th place
- Women
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Kamilla Składanowska
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
- Foil team: 7th place
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Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
- Foil team: 7th place
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Halina Balon
- Foil: eliminated in the 1st round
- Foil team: 7th place
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Wanda Fukała-Kaczmarczyk
- Foil team: 7th place
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Elżbieta Pawlas
- Foil team: 7th place
Weightlifting
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Henryk Trębicki
- Bantamweight: bronze
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Jan Wojnowski
- Featherweight: 4th place
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Mieczysław Nowak
- Featherweight: 5th place
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Waldemar Baszanowski
- Lightweight: gold
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Marian Zieliński
- Lightweight: bronze
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Norbert Ozimek
- Light Heavyweight: Bronze
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Marek Gołąb
- Middle heavyweight: bronze
canoe
- Men
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Wladyslaw Szuszkiewicz
- Single kayak 1000 m: 4th place
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Ewald Janusz
- Quad kayak 1000 m: 8th place
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Ryszard Marchlik
- Quad kayak 1000 m: 8th place
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Rafał Piszcz
- Quad kayak 1000 m: 8th place
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Władysław Zieliński
- Quad kayak 1000 m: 8th place
- Women
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Stanisława Szydłowska
- Single kayak 500 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
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Izabella Antonowicz-Szuszkiewicz
- Two-person kayak 500 m: 9th place
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Jadwiga Doering
- Two-person kayak 500 m: 9th place
athletics
- Men
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Marian Dudziak
- 100 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 8th place
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Wiesław Maniak
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 8th place
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Zenon Nowosz
- 100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 8th place
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Edward Romanowski
- 200 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 4 x 100 meter relay: 8th place
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Andrzej Badeński
- 400 m: 7th place
- 4 x 400 meter relay: 4th place
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Jan Werner
- 400 m: eliminated in the semi-finals
- 4 x 400 meter relay: 4th place
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Jan Balachowski
- 400 m: eliminated in the quarterfinals
- 4 x 400 meter relay: 4th place
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Henryk Szordykowski
- 800 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m: 7th place
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Edward Stawiarz
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 10,000 m: race not finished
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Roland Brehmer
- 5000 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Wilhelm Weistand
- 400 m hurdles: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Jan Cych
- 3000 m obstacle: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Stanisław Grędziński
- 4 x 400 meter relay: 4th place
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Mieczysław Rutyna
- 20 km walking: 26th place
- 50 km walking: 22nd place
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Andrzej Stalmach
- Long jump: 8th place
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Józef Szmidt
- Triple jump: 7th place
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Jan Jaskólski
- Triple jump: 14th place
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Wladyslaw Komar
- Shot put: 6th place
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Edmund Piątkowski
- Discus throw: 7th place
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Lech Gajdziński
- Discus throw: 18th place
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Wladyslaw Nikiciuk
- Javelin throw: 4th place
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Janusz Sidło
- Javelin throw: 7th place
- Women
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Irena Szewińska
- 100 m: bronze
- 200 m: gold
- 4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
- Long jump: 16th place
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Danuta Straszyńska
- 80 m hurdles: 6th place
- 4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Elżbieta Żebrowska
- 80 m hurdles: 7th place
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Teresa Sukniewicz
- 80 m hurdles: eliminated in the semifinals
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Urszula Jóźwik
- 4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Mirosława Sarna
- Long jump: 5th place
- 4 x 100 meter relay: eliminated in the run-up
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Daniela Jaworska
- Javelin throw: 5th place
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Lucyna Krawcewicz
- Javelin throw: 12th place
Cycling
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Marian Kegel
- Road race: 10th place
- Road team time trial: 6th place
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Kazimierz Jasiński
- Road race: 59th place
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Zygmunt Hanusik
- Road race: 62nd place
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Zenon Czechowski
- Road Race: Race not finished
- Road team time trial: 6th place
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Jan Magiera
- Road team time trial: 6th place
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Andrzej Bławdzin
- Road team time trial: 6th place
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Janusz Kierzkowski
- Track 1000 m time trial: bronze
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
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Rajmund Zieliński
- Track 4000 m single pursuit: 10th place
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
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Wojciech Matusiak
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
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Wacław Latocha
- Track 4000 m team pursuit: 5th place
horse riding
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Marian Kozicki
- Show jumping: 35th place
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Antoni Pacyński
- Show jumping: 38th place
- Show jumping team: 11th place
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Piotr Wawryniuk
- Show jumping: 39th place
- Show jumping team: 11th place
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Jan Kowalczyk
- Show jumping team: 11th place
Wrestling
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Jan Michalik
- Flyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Józef Lipień
- Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Tadeusz Godyń
- Featherweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 2nd round
- Featherweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Adam Ostrowski
- Welterweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 3rd round
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Czesław Kwieciński
- Middleweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 4th round
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Wacław Orłowski
- Light Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: 6th place
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Edward Wojda
- Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: eliminated in the 4th round
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Zbigniew Żedzicki
- Bantamweight, freestyle: 6th place
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Janusz Pająk
- Lightweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 4th round
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Jan Wypiorczyk
- Middleweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
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Ryszard Długosz
- Light heavyweight, freestyle: 6th place
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Wiesław Bocheński
- Heavyweight, freestyle: eliminated in the 2nd round
rowing
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Zdzisław Bromek
- One: 7th place
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Alfons Ślusarski
- Two without a helmsman: 8th place
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Jerzy Broniec
- Two without a helmsman: 8th place
shoot
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Józef Zapędzki
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: gold
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Wacław Hamerliński
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m: 16th place
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Paweł Małek
- Free pistol 50 m: 5th place
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Rajmund Stachurski
- Free pistol 50 m: 28th place
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Ryszard Fandier
- Free rifle three-position fight 300 m: 15th place
- Small-bore rifle three-position fight 50 m: 25th place
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Eugeniusz Pędzisz
- Free rifle three-position fight 300 m: 20th place
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Jerzy Nowicki
- Small bore rifle, three-position fight 50 m: 24th place
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 21st place
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Eulalia Rolińska
- Small bore rifle lying 50 m: 22nd place
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Adam Smelczyński
- Trap: 6th place
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Włodzimierz Danek
- Skeet: 23rd place
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Wiesław Gawlikowski
- Skeet: 24th place
swim
- Men
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Władysław Wojtakajtis
- 200 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 400 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 1500 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Zbigniew Pacelt
- 200 m freestyle: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m medley: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 400 m individual medley: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Jozef Klukowski
- 100 m chest: eliminated in the semifinals
- 200 m chest: eliminated in the preliminary run
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Jacek Krawczyk
- 200 m butterfly: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 200 m medley: eliminated in the preliminary run
- 400 m individual medley: eliminated in the preliminary run
sailing
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Andrzej Zawieja
- Finn dinghy: 12th place
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Andrzej Iwiński
- Flying Dutchman: 24th place
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Ludwik Raczyński
- Flying Dutchman: 24th place
do gymnastics
- Men
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Wilhelm Kubica
- Individual all-around: 11th place
- Floor: 21st place
- Horse jump: 18th place
- Bars: 9th place
- Horizontal bar: 8th place
- Rings: 17th place
- Pommel horse: 4th place
- Team all-around competition: 5th place
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Mikołaj Kubica
- Individual all-around: 13th place
- Floor: 24th place
- Horse jump: 13th place
- Bars: 15th place
- Horizontal bar: 25th place
- Rings: 13th place
- Pommel horse: 8th place
- Team all-around competition: 5th place
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Sylwester Kubica
- Individual all-around: 31st place
- Floor: 26th place
- Horse jump: 63rd place
- Bars: 35th place
- Horizontal bar: 51st place
- Rings: 58th place
- Pommel horse: 26th place
- Team all-around competition: 5th place
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Andrzej Gonera
- Individual all-around: 38th place
- Floor: 61st place
- Horse jump: 43rd place
- Bars: 45th place
- Horizontal bar: 51st place
- Rings: 28th place
- Pommel horse: 42nd place
- Team all-around competition: 5th place
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Aleksander Rokosa
- Individual all-around: 44th place
- Floor: 51st place
- Horse jump: 30th place
- Bars: 55th place
- Horizontal bar: 58th place
- Rings: 32nd place
- Pommel horse: 58th place
- Team all-around competition: 5th place
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Jerzy Kruża
- Individual all-around: 53rd place
- Floor: 60th place
- Horse jump: 54th place
- Bars: 69th place
- Horizontal bar: 58th place
- Rings: 61st place
- Pommel horse: 39th place
- Team all-around competition: 5th place
- Women
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Łucja Ochmańska
- Individual all-around: 40th place
- Floor: 43rd place
- Horse jump: 44th place
- Uneven bars: 44th place
- Balance beam: 41st place
- Team all-around competition: 10th place
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Wiesława Lech
- Individual all-around: 42nd place
- Floor: 47th place
- Horse jump: 65th place
- Uneven bars: 39th place
- Balance beam: 38th place
- Team all-around competition: 10th place
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Barbara Zięba
- Individual all-around: 46th place
- Floor: 64th place
- Horse jump: 51st place
- Uneven bars: 50th place
- Balance beam: 49th place
- Team all-around competition: 10th place
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Grażyna Witkowska
- Individual all-around: 55th place
- Floor: 43rd place
- Horse jump: 68th place
- Uneven bars: 37th place
- Balance beam: 70th place
- Team all-around competition: 10th place
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Halina Daniec
- Individual all-around: 67th place
- Floor: 56th place
- Horse jump: 63rd place
- Uneven bars: 45th place
- Balance beam: 85th place
- Team all-around competition: 10th place
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Małgorzata Chojnacka
- Individual all-around: 82nd place
- Floor: 66th place
- Horse jump: 84th place
- Uneven bars: 61st place
- Balance beam: 88th place
- Team all-around competition: 10th place
volleyball
- Men
- 5th place
- Women
- bronze
Diving
- Men
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Jakub Puchow
- 3 m jumping: 15th place
- 10 m high diving: 21st place
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Jerzy Kowalewski
- 3 m jumping: 21st place
- 10 m high diving: 22nd place
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Włodzimierz Mejsak
- 10 m high diving: 13th place
- Women
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Elżbieta Wierniuk
- 3 m jumping: 11th place
- 10 m high diving: 15th place
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Bogusława Pietkiewicz
- 3 m jumping: 20th place
- 10 m high diving: 5th place
Web links
- Polish Olympic team from 1968 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )