Poland at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | POL |
NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 1968 – October 27, 1968 | |
Competitors | 177 in 16 sports |
Flag bearer | Waldemar Baszanowski |
Medals Ranked 11th |
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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. [1]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Andrzej Badeński | 400 m | 45.52 | 1 Q | 45.60 | 2 Q | 45.50 | 3 Q | 45.42 | 7 |
Jan Balachowski | 400 m | 46.23 | 2 Q | 46.33 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Roland Brehmer | 5000 m | 15:13.8 | 10 | Did not advance | |||||
10000 m | DNS | Did not advance | |||||||
Jan Cych | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:50.78 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Marian Dudziak | 100 m | 10.46 | 3 Q | 10.32 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Jerzy Maluśki | 1500 m | 3:54.83 | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
Wiesław Maniak | 100 m | 10.49 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Zenon Nowosz | 100 m | 10.57 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Edward Romanowski | 200 m | 20:95 | 3 Q | 20:85 | 3 Q | 20:80 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Mieczysław Rutyna | 20 km walk | — | 1:47:29 | 26 | |||||
50 km walk | — | 4:58:03.8 | 22 | ||||||
Henryk Szordykowski | 800 m | 1:47.48 | 2 Q | — | DNS | Did not advance | |||
1500 m | 3:59.34 | 3 Q | — | 3:54.24 | 4 Q | 3:46.69 | 7 | ||
Wilhelm Weistand | 400 m hurdles | 50.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Jan Werner | 400 m | 45.97 | 1 Q | 45.63 | 1 Q | 45.75 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Wiesław Maniak Edward Romanowski Zenon Nowosz Marian Dudziak | 4×100 m relay | 40.27 | 3 Q | — | 38.99 | 4 Q | 39.22 | 8 | |
Stanisław Grędziński Jan Balachowski Jan Werner Andrzej Badeński | 4×400 m relay | 3:03.02 | 1 Q | — | 3:00.58 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Lech Gajdziński | Discus throw | 54.92 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Jan Jaskólski | Triple jump | 16.04 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Władysław Komar | Shot Put | 19.09 | 9 Q | 19.28 | 6 |
Władysław Nikiciuk | Javelin throw | 81.00 | 8 Q | 85.70 | 4 |
Edmund Piątkowski | Discus throw | 58.24 | 12 Q | 59.40 | 7 |
Janusz Sidło | Javelin throw | 80.12 | 10 Q | 80.58 | 7 |
Andrzej Stalmach | Long jump | 7.70 | 15 Q | 7.94 | 8 |
Józef Szmidt | Triple jump | 16.19 | 11 Q | 16.89 | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Danuta Straszyńska | 80 m hurdles | 10.7 | 3 Q | — | 10.5 | 3 Q | 10.6 | 6 | |
Teresa Sukniewicz | 10.7 | 2 Q | — | 10.9 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Irena Szewińska | 100 m | 11.3 | 1 Q | 11.1 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 1 Q | 11.1 | |
200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | — | 23.2 | 3 Q | 22.5 WR | |||
Elżbieta Żebrowska | 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 2Q | — | 10.6 | 4 Q | 10.6 | 7 | |
Danuta Straszyńska Mirosława Sarna Urszula Jóźwik Irena Szewińska | 4×100 m relay | 53.00 | 7 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Daniela Jaworska | Javelin throw | — | 56.06 | 5 | |
Lucyna Krawcewicz | — | 51.54 | 12 | ||
Mirosława Sarna | Long jump | 6.44 | 5 Q | 6.47 | 5 |
Irena Szewińska | 6.19 | 16 | Did not advance |
Qualified for the semifinals |
Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 642 | 408 | +234 | 14 |
Brazil | 6 | 1 | 561 | 418 | +143 | 13 |
Mexico | 5 | 2 | 493 | 443 | +50 | 12 |
Poland | 4 | 3 | 473 | 504 | −31 | 11 |
Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 456 | 478 | −22 | 10 |
Cuba | 2 | 5 | 514 | 532 | −18 | 9 |
South Korea | 1 | 6 | 453 | 530 | −77 | 8 |
Morocco | 0 | 7 | 355 | 634 | −279 | 7 |
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Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechages | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Władysław Szuszkiewicz | K-1 1000 m | 4:03.4 | 1 Q | BYE | 4:05.72 | 1 Q | 4:06.36 | 4 | |
Ewald Janusz Rafal Piszcz Władysław Zieliński Ryszard Marchlik | K-4 1000 m | 3:21.7 | 3 Q | BYE | 3:21.29 | 3 Q | 3:22.10 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Stanisława Szydłowska | K-1 500 m | 2:12.1 | 5 q | 2:15.32 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Izabella Antonowicz Jadwiga Doering | K-2 500 m | 2:06.8 | 5 q | 2:03.48 | 1 Q | 2:04.20 | 9 |
Ten cyclists represented Poland in 1968.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Marian Kegel | Men's road race | 4:44:00 | 10 |
Kazimierz Jasiński | 5:08:25 | 59 | |
Zygmunt Hanusik | 5:20:59 | 62 | |
Zenon Czechowski | DNF | ||
Andrzej Bławdzin Zenon Czechowski Jan Magiera Marian Kegel | Team time trial | 2:14:40.98 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Janusz Kierzkowski | Men's 1000m time trial | 1:04.63 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
Rajmund Zieliński | Men's individual pursuit | 4:46.03 | 10 | — | Did not advance | 10 | ||
Wojciech Matusiak Janusz Kierzkowski Wacław Latocha Rajmund Zieliński | Team pursuit | — | Czechoslovakia (TCH) L 4:23.77 Q | West Germany (FRG) L 4:38.91 | Did not advance | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Jerzy Kowalewski | 3 m springboard | 79.97 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
10 m platform | 85.08 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
Wlodzimierz Mejsak | 10 m platform | 89.41 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Jakub Puchow | 3 m springboard | 88.65 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
10 m platform | 85.14 | 21 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Bogusława Pietkiewicz | 3 m springboard | 76.45 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
10 m platform | 49.53 | 4 Q | 45.56 | 8 | 95.09 | 5 | |
Elżbieta Wierniuk | 3 m springboard | 87.62 | 9 Q | 34.80 | 12 | 122.42 | 11 |
10 m platform | 47.26 | 15 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Marian Kozicki | Braz | Individual | 28.00 | 35 | Did not advance | |
Antoni Pacyński | Cyrrus | 37.25 | 38 | Did not advance | ||
Piotr Wawryniuk | Farys | 52.75 | 39 | Did not advance | ||
Marian Kozicki Antoni Pacyński Piotr Wawryniuk | See above | Team | 123.50 | 12 | 223,25 | 11 |
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1968.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Bohdan Andrzejewski | Men's épée | 3 Q | 4 Q | 4 | Did not advance | 13 | |||||
Bogdan Gonsior | 3 Q | 3 Q | 5 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||||
Henryk Nielaba | 2 Q | 1 Q | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
Henryk Nielaba Michał Butkiewicz Bogdan Gonsior Bohdan Andrzejewski Kazimierz Barburski | Team épée | Argentina (ARG) W 16-0 Canada (CAN) W 10-6 East Germany (GDR) W 9-7 | 1 Q | — | France (FRA) W 9-7 | Hungary (HUN) L 5-9 | West Germany (FRG) W 9-6 | ||||
Adam Lisewski | Men's foil | 2 Q | 2 Q | 1 Q | 6 | Did not advance | 11 | ||||
Ryszard Parulski | 1 Q | 4 Q | 2 Q | 5 | Did not advance | 9 | |||||
Witold Woyda | 1 Q | 1 Q | 3 Q | 2 Q | |||||||
Witold Woyda Zbigniew Skrudlik Ryszard Parulski Egon Franke Adam Lisewski | Team foil | Venezuela (VEN) W 10-6 Argentina (ARG) W 11-5 Hungary (HUN) W 9-4 | 1 Q | — | Germany (GER) W 9-4 | France (FRA) L 7-9 | Romania (ROU) W 9-3 | ||||
Józef Nowara | Men's sabre | 1 Q | 2 Q | 2 Q | 1 Q | 6 | |||||
Emil Ochyra | 1 Q | 1 Q | 1 Q | 4 Q | 5 | ||||||
Jerzy Pawłowski | 2 Q | 1 Q | Rylsky (URS)W 5-4 Ferrari (ITA)L 2-5 Horváth (HUN)L 1-5 Van Der Auwera (BEL)L 4-5 Morales (USA)W 5-3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Emil Ochyra Jerzy Pawłowski Józef Nowara Franciszek Sobczak Zygmunt Kawecki | Team sabre | Cuba (CUB) W 13-3 France (FRA) L 7-9 | 2 Q | — | France (FRA) L 2-9 | Great Britain (GBR) W 9-2 | United States (USA) W 9-5 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Halina Balon | Women's foil | Did not advance | |||||||||||
Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
Kamilla Składanowska | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
Halina Balon Kamilla Składanowska Elżbieta Franke-Cymerman Elżbieta Pawlas Wanda Fukała-Kaczmarczyk | Team foil | Soviet Union (URS) L 4-12 Romania (ROU) L 10-6 | 3 | — | Did not advance | 7 |
Athlete | Event | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | ||||||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
Andrzej Gonera | All-around | 17.80 | 17.95 | 18.30 | 18.25 | 18.55 | 18.40 | 109.25 | 38 | Did not advance | |||||||
Jerzy Kruża | All-around | 17.85 | 18.10 | 17.70 | 18.15 | 18.10 | 18.25 | 108.15 | 53 | Did not advance | |||||||
Mikołaj Kubica | All-around | 18.50 | 19.00 | 18.75 | 18.70 | 19.05 | 18.80 | 112.80 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||||
Sylwester Kubica | All-around | 18.45 | 18.40 | 17.80 | 18.05 | 18.70 | 18.40 | 109.80 | 31 | Did not advance | |||||||
Wilhelm Kubica | All-around | 18.55 | 19.10 Q | 18.60 | 18.55 | 19.15 | 19.20 | 113.15 | 11 | — | 19.15 | Did not advance | 19.15 | 4 | |||
Aleksander Rokosa | All-around | 18.00 | 17.55 | 18.25 | 18.40 | 18.40 | 18.25 | 108.85 | 44 | Did not advance | |||||||
Andrzej Gonera Jerzy Kruża Mikołaj Kubica Sylwester Kubica Wilhelm Kubica Aleksander Rokosa | Team all-around | 91.45 | 92.55 | 91.85 | 92.20 | 93.85 | 93.50 | 555.40 | 5 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Final Standings | Apparatus Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
Małgorzata Chojnacka | All-around | 17.60 | 16.75 | 17.35 | 15.65 | 67.35 | 82 | Did not advance | |||||
Halina Daniec | All-around | 17.75 | 17.70 | 17.80 | 15.95 | 69.20 | 67 | Did not advance | |||||
Wiesława Lech | All-around | 17.95 | 17.55 | 18.05 | 18.00 | 71.55 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||
Łucja Ochmańska | All-around | 18.00 | 18.05 | 17.90 | 17.80 | 71.75 | 40 | Did not advance | |||||
Grażyna Witkowska | All-around | 18.00 | 17.40 | 18.10 | 16.80 | 70.30 | 55 | Did not advance | |||||
Barbara Zięba | All-around | 17.65 | 17.90 | 17.65 | 17.55 | 70.75 | 46 | Did not advance | |||||
Małgorzata Chojnacka Halina Daniec Wiesława Lech Łucja Ochmańska Grażyna Witkowska Barbara Zięba | Team all-around | 89.40 | 88.60 | 89.75 | 86.10 | 353.85 | 10 | — |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Zdzislaw Bromek | Single sculls | 8:06.61 | 5 R | 7:48.68 | 3 Q | 8:13.92 | 6 FB | 7:45.48 | 7 |
Jerzy Broniec Alfons Ślusarski | Coxless pair | 7:45.51 | 3 R | 7:35.81 | 3 Q | 7:40.10 | 6 FB | 7:22.89 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Andrzej Zawieja | Finn | 6 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 115.7 | 12 | |
Andrzej Iwiński Ludwik Raczyński | Flying Dutchman | 20 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 165 | 24 |
Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Poland in 1968. Józef Zapędzki won gold in the 25 metre pistol.
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Włodzimierz Danek | Skeet | 189 | 23 |
Ryszard Fandier | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 1127 | 15 |
Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1139 | 25 | |
Wiesław Gawlikowski | Skeet | 188 | 24 |
Wacław Hamerliński | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 585 | 16 |
Paweł Małek | 50 m pistol | 556 | 5 |
Jerzy Nowicki | Men's 50 metre rifle three positions | 1140 | 24 |
Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 593 | 21 | |
Adam Smelczyński | Trap | 195 | 6 |
Rajmund Stachurski | 50 m pistol | 544 | 28 |
Eugeniusz Pędzisz | Men's 300 metre rifle three positions | 1117 | 20 |
Eulalia Rolińska | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | 593 | 22 |
Józef Zapędzki | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 593 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Józef Klukowski | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:11.0 | 22 Q | 1:10.9 | 18 | Did not advance | |
200 metre breaststroke | 2:41.6 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
Jacek Krawczyk | 200 metre butterfly | 2:22.1 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
200 metre medley | 2:23.8 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
400 metre medley | 5:15.1 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
Zbigniew Pacelt | 200 metre freestyle | 2:06.3 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
200 metre medley | 2:23.3 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
400 metre medley | 5:18.6 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
Władysław Wojtakajtis | 200 metre freestyle | 2:06.0 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
400 metre freestyle | 4:31.1 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
1500 metre freestyle | 18:32.4 | 18 | Did not advance |
Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | ||
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13 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | South Korea | – | – | – | – | ||
14 Oct | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Poland | – | – | – | – | ||
16 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | United States | – | – | – | – | ||
19 Oct | Poland | 3–2 | Mexico | – | – | – | – | ||
20 Oct | Japan | 3–0 | Poland | – | – | – | – | ||
24 Oct | Poland | 3–0 | Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | – | ||
25 Oct | Poland | 3–1 | Peru | – | – | – | – |
Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Henryk Trębicki | 56 kg | 115.0 | 3 | 107.5 | 1 | 135 | 4 | 357.5 | |
Jan Wojnowski | 60 kg | 117.5 | 5 | 115 | 3 | 150 | 2 | 382.5 | 4 |
Mieczysław Nowak | 117.5 | 5 | 110 | 6 | 147.5 | 4 | 375 | 5 | |
Waldemar Baszanowski | 67,5 kg | 135 | 1 | 135 | 1 OR | 167.5 | 1 OR | 437.5 OR | |
Marian Zieliński | 135 | 1 | 125 | 4 | 160 | 4 | 420 | ||
Norbert Ozimek | 82,5 kg | 150 | 3 | 140 | 4 | 182.5 | 3 | 472.5 | |
Marek Gołąb | 90 kg | 165 | 2 | 145 | 4 | 185 | 5 | 495 |
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
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Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Final round Result | Rank | ||
Zbigniew Żedzicki | −57 kg | Horst Mayer (GDR) W P | Marco Terán (ECU) W T 2:10 | Yojiro Uetake (JPN) L P | Bazaryn Sükhbaatar (MGL) W P | Ivan Shavov (BUL) W P | Did not advance | 6 | |
Tadeusz Godyń | −63 kg | Tsedendambyn Natsagdorj (MGL) L P | Yelkan Tedeyev (URS) L T 9:04 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
Janusz Pająk | −70 kg | Aka-Jahan Dastagir (AFG) W P | Severino Aguilar Fruto (PAN) W T 1:14 | Iwao Horiuchi (JPN) L P | Wayne Wells (USA) L P | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Jan Wypiorczyk | −87 kg | Shigeru Endo (JPN) W E | Boris Michail Gurevich (URS) L T 10:36 | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Ryszard Długosz | −97 kg | Alexis Nihon (JPN) W T 1:33 | Edward Millard (CAN) L P | Nicolae Negut (ROU) W P | Ahmet Ayik (TUR) L P | Did not advance | 7 | ||
Wiesław Bocheński | +97 kg | Ölziisaikhany Erdene-Ochir (MGL) L P | Wilfried Dietrich (FRG) L DQ | Did not advance | 10 |
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | ||||||
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Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Round 5 Result | Round 6 Result | Final round Result | Rank | ||
Jan Michalik | −52 kg | Gheorghe Stoiciu (ROU) L P | Jussi Vesterinen (FIN) W P | Did not advance | 19 | ||||
Józef Lipień | −57 kg | Kaya Ozcan (TUR) L P | Cheon-Yeong An (KOR) L E | Risto Bjorlin (FIN) L T 9:00 | Did not advance | 16 | |||
Tadeusz Godyń | −63 kg | Nikolaos Lazarou (GRE) L P | António Morais (POR) L DQ | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Adam Ostrowski | −78 kg | Dimitrios Savvas (GRE) W E | Milan Nenadic (YUG) W P | Jan Karstrom (SWE) L P | Did not advance | 11 | |||
Czesław Kwieciński | −87 kg | László Sillai (HUN) W P | Julio Graffigna (ARG) W T 7:54 | Valentin Oleynik (URS) L P | Richard Baughman (USA) L P | Did not advance | 7 | ||
Wacław Orłowski | -97 kg | Nikolai Yakovenko (URS) L P | Takeshi Nagao (JPN) W T 2:42 | Tore Hem (NOR) L P | Did not advance | 6 | |||
Edward Wojda | +97 kg | Arje Nadbornik (FIN) W T 2:24 | Bekir Aksu (TUR) L E | Sten Svensson (SWE) L P | Anatoly Roshchin (URS) L T 5:29 | Did not advance | 8 |
Hungary competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 232 competitors, 187 men and 45 women, took part in 134 events in 20 sports.
Poland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 290 competitors, 252 men and 38 women, took part in 150 events in 22 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 410 competitors, 285 men and 125 women, took part in 189 events in 22 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Moscow, a live video feed from the city was shown at the closing ceremony.
Poland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 207 competitors, 180 men and 27 women, took part in 116 events in 18 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 263 competitors, 182 men and 81 women, took part in 151 events in 21 sports.
Poland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 306 competitors, 232 men and 74 women, took part in 162 events in 21 sports.
Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 165 competitors, 126 men and 39 women, took part in 126 events in 20 sports.
Romania competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 157 competitors, 103 men and 54 women, took part in 92 events in 11 sports.
Romania competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 66 men and 16 women, took part in 64 events in 9 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 317 competitors, 254 men and 63 women, took part in 154 events in 19 sports.
Poland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 140 competitors, 115 men and 25 women, took part in 87 events in 12 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 178 competitors, 124 men and 54 women, took part in 109 events in 17 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 272 competitors, 233 men and 39 women, took part in 135 events in 17 sports. the Netherlands, Spain, the Netherlands Antilles, Egypt, Lebanon, Cambodia, Iraq and Switzerland protested against this by boycotting the games. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Soviet athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 283 competitors, 233 men and 50 women, took part in 145 events in 17 sports.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 312 competitors, 246 men and 66 women, took part in 164 events in 18 sports.
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.
Germany was the host nation and top medal recipient at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports.
Poland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1924, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games, when they were forced to be part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Poland has also participated in every Winter Olympic Games.