Poland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, because of the Soviet boycott. The Polish Olympic Committee sent a total of 194 athletes to the Games, 132 men and 62 women, to compete in 21 sports. Men's volleyball was the only team-based sport in which Poland had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in women's taekwondo.
Andrzej Stanisław Grubba was a Polish table tennis player.
Robert Sycz is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion.
Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-2 500 m event.
Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the canoe double (C2) event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz.
Leszek Robert Blanik is a Polish gymnast, World and Olympic champion in vault. He was the first to perform a handspring double front vault in piked position which now has been named after him.
Andrzej Adam Wroński is a Polish wrestler who has won two Olympic gold medals. He carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Tomasz Marek Motyka is a Polish épée fencer.
Adam Andrzej Wiercioch is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Radosław Zawrotniak, and Robert Andrzejuk.
Robert Sebastian Andrzejuk is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Radosław Zawrotniak.
Michał Tomasz Staniszewski is a Polish slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2000. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the C2 event in Sydney in 2000.
Adrian Edward Zieliński is a Polish weightlifter. He is the 2012 Olympic champion in the men's 85 kg category.
Tomasz Tadeusz Stefaniszyn was a Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Tomasz Szmidt is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tomasz Choczaj is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tomasz Cichy is a Polish former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tomasz Kaczor is a Polish sprint canoeist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's C-2 1000 metres with Marcin Grzybowski. At the 2016 Olympics, he competed in the C-1 200 m and the C-1 1000 m.
Maciej Tadeusz Grabowski is a Polish sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. He had an impressive track record of two career European titles, and finished only in the top 16 in three editions of the Olympic Games, representing his nation Poland. Throughout his sporting career, Grabowski trained for Hestia Sopot Sailing Club and then became a member of the Polish Sailing Association under head coach Tomasz Chamera. As of June 2015, Grabowski is ranked outside the top 200 for the Laser class by the International Sailing Federation.
Tomasz Maciej Świątek is a Polish rower. He competed in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in which Poland won the "B" Final to finish seventh overall.
Tomasz Borowski is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Poland 
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 2000
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2004
