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.

Medalists

Gold

  • Irena Szewińska — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
  • Jerzy Kulej — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
  • Jerzy Pawłowski — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
  • Józef Zapędzki — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
  • Waldemar Baszanowski — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight

Silver

  • Artur Olech — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
  • Józef Grudzień — Boxing, Men's Lightweight

Bronze

  • Irena Szewińska — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
  • Hubert Skrzypczak — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
  • Stanisław Dragan — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Janusz Kierzkowski — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
  • Zbigniew Skrudlik, Witold Woyda, Egon Franke, Adam Lisewski, and Ryszard Parulski — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
  • Henryk Nielaba, Bohdan Gonsior, Michał Butkiewicz, Bohdan Andrzejewski, and Kazimierz Barburski — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
  • Elżbieta Porzec, Zofia Szczęśniewska, Wanda Wiecha, Barbara Hermela-Niemczyk, Krystyna Ostromęcka, Krystyna Krupa, Jadwiga Książęk, Józefa Ledwig, Krystyna Jakubowska, Lidia Chmielnicka, Krystyna Czajkowska, and Halina Aszkiełowicz — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
  • Henryk Trębicki — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
  • Marian Zieliński — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
  • Norbert Ozimek — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
  • Marek Gołąb — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
Field events
Women
Track & road events
Field events

Basketball

Preliminary round

Group B

13 October

14 October

15 October

16 October

18 October

19 October

20 October

19 October

20 October

Classification brackets

5th–8th Place

22 October

5th-6th Place

25 October

Boxing

Men

Canoeing

Sprint

Men
Women

Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Poland in 1968.

Road

Track

1000m time trial
Pursuit

Diving

Men
Women

Equestrian

Show jumping

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Poland in 1968.

Men

Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Women

Rowing

Men

Sailing

Open

Shooting

Eleven shooters, ten men and one woman, represented Poland in 1968. Józef Zapędzki won gold in the 25 metre pistol.

Open

Swimming

Men

Volleyball

Women's team competition
  • Round robin
Roster

Bronze Medal

Weightlifting

Men

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database

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