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Poland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
POL

Competitors
  
177 in 16 sports

Website
  
www.pkol.pl (Polish)

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Poland at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Polish Olympic Committee

Medals Ranked 11th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 5 2 11 18

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.

Contents

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

    Group B

    13 October

    14 October

    15 October

    16 October

    18 October

    19 October

    20 October

    19 October

    20 October

    5th–8th Place

    22 October

    5th-6th Place

    25 October

    Boxing

    Men

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

    Cycling

    Ten cyclists represented Poland in 1968.

    Track

    1000m time trial
    Pursuit

    Diving

    Men
    Women

    Fencing

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

    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
  • Poland

    Bronze Medal

    Weightlifting

    Men

    Wrestling

    Men's freestyle
    Men's Greco-Roman

    References

    Poland at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia