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.
Robert Korzeniowski — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Paweł Nastula — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
Renata Mauer — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle
Włodzimierz Zawadzki — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg)
Ryszard Wolny — Wrestling, Men's Lightweight (68 kg)
Andrzej Wroński — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (100 kg)
Mateusz Kusznierewicz — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
Artur Partyka — Athletics, Men's High Jump
Aneta Szczepanska — Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg)
Piotr Kiełpikowski, Adam Krzesiński, and Ryszard Sobczak — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
Mirosław Rzepkowski — Shooting, Men's Skeet
Jacek Fafiński — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight (90 kg)
Joanna Nowicka, Katarzyna Klata, and Iwona Dzięcioł — Archery, Women's Team Competition
Piotr Markiewicz — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 m Kayak Singles
Renata Mauer — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
Andrzej Cofalik — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (83 kg)
Józef Tracz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (74 kg)
Poland entered three women and one man in its sixth appearance in Olympic archery. Veteran Joanna Nowicka had the best result of the individual round, while the women's team won the bronze medal.
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repasage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
1000m time trial
Individual Pursuit
Eleven fencers, seven men and four women, represented Poland in 1996.
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Men
Women
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Men
Women
Men
Women
Singles
Doubles
Women
Team Roster
Damian Dacewicz
Piotr Gruszka
Krzysztof Jańczak
Marcin Nowak
Robert Prygiel
Witold Roman (captain)
Krzysztof Śmigiel
Andrzej Stelmach
Krzysztof Stelmach
Mariusz Szyszko
Leszek Urbanowicz
Paweł Zagumny
Men
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
