Poland at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	POL
NOC	Polish Olympic Committee
Website	www.pkol.pl (in Polish)
in Tokyo, Japan 10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) – 24 October 1964 (1964-10-24)
Competitors	140 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Waldemar Baszanowski
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 7 Silver 6 Bronze 10 Total 23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Austria (1908–1912)  Russian Empire (1912)

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.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Józef Szmidt — Athletics, Men's Triple jump
• Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska — Athletics, Women's 4×100 metres relay
• Jozef Grudzien, — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
• Jerzy Kulej — Boxing, Men's Light welterweight
• Marian Kasprzyk — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
• Egon Franke — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual
• Waldemar Baszanowski — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (67.5 kg)

Silver

• Andrzej Zieliński, Wiesław Maniak, Marian Foik, Marian Dudziak — Athletics, Men's 4×100 metres relay
• Teresa Ciepły — Athletics, Women's 80 metres hurdles
• Irena Kirszenstein — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
• Irena Kirszenstein — Athletics, Women's Long jump
• Artur Olech — Boxing, Men's Flyweight
• Witold Woyda, Zbigniew Skrudlik, Ryszard Parulski, Egon Franke, Janusz Rozycki — Fencing, Men's Foil Team

Bronze

• Andrzej Badeński — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
• Ewa Kłobukowska — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
• Józef Grzesiak — Boxing, Men's Light middleweight
• Tadeusz Walasek — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• Zbigniew Pietrzykowski — Boxing, Men's Light heavyweight
• Emil Ochyra, Jerzy Pawłowski, Ryszard Zub, Andrzej Piatkowski, Wojciech Zabłocki — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
• Krystyna Czajkowska, Josefa Ledwignowa, Maria Golimowska, Jadwiga Rutkowska, Danuta Kordaczuk, Krystyna Jakubowska, Jadwiga Marko, Maria Sliwkowa, Zofia Szczesniewska, Krystina Krupowa, Hanna Krystyna Busz and Barbara Hermela-Niemczyk — Volleyball, Women's Team Competition
• Mieczysław Nowak — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)
• Marian Zieliński — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight (67.5 kg)
• Ireneusz Paliński — Weightlifting, Men's Middle heavyweight (90 kg)

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Andrzej Badeński	400 m	46.4	1 Q	46.5	1 Q	46.2	2 Q	45.6
Witold Baran	1500 m	3:45.3	1 Q	—		3:38.9	2 Q	3:40.3	6
Lech Boguszewicz	5000 m	13:52.8	4	Did not advance
Marian Dudziak	100 m	10.6	1 Q	10.5	6	Did not advance
Marian Foik	200 m	21.1	1 Q	21.0	2 Q	20.9	4 Q	20.8	6
Boguslaw Gierajewski	400 m hurdles	52.80	5	Did not advance
Ireneusz Kluczek	400 m	47.3	4 Q	DNS	Did not advance
Wiesław Maniak	100 m	10.5	1 Q	10.3	2 Q	10.1	2 Q	10.4	4
Mieczysław Rutyna	20 km walk	—						1:48:41	26
	50 km walk	—						DSQ
Stanisław Swatowski	400 m	47.6	5	Did not advance
Zbigniew Syka	100 m	10.7	5	Did not advance
Edward Szklarczyk	3000 m steeplechase	8:48.0	8	—				Did not advance
Andrzej Zieliński	200 m	21.2	2 Q	21.5	5	Did not advance
Andrzej Zieliński Wiesław Maniak Marian Foik Marian Dudziak	4 × 100 m relay	39.9	2 Q	—		39.6	2 Q	39.3
Marian Filipiuk Ireneusz Kluczek Stanisław Swatowski Andrzej Badeński	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.2	2 Q	—				3:05.3	6

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Zenon Begier	Discus throw	56.31	7 Q	57.06	6
Olgierd Ciepły	Hammer throw	63.66	14 Q	64.83	8
Edward Czernik	High jump	2.06	1 Q	2.06	11
Jan Jaskólski	Triple jump	16.10	6 Q	15.82	12
Władysław Komar	Shot Put	18.05	6 Q	18.20	9
Władysław Nikiciuk	Javelin throw	73.45	8 q	73.11	9
Edmund Piątkowski	Shot Put	DNS		Did not advance
	Discus throw	55.22	9 q	55.81	7
Tadeusz Rut	Hammer throw	65.03	6 Q	64.52	10
Janusz Sidło	Javelin throw	76.93	2 q	80.17	4
Zdzislaw Smolinski	Hammer throw	66.00	4 Q	62.90	14
Włodzimierz Sokołowski	Pole vault	NM	28	Did not advance
Alfred Sosgórnik	Shot Put	17.06	10 Q	17.57	6
Andrzej Stalmach	Long jump	7.46	10 q	7.26	8
Józef Szmidt	Triple jump	16.18	5	16.85 OR

Women

Track & road events