Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Roman Rożek
- First Round — Lost to Lee Suk-Un (KOR), 0:5
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Józef Reszpondek
- First Round — Lost to Aldo Cosentino (FRA), 0:5
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Wiesław Rudkowski → Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Antonio Castellini (ITA), 5:0
- Third Round — Defeated Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Rolando Garbey (CUB), 4:1
- Semifinals — Defeated Peter Tiepold (GDR), 4:1
- Final — Lost to Dieter Kottysch (FRG), 2:3
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Ludwik Denderys
- First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (CUB), TKO-1
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