Handball
Poland tied Sweden and defeated Denmark but lost to the Soviet Union in the first round to finish in third place in the division. This put the team into the ninth- to twelfth-place consolation round, where they defeated Iceland to set up a match with Norway for ninth and tenth places. Poland lost this match.
Men's:
- Poland - 10th place (2-2-1)
- Roster - Zdzisław Antczak, Zbigniew Dybol, Franciszek Gąsior, Jan Gmyrek, Bogdan Kowalczyk, Zygfryd Kuchta, Andrzej Lech, Jerzy Melcer, Helmut Pniocinski, Wladyslaw Popielarski, Hendryk Rozmiarek, Andrzej Sokołowski, Engelbert Szolc, Andrzej Szymczak, Wlodzimierz Wachowicz, and Robert Zawada
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