185 competitors, 156 men and 29 women, took part in 108 events in 17 sports.

Australia and Poland played a tie-breaker match to determine second place in the group.

Poland declined to participate in the classification matches and was therefore awarded twelfth place.

[citation needed] The other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.

[citation needed] Three male pentathletes represented Poland in the 1960 Games.