Czechoslovakia at the Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the
Olympics
IOC codeTCH
NOCCzechoslovak Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
51
Silver
57
Bronze
60
Total
168
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Bohemia (1900–1912)
 Czech Republic (1994–pres.)
 Slovakia (1994–pres.)

Czechoslovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1918, after having competed as Bohemia from 1900 to 1912. The nation sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games when they were part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Czechoslovakia has participated in every Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games of 1924.

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia sent independent teams to the Olympics starting in 1994.

Czechoslovak athletes have won a total of 143 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in gymnastics. The nation also won 25 medals at the Winter Games, with ski jumping and ice hockey as the top medal-producing sports.

Participation

Timeline of participation

Olympic
year/s
Team
1900–1912  Bohemia
1920–1992 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
since 1994 Czech Republic (CZE)  Slovakia (SVK)

Medal tables

List of medalists

Summer Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
1920 Antwerp Ice hockey Men's competition
 Bronze Milada Skrbková
Ladislav Žemla
Tennis Mixed doubles
 Gold Bedřich Šupčík 1924 Paris Gymnastics Men's rope climbing
 Silver Robert Pražák Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around
 Silver Robert Pražák Gymnastics Men's parallel bars
 Silver Robert Pražák Gymnastics Men's rings
 Silver Jan Koutný Gymnastics Men's vault
 Bronze Bedřich Šupčík Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around
 Bronze Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics Men's rings
 Bronze Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics Men's rope climbing
 Bronze Bohumil Mořkovský Gymnastics Men's vault
 Bronze Bohumil Durdis Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg
 Gold František Ventura 1928 Amsterdam Equestrian Individual jumping
 Gold Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics Men's parallel bars
 Silver Jan Heřmánek Boxing Men's middleweight
 Silver Josef Effenberger
Jan Gajdoš
Jan Koutný
Emanuel Löffler
Bedřich Šupčík
Ladislav Tikal
Ladislav Vácha
Václav Veselý
Gymnastics Men's team all-around
 Silver Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics Men's rings
 Silver Emanuel Löffler Gymnastics Men's vault
 Silver Jindřich Maudr Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
 Bronze Emanuel Löffler Gymnastics Men's rings
 Bronze Jaroslav Skobla Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg
 Gold Jaroslav Skobla 1932 Los Angeles Weightlifting Men's heavyweight
 Silver Václav Pšenička Weightlifting Men's heavyweight
 Silver Josef Urban Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
 Bronze František Douda Athletics Men's shot put
 Gold Jan Brzák-Felix
Vladimír Syrovátka
1936 Berlin Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
 Gold Václav Mottl
Zdeněk Škrland
Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 m
 Gold Alois Hudec Gymnastics Men's rings
 Silver Bohuslav Karlík Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m
 Silver Jaroslava Bajerová
Vlasta Děkanová
Božena Dobešová
Vlasta Foltová
Anna Hřebřinová
Matylda Pálfyová
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Marie Větrovská
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Silver Václav Pšenička Weightlifting Men's heavyweight
 Silver Jozef Herda Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
 Silver Josef Klapuch Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight
 Gold Emil Zátopek 1948 London Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Gold František Čapek Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 m
 Gold Josef Holeček Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m
 Gold Jan Brzák-Felix
Bohumil Kudrna
Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
 Gold Július Torma Boxing Men's welterweight
 Gold Zdeňka Honsová
Marie Kovářová
Miloslava Misáková
Milena Müllerová
Věra Růžičková
Olga Šilhánová
Božena Srncová
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Eliška Misáková
(awarded posthumously)
Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around
 Silver Emil Zátopek Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Silver Václav Havel
Jiří Pecka
Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 m
 Bronze Zdeněk Růžička Gymnastics Men's floor
 Bronze Zdeněk Růžička Gymnastics Men's rings
 Bronze Leo Sotorník Gymnastics Men's vault
 Gold Emil Zátopek 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Gold Emil Zátopek Athletics Men's 10000 metres
 Gold Emil Zátopek Athletics Men's Marathon
 Gold Dana Zátopková Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Gold Ján Zachara Boxing Men's featherweight
 Gold Josef Holeček Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m
 Gold Karel Mejta
Jiří Havlis
Jan Jindra
Stanislav Lusk
Miroslav Koranda
Rowing Men's coxed four
 Silver Josef Doležal Athletics Men's 50 km walk
 Silver Jan Brzák-Felix
Bohumil Kudrna
Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
 Silver Josef Růžička Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
 Bronze Alfréd Jindra Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 m
 Bronze Hana Bobková
Alena Chadimová
Jana Rabasová
Alena Reichová
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Božena Srncová
Věra Vančurová
Eva Věchtová
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Bronze Mikuláš Athanasov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
 Gold Olga Fikotová 1956 Melbourne Athletics Women's discus throw
 Silver Otakar Hořínek Shooting Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions
 Silver Eva Bosáková Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Silver Ladislav Fouček Cycling Men's 1000 m time trial
 Silver Ladislav Fouček
Václav Machek
Cycling Men's tandem
 Bronze Jiří Skobla Athletics Men's shot put
 Gold Bohumil Němeček 1960 Rome Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Václav Kozák
Pavel Schmidt
Rowing Men's double sculls
 Gold Eva Bosáková Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Silver Dana Zátopková Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Silver Eva Bosáková
Věra Čáslavská
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Hana Růžičková
Ludmila Švédová
Adolfína Tkačíková
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Bronze Josef Němec Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Bohumil Janoušek
Jan Jindra
Jiří Lundák
Stanislav Lusk
Václav Pavkovič
Luděk Pojezný
Jan Švéda
Josef Věntus
Miroslav Koníček
Rowing Men's eight
 Bronze Bohumil Kubát Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
 Gold Věra Čáslavská 1964 Tokyo Gymnastics Women's individual all-around
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's vault
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Gold Jiří Daler Cycling Men's individual pursuit
 Gold Hans Zdražila Weightlifting Men's middleweight
 Silver Josef Odložil Athletics Men's 1500 m
 Silver Ludvík Daněk Athletics Men's discus throw
 Silver Czechoslovakia national football team
Football Men's competition
 Silver Věra Čáslavská
Marianna Krajčírová
Jana Posnerová
Hana Růžičková
Jaroslava Sedláčková
Adolfína Tkačíková
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Silver Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team
Volleyball Men's tournament
 Silver Jiří Kormaník Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
 Bronze Lubomír Nácovský Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
 Bronze Petr Čermák
Jiří Lundák
Jan Mrvík
Július Toček
Josef Věntus
Luděk Pojezný
Bohumil Janoušek
Richard Nový
Miroslav Koníček
Rowing Men's eight
 Bronze Vladimír Andrs
Pavel Hofmann
Rowing Men's double sculls
 Gold Miloslava Rezková 1968 Mexico City Athletics Women's high jump
 Gold Milena Duchková Diving Women's 10 m platform
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's individual all-around
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's floor
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's vault
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's uneven bars
 Gold Jan Kůrka Shooting Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
 Silver Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Silver Věra Čáslavská
Marianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
Hana Lišková
Bohumila Řimnáčová
Miroslava Skleničková
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Bronze Ludvík Daněk Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team
Volleyball Men's tournament
 Bronze Miroslav Zeman Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
 Bronze Petr Kment Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg
 Gold Ludvík Daněk 1972 Munich Athletics Men's discus throw
 Gold Vítězslav Mácha Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 Silver Milena Duchková Diving Women's 10 m platform
 Silver Czechoslovakia national handball team
Handball Men's competition
 Silver Vladimír Petříček
Pavel Svojanovský
Oldřich Svojanovský
Rowing Men's coxed pair
 Silver Ladislav Falta Shooting Mixed 25 m rapid fire pistol
 Bronze Eva Šuranová Athletics Women's long jump
 Bronze Vladimír Jánoš
Otakar Mareček
Karel Neffe
Vladimír Petříček
František Provazník
Rowing Men's coxed four
 Gold Anton Tkáč 1976 Montreal Cycling Men's sprint
 Gold Josef Panáček Shooting Mixed skeet
 Silver Jiří Adam
Jan Bártů
Bohumil Starnovský
Modern pentathlon Men's team
 Silver Vítězslav Mácha Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 Bronze Helena Fibingerová Athletics Women's shot put
 Bronze Jan Bártů Modern pentathlon Men's individual
 Bronze Jaroslav Hellebrand
Vladek Lacina
Zdeněk Pecka
Václav Vochoska
Rowing Men's quadruple sculls
 Bronze Oldřich Svojanovský
Pavel Svojanovský
Ludvík Vébr
Rowing Men's coxed pair
 Gold Ota Zaremba 1980 Moscow Weightlifting Men's 100 kg
 Gold Czechoslovakia national football team
Football Men's competition
 Silver Imrich Bugár Athletics Men's discus throw
 Silver Jarmila Kratochvílová Athletics Women's 400 m
 Silver Czechoslovakia women's national field hockey team
Field hockey Women's tournament
 Bronze Ján Franek Boxing Men's light middleweight
 Bronze Jiří Tabák Gymnastics Men's rings
 Bronze Vladimír Kocman Judo Men's +95 kg
 Bronze Dušan Poliačik Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg
 Bronze Dan Karabin wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
 Bronze Július Strnisko wrestling Men's freestyle 100 kg
 Bronze Zdeněk Pecka
Václav Vochoska
Rowing Men's double sculls
 Bronze Teodor Černý
Martin Penc
Jiří Pokorný
Igor Sláma
Cycling Men's team pursuit
 Bronze Michal Klasa
Vlastibor Konečný
Alipi Kostadinov
Jiří Škoda
Cycling Men's team time trial
 Gold Miroslav Varga 1988 Seoul Shooting Men's 50 m rifle prone
 Gold Jozef Pribilinec Athletics Men's 20 km walk
 Gold Miloslav Mečíř Tennis Men's singles
 Silver Miloslav Bednařík Shooting Trap
 Silver Jan Železný Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Silver Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Tennis Women's doubles
 Bronze Miloslav Mečíř
Milan Šrejber
Tennis Men's doubles
 Bronze Jozef Lohyňa Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg
 Gold Lukáš Pollert 1992 Barcelona Canoeing Men's slalom C-1
 Gold Petr Hrdlička Shooting Trap
 Gold Robert Změlík Athletics Men's decathlon
 Gold Jan Železný Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Silver Václav Chalupa Rowing Men's single sculls
 Silver Jiří Rohan
Miroslav Šimek
Canoeing Men's slalom C-2
 Bronze Luboš Račanský Shooting Men's 10 metre running target

Winter Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Rudolf Burkert 1928 St. Moritz Ski jumping Men's individual
 Silver Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
1948 St. Moritz Ice hockey Men's competition
 Silver Karol Divín 1960 Squaw Valley Figure skating Men's singles
 Bronze Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
1964 Innsbruck Ice hockey Men's competition
 Gold Jiří Raška 1968 Grenoble Ski jumping Men's normal hill
 Silver Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Men's competition
 Silver Jiří Raška Ski jumping Men's large hill
 Bronze Hana Maskova Figure skating Women's singles
 Gold Ondrej Nepela 1972 Sapporo Figure skating Men's singles
 Bronze Helena Šikolová Cross-country skiing Women's 5 km
 Bronze Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Men's competition
 Silver Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
1976 Innsbruck Ice hockey Men's tournament
 Bronze Květa Jeriová 1980 Lake Placid Cross-country skiing Women's 5 km
 Silver Květa Jeriová
Blanka Paulů
Gabriela Svobodová
Dagmar Švubová
1984 Sarajevo Cross-country skiing Women's 4 x 5 km relay
 Silver Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's tournament
 Bronze Květa Jeriová Cross-country skiing Women's 5 km
 Bronze Olga Charvátová Alpine skiing Women's downhill
 Bronze Jozef Sabovčík Figure skating Men's singles
 Bronze Pavel Ploc Ski jumping Large hill individual
 Silver Pavel Ploc 1988 Calgary Ski jumping Normal hill individual
 Bronze Jiří Malec Ski jumping Normal hill individual
 Bronze Radim Nyč
Václav Korunka
Pavel Benc
Ladislav Švanda
Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
 Bronze Tomáš Goder
František Jež
Jaroslav Sakala
Jiří Parma
1992 Albertville Ski jumping Large hill team
 Bronze Petr Barna Figure skating Men's singles
 Bronze Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey Men's tournament

List of multiple medalists

Summer games

The Czechoslovak athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Summer Olympic Games is the gymnast Věra Čáslavská with ten medals.

Athlete Sport Games  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics 1960, 1964, 1968 6 4 0 10
Emil Zátopek Athletics 1948, 1952 4 1 0 5
Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics 1924, 1928 1 2 2 5
Jan Brzák-Felix Canoeing 1936, 1948, 1952 2 1 0 3
Eva Bosáková Gymnastics 1956, 1960 1 2 0 3
Ludvík Daněk Athletics 1964, 1968, 1972 1 1 1 3
Bedřich Šupčík Gymnastics 1924, 1928 1 1 1 3
Robert Pražák Gymnastics 1924 0 3 0 3
Emanuel Löffler Gymnastics 1928 0 2 1 3
Milena Duchková Diving 1968, 1972 1 1 0 2
Bohumil Kudrna Canoeing 1948, 1952 1 1 0 2
Vítězslav Mácha Wrestling 1972, 1976 1 1 0 2
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská Gymnastics 1936, 1948 1 1 0 2
Dana Zátopková Athletics 1952, 1960 1 1 0 2
Jan ŽeleznýZEL Athletics 1988, 1992 1 1 0 2
Jan Jindra Rowing 1952, 1960 1 0 1 2
Stanislav Lusk Rowing 1952, 1960 1 0 1 2
Miloslav Mečíř Tennis 1988 1 0 1 2
Božena Srncová Gymnastics 1948, 1952 1 0 1 2
Ladislav Fouček Cycling 1956 0 2 0 2
Jan Koutný Gymnastics 1924, 1928 0 2 0 2
Marianna Krajčírová Gymnastics 1964, 1968 0 2 0 2
Václav Pšenička Weightlifting 1932, 1936 0 2 0 2
Hana Růžičková Gymnastics 1960, 1964 0 2 0 2
Adolfína Tkačíková Gymnastics 1960, 1964 0 2 0 2
Jan Bártů Modern pentathlon 1976 0 1 1 2
Jaroslav Skobla Weightlifting 1928, 1932 0 1 1 2
Petr Kop Volleyball 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová Gymnastics 1952, 1960 0 1 1 2
Josef Musil Volleyball 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Vladimír Petříček Rowing 1972 0 1 1 2
Pavel Schenk Volleyball 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Pavel Svojanovský Rowing 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Oldřich Svojanovský Rowing 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Josef Holeček Canoeing 1948, 1952 0 0 2 2
Bohumil Janoušek Rowing 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2
Miroslav Koníček Rowing 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2
Jiří Lundák Rowing 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2
Zdeněk Pecka Rowing 1976, 1980 0 0 2 2
Luděk Pojezný Rowing 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2
Zdeněk Růžička Gymnastics 1948 0 0 2 2
Josef Věntus Rowing 1960, 1964 0 0 2 2
Václav Vochoska Rowing 1976, 1980 0 0 2 2
Lukáš PollertPOL Canoeing 1992 1 0 0 1
Jana NovotnáNOV Tennis 1988 0 1 0 1
Helena SukováSUK Tennis 1988 0 1 0 1
Jiří RohanROH Canoeing 1992 0 1 0 1
Miroslav ŠimekSIM Canoeing 1992 0 1 0 1

ZEL Jan Železný also won two other gold medals in javelin throw for Czech Republic at 1996 Olympics and 2000 Olympics.
POL Lukáš Pollert also won silver medal for Czech Republic in canoe slalom at the 1996 Olympics.
NOV Jana Novotná also won bronze medal in women's singles and silver medal in women's doubles for Czech Republic at the 1996 Olympics.
SUK Helena Suková also won silver medal in women's doubles for Czech Republic at the 1996 Olympics.
ROH Jiří Rohan also won silver medal Czech Republic in canoe slalom at the 1996 Olympics.
SIM Miroslav Šimek also won silver medal Czech Republic in canoe slalom at the 1996 Olympics.

Winter Games

The Czechoslovak athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympic Games is the ice hockey player Jiří Holík with four medals.

Athlete Sport Games  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
Jiří HolíkIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 0 2 2 4
Oldřich MachačIH Ice hockey 1968, 1972, 1976 0 2 1 3
František PospíšilIH Ice hockey 1968, 1972, 1976 0 2 1 3
Josef ČernýIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968, 1972 0 1 2 3
Vladimír DzurillaIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968, 1972 0 1 2 3
Květa Jeriová Cross-country skiing 1980, 1984 0 1 2 3
Jiří Raška Ski jumping 1968 1 1 0 2
Milan ChalupaIH Ice hockey 1976, 1984 0 2 0 2
Ivan HlinkaIH NAG Ice hockey 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Jiří HolečekIH Ice hockey 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Josef HorešovskýIH Ice hockey 1968, 1972 0 1 1 2
Miloslav HořavaIH Ice hockey 1984, 1992 0 1 1 2
Jozef GolonkaIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Jaroslav JiříkIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Jan KlapáčIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Jiří KochtaIH Ice hockey 1968, 1972 0 1 1 2
Igor LibaIH Ice hockey 1984, 1992 0 1 1 2
Vladimír MartinecIH Ice hockey 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Vladimír NadrchalIH Ice hockey 1964, 1968 0 1 1 2
Václav NedomanskýIH Ice hockey 1968, 1972 0 1 1 2
Eduard NovákIH Ice hockey 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Pavel Ploc Ski jumping 1984, 1988 0 1 1 2
Bohuslav ŠťastnýIH Ice hockey 1972, 1976 0 1 1 2
Robert LangIH CZE Ice hockey 1992 0 0 1 1
Jiří ŠlégrIH CZE Ice hockey 1992 0 0 1 1
Richard ŠmehlíkIH CZE Ice hockey 1992 0 0 1 1
Jaroslav WalterIH WAL Ice hockey 1964 0 0 1 1

IH As a part of the Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team.
NAG Ivan Hlinka was head coach of Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team which ended up third at the 1992 Olympics and Czech national ice hockey team which ended up first at the 1998 Olympics.
CZE Robert Lang, Jiří Šlégr and Richard Šmehlík also won gold medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Olympics as a part of the Czech Republic national ice hockey team. Robert Lang later won bronze medal in ice hockey at the 2006 Olympics.
WAL Jaroslav Walter also won bronze medal as an assistant coach of Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team at the 1992 Olympics.

See also

  • "Olympic Results". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Czechoslovakia". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/TCH". olympanalyt.com.