Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | TCH |
NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
in London, Great Britain 29 July 1948 – 14 August 1948 | |
Competitors | 87 (73 men and 14 women) in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Ladislav Trpkoš |
Medals Ranked 8th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports.[1]
Twenty-six-year-old
semi-final. Women's gymnastics team also secured gold medals, but this victory was overshadowed by the death of their teammate Eliška Misáková, who succumbed to polio
in London.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Emil Zátopek | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 30 July |
Gold | František Čapek | Canoeing | Men's C-1 10000 m | 11 August |
Gold | Josef Holeček | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 m | 12 August |
Gold | Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna |
Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 m | 12 August |
Gold | Július Torma | Boxing | Men's welterweight | 13 August |
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 | 14 August |
Silver | Emil Zátopek | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres | 2 August |
Silver | Václav Havel Jiří Pecka |
Canoeing | Men's C-2 10000 m | 11 August |
Bronze | Zdeněk Růžička | Gymnastics | Men's floor | 13 August |
Bronze | Zdeněk Růžička | Gymnastics | Men's rings | 13 August |
Bronze | Leo Sotorník | Gymnastics | Men's vault | 13 August |
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.
- Jindřich Chmela
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.
Rowing
Czechoslovakia had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
Swimming
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
- ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.