Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Vít Matlocha | | |
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 99 competitors, 86 men and 13 women, took part in 70 events in 11 sports.[1]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Emil Zátopek | Athletics | Men's 5000 metres |
Gold | Emil Zátopek | Athletics | Men's 10000 metres
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Gold | Emil Zátopek | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
Gold | Dana Zátopková | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
Gold | Ján Zachara | Boxing | Men's featherweight
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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 |
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's Team Competition
- Main Round (Group A)
- Lost to Uruguay (51-53)
- Lost to United States (47-72)
- Defeated Hungary (63-39) → did not advance, 12th place
- Team Roster
- Miroslav Baumruk
- Zdeněk Bobrovský
- Josef Ezr
- Jiří Matoušek
- Miroslav Škeřík
- Mcheq Kodl
- Jan Kozák
- Evžen Horňák
- Zdeněk Rylich
- Lubomir Kolár
- Ivan Mrázek
- Jaroslav Šíp
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- Jan Veselý — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Karel Nesl — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Milan Perič — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Stanislav Svoboda — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Ladislav Fouček
- Final — 1:15.2 (→ 12th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Zdenek Košta— 18th place
Gymnastics
Rowing
Czechoslovakia had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]
Shooting
Six shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1952.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.