Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Czechoslovakia at the
1952 Summer Olympics

IOC code| TCH
NOC| Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Helsinki
Competitors| 99 (86 men, 13 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer | Vít Matlocha
Medals
Ranked 6th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992

Other related appearances
Bohemia (1900–1912)
Czech Republic (1994–)
Slovakia (1994–)

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

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Further information: 1952 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1952 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Emil Zátopek | 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

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's single sculls

* František Reich

Men's double sculls

* Antonín Malinkovič
* Jiří Vykoukal

Men's coxed four

* Karel Mejta
* Jiří Havlis
* Jan Jindra
* Stanislav Lusk
* Miroslav Koranda (cox)

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1952.

25 m pistol

* Ladislav Ondřej
* Zlatko Poláček

50 m pistol

* František Maxa
* Miroslav Proft

Trap

* František Čapek
* Igor Treybal

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland

Africa|

* Egypt
* Gold Coast
* Nigeria
* South Africa

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Chile
* Cuba
* Guatemala
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Burma
* Ceylon
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* South Korea
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Saar
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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Czechoslovakia did not participate in 1984 due to a boycott.
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