Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Czechoslovakia at the
1992 Winter Olympics

IOC code| TCH
NOC| Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Albertville
Competitors| 74 (55 men, 19 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer | Pavel Benc (cross-country skiing)
Medals
Ranked 18th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Czechoslovakia, formally the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The team consisted of 74 athletes, which was the largest number at that time. It was the last time Czechoslovakia participated in the Winter Olympics, because the state split to Czech Republic and Slovakia and both countries entered their independent teams to the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Cross-country skier Pavel Benc was the flag-bearer of the country in the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Tomáš Goder
František Jež
Jaroslav Sakala
Jiří Parma | Ski jumping | Large hill team | 14 February
Bronze | Petr Barna | Figure skating | Men's singles | 15 February
Bronze | Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team

* Patrik Augusta
* Petr Bříza
* Leo Gudas
* Miloslav Hořava
* Petr Hrbek
* Otakar Janecký
* Tomáš Jelínek
* Richard Žemlička
* Drahomír Kadlec
* Kamil Kašťák
* Robert Lang
* Igor Liba
* Ladislav Lubina
* František Procházka
* Petr Rosol
* Bedřich Ščerban
* Jiří Šlégr
* Richard Šmehlík
* Róbert Švehla
* Oldřich Svoboda
* Radek Ťoupal
* Peter Veselovský

| Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 22 February

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 2 | 2 | 4
Biathlon | 4 | 6 | 10
Bobsleigh | 6 | – | 6
Cross-country skiing | 6 | 6 | 12
Figure skating | 3 | 3 | 6
Ice hockey | 22 | – | 22
Luge | 2 | 2 | 4
Nordic combined | 4 | – | 4
Ski jumping | 4 | – | 4
Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2
Total | 55 | 19 | 74

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Czechoslovakia's participation in the alpine skiing races was done by four skiers, all Slovaks. Lucia Medzihradská was the most successful of them reaching top eight in the women's combined event.[2]

Men

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Final/Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Diff  | Rank
Marian Bíreš | Downhill | —  | 1:56.21  | +5.84  | 34
Super-G | —  | 1:17.47  | +4.43  | 37
Giant slalom | 1:10.98  | 43  | 1:07.13  | 31  | 2:18.11  | +11.13  | 34
Slalom | 56.01  | 31  | Did not finish
Peter Jurko | Super-G | —  | 1:17.68  | +4.64  | 39
Giant slalom | 1:10.65  | 39  | 1:08.50  | 38  | 2:19.15  | +12.17  | 37
Slalom | 55.95  | 30  | 56.85  | 30  | 1:52.80  | +8.41  | 25

Men's combined
Athlete  | Event  | Downhill  | Slalom  | Total

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Time  | Points  | Rank  | Time 1  | Time 2  | Total  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Marian Bíreš | Combined | 1:49.61  | 47.30  | 37  | Did not finish
Peter Jurko | 1:58.27  | 135.57  | 52  | Did not finish

Women

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Final/Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Diff  | Rank
Lucia Medzihradská | Downhill | —  | 1:54.78  | +2.23  | 16
Super-G | —  | 1:26.76  | +5.54  | 27
Giant slalom | 1:09.90  | 27  | 1:09.37  | 19  | 2:19.27  | +6.53  | 20
Slalom | 50.08  | 19  | 46.37  | 17  | 1:36.45  | +3.77  | 16
Ľudmila Milanová | Downhill | —  | 1:57.85  | +5.30  | 24
Super-G | —  | 1:27.61  | +6.39  | 34
Giant slalom | Did not finish
Slalom | 51.95  | 30  | 47.83  | 23  | 1:39.78  | +7.10  | 24

Women's combined
Athlete  | Event  | Downhill  | Slalom  | Total

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Time  | Points  | Rank  | Time 1  | Time 2  | Total  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Lucia Medzihradská | Combined | 1:27.89  | 25.55  | 16  | 35.52  | 36.43  | 1:11.95  | 21.88  | 9  | 47.43  | 8
Ľudmila Milanová | 1:28.68  | 35.40  | 22  | 36.69  | 37.57  | 1:14.26  | 40.88  | 12  | 76.28  | 15

## Biathlon

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Main article: Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Jiřina Adamičková was close to winning a medal in the women's sprint, fighting for it after last shooting, but fading fast in the closing uphill section and falling down to fifth place, seven seconds behind bronze-medal Belova of the Unified Team.[2]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Misses  | Rank
Jiří Holubec | Individual | 59:56.2  | 0  | 15
Sprint | 27:37.8  | 0  | 23
Tomáš Kos | Individual | 1:00:33.3  | 2  | 23
Sprint | 27:37.4  | 1  | 22
Ivan Masařík | Individual | 1:05:24.9  | 7  | 66
Sprint | 27:16.8  | 2  | 12
Martin Rypl | Individual | 1:00:39.3  | 3  | 25
Sprint | 28:41.8  | 1  | 50
Martin Rypl
Tomáš Kos
Jiří Holubec
Ivan Masařík | Relay | 1:27:15.8  | 1  | 7

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Misses  | Rank
Jiřina Adamičková | Individual | 56:21.8  | 3  | 23
Sprint | 24:57.6  | 0  | 5
Gabriela Sůvová | Individual | 1:02:22.4  | 7  | 56
Sprint | 26:42.1  | 2  | 18
Jana Kulhavá | Individual | 59:09.8  | 6  | 43
Petra Nosková | Individual | 1:02:57:6  | 7  | 60
Helena Černohorská | Sprint | 30:13.8  | 3  | 62
Iveta Knížková | Sprint | 28:13.0  | 8  | 41
Gabriela Sůvová
Jana Kulhavá
Jiřina Adamičková | Relay | 1:23:12.7  | 3  | 8

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

After many years, Czechoslovakia entered its Olympic bobsleigh teams again, which recorded average to below-average results, but improved fast to be strong competitors at the 1994 Winter Olympics.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jiří Džmura
Roman Hrabaň | Two-man | 1:01.37  | 21  | 1:02.33  | 28  | 1:02.25  | 27  | 1:02.36  | 25  | 4:08.31  | 25
Petr Ramseidl
Zdeněk Kohout | 1:02.46  | 33  | 1:02.48  | 30  | 1:03.10  | 34  | 1:02.80  | 31  | 4:10.84  | 31
Jiří Džmura
Pavel Puškár
Karel Dostál
Roman Hrabaň | Four-man | 59.30  | 22  | 59.66  | 21  | 59.92  | 21  | 59.67  | 21  | 3:58.557  | 21

## Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics

The men's 50-kilometer freestyle marathon was the highlight of Czechoslovakia's men. Radim Nyč and Pavel Benc finished in top eight. Václav Korunka missed the top ten, but recorded three top-20 performances. In women's races Alžběta Havrančíková performed great in the second, freestyle-pursuit part of the combination race to move up from 34th to 17th place. Young Kateřina Neumannová took part in her first Olympics. The strong Czech and Slovak team-up of the women's relay fought for medals before losing pace in the last stage run by Iveta Zelingerová.[2]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Pavel Benc | 10 km classical | 31:13.6  | 41
15 km freestyle pursuit | 43:02.0  | 33
50 km freestyle | 2:08:13.6  | 8
Václav Korunka | 10 km classical | 29:43.4  | 17
15 km freestyle pursuit | 41:03.5  | 14
50 km freestyle | 2:10:30.7  | 13
Radim Nyč | 10 km classical | 30:31.5  | 33
15 km freestyle pursuit | 42:16.0  | 25
50 km freestyle | 2:07:41.5  | 6
Martin Petrásek | 10 km classical | 32:27.4  | 66
15 km freestyle pursuit | 45:57.1  | 55
30 km classical | 1:28:30.8  | 24
Lubomír Buchta | 30 km classical | 1:25:40.6  | 13
Jiří Teplý | 30 km classical | 1:26:14.4  | 18
50 km freestyle | 2:12:00.2  | 21
Radim Nyč
Lubomír Buchta
Pavel Benc
Václav Korunka | 4×10 km relay | 1:44:20.0  | 7

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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Time  | Rank
Lubomíra Balážová | 5 km classical | 14:54.6  | 11
10 km freestyle pursuit | 29:11.0  | 26
15 km classical | 45:22.6  | 13
Alžběta Havrančíková | 5 km classical | 15:44.6  | 34
10 km freestyle pursuit | 28:39.9  | 17
30 km freestyle | 1:27:54.9  | 11
Kateřina Neumannová | 5 km classical | 14:59.1  | 13
10 km freestyle pursuit | 28:56.6  | 22
15 km classical | 45:28.6  | 14
Iveta Zelingerová | 5 km classical | 15:06.4  | 18
10 km freestyle pursuit | 29:03.4  | 24
30 km freestyle | 1:31:39.1  | 22
Anna Janoušková | 15 km classical | 47:29.3  | 33
30 km freestyle | 1:32:43.9  | 27
Zora Simčáková | 15 km classical | 45:45.6  | 18
30 km freestyle | 1:33:10.3  | 30
Lubomíra Balážová
Kateřina Neumannová
Alžběta Havrančíková
Iveta Zelingerová | 4×5 km relay | 1:01:37.4  | 6

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Reigning European Champion Petr Barna won his only Olympic medal behind Unified Team's Viktor Petrenko and United States' Paul Wylie. During his free program, Barna was the first skater to land the quadruple jump in the Olympic competition. The program was choreographed on the Hamlet soundtrack and was Barna's artistic masterpiece.

Radka Kovaříková and René Novotný teamed up after Novotný's 1988 Winter Olympics medicine problem. They beat Shishkova and Naumov of the Unified Team in the competition, but lost to Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler of Canada in a close battle for the bronze medal, feeling a sort of injustice.

Kateřina Mrázová and Martin Šimeček finished 10th in the ice-dancing competition, while Lenka Kulovaná finished 11th. She was fifth in the 1992 European Championships, but lost to two European opponents only in Albertville.[2]

Athlete(s)  | Event  | CD1 | CD2 | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total

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FP | FP | FP | FP | TFP | Rank
Petr Barna | Men's | —  | 2 Q | 3  | 4.0  |
Lenka Kulovaná | Ladies' | —  | 9 Q | 12  | 16.5  | 11
Radka Kovaříková & René Novotný | Pairs | —  | 4  | 4  | 6.0  | 4
Kateřina Mrázová & Martin Šimeček | Ice dancing | 12  | 11  | 12  | 10  | 20.6  | 10

## Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics

In 1991, Czechoslovakia failed to win a medal at the World Championships in Finland. Stanislav Neveselý and Josef Horešovský were sacked and the team was coached by Ivan Hlinka in Albertville. He named ten members of the 1991 World Championships for their Olympic squad. The team entered the group hammering Norway and coming back from 0-2 against France. Robert Lang's two goals helped beat Unified Team, which was the only one loss of the later Olympic champions. Czechoslovakia itself then recorded its first loss against Canada, but confirmed their quarterfinals participation with a win over Switzerland.

Sweden, the reigning World Champions, met Czechoslovakia in the quarterfinals, but was beaten as Kadlec, Janecký and Augusta scored their goals and Czechoslovakia headed to the semifinals against Canada again. The game was more balanced than the group one, but was lost 2-4. The team however had not problems finding motivation to beat United States for the bronze medal. Robert Lang was the top scoring player of the team (13 points).[2]

Team roster

* Goalkeepers: Petr Bříza, Oldřich Svoboda, Jaromír Dragan
* Defenders: Leo Gudas, Miloslav Hořava, Drahomír Kadlec, Bedřich Ščerban, Richard Šmehlík, František Procházka, Róbert Švehla, Jiří Šlégr
* Forwards: Petr Rosol, Robert Lang, Kamil Kašťák, Richard Žemlička, Ladislav Lubina, Radek Ťoupal, Peter Veselovský, Petr Hrbek, Otakar Janecký, Patrik Augusta, Tomáš Jelínek, Igor Liba
* Coaches: Ivan Hlinka, Jaroslav Walter

Team  |  CAN |  Unified Team |  TCH |  FRA |  SUI |  NOR

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CAN |  | 4-5 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 10–0
Unified Team | 5-4 |  | 3–4 | 8–0 | 8-1 | 8-1
TCH | 1-5 | 4–3 |  | 6-4 | 4–2 | 10-1
FRA | 2-3 | 0–8 | 4–6 |  | 4–3 | 4–2
SUI | 1–6 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 |  | 6–3
NOR | 0–10 | 1–8 | 1–10 | 2–4 | 3–6 |

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | GF  | GA  | DIF  | PTS

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Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 8
Unified Team | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 8
Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 8
France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 4
Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 2
Norway | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 38 | -31 | 0

* February 8

Czechoslovakia | 10:1 |  Norway

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* February 10

France | 4:6 |  Czechoslovakia

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* February 12

Czechoslovakia | 4:3 |  Unified Team

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* February 14

Canada | 5:1 |  Czechoslovakia

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* February 16

Czechoslovakia | 4:2 |  Switzerland

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Medal Round
Quarter-finals
February 18|  Czechoslovakia| 3:1
(1-1, 0-0, 2-0)|  Sweden|

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Semi-finals
February 21|  Canada| 4:2
(2-1, 0-1, 2-0)|  Czechoslovakia|

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Bronze Medal Game
February 22|  Czechoslovakia| 6:1
(2-0, 1-0, 3-1)|  United States|

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## Luge

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Main article: Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Petr Urban was the leading and most controversial member of the Czechoslovakia's luge team. He recorded two top-20 finishes, but was soon excluded from the team because of his cartoon jokes he published in daily Sport while competing in Albertville. [2]

Athlete(s)  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Time  | Time  | Time  | Time  | Rank
Jan Kohoutek  | Men's | 46.156  | 46.261  | 46.958  | 47.067  | 3:06.442  | 20
Petr Urban | 46.211  | 46.285  | 46.961  | 46.812  | 3:06.269  | 19
Mária Jasenčáková | Women's | 47.673  | 47.483  | 47.694  | 47.593  | 3:10.443  | 20
Petra Matěchová | 47.298  | 47.323  | 47.749  | 47.290  | 3:09.660  | 17
Petr Urban
Jan Kohoutek  | Doubles | 47.005  | 47.219  | —  | 1:34.274  | 15

## Nordic combined

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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1992 Winter Olympics

[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Ski jumping  | Cross-country

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Points  | Rank  | Deficit  | Time  | Rank
Martin Bayer | Individual | 188.2  | 37  | +4:28.7  | 55:11.2
+10:43.1 | 41
Josef Kovařík | 193.3  | 30  | +3:54.7  | 48:41.8
+4:13.7 | 17
Milan Kučera | 205.0  | 16  | +2:36.7  | Did not finish
František Máka | 197.1  | 27  | +3:29.4  | 48:02.8
+3:34.7 | 15
František Máka
Milan Kučera
Josef Kovařík | Team | 546.7  | 8  | +8:12  | 1::32:41.2
+8:12 | 6

## Ski jumping

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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Jiří Parma was Czechoslovakia's flag-bearer at the 1988 Winter Olympics, but recorded his best ever Olympic results in 1992. He led the team in a dramatic competition, where only Czechoslovakia managed to get closer to the uncontested duo of Austria and gold medal winning Finland. He added large hill fifth place and normal hill 10th place.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Jump 1  | Jump 2

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Total  | Rank
Tomáš Goder | Normal hill | 83.9  | 52  | 91.4  | 36  | 175.3  | 48
Large hill | 90.6  | 14  | 74.2  | 25  | 164.8  | 20
František Jež | Normal hill | 99.7  | 19  | 93.0  | 33  | 192.7  | 23
Large hill | 91.5  | 12  | 79.8  | 18  | 171.3  | 13
Jiří Parma | Normal hill | 109.2  | 5  | 98.7  | 18  | 207.9  | 10
Large hill | 101.1  | 5  | 96.9  | 5  | 198.0  | 5
Jaroslav Sakala | Normal hill | 101.1  | 17  | 99.7  | 16  | 200.8  | 15
Large hill | 85.7  | 21  | 45.7  | 51  | 131.4  | 41
Tomáš Goder
František Jež
Jaroslav Sakala
Jiří Parma | Team | 325.6  | 3  | 294.5  | 3  | 620.1  |

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Only two Czechoslovakia's speed skaters took part in the Games, but none of them was able to fight the competition for better than low-place finishes.[2]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Jiří Kyncl | 500 m | 40.92  | 39
5000 m | 7:27.78  | 27
10000 m | 15:03.97  | 25
Jiří Musil | 500 m | 42.20  | 41
5000 m | 7:29.91  | 29
10000 m | 15:14.18  | 28

## References

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1. ^ Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2013.

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