Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Winter Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Alpine Skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women....

Men's Combined
  • Walter Hollmann - 81.01 points (16th)
  • Johann Knahl - 78.41 (21st)
  • Wilhelm Pick - 75.30 (26th)
  • Eduard Hromádka - did not finish


Women's Combined
  • Růžena Beinhauerová - 66.47 points (22nd)
  • Hilda Walterová - did not finish 2nd slalom round
  • Truda Möhwaldová - did not finish 2nd slalom round

Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936 to February 15, 1936.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

Two-man race
  • Gustav Leubner
    Gustav Leubner
    Gustav Leubner is a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He finished 12th in the four-man event and 17th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:* * *...

    , Wilhelm Blechschmidt
    Wilhelm Blechschmidt
    Wilhelm Blechschmidt is a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He finished 12th in the four-man event and 17th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:* * *...

     - 5:59.47 (17th)
  • Josef Lanzendörfer
    Josef Lanzendörfer
    Josef Lanzendörfer was a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in Igls....

    , Karel Růžička
    Karel Ružicka
    Karel Růžička was a Czechoslovakian bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in Igls....

     - 6:09.70 (20th)


Four-man race
  • Gustav Leubner
    Gustav Leubner
    Gustav Leubner is a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He finished 12th in the four-man event and 17th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:* * *...

    , Walter Heinzl
    Walter Heinzl
    Walter Heinzl is a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He finished 12th in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:* * - p. 415.*...

    , Bedřich Posselt
    Bedrich Posselt
    Bedrich Posselt is a Czechoslovakian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1930s. He finished 12th in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:** - p. 415.*...

    , Wilhelm Blechschmidt
    Wilhelm Blechschmidt
    Wilhelm Blechschmidt is a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He finished 12th in the four-man event and 17th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:* * *...

     - 5:45.52 (12th)
  • Josef Lanzendörfer
    Josef Lanzendörfer
    Josef Lanzendörfer was a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in Igls....

    , Karel Růžička
    Karel Ružicka
    Karel Růžička was a Czechoslovakian bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1935 FIBT World Championships in Igls....

    , Ewald Menzl
    Ewald Menzl
    Ewald Menzl was a German bobsledder who competed for Czechoslovakia in the mid 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he was listed in the four-man event, but did not compete.-References:*...

    , Robert Zintel - NM

Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...

Men’s 18 km
  • Lukáš Mihalák
    Lukáš Mihalák
    Lukáš Mihalák was a Slovak cross-country skier who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Winter Olympics.He was born and died in Ždiar....

     - 1:19:01 (10th)
  • František Šimůnek
    Frantisek Simunek
    František Šimůnek was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck....

     - 1:19:09 (11th)
  • Cyril Musil
    Cyril Musil
    Cyril Musil was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.He was born in Studnice, Vysočina Region and died in Canada....

     - 1:20:14 (14th)
  • Gustav Berauer
    Gustl Berauer
    Gustav "Gustl" Berauer was an ethnic German Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He was born in Petzer, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is now known as Pec pod Sněžkou, Czech Republic....

     - 1:23:04 (21st)


Men’s 50 km
  • Cyril Musil
    Cyril Musil
    Cyril Musil was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.He was born in Studnice, Vysočina Region and died in Canada....

     - 3:46:12 (9th)
  • Jan Svatoš - 3:54:33 (15th)
  • Vladimír Novák
    Vladimir Novak
    Vladimír Novák was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck....

     - 3:59:08 (19th)
  • Lukáš Mihalák
    Lukáš Mihalák
    Lukáš Mihalák was a Slovak cross-country skier who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Winter Olympics.He was born and died in Ždiar....

     - did not finish


Men’s 4x10 km relay
  • Czechoslovakia - 2:51:56 (5th)
    • Cyril Musil
      Cyril Musil
      Cyril Musil was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s.He was born in Studnice, Vysočina Region and died in Canada....

    • Gustav Berauer
      Gustl Berauer
      Gustav "Gustl" Berauer was an ethnic German Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He was born in Petzer, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is now known as Pec pod Sněžkou, Czech Republic....

    • Lukáš Mihalák
      Lukáš Mihalák
      Lukáš Mihalák was a Slovak cross-country skier who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Winter Olympics.He was born and died in Ždiar....

    • František Šimůnek
      Frantisek Simunek
      František Šimůnek was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck....


Figure skating
Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Sunday February 9, 1936 to Saturday February 15, 1936.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

Men
  • Jaroslav Sadílek - 24th place


Women
  • Věra Hrubá
    Vera Ralston
    Vera Ralston was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s.-Early life:...

     - 17th place
  • Fritzi Metznerová - 20th place

Ice Hockey
Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Great Britain won the men's ice hockey competition. While only one player on the team was born in Canada, nine of the thirteen players on the roster grew up in Canada, and eleven had played previously in Canada.-Medalists:...

Men – 4th place
  • Round 1
    • beat 5-0
    • beat 3-0
    • beat 2-0
  • Semifinal group
    • lost to 0-2
    • beat 4-1
    • beat 2-1
  • Medal Round
    • lost to 0-2
    • lost to 0-5
    • lost to 0-7

  • Squad:
    • Goalkeepers: Jan Peka
      Jan Peka
      Jan Peka was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics....

      , Josef Boháč
    • Defenders: Jaroslav Pušbauer
      Jaroslav Pušbauer
      Jaroslav Pušbauer was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic tournament....

      , Jan Košek, Karel Hromádka
    • Forwards: Josef Maleček
      Josef Malecek
      Josef "Pepa, Pepi, Joe" Maleček was a very successful Czechoslovak ice hockey player during the period between World Wars....

       (5 goals scored), Jiří Tožička
      Jirí Tožicka
      Jiří Tožička was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.He was born in Prague....

       (1), Oldřich Kučera (4), Ladislav Troják
      Ladislav Troják
      Ladislav Troják was the first Slovak ice hockey player in the national team of Czechoslovakia and also the first Slovak hockey player with a title of World Champion...

      , Zdeněk Jirotka (3), Drahoš Jirotka (3), Alois Cetkovský, Walter Ullrich

Nordic combined
Nordic combined at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 .-Medalists:-Cross-country skiing:...

Individual Race
  • František Šimůnek
    Frantisek Simunek
    František Šimůnek was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck....

     - 394.3 points (5th)
  • Johann Lahr - 387.4 (9th)
  • Gustav Berauer
    Gustl Berauer
    Gustav "Gustl" Berauer was an ethnic German Czechoslovak nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s. He was born in Petzer, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is now known as Pec pod Sněžkou, Czech Republic....

     - 379.1 (14th)
  • Rudolf Vrána - 359.4 (26th)

Ski jumping
Ski jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested. It was held on Sunday, February 16, 1936.-Medalists:-Final standings:The competition took place at "Olympiaschanze" with a K-Point of 80 metres . It started at 11 a.m....

Individual Competition
  • Jaroslav Lukeš - 199.1 points (27th)
  • Josef Kahl - 196.1 (29th)
  • Johann Lahr - 193.8 (32nd)
  • Oldřich Buďárek - 174.2 (40th)

Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.-Medal summary:...

Men's 500 m
  • Jaroslav Turnovský - 47.8s (30th)
  • Oldřich Hanč - 49.8s (32nd)


Men's 1500 m
  • Jaroslav Turnovský - 2:30.5 (31st)
  • Oldřich Hanč - 2:57.8 (35th)


Men's 5000 m
  • Jaroslav Turnovský - 9:25.8 (32nd)
  • Oldřich Hanč - 10:03.0 (34th)

Military patrol (demonstration event)
Military patrol at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, a military patrol competition was held. The International Olympic Committee refused admission of this sport into the Olympic Program, but the expressed desires of Adolf Hitler forced the IOC to make this program a...

Team Race
  • Czechoslovakia - 2:50:08 (8th place)
    • Karel Steiner
    • Josef Mateasko
    • Bohuslav Musil
    • Bohumil Kosour
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