Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, Finland
.
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
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 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Gold
- Emil ZátopekEmil ZátopekEmil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life...
— Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres - Emil ZátopekEmil ZátopekEmil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life...
— Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres - Emil ZátopekEmil ZátopekEmil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life...
— Athletics, Men's Marathon - Dana ZátopkováDana ZátopkováDana Zátopková was a Czech javelin thrower. She won the gold medal for javelin in the 1952 Summer Olympics , and the silver medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics. She was the European champion in 1954 and 1958...
— Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw - Ján ZacharaJán ZacharaJán Zachara is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....
— Boxing, Men's Featherweight - Josef HolečekJosef HolecekJosef Holeček was a Czechoslovakian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
— Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles - Jiri HavlisJirí HavlisJiří Havlis was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Majdalena, Jindřichův Hradec District....
, Jan JindraJan JindraJan Jindra is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Třeboň....
, Miroslav KorandaMiroslav KorandaMiroslav Koranda was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics....
, Stanislav LuskStanislav LuskStanislav Lusk was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Třeboň and died in Prague....
, and Karel MejtaKarel MejtaKarel Mejta is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Třeboň and is the father of Karel Mejta, Jr....
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Silver
- Josef DolezalJosef DoležalJosef Doležal was a Czechoslovak athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk....
— Athletics, Men's 50km Walk - Jan Brzák-FelixJan Brzák-FelixJan Brzák-Felix was a Czechoslovakian slalom and sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1930s to the early 1950s...
and Bohumil KudrnaBohumil KudrnaBohumil Kudrna was a Czechoslovakian flatwater canoer and slalom canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
— Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs - Jozef Ruzicka — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Bronze
- Alfréd JindraAlfréd JindraAlfréd Jindra was a Czechoslovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.Jindra was born and died in Prague-References:*...
— Canoeing, Men's C1 10.000m Canadian Singles - Hana Bobková, Eva Bosáková-Vechtová, Alena Chadimová, Matylda Matousková-Sínová, Jana Rabasová, Alena Reichová, Bozena Srncová, and Vera Vancurová — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
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
- Zdenek Bobrovský
- Josef Ezr
- Jiří Matoušek
- Miroslav Škerik
- Mcheq Kodl
- Ján KozákJán KozákJán Kozák is a Slovak footballer who is currently without club. He didn't play football from May 2010 to March 2011 and since summer 2011 he is again without a club.-Club career:...
- Evzen Hornák
- Zdenek Rylich
- Lubomir Kolár
- Ivan Mrázek
- Jaroslav Šip
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