Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
. 181 competitors, 145 men and 36 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1500 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's 4x100m Relay
Men's High Jump
Men's Individual Road Race
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
Men's Tandem
Men's foil
Women's foil
at the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, the team tied for second place in the points ranking after defeating Tunisia
, tying Iceland
, and losing to East Germany
. Czechoslovakia won the tie-breaker over the Iceland team, which had also defeated Tunisia and lost to East Germany, and advanced to the second round. There, wins over Sweden
and the Soviet Union put Czechoslovakia in another standings tie, this time in first place with East Germany. Again, the tie-breaker went to Czechoslovakia, giving the team the opportunity to play Yugoslavia
, the winner of the other group, in the gold medal game. Yugoslavia won, 21-16, leaving Czechoslovakia with the silver.
Men's Team Competition:
Men's Coxed Pairs
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 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. 181 competitors, 145 men and 36 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Czechoslovakia finished in 18th position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and eight medals overall.
Gold
- Ludvík DaněkLudvík DanekLudvík Daněk was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won gold in Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics with a throw of 64.40 m ....
— Athletics, Men's Discus Throw - Vítězslav Mácha — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Silver
- Milena DuchkováMilena DuchkováMilena Duchková is a diver from the Czechoslovakia and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where she received a gold medal in Platform Diving. She received a silver medal in 1972....
— Diving, Women's Platform - Ladislav BenešLadislav BenešLadislav Beneš is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fourteen goals....
, Frantisek Brina, Vladimír HaberVladimír HaberVladimír Haber is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
, Vladimír JarýVladimír JarýVladimír Jarý is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
, Jiří KavanJirí KavanJiří Kavan was a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Olomouc, and represented Dukla Praha. He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals...
, Arnošt KlimčíkArnošt KlimcíkArnošt Klimčík is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played one match.-External links:*...
, Jaroslav KonečnýJaroslav KonecnýFor the Czech boxer with the same name see Jaroslav Konečný Jaroslav Konečný is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics....
, František KrálíkFrantišek KrálíkFrantišek Králík is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played four matches as goalkeeper....
, Jindřich KrepindlJindrich KrepindlJindřich Krepindl is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
, Vincent LafkoVincent LafkoVincent Lafko is a Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final and scored three goals.-External links:*...
, Andrej LukošíkAndrej LukošíkAndrej Lukošík is a Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played four matches including the final and scored one goal.-External links:*...
, Pavel MikešPavel MikešPavel Mikeš is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
, Petr Pospíšil, Ivan SatrapaIvan SatrapaIvan Satrapa is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
, Zdeněk ŠkáraZdenek ŠkáraZdeněk Škára is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played one match.-External links:*...
, and Jaroslav ŠkarvanJaroslav ŠkarvanJaroslav Škarvan is a Czechoslavak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played three matches as goalkeeper.-External links:...
— Handball, Men's Team Competition - Vladimír PetříčekVladimír PetrícekVladimír Petříček is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Libiš, Mělník District....
, Pavel SvojanovskýPavel SvojanovskýPavel Svojanovský is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Otrokovice and is the older brother of Oldřich Svojanovský....
and Oldřich SvojanovskýOldrich SvojanovskýOldřich Svojanovský is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Otrokovice and is the younger brother of Pavel Svojanovský....
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs - Ladislav Falta — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Bronze
- Eva ŠuranováEva ŠuranováEva Šuranová is a Czechoslovak athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump.Šuranová competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the long jump, where she won the bronze medal.-References:...
— Athletics, Women's Long Jump - Vladimír JánošVladimír JánošVladimír Jánoš is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague....
, Otakar MarečekOtakar MarecekOtakar Mareček is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague....
, Karel NeffeKarel NeffeKarel Neffe is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague and is the father of Karel Neffe, Jr....
, Vladimír PetříčekVladimír PetrícekVladimír Petříček is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Libiš, Mělník District....
and František ProvazníkFrantišek ProvazníkFrantišek Provazník is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague.In 1972 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event....
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Athletics
Men's 100 metres- Juraj Demec
- First Heat — 10.66s (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Jozef PlachýJozef PlachýJozef Plachý is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia, who represented Czechoslovakia in four consecutive Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the men's 1500 metres in 1977.-Achievements:...
- Heat — 1:47.1
- Semifinals — 1:48.9 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Jozef Horčic
- Heat — 3:45.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Josef Janský
- Heat — 13:39.8 (→ did not advance)
- Dusan Moravcik
- Heat — 13:40.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Relay
- Jaroslav Matousek, Juraj Demec, Jiri Kynos, and Ludvik Bohman
- Heat — 39.31s
- Semifinals — 39.01s
- Final — 38.82s (→ 4th place)
Men's High Jump
- Roman Moravec
- Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)
- Jaroslav Alexa
- Qualification Round — 2.09m (→ did not advance)
Cycling
Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race
- Jirí Prchal — 18th place
- Jirí Háva — 41st place
- Petr Matoušek — 47th place
- Alois Holík — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Anton TkáčAnton TkácAnton Tkáč is a retired track cyclist from Slovakia, who claimed the gold medal for Czechoslovakia in the Men's 1,000m Sprint at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He won two world titles in the same event, in 1974 and 1978.-References:...
- Final — 1:08.78 (→ 13th place)
Men's Tandem
- Ivan Kučírek and Vladimír Popelka → 8th place
Fencing
Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1972.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...
- František KoukalFrantišek KoukalFrantišek Koukal is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Women's foil
Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...
- Katarína Lokšová-RáczováKatarína Lokšová-RáczováKatarína Lokšová-Ráczová is a Slovak Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Handball
Czechoslovakia won a silver medalSilver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
at the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, the team tied for second place in the points ranking after defeating Tunisia
Tunisia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
-Athletics:Men's 800 metres*Mansour Guettaya* Heat — 1:49.4* Semifinals — 1:49.8 Men's 1500 metres*Mansour Guettaya* Heat — 3:43.9 -Boxing:Men's Flyweight * Ali Gharbi* First Round — Bye...
, tying Iceland
Iceland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-Results by event:Men's 100 metres*Bjarni Stefánsson* First Heat — 10.99s Men's 400 metres*Bjarni Stefánsson* First Heat — 46.76s...
, and losing to East Germany
East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
. Czechoslovakia won the tie-breaker over the Iceland team, which had also defeated Tunisia and lost to East Germany, and advanced to the second round. There, wins over Sweden
Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.- Gold:* Ulrika Knape — Diving, Women's 10m Platform...
and the Soviet Union put Czechoslovakia in another standings tie, this time in first place with East Germany. Again, the tie-breaker went to Czechoslovakia, giving the team the opportunity to play Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 800 metres*Jože Medjumurec* Heat — 1:48.1...
, the winner of the other group, in the gold medal game. Yugoslavia won, 21-16, leaving Czechoslovakia with the silver.
Men's Team Competition:
- Czechoslovakia - silver medal (3-2-1)
Rowing
Men's Single Sculls- Jaroslav Hellebrand
- Heat — 7:58.15
- Repechage — 8:19.28
- Semi Finals — 8:44.60
- B-Final — 8:11.04 (→ 12th place)
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Oldřich SvojanovskýOldrich SvojanovskýOldřich Svojanovský is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Otrokovice and is the younger brother of Pavel Svojanovský....
, Pavel SvojanovskýPavel SvojanovskýPavel Svojanovský is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Otrokovice and is the older brother of Oldřich Svojanovský....
and Vladimír PetříčekVladimír PetrícekVladimír Petříček is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Libiš, Mělník District.... - Heat — 7:41.27
- Semi Finals — 8:07.88
- Final — 7:19.57 (→ Silver Medal)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition- Team Roster
- Vladimír PetlákVladimír PetlákVladimír Petlák was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
- Milan Vápenka
- Pavel SchenkPavel SchenkPavel Schenk is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Borotín, Blansko District....
- Zdeněk GroesslZdenek GroesslZdeněk Groessl is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Plzeň....
- Stefan Pipa
- Jaroslav Tomáš
- Drahomír KoudelkaDrahomír KoudelkaDrahomír Koudelka was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Krasová, Blansko District....
- Jaroslav Stančo
- Lubomír ZajíčekLubomír ZajícekLubomír Zajíček is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bystrc....
- Jaroslav Penc
- Milan Řezníček
- Miroslav Nekola
- Head Coaches: Karel Láznička and Zdeněk Malý