Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 99 (86 men, 13 women) in 11 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Vít Matlocha | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 6 |
Gold 7 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 13 |
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 Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
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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]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Emil Zátopek — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
- Emil Zátopek — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
- Emil Zátopek — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Dana Zátopková — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Ján Zachara — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Josef Holeček — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
- Jiri Havlis, Jan Jindra, Miroslav Koranda, Stanislav Lusk, and Karel Mejta — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Silver
- Josef Dolezal — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
- Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna — Canoeing, Men's C2 1.000m Canadian Pairs
- Jozef Ruzicka — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Bronze
- Alfréd Jindra — 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
- Mikuláš Athanasov — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Athletics
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Basketball
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- 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
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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- 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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Rowing
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Shooting
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Six shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1952.
Swimming
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
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