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Czechoslovakia At The 1968 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports. Medalists Athletics Boxing Canoeing Cycling Eight cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1968. ; Individual road race * Jan Smolík * Petr Hladík ;Sprint * Ivan Kučírek * Miloš Jelínek ; 1000m time trial * Miloš Jelínek ; Tandem * Ivan Kučírek * Miloš Jelínek ; Individual pursuit * Jiří Daler ; Individual pursuit * Jiří Daler * Pavel Kondr * Milan Puzrla * František Řezáč Diving Football Gymnastics Modern pentathlon One male pentathlete represented Czechoslovakia in 1968. ;Individual * Pavel Kupka Rowing In 1968, Czechoslovakia entered boats in four of the seven events: men's single sculls, men's double sculls, men's coxed pair, men's eight. The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Shooting Eight shooters, all men, represented Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Olympic Committee
The Czech Olympic Committee ( cs, Český olympijský výbor) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing the Czech Republic. History The Czech Olympic Committee is one of the oldest NOCs in the world, having been founded in 1899 as Bohemian Committee for the Olympic Games ( cs, Český výbor pro hry olympijské). It was transformed into the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee in 1919 and reconstituted under its original name in 1992, being formally recognized by the IOC again in 1993. Presidents The Czech Olympic Committee has had the following presidents: Executive committee * President: Jiří Kejval * Vice Presidents: Roman Kumpost, Zdenek Hanik, Filip Suman, Libor Varhanik * Secretary General: Petr Graclik Member federations The Czech National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 34 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's Balance Beam
These are the results of the women's balance beam competition, one of six events for female competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Kuchinskaya was controversially awarded gold over Čáslavská after initial scores were revised. A similar controversy occurred in the floor event, and both were in favor of Soviet athletes. Competition format Each nation entered a team of six gymnasts or up to three individual gymnasts. All entrants in the gymnastics competitions performed both a compulsory exercise and a voluntary exercise for each apparatus. The scores for all 8 exercises were summed to give an individual all-around score. These exercise scores were also used for qualification for the new apparatus finals. The two exercises (compulsory and voluntary) for each apparatus were summed to give an apparatus score; the top 6 in each apparatus participated in the finals; others were ranked 7th through 101st. In the final, each gymnast performed an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Sokol
František Sokol (5 February 1939, in Tišnov – 11 October 2011, in Ostrava) is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ... medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. External links *František Sokol's obituary 1939 births 2011 deaths People from Tišnov Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Kop
Petr Kop (15 February 1937 – 27 January 2017) was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... In 1964, Kop was part of the Czechoslovak team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played in six matches. Four years later, Kop won the bronze medal with the Czechoslovakian team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played in seven matches. Kop played in the Italian volleyball league for Virtus Pallavolo Bologna. References External links profile 1937 births 2017 deaths Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Petlák
Vladimír Petlák (21 February 1946 – 2 February 1999) 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 Kuřim and died in Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju .... In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he finished sixth with the Czechoslovak team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. At the 1976 Games he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. External links profile 1946 births 1999 deaths People from Kuřim Czech men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Smolka
Josef Smolka (22 March 1939, Troubky – 1 June 2020) was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches. References External links profile 1939 births 2020 deaths People from Přerov District Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region {{CzechRepublic-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Musil
Josef Musil (3 July 1932 – 26 August 2017) was a Czech volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... player. He won two Olympic medals, in 1964 and 1968, as well as five world and three European championships medals in 1952–1967. References External links * 1932 births 2017 deaths Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luboš Zajíček
Luboš is a Slavic male given name meaning ''love'' and used mostly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Slovakia with spelling Ľuboš. The name is a short form of names like: Luboslav, Lubomir. Notable bearers * Ľuboš Bartečko, Slovak ice hockey player * Luboš Bartoň, Czech professional basketball player * Ľuboš Blaha, Slovak philosopher and politician * Luboš Fišer, Czech composer * Luboš Loučka, Czech footballer * Luboš Kohoutek, Czech astronomer * Ľuboš Kostelný, Slovak actor * Luboš Kozel, Czech footballer * Luboš Kubík, Czech former professional footballer and manager * Ľuboš Micheľ, Slovak football referee * Luboš Motl, Czech theoretical physicist * Luboš Sluka, Czech composer * Luboš Zajíček, Czech jazz cornetist * Luboš Vrbka Luboš is a Slavic male given name meaning ''love'' and used mostly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In Slovakia with spelling Ľuboš. The name is a short form of names like: Luboslav, Lubomir. Notable be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Svoboda (volleyball)
Jiří Svoboda (born 19 April 1941) is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... Svoboda was born in Zubří. In 1968, Svoboda was part of the Czechoslovak team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. External links profile 1941 births Living people People from Zubří Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Zlín Region {{CzechRepublic-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Procházka (volleyball)
Antonín Procházka (born April 3, 1942) is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic .... In 1968, he was part of the Czechoslovak team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. External links * * 1942 births Living people Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Sportspeople from Brno Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{CzechRepublic-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic Men's National Volleyball Team
The Czech Republic national men's volleyball team is controlled by the Czech Volleyball Federation, which represents the country in international competitions and friendly matches. Czech Republic is ranked 30th (as of October 2018) in the FIVB world ranking. FIVB considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia (1948–1993). The Czech team’s first participations in international competitions saw them win a gold medal at the inaugural European Championship in 1948 which kick-started a golden age for the team. They won two more European in 1955 and 1958, two golds at the World Championships of 1956 and 1966, and a further eight medals in other elite tournaments. They took silver at the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games and followed that with the bronze four years later in Mexico City. Results Olympic Games * 1964 Tokyo — Silver medal (TCH) * 1968 Mexico City — Bronze medal (TCH) * 1972 Munich — 6th place (TCH) * 1976 Montreal — 5th place (T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
