Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
competed at the
1936 Summer Olympics in
Berlin
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Germany
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. 190 competitors, 175 men and 15 women, took part in 102 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Five cyclists, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1936.
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Individual road race
*
Josef Lošek
*
Vilém Jakl
* Miroslav Jung
*
Hans Leutelt
*
Miloslav Loos
;
Team road race
*
Josef Lošek
*
Vilém Jakl
* Miroslav Jung
*
Hans Leutelt
*
Miloslav Loos
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Czechoslovakia in 1936.
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Men's foil
*
Jiří Jesenský
*
Bohuslav Kirchmann
*
Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt
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Men's team foil
*
Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt,
František Vohryzek,
Jiří Jesenský,
Bohuslav Kirchmann,
Josef Hildebrand
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Men's épée
*
Josef Kunt
Josef Kunt (4 June 1904 – 1982) was a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The mode ...
*
Robert Bergmann
*
František Vohryzek
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Men's team épée
*
Robert Bergmann,
František Vohryzek,
Bohuslav Kirchmann,
Josef Kunt
Josef Kunt (4 June 1904 – 1982) was a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée
The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The mode ...
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Alfred Klausnitzer,
Václav Rais
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Men's sabre
*
Jozef Benedik
*
Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt
*
Bohuslav Kirchmann
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Men's team sabre
*
Josef Jungmann
Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Czech poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the mod ...
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Jozef Benedik,
Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt,
Bohuslav Kirchmann,
Josef Hildebrand
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Women's foil
*
Marie Šedivá
*
Carmen Raisová
Gymnastics
Rowing
Czechoslovakia had 17 rowers participate in four out of seven
rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
events in 1936.
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Men's single sculls
*
Jiří Zavřel
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Men's double sculls
*
Vladimír Vaina
*
Josef Straka
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Men's coxed four
*
František Maloň
*
Alfred Lerbretier
*
Jan Matoušek
*
Jaroslav Mysliveček
*
Josef Jabor (cox)
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Men's eight
*
Karel Brandstätter
*
Pavel Parák
*
Jan Holobrádek
*
Ladislav Smolík
*
František Šír
*
František Kobzík
František Kobzík (22 March 1914 – 7 May 1944) was a Czech rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
On the onset of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Kobzík left the country. He joined the Frenc ...
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Rudolf Baránek
*
Antonín Hrstka
*
Bedřich Procházka
Bedřich Procházka (4 July 1855 in Rakovník – 3 January 1934 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak mathematician. He was granted an honorary doctorate
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding in ...
(cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Seven shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1936.
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25 m rapid fire pistol
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Jan Gasche
*
František Pokorný
*
Josef Kopecký
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50 m pistol
The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...
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Václav Krecl
*
Jan Koller
Jan Koller (; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was noted for his height, strong physique, and heading ability.
He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he becam ...
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50 m rifle, prone
*
František Čermák
*
Jaroslav Mach
*
František Pokorný
Swimming
Eric Lansky
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links
International Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936
Events
January–February
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Summer Olympics