Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

competed at the

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. 104 competitors, 95 men and 9 women, took part in 64 events in 13 sports. The most successful competitor was

Věra Čáslavská en, the love of Tokyo ja, 「オリンピックの名花」 en, darling of the Olympic Games , country = Czechoslovakia , formercountry = , birth_date = , birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia ( occupied by Germany 1939– ...

(one of only 9 women in crew) with 4 medals - 3 gold and one team silver. Other big surprises were gold medal performances of the cyclist

Jiří Daler Jiří Daler (born 8 March 1940) is a retired cyclist from Czechoslovakia. His sporting career began with Dukla Brno. As an amateur track cyclist he competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in five events in total. In the 4000 m individual ...

and weightlifter Hans Zdražila, who broke a

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during his performance. Medal hopes of world record holder athlete

Ludvík Daněk Ludvík Daněk () (6 January 1937 – 16 November 1998) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211'3"). Daněk was born in Blansko, and competed in four Summer Olympics ...

were fulfilled with little disappointment, in the form of a silver medal.

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1964. ; Individual road race * Daniel Gráč *

* František Řezáč *

Jan Smolík Jan Smolík (born 24 December 1942) is a Czech former cyclist. His sporting career began with Dukla Brno. He competed at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics. He won the Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, ...

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Ivan Kučírek Ivan Kučírek (25 November 1946 – 5 February 2022) was a Czech cyclist. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

; 1000m time trial *

Jiří Pecka Jiří Pecka (June 4, 1917 – May 12, 1997) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague (where he also died). Pecka won a silver medal in the C-2 10000 m event at the ...

;

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* Karel Paar * Karel Štark ;

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;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Antonín Kříž *

* František Řezáč

Football

Gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1964.

Lubomír Nácovský Lubomír Nácovský (26 May 1935 – 10 March 1982 in Kralupy nad Vltavou) was a Czech sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de ...

won a bronze medal in the 25 m pistol event. ;

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Ladislav Falta Ladislav Falta (30 January 1936 – 18 December 2021) was a Czech sport shooter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games ...

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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 th ...

* Vladimír Kudrna ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Vladimír Stibořík ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Vladimír Stibořík ; 50 m rifle, prone * Vladimír Stibořík

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

* Round robin ** Defeated Hungary (3-2) ** Defeated Bulgaria (3-2) ** Defeated Japan (3-1) ** Defeated United States (3-0) ** Lost to Soviet Union (2-3) ** Defeated Brazil (3-0) ** Defeated Romania (3-1) ** Defeated Netherlands (3-1) ** Defeated South Korea (3-1) → Silver Medal *Team Roster **

Antonín Procházka Antonín Procházka may refer to: * Antonín Procházka (painter) (1882-1945), Czech painter * Antonín Procházka (volleyball) (born 1942), Czech former volleyball player * Antonín Procházka (actor) (born 1953), Czech actor, playwright and direct ...

** Jiří Svoboda **

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 i ...

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 unde ...

** Josef Smolka **

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 di ...

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 ...

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 ...

** Bohunil Golián **

Zdeněk Groessl Zdeněk Groessl (born 8 September 1941) is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olymp ...

Pavel Schenk Pavel Schenk (born 27 June 1941) 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 Blansko D ...

** Drahomír Koudelka *Head coach: Václav Matiášek

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results databaseCzech olympic report
(in Czech) {{Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...