Bohemia at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
competed in the
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for the first time at the
1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...
in
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as an independent team, though it was part of
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at the time. 7 athletes competed for Bohemia.


Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in ''italics''. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.


Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.


Athletics

Track & road events
Field events


Cycling

Bohemia competed in the second Olympic cycling competition. The nation's only cyclist,
František Hirsch František Hirsch (27 November 1874 – 9 June 1942) was a Bohemian cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officiall ...
, had little success.


Sprint


Gymnastics


Tennis

Rosenbaumová took bronze in the women's singles. Rosenbaumová also won another bronze medal in the
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with
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playing partner Archibald Warden.


References

{{Nations at the 1900 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...
1900 in Austria-Hungary
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