Czechoslovakia competed at the

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in Munich, West Germany. 181 competitors, 145 men and 36 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Men's 100 metres * Juraj Demec ** First Heat — 10.66s (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres *

Jozef Plachý Jozef Plachý (born 28 February 1949) is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia. He competed for Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechos ...

** Heat — 1:47.1 ** Semifinals — 1:48.9 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres * Jozef Horčic ** Heat — 3:45.7 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres * Josef Janský ** Heat — 13:39.8 (→ did not advance) * Dusan Moravcik ** Heat — 13:40.4 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay * Jaroslav Matousek, Juraj Demec, Jiri Kynos, and Luděk Bohman ** Heat — 39.31s ** Semifinals — 39.01s ** Final — 38.82s (→ 4th place) Men's High Jump *

Roman Moravec Roman Moravec (30 December 1950 – 2 November 2009) was a Slovak athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly know ...

** Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance) * Jaroslav Alexa ** Qualification Round — 2.09m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1972. ; Individual road race *

Jiří Prchal Jiří Prchal (19 August 1948 – 9 September 1994)František Kolář ''Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách'', ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 411 was a Czech cyclist Cyclin ...

— 18th place * Jiří Háva — 41st place * Petr Matoušek — 47th place * Alois Holík — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

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* Miloš Hrazdíra * Jiří Mainuš * Petr Matoušek *

Vlastimil Moravec Vlastimil Moravec (7 May 1949 – 15 April 1986) was a Czech cyclist. He competed at the 1972 in Munich and 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 100 km team time trial and individual road race, respectively; he finished in 13th place ...

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* Vladimír Vačkář *

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 * Anton Tkáč ** Final — 1:08.78 (→ 13th place) ; Tandem *

and Vladimír Popelka → 8th place ; Individual pursuit *

Milan Puzrla Milan Puzrla (18 April 1946 – 24 May 2021) was a Czechoslovak cyclist. He competed at the 1968, 1972, and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ent ...

; Team pursuit *

Zdeněk Dohnal Zdeněk Dohnal (born 11 August 1948) is a Czech former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters ...

* Jiří Mikšík * Anton Tkáč * Milan Zyka

Diving

Fencing

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1972. ; Men's foil *

František Koukal František Koukal (born 11 April 1949) is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye O ...

; Women's foil *

Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová (born 3 October 1950) is a Slovak fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...

Gymnastics

Handball

Czechoslovakia won a

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at the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, the team tied for second place in the points ranking after defeating Tunisia, tying Iceland, and losing to East Germany. Czechoslovakia won the tie-breaker over the Iceland team, which had also defeated Tunisia and lost to East Germany, and advanced to the second round. There, wins over

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and the Soviet Union put Czechoslovakia in another standings tie, this time in first place with East Germany. Again, the tie-breaker went to Czechoslovakia, giving the team the opportunity to play Yugoslavia, the winner of the other group, in the gold medal game. Yugoslavia won, 21-16, leaving Czechoslovakia with the silver. Men's Team Competition: * Czechoslovakia - silver medal (3-2-1)

Judo

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls * Jaroslav Hellebrand **Heat — 7:58.15 **Repechage — 8:19.28 **Semi Finals — 8:44.60 **B-Final — 8:11.04 (→ 12th place) Men's Coxed Pairs *

Oldřich Svojanovský Oldřich Svojanovský (born 9 March 1946) is a retired Czech rower who mostly competed in the coxed pairs, together with his elder brother Pavel Svojanovský Pavel Svojanovský (born 12 August 1943) is a retired Czech rower who mostly compete ...

Pavel Svojanovský Pavel Svojanovský (born 12 August 1943) is a retired Czech rower who mostly competed in the coxed pairs, together with his younger brother Oldřich Svojanovský Oldřich Svojanovský (born 9 March 1946) is a retired Czech rower who mostly co ...

and

Vladimír Petříček Vladimír Petříček (born 17 June 1948) is a retired Czech rowing coxswain who competed for Czechoslovakia. He had his best achievements in the coxed pairs with Oldřich Svojanovský and Pavel Svojanovský, winning the European title in 1969, ...

**Heat — 7:41.27 **Semi Finals — 8:07.88 **Final — 7:19.57 (→ Silver Medal)

Sailing

Shooting

Eight male shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1972. ;

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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 ...

Vladimír Hurt Vladimír Hurt (born 8 May 1948) is a Czech former sports shooter. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 19 ...

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Hynek Hromada Hynek Hromada (16 April 1935 – 23 March 2012) was a Czech sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonl ...

* Miroslav Štefan ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Karel Bulan * Rudolf Pojer ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Petr Kovářík * Karel Bulan ; 50 m rifle, prone * Jiří Vogler * Rudolf Pojer

Swimming

Volleyball

;Men's team competition *Team Roster **

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 ...

** Milan Vápenka ** Pavel Schenk **

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 ...

** Stefan Pipa ** Jaroslav Tomáš ** Drahomír Koudelka ** Jaroslav Stančo ** Lubomír Zajíček ** Jaroslav Penc ** Milan Řezníček ** Miroslav Nekola *Head coaches: Karel Láznička and Zdeněk Malý

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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