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. 190 competitors, 175 men and 15 women, took part in 102 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Men: * 400 metres – Karel Kněnický (6th place in heat 4, round 2 of 4) * 800 metres –

Evžen Rošický Evžen Rošický (15 October 1914 Olomouc – 25 June 1942 Prague) was a Czechoslovak Sportsperson, athlete and journalist. Prague's Stadion Evžena Rošického is named after him. He just missed qualifying in the heats of the Athletics at the 1936 ...

(5th place in heat 4, round 1 of 3); Stanislav Otáhal (7th place in heat 3, round 1 of 3) * 1500 metres – Bedřich Hošek (5th place in heat 3, round 1 of 2) * 10,000 metres – Ludvík Bombík (17th place) * Marathon – Miloslav Luňák (19th place); Ján Takáč (21st place); Josef Šulc (38th place) * 110 metres hurdles – Ludvík Kománek (5th place in heat 3, round 1 of 3) * 400 metres hurdles – Ernst Berndt (4th place in heat 6, round 1 of 3) * 3000 metres steeplechase – Bedřich Hošek (7th place in heat 1, round 1 of 2); Václav Hošek (8th place in heat 2, round 1 of 2); Josef Hušek (8th place, round 1 of 2) * 4 × 100 metres relay – Czechoslovakia did not start ::Ladislav Fišer, Jan Hanč, Rudolf Huml, Jiří Juranka, Karel Kněnický, Břetislav Krátký * 4 × 400 metres relay – Czechoslovakia (5th place in heat 3, round 1 of 2) :: Heinz Lorenz,

, Břetislav Krátký, Karel Kněnický, Ernst Berndt (did not start), Ladislav Fišer (did not start) * 50 kilometres walk – Jaroslav Štork (4th place); Václav Balšán (did not start); František Jirásek (did not start) * High jump – Břetislav Krátký (=32nd place, round 1 of 2); Zdeněk Sobotka (=32nd place, round 1of 2), Vladimír Galanda (did not start) * Pole vault – Jan Korejs (=6th place), Miroslav Klásek (=17th place) * Long jump –

Josef Vosolsobě Josef Vosolsobě (3 January 1905 – 4 April 1986) was a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. After World War II, he worked as a sport journalist at ČTK The Czech News Agency (), abbreviated ...

(13th place), Jiří Hoffmann (not placed, round 1 of 2), Rudolf Polame (not placed, round 1 of 2) * Shot put – František Douda (7th place), Karel Hoplíček (15th place),

Miroslav Vítek Miroslav Vítek (30 March 1909 – 30 March 1976) was a Czechoslovak athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw and shot put at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and o ...

(not placed, round 1 of 2) * Discus throw –

(not placed, round 1 of 2), Valér Barač (not placed, round 1 of 2), Július Viktorý (did not start) * Hammer throw –

Jaroslav Eliáš Jaroslav Eliáš (14 January 1906 – 1 March 1962) was a Czechoslovak athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially b ...

(not placed, round 1 of 2), Jaroslav Knotek (not placed, round 1 of 2) * Javelin throw – Josef Klein (=22nd place, round 1 of 2), Pavol Mal'a (=26th place, round 1 of 2) * Decathlon – Josef Klein (16th place) Women: * Discus throw – Margaréta Schieferová (12th place) * Javelin throw – Štefánie Pekarová (did not start)

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Five cyclists, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1936. ; 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

;Men

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Czechoslovakia in 1936. ; Men's foil * Jiří Jesenský *

Bohuslav Kirchmann Bohuslav Kirchmann (15 April 1902 – 24 January 1990) was a Czech military officer and fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics, representing Czechoslovakia. Biography Kirchmann was born on 15 April 1902 in Slezská Ostra ...

* Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt ; Men's team foil * Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt, František Vohryzek, Jiří Jesenský,

, Josef Hildebrand ; Men's épée * Josef Kunt *

Robert Bergmann Robert Bergmann (born 17 February 1905, date of death unknown) was a Czechoslovak fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympia ...

* František Vohryzek ; Men's team épée *

, František Vohryzek,

, Josef Kunt, Alfred Klausnitzer, Václav Rais ; Men's sabre * Jozef Benedik * Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt *

; Men's team sabre *

Josef Jungmann Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 – 14 November 1847) was a Czech linguist and poet, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the modern Czech language. The literary aw ...

, Jozef Benedik, Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt,

, Josef Hildebrand ; 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 a ...

events in 1936. ; Men's single sculls *

Jiří Zavřel Jiří Zavřel (2 October 1910 – 8 September 1987) was a Czechoslovak rower. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with the men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the round one repêchage. On 3 May 1947, he was sentenced ...

; Men's double sculls * Vladimír Vaina * Josef Straka ; Men's coxed four *

František Maloň František Maloň (born 12 March 1913, date of death unknown) was a Czech rower. He competed in the men's coxed four at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially brand ...

* Alfred Lerbretier * Jan Matoušek * Jaroslav Mysliveček * Josef Jabor (cox) ; Men's eight * Karel Brandstätter * Pavel Parák * Jan Holobrádek * Ladislav Smolík * František Kšír * František Kobzík * Rudolf Baránek * Antonín Hrstka * Bedřich Procházka (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1936. ; 25 m rapid fire pistol * Jan Gasche * František Pokorný * Josef Kopecký ; 50 m pistol * Václav Krecl *

Jan Koller Jan Koller (; born 30 March 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was noted for his height, strong physique and heading ability. He began his career at Sparta Prague, then moved to Belgium, where he beca ...

; 50 m rifle, prone *

František Čermák František Čermák (born 14 November 1976) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Career In his career, Čermák won 31 doubles titles on the ATP Tour and he was a finalist 24 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world ...

* Jaroslav Mach * František Pokorný

Swimming

Eric Lansky
''Ranks given are within the heat.'' ;Men ;Women

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

External links

International Olympic Committee results database
{{Country at games navbox, Czechoslovakia, Olympics Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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