Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TCH
NOC	Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Helsinki
Competitors	99 (86 men, 13 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Vít Matlocha
Medals Ranked 6th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 7 3 3 13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992
Other related appearances
Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 99 competitors, 86 men and 13 women, took part in 70 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Zátopek, EmilEmil Zátopek	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres
Gold	Zátopek, EmilEmil Zátopek	Athletics	Men's 10000 metres
Gold	Zátopek, EmilEmil Zátopek	Athletics	Men's Marathon
Gold	Zátopková, DanaDana Zátopková	Athletics	Women's javelin throw
Gold	Zachara, JánJán Zachara	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Gold	Holeček, JosefJosef Holeček	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 m
Gold	Mejta, KarelKarel Mejta Havlis, JiříJiří Havlis Jindra, JanJan Jindra Lusk, StanislavStanislav Lusk Koranda, MiroslavMiroslav Koranda	Rowing	Men's coxed fours
Silver	Doležal, JosefJosef Doležal	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk
Silver	Brzák-Felix, JanJan Brzák-Felix Kudrna, BohumilBohumil Kudrna	Canoeing	Men's C-2 1000 m
Silver	Růžička, JosefJosef Růžička	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
Bronze	Jindra, AlfrédAlfréd Jindra	Canoeing	Men's C-1 10000 m
Bronze	Bobková, HanaHana Bobková Chadimová, AlenaAlena Chadimová Rabasová, JanaJana Rabasová Reichová, AlenaAlena Reichová Matoušková-Šínová, MatyldaMatylda Matoušková-Šínová Srncová, BoženaBožena Srncová Vančurová, VěraVěra Vančurová Eva Věchtová	Gymnastics	Women's team all-around
Bronze	Athanasov, MikulášMikuláš Athanasov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Main Round (Group A)
  • Lost to Uruguay (51-53)
  • Lost to United States (47-72)
  • Defeated Hungary (63-39) → did not advance, 12th place
• Team Roster
  • Miroslav Baumruk
  • Zdenek Bobrovský
  • Josef Ezr
  • Jiří Matoušek
  • Miroslav Škerik
  • Mcheq Kodl
  • Ján Kozák
  • Evzen Hornák
  • Zdenek Rylich
  • Lubomir Kolár
  • Ivan Mrázek
  • Jaroslav Šip

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Jan Veselý — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Karel Nesl — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Milan Perič — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Stanislav Svoboda — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Ladislav Fouček
  • Final — 1:15.2 (→ 12th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Zdenek Košta — 18th place

Gymnastics

Rowing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1952.

25 m pistol

• Ladislav Ondřej
• Zlatko Poláček

50 m pistol

• František Maxa
• Miroslav Proft

Trap

• František Čapek
• Igor Treybal

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database