Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTCH
NOCCzechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors121 (94 men, 27 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearerBohumil Golián (volleyball)
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
7
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Bohemia (1900–1912)
 Czech Republic (1994–)
 Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Miloslava Rezková Athletics Women's high jump
 Gold Milena Duchková Diving Women's 10 m platform
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's individual all-around
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's floor
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's vault
 Gold Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's uneven bars
 Gold Jan Kůrka Shooting Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
 Silver Věra Čáslavská Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Silver Věra Čáslavská
Marianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
Hana Lišková
Bohumila Řimnáčová
Miroslava Skleničková 		Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Bronze Ludvík Daněk Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team
 Volleyball Men's tournament
 Bronze Miroslav Zeman Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
 Bronze Petr Kment Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Individual pursuit

Diving

Football

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Individual

Rowing

In 1968, Czechoslovakia entered boats in four of the seven events: men's single sculls, men's double sculls, men's coxed pair, men's eight.[2] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semi-finals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Václav Kozák Single sculls 7:59.93 4 R 7:49.93 3 SF 8:01.81 4 FB 7:45.81 9
Jaroslav Hellebrand
Petr Krátký 		Double sculls 7:10.35 2 SF Bye DNS
Karel Kolesa
Ivan Miluška
Karel Kovář (cox) 		Coxed pair 9:02.98 4 R DNS
Vladimír Jánoš
Zdeněk Kuba
Oldřich Svojanovský
Karel Kolesa
Pavel Svojanovský
Jan Wallisch
Otakar Mareček
Petr Čermák
Jiří Pták (cox)
Milan Hurtala (heat 1 and repechage) 		Eight 6:13.30 3 R 6:19.34 1 FA — 6:12.17 5

Shooting

Eight shooters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1968. Jan Kůrka won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Women's Team Competition

  • Round robin
    • Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
    • Defeated United States (3-1)
    • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
    • Lost to Japan (0-3)
    • Defeated Peru (3-2)
    • Lost to Poland (0-3)
    • Lost to South Korea (1-3) → Sixth place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

External links

  • Official Olympic Reports
  • International Olympic Committee results database
  • Czech olympic report (in Czech)
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